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At MBA, we enhance the power of PowerSchool with plugins, customizations and professional development, transforming your PowerSchool SIS experience without creating more administrative overhead.
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MBA Plugins for PowerSchool SIS
Our powerful Plugins for PowerSchool SIS help you do even more to enhance the PowerSchool SIS experience.
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Adaptive Scheduler
Quickly build a Schedule for Flex Periods. This solution adapts to individual school needs to accommodate your remediation and enrichment offerings.
Adaptive Scheduler
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Alert Creator
Eliminate the need to create and maintain your own alerts. Save time and money with a plugin that does it all for you.
Alert Creator
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Attendance Monitor
Streamline attendance related processes with powerful features for you and parents/guardians.
Attendance Monitor
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Behavior
Extend the number of fields available through Log Entries. Easily spot trends and internal notifications encourage timely responses and follow-up to behavior incidents.
Behavior
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Cafe
Speed up cafeteria lines by giving your Food Service Director and lunchroom cashiers access to the right information at the right time.
Cafe
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Device Manager +
Easily create, track and manage student and staff devices from district or by school. Perfect for 1:1 initiatives.
Device Manager +
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Fees
No longer manage transactions in DDA and solve the mystery of SOY balances. Extensive reporting options provide greater transparency and detailed documentation.
Fees
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Report Creator
More powerful, capable, and essential than ever. Report Creator helps streamline report cards and much more.
Report Creator
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Student Schedule Creator
Let students create their own class schedules and prevent conflicting class schedules.
Student Schedule Creator
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Get FREE Plugins for PowerSchool SIS
ADA / ADM Audit
Identify common PowerSchool attendance configuration problems and develop more accurate reporting.
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Covid
Manage unique needs of a school district during a pandemic, including collecting self-assessment data for students and staff, alerting admin and teachers to students’ remote learning and/or quarantine status, and contact tracing.
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Customization Reference
Put a powerful customization reference right on your PowerSchool server.
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Data Reference & Resource
Access to an intuitive reference and resource guide right with in PowerSchool SIS. MBA Data Reference & Resource plugin provides helpful hints and tricks for working with the PowerSchool Database.
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School EOY Validation Report
Run a validation report to resolve any issues that would keep the EOY process from completing, and ensure that a student’s next year fields are correct.
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Grades Audit Report
Review, audit and export your stored grade records with this easy to use tool that includes built in filters for identifying issues with credit types, earned and potential credit and grade scale/GPA Point inconsistencies.
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P-EBT Attendance Report
For states that need to calculate Meeting or Daily attendance records accumulated by students due to Covid-19, this plugin assists districts in counting the number of attendance records for designated attendance codes for a specific date range.
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Scheduling Resources
School-level users can run a Course Recommendation report to review and edit Admin and Teacher recommendations for the current year or next school year. Organization features make student enrollment easier than ever.
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Teacher Email
Quickly and easily email students and designated parent/guardian contacts right from the PowerTeacher Portal.
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Upcoming Webinars
| Title | Date | Start Time | Duration | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerTeacher Pro - Teacher Users
This session is intended to be an introduction of the PowerTeacher Pro Gradebook. Learn the basics of the PowerTeacher Pro gradebook with a focus on navigation of the gradebook, how to create categories and assignments, scoring assignments and standards, setting gradebook preferences and running PTPro reports to assess student and class performance. Cost: $85 per attendee PAYMENT: A PO for the amount of the training session should be made out to Marcia Brenner Associates and emailed to ap@mba-link.com. If you wish to pay by credit card you will be able to do so once you receive an invoice. Please be sure to include the email address to send invoices to when completing the registration form. TERMS OF REGISTRATION: Cancellation Policy - Registrant shall pay a cancellation fee equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Webinar Cost and any processing fees if registrant cancels less than five (5) business days before the occurrence of any webinar. "No Shows" for webinars will be charged the full class fee plus any service fees. | 8/18/2022 | 10:00 am | 1.5 hours | Register |
| Where Do I Start? New to PowerSchool (6 sessions)
During this 6 session series you will learn the basics of using PowerSchool. No matter what your job, this series will help you learn the ins and outs of efficiently using PowerSchool as part of your workday! PowerSchool users often miss the basics and spend lots of time in areas where there are better ways and shortcuts. The sessions include: PowerSchool 101, Group Functions, Searches and List Students, Quick Export and Excel, Reports in PowerSchool, and FERPA-What it Means for You. Cost: $450 per attendee. This includes a multisession discount! Agenda includes: Navigating PowerSchool, Managing your profile, Searching for students, Reviewing built-in alerts, Group and Special Functions including: Mass Drop and Enroll students into classes, Enrollment Summary, List Students, Mass Print a Student Screen, Search by Grades/Attendance, Select Students by Hand, and Student Field Value, Using Quick Export and then working with the data in Excel including Excel features and functions of sort, filter, format, and concatenate, Different types of reports and how to access and run them, Protecting students' records through FERPA. This is a great course for those new to PowerSchool and everyone else looking for tips and tricks on efficient use in PowerSchool. PAYMENT: A PO for the amount of the training session should be made out to Marcia Brenner Associates and emailed to ttodd@mba-link.com. Please be sure to include the email address to send invoices to when completing the registration form. TERMS OF REGISTRATION: Cancellation Policy - Registrant shall pay a cancellation fee equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Webinar Cost and any processing fees if registrant cancels less than five (5) business days before the occurrence of any webinar. "No Shows" for webinars will be charged the full class fee plus any service fees. | 8/18/2022 | 12:30 pm | 1.5 hours | Register |
| FERPA - What it means for you
FERPA affects you -- your smartphone, your computer, your computer files, your grading, your gradebook, your conversations with your colleagues, and maybe even your reputation! FERPA protects our students' educational records. We will talk about what is protected and how to protect yourself. (Presenter is not a lawyer - just a security freak.) Cost: $85 per attendee. PAYMENT: A PO for the amount of the training session should be made out to Marcia Brenner Associates and emailed to ap@mba-link.com. Please be sure to include the email address to send invoices to when completing the registration form. TERMS OF REGISTRATION: Cancellation Policy - Registrant shall pay a cancellation fee equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Webinar Cost and any processing fees if registrant cancels less than five (5) business days before the occurrence of any webinar. "No Shows" for webinars will be charged the full class fee plus any service fees. | 8/18/2022 | 12:30 pm | 1.5 hours | Register |
| Elementary School Scheduling
This session will review copying the master schedule, modifying the copied master schedule, using Dependent Sections, and mass enrolling students into sections. Cost: $85 per attendee PAYMENT: A PO for the amount of the training session should be made out to Marcia Brenner Associates and emailed to ap@mba-link.com. If you wish to pay by credit card you will be able to do so once you receive an invoice. Please be sure to include the email address to send invoices to when completing the registration form. TERMS OF REGISTRATION: Cancellation Policy - Registrant shall pay a cancellation fee equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Webinar Cost and any processing fees if registrant cancels less than five (5) business days before the occurrence of any webinar. "No Shows" for webinars will be charged the full class fee plus any service fees. | 8/18/2022 | 1:00 pm | 1.5 hours | Register |
| Parent/Student Account Management
In this session we will cover the assignment and management of parent and student access account IDs and passwords. We will also review printing Web Access form letters and other tips and tricks of managing accounts. Cost: $85 per attendee PAYMENT: A PO for the amount of the training session should be made out to Marcia Brenner Associates and emailed to ap@mba-link.com. If you wish to pay by credit card you will be able to do so once you receive an invoice. Please be sure to include the email address to send invoices to when completing the registration form. TERMS OF REGISTRATION: Cancellation Policy - Registrant shall pay a cancellation fee equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Webinar Cost and any processing fees if registrant cancels less than five (5) business days before the occurrence of any webinar. "No Shows" for webinars will be charged the full class fee plus any service fees. | 8/24/2022 | 9:30 am | 1.5 hours | Register |
| Attendance Troubleshooting
In this session we will cover Attendance Troubleshooting, including FTE, attendance conversions, calendar setup, bell schedule setup, section attendance, attendance count report versus ADA/ADM, and other attendance reports. Cost: $85 per attendee. PAYMENT: A PO for the amount of the training session should be made out to Marcia Brenner Associates and emailed to ap@mba-link.com. Please be sure to include the email address to send invoices to when completing the registration form. TERMS OF REGISTRATION: Cancellation Policy - Registrant shall pay a cancellation fee equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Webinar Cost and any processing fees if registrant cancels less than five (5) business days before the occurrence of any webinar. "No Shows" for webinars will be charged the full class fee plus any service fees. MBA reserves the right to cancel the webinar if enrollment numbers do not meet our threshold. You will not be charged if MBA must cancel a webinar. | 8/24/2022 | 12:00 pm | 1.5 hours | Register |
| PowerSchool 101
PowerSchool users often miss the basics and spend lots of time in areas where there are better ways and shortcuts. In this course we will review PowerSchool usage including using breadcrumbs, clicking hyperlinks, managing your profile, searching for students, running reports, and reviewing built-in alerts. This is a great course for those new to PowerSchool and everyone else looking for tips and tricks on efficient use in PowerSchool. Cost: $85 per attendee. PAYMENT: A PO for the amount of the training session should be made out to Marcia Brenner Associates and emailed to ap@mba-link.com. Please be sure to include the email address to send invoices to when completing the registration form. TERMS OF REGISTRATION: Cancellation Policy - Registrant shall pay a cancellation fee equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Webinar Cost and any processing fees if registrant cancels less than five (5) business days before the occurrence of any webinar. "No Shows" for webinars will be charged the full class fee plus any service fees. MBA reserves the right to cancel the webinar if enrollment numbers do not meet our threshold. You will not be charged if MBA must cancel a webinar. | 8/30/2022 | 1:00 pm | 1.5 hours | Register |
| Where Do I Start? New to PowerSchool (6 sessions)
During this 6 session series you will learn the basics of using PowerSchool. No matter what your job, this series will help you learn the ins and outs of efficiently using PowerSchool as part of your workday! PowerSchool users often miss the basics and spend lots of time in areas where there are better ways and shortcuts. The sessions include: PowerSchool 101, Group Functions, Searches and List Students, Quick Export and Excel, Reports in PowerSchool, and FERPA-What it Means for You. Cost: $450 per attendee. This includes a multisession discount! Agenda includes: Navigating PowerSchool, Managing your profile, Searching for students, Reviewing built-in alerts, Group and Special Functions including: Mass Drop and Enroll students into classes, Enrollment Summary, List Students, Mass Print a Student Screen, Search by Grades/Attendance, Select Students by Hand, and Student Field Value, Using Quick Export and then working with the data in Excel including Excel features and functions of sort, filter, format, and concatenate, Different types of reports and how to access and run them, Protecting students' records through FERPA. This is a great course for those new to PowerSchool and everyone else looking for tips and tricks on efficient use in PowerSchool. PAYMENT: A PO for the amount of the training session should be made out to Marcia Brenner Associates and emailed to ttodd@mba-link.com. Please be sure to include the email address to send invoices to when completing the registration form. TERMS OF REGISTRATION: Cancellation Policy - Registrant shall pay a cancellation fee equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Webinar Cost and any processing fees if registrant cancels less than five (5) business days before the occurrence of any webinar. "No Shows" for webinars will be charged the full class fee plus any service fees. | 8/30/2022 | 1:00 pm | 1.5 hours | Register |
| Where Do I Start? New to PowerSchool (6 sessions)
During this 6 session series you will learn the basics of using PowerSchool. No matter what your job, this series will help you learn the ins and outs of efficiently using PowerSchool as part of your workday! PowerSchool users often miss the basics and spend lots of time in areas where there are better ways and shortcuts. The sessions include: PowerSchool 101, Group Functions, Searches and List Students, Quick Export and Excel, Reports in PowerSchool, and FERPA-What it Means for You. Cost: $450 per attendee. This includes a multisession discount! Agenda includes: Navigating PowerSchool, Managing your profile, Searching for students, Reviewing built-in alerts, Group and Special Functions including: Mass Drop and Enroll students into classes, Enrollment Summary, List Students, Mass Print a Student Screen, Search by Grades/Attendance, Select Students by Hand, and Student Field Value, Using Quick Export and then working with the data in Excel including Excel features and functions of sort, filter, format, and concatenate, Different types of reports and how to access and run them, Protecting students' records through FERPA. This is a great course for those new to PowerSchool and everyone else looking for tips and tricks on efficient use in PowerSchool. PAYMENT: A PO for the amount of the training session should be made out to Marcia Brenner Associates and emailed to ttodd@mba-link.com. Please be sure to include the email address to send invoices to when completing the registration form. TERMS OF REGISTRATION: Cancellation Policy - Registrant shall pay a cancellation fee equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Webinar Cost and any processing fees if registrant cancels less than five (5) business days before the occurrence of any webinar. "No Shows" for webinars will be charged the full class fee plus any service fees. | 8/31/2022 | 1:00 pm | 1.5 hours | Register |
| FERPA - What it means for you
FERPA affects you -- your smartphone, your computer, your computer files, your grading, your gradebook, your conversations with your colleagues, and maybe even your reputation! FERPA protects our students' educational records. We will talk about what is protected and how to protect yourself. (Presenter is not a lawyer - just a security freak.) Cost: $85 per attendee. PAYMENT: A PO for the amount of the training session should be made out to Marcia Brenner Associates and emailed to ap@mba-link.com. Please be sure to include the email address to send invoices to when completing the registration form. TERMS OF REGISTRATION: Cancellation Policy - Registrant shall pay a cancellation fee equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Webinar Cost and any processing fees if registrant cancels less than five (5) business days before the occurrence of any webinar. "No Shows" for webinars will be charged the full class fee plus any service fees. | 8/31/2022 | 1:00 pm | 1.5 hours | Register |
| Where Do I Start? New to PowerSchool (6 sessions)
During this 6 session series you will learn the basics of using PowerSchool. No matter what your job, this series will help you learn the ins and outs of efficiently using PowerSchool as part of your workday! PowerSchool users often miss the basics and spend lots of time in areas where there are better ways and shortcuts. The sessions include: PowerSchool 101, Group Functions, Searches and List Students, Quick Export and Excel, Reports in PowerSchool, and FERPA-What it Means for You. Cost: $450 per attendee. This includes a multisession discount! Agenda includes: Navigating PowerSchool, Managing your profile, Searching for students, Reviewing built-in alerts, Group and Special Functions including: Mass Drop and Enroll students into classes, Enrollment Summary, List Students, Mass Print a Student Screen, Search by Grades/Attendance, Select Students by Hand, and Student Field Value, Using Quick Export and then working with the data in Excel including Excel features and functions of sort, filter, format, and concatenate, Different types of reports and how to access and run them, Protecting students' records through FERPA. This is a great course for those new to PowerSchool and everyone else looking for tips and tricks on efficient use in PowerSchool. PAYMENT: A PO for the amount of the training session should be made out to Marcia Brenner Associates and emailed to ttodd@mba-link.com. Please be sure to include the email address to send invoices to when completing the registration form. TERMS OF REGISTRATION: Cancellation Policy - Registrant shall pay a cancellation fee equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Webinar Cost and any processing fees if registrant cancels less than five (5) business days before the occurrence of any webinar. "No Shows" for webinars will be charged the full class fee plus any service fees. | 9/1/2022 | 1:00 pm | 1.5 hours | Register |
| Group Functions/Special Functions
Learn about some of the more commonly used Group and Special Functions including Mass Drop and Enroll students into classes, Counselor’s Screen, Enrollment Summary, List Students, Mass Print a Student Screen, Print Reports, Quick Export, Search by Grades/Attendance, Select Students by Hand, and Student Field Value. Cost: $85 per attendee. PAYMENT: A PO for the amount of the training session should be made out to Marcia Brenner Associates and emailed to ap@mba-link.com. Please be sure to include the email address to send invoices to when completing the registration form. TERMS OF REGISTRATION: Cancellation Policy - Registrant shall pay a cancellation fee equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Webinar Cost and any processing fees if registrant cancels less than five (5) business days before the occurrence of any webinar. "No Shows" for webinars will be charged the full class fee plus any service fees. | 9/1/2022 | 1:00 pm | 1.5 hours | Register |
Customizations
MBA can help your school district achieve the maximum potential of PowerSchool SIS by adding customizations to fit the unique needs of your school district.
Training
Our expert trainers can guide you, your team, and others in your district through developing the skills and confidence you need to work smarter and more efficiently in PowerSchool SIS.