Funding Collection
135th Day Funding Collection
The 135th day funding collection is closing next week. Be sure to create PowerSchool support cases if you experience problems with report creation and send those case numbers to Wyatt.
School Climate Surveys and Ecollect
Dates and FAQs - Climate Surveys & Ecollect Forms
Remember that April 14 is the last day that Climate Surveys will be open. Surveys will be unpublished from Ecollect at 5:00 p.m. EST on April 14.
Please see our
Climate Surveys & Ecollect Forms web page for information related to operating Ecollect and issuing School Climate Surveys.
2022-23 Summer Reading Camps
2022-23 Summer Reading Camps Memo
All PowerSchool Administrators are asked to please see the
"2022-23 Summer Reading Camps" memo that was released yesterday,
paying close attention to the deadlines and instructions therein.
We encourage you to review this memo with your district Instructional Leaders, Read to Succeed Liaisons, Summer Reading Camp Coordinators, and any other relevant staff or team members.
Important note for year-round schools:
Note that the memo references a different term setup procedure for year-round schools that applies to ALL summer terms for year-round schools (not just Read to Succeed).
Employability Credential
Employability Credential Issuance 2023 & Data Entry
School administrators should be on the lookout to receive students’ paper Employability Credentials in the coming week. They will be shipped to school campuses.
For questions related to the Employability Credential, please contact Kim Watkins at
kawatkins@ed.sc.gov. For questions regarding PowerSchool data entry for the Employability Credential, please contact Wendy Stephens at
wstephens@ed.sc.gov .
Ed-Fi Data Publishing
PowerSchool to Ed-Fi Dependency- and Error-Resolution
Next week, the team will begin an effort to meet with each district independently to assist in resolving any remaining issues around Ed-Fi data publishing for the 2022-2023 school year. Lookout for an email from Wyatt with more information.
Student Information Systems Data Entry Manual (SISDEM)
SISDEM Updated
Please see the updated SISDEM on this page:
https://ed.sc.gov/data/information-systems/power-school/sis-documents/
Level Data
Level Data Resources and Webinars
Do you want to learn more about how to use your Level Data validations? Check out the resources below!
SC eTranscripts
Getting Started with SC eTranscripts
The recording link and slides from our recent Office Hour webinar on SC eTranscripts are forthcoming soon, so stay tuned!
In the meantime, reach out to Parchment if you are interested in setting up a meeting with Raquel. The links and contact info that you need to get started are on our SC eTranscripts web page:
https://ed.sc.gov/data/information-systems/power-school/sc-etranscripts/
Webinar Series - Data Security
The following webinar series on data security may be of interest to school districts:
Day 1: FERPA 101 and FERPA 201, April 12, 2023, 2-4pm EDT
Day 2: Data Security and Data Breach Response, April 19, 2023, 2-4pm EDT
Day 3: Vetting EdTech and Transparency, April 26, 2023, 2-4pm EDT
