Beginning this school year, our elementary schools will transition from traditional marking-period report cards to a live, interactive learning dashboard. Families will be able to see their child’s academic progress toward key learning goals throughout the year, rather than waiting for scheduled report card updates. The dashboard is designed to make a student’s learning progress clearer, more timely, and easier to discuss at home and school.
If you prefer a traditional report card view, you can generate a nine-week snapshot of your student’s progress. On the Learning Dashboard, click Expand All under Work Habits, then select the reporting term you want to view (1 = first marking period, 2 = second marking period, and so on). Learning target scores in this snapshot reflect only assignments from that specific nine-week marking period, so they may differ from the overall progress shown on the Learning Dashboard, which reflects learning across the full school year.
The dashboard will be accessible in the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Included below are two resources you may find helpful.
1. The Learning Dashboard Guide offers an overview of the dashboard’s layout and new features. This resource will help families better understand where to find key learning information for their child. We plan to share additional support, including a video overview, in the future.
2. The PowerSchool Home Screen Guide provides step-by-step directions for adding a quick link to the PowerSchool parent portal directly to the home screen of your Apple or Android mobile device. As you may remember, we recommend using the web version of the PowerSchool Parent Portal rather than the mobile app. The web version provides the most complete experience and allows us to share important information and customized resources that cannot be included in the app.
As always, please feel free to reach out if we can be of additional assistance!
Thank you!
EASD Technology and Elementary Administration