Canvas and PowerSchool Version 10

[jcrawford]

We are a fairly new district to Canvas (Oconee, SC) and I am working with a pilot group to test out the Canvas gradebook.  We use PowerSchool as our SIS and updated to version 10 over the summer... meaning grade pass back from Canvas to PowerSchool does not work.  Grade pass back was a HUGE selling point to us as a district and to our teachers during adoption.  Mid-term is quickly approaching.  What is the easiest way to get grades from Canvas to PowerSchool without that feature?  Is there a way at the admin level to produce a report from Canvas that I can then import into PowerSchool?  Any help is appreciated!

[scottdennis]

Hello  @jcrawford 

Welcome to using Canvas and to the Canvas Community.  I hope you find an answer to your dilemma soon.  In the meantime I shared your post into multiple groups here in the community rather than having multiple versions of your posted question.  That way all comments, links, likes, etc will accumulate in one version of the question rather than being scattered in various places.

Thanks

[hbradford · Accepted solution]

Hi Jennifer!

We do actually support PowerSchool version 10, however we do not support the new PowerTeacher Pro Gradebook. Have your teachers made the switch to the new gradebook?

If so, there are a few options for exporting grades out of Canvas. From the admin account settings, you can run a grade export so show grades for all users. Teachers may also export their Canvas gradebook into a spreadsheet format.

Let us know if you have any other questions!
Thanks!

[curtis_jenson]

Thank you for the clarification. Do you have any time frame for when PowerTeacher Pro will be supported? If it's a short wait, we can just hold off on upgrading, but if it's going to be a while, we may need to pay more attention to the exporting workarounds you mention.

[hbradford]

We don't have an official release date yet. We are still exploring options and making some final decisions about the integration on our end. I recommend reaching out to your CSM to decide weather it would be worth it to wait or if you'd like to upgrade

Let us know if you have any other questions!

[jcrawford]

Thanks so much for clarifying.  Yes, as a district we have upgraded to PowerTeacher Pro.... I've talked to my CSM and he also mentioned there not being a set release date.  I'm hoping it will be sooner rather than later.  Grade passback was a huge selling point for us. 

[hbradford]

I totally understand. We are definitely pushing to have it as soon as possible!

[nlatimer]

hbradford

Do you know if it's possible to upgrade to PowerSchool Version 10 and keep on using the old PowerSchool gradebook that currently works with the grade passback? Or do you have to go to the new gradebook when you upgrade to PS Version 10? 

[hbradford]

Hi Nancy!

You can upgrade to Version 10 and still remain on the current gradebook. Thanks!

[nlatimer]

Thanks for the quick reply!

[hbradford]

You Bet!