Canvas and Power School

[jlewis8]

Looking for schools that are currently pushing grades from Canvas to Power School to connect with for advice on what setup needs to happen on the Canvas side.

Janet

[kona]

 @jlewis8 ​, have you seen this document - Admin FAQ: Canvas and PowerSchool - it should be helpful for what you're trying to do!

[jlewis8]

Yes I have - it is nice but I want to share information with a K12 school that actually has this feature working.

Thank you Kona

[amy]

Hi Janet,

I would be happy to have your CSM look for some other schools to help you out with some PowerSchool references.  Canvas does have many schools using PowerSchool currently.  Do you know who your CSM is or can you tell me which school you are with?

Thanks!

Amy

[bbelew]

Janet,

There isn't much setup on the Canvas side.  The implementation team will do that for you.  The only thing your teachers need to have set is the Push to SIS check box on assignments and quizzes.    On the admin side under feature options the Grade Passback feature also needs to be enabled.

A few things to note though --

• I'd communicate to your staff that they need to be sure to double check the grades when they get to PowerSchool, I don't trust it one bit to be accurate at its current stage.

• A due date has to be set, and the assignment/quiz title can be too long.   I've had teachers click "Post Grades" in their gradebook and not see the error message pop up, so the grade didn't post.   It will tell you if there is a problem with anything when you post.

• Patience is key - sometimes the grades post immediately, sometimes they take 30 minutes or so,  i've even seen them get hung up for longer.

[hottingert]

Hello Janet.

We started syncing grades to PowerSchool this year.  We too have found that if the assignment name is too long it will not sync over.  Also, if you put comments in your gradebook in PowerSchool for an assignment synced from Canvas, the comments will be overwritten once you re-sync.  This caught a few teachers off guard and the teachers did not realize the comments were missing til later.  It was frustrating as the comments were for various missing assignments and trying to remember which assignment which student turned in late 3 or 4 weeks ago well...

I also want to reiterate that when making assignments one must make sure the Post to SIS box is checked.  Usually the students are good at finding errors but make sure to double check the transfer of grades.  Syncing sometimes is quick and other times it is just good to check after a good cup of coffee.

Feel free to ask questions if you have any.

[bbelew]

I wish there was an option on the admin side to auto check the post to SIS button for everyone without customizing the javascript

Something like this should work for that by the way.

<script>

$('#assignment_post_to_sis').prop('checked', true);

</script>

I wish on the SIS integration there was a way to validate grades.   Push validate, show grades in the canvas gradebook vs SIS,  green rows for good, red for bad.   Repost and edit scores button on the bad rows to fix issues.

[bcarlson]

Hello Janet -

Here is a link to a set of teacher tips that I have compiled for our staff.  I have this posted in Canvas, inside a "Technology" course that all the teachers are students of. We use this "course" for training and also a place to share information.  Hope this helps and its not too late...... 

Canvas Tips