Assigning Paraprofessional Staff to a Classroom in PowerSchool
Paraprofessional staff are entitled access to Schoology for the classrooms for which they are assigned. This article explains how to assign a paraprofessional to a classroom in PowerSchool. Once this classroom assignment is made, access to other resources, e.g., Schoology and iReady, are enabled.
Locate the classroom section in PowerSchool
Start Page > School Management > Course and Programs > Course Sections
On the Sections page in PowerSchool click on the section number that you are assigning the paraprofessional to.
If you are updating more than one class for a particular teacher you might find it easier to Look up by Teacher (Start Page > Staff > Type Name > Schedule > Current Schedule)
Assign the paraprofessional to the class section
- Locate the Teachers/Staff - Additional section of the page
- Click Add
- Choose the paraprofessional's name from the dropdown list
- Set the role to Paraprofessional
- Set the start and end date for the assignment (typically this would be the first and last day of school)
- Press submit
The completed paraprofessional classroom assignment should look like the example below.
