PowerSchool Procedures for HomeSchool Students

PowerSchool Procedures for HomeSchool Students

BSD Procedure:

Family supplies evidence of having enrolled in homeschooling with the state (Cognito receipt, Sent email, USPS proof of mailing). Evidence is shown to Administrative Assistant at the student's school they are leaving.

Administrative Info screen in Powerschool is edited to reflect the date parents notified the school of the student moving to homeschooling. Field is called Homeschool Pending (DATE). 

Questions: Fill out transfer request form? Send to Willie?

Question for the state: what attendance code is used for pending homeschool students who are still enrolled with us?


We have 3 kinds of home school students:

Homeschool not taking any classes or activities
Homeschool taking classes
Homeschool taking extracurricular activities

Coding home school students who are taking classes or attending extra-curricular activities:

  1. Create the enrollment record with an entry code of Transfer from Home Study.
  2. Go to the Admin Info screen and change the Admin Status to Home School Taking Classes OR Home School Extra-Curricular Activities.
  3. You check the HomeSchooler box. 
  4. You check the appropriate other boxes.
  5. You enter the part time hours per week.

When a kid exits to home study and will NOT be taking any classes or attending activities.

  1. Transfer them out with the exit code of Transfer to Home Study.
  2. Go to Admin Info page and change the Admission Status to Home Study No Classes/Activities. 
  3. Make sure all other boxes are unchecked. 
  4. Check "Exclude from State Reporting" box in Transfer enrollment

There is a report to see a list of all homeschool students. In SQL Reports, go to Student Lists and Rosters, Homeschool Students. 

Note: Homeschool students who are not taking classes or not attending extra-curricular activities is not counted as an enrolled student in our District. Therefore they are not reported. 


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