Add new standards
Curriculum & Instruction includes a database of standards available to all users. Before requesting that standards be added, check if they already exist. If you have difficulty finding standards, try editing your search terms or clearing your filters. If standards are not currently available, you can submit a request for them to be uploaded into our database. PowerSchool can only upload standards provided by an official publication by an organization or governing body and cannot upload custom standards specific to an individual person.
If you need help finding standards in our database or would like to submit a request for standards to be uploaded, contact Support through PowerSchool Community.
Custom standards for your institution
If your school or district uses Curriculum & Instruction and has custom standards specific to your organization, PowerSchool can upload them on your behalf and make them available to your teachers.
Standards must be formatted using the following pattern:
<Code> <Description>
For example, the Apple Grove - Grade 8 - Civics and Economics would start like this:
CE.8.1 The student will develop the social studies skills responsible citizenship requires, including the ability to
CE.8.1.a examine and interpret primary and secondary source documents;
CE.8.1.b create and explain maps, diagrams, tables, charts, graphs, and spreadsheets;
CE.8.1.c analyze political cartoons, political advertisements, pictures, and other graphic media;
The code can be any alpha-numeric identifier followed by a space. The remainder of the line will be taken as the description.
It is important that:
Everything before the first space is the code.
Everything on the same line after the first space is the description.
Each standard appears on one single line within the file and does not exceed 1,000 characters.
Ideally, your code:
Has a representation of the course subject. For example, CE.
Has a representation of the grade. For example, 8.
Appropriately represents the hierarchy of the standard set. For example, 1, 1.a, 1.b or 2.1, 2.2, 2.3.
To request multiple subjects or grades, create a file for each grade and subject. For example, Grade 2 Math standards would be in one file, and Grade 2 Art standards would be in another file.
Here are the example files that you can download to get started:
Once completed, contact Support through PowerSchool Community to submit your request.