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SIS provisioning

Use SIS Provisioning to sync your schools and users from PowerSchool SIS. To set up and manage SIS Provisioning, you must have the Rostering Sync Manager role.

Connect PowerSchool SIS with Curriculum & Instruction

The first step in provisioning is to connect to PowerSchool SIS. 

  1. From the Admin menu, choose Organization Settings.

  2. Navigate to the SIS Data Integration tab and follow the instructions on the tab to download, install, enable, and validate the plugin.

    1. Select Download plugin. Make a note of where you save the plugin. You will need this information when you install the plugin in PowerSchool SIS.

    2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install and enable the plugin in PowerSchool SIS.
      The plugin must be enabled in PowerSchool SIS before validating.

    3. Select Validate plugin to validate the credentials.
      Alternatively, enter your credentials manually.

Test run

Use the test run to verify the data to be rostered. The test run will not add or notify any users.

  1. Select Test Run Enabled, and then click Set up Sync.

  2. Configure your data integration.

  3. Review your Sync Log and resolve any errors in PowerSchool SIS.

Run a test as often as needed to verify all errors are resolved before scheduling your sync.

Set up staff type and roles in PowerSchool SIS

The Staff Type of Teacher in PowerSchool SIS can be used to determine who is synced to Curriculum & Instruction. If needed, set up User Access Roles in PowerSchool SIS for more granular control over which users are synced.

Configure data integration

Configure how schools, teacher schedules, user roles, and users are mapped and synced between PowerSchool SIS and Curriculum & Instruction.

Map schools

Select which schools from PowerSchool SIS to map to schools in Curriculum & Instruction. You can map schools to existing schools or create new schools in Curriculum & Instruction. Schools with matching names are mapped automatically. The district office does not display but is automatically linked to the Curriculum & Instruction organization.

  1. On the Map and Sync PowerSchool SIS Schools page, review the list of PowerSchool SIS schools and do one of the following for each school:

    • Select the Curriculum & Instruction School you want to map to each PowerSchool SIS School.

    • Select No School in the Curriculum & Instruction School field to skip the sync for the PowerSchool SIS school.

    • Select Create New to create a new school record in Curriculum & Instruction.

  2. Select Sync Schools when you are done mapping all PowerSchool SIS schools.

Sync schedules

Select the schools to sync teacher schedules from PowerSchool SIS.

Configure the schedule sync only after schedules have been finalized in PowerSchool SIS. The sync creates each teacher's initial schedule. After receiving a schedule, teachers can manage it in their lesson planners, and subsequent syncs will not update those schedules.

  1. Select your schools. School choices are determined by the schools mapped in the previous step

  1. Select the School year and Default bell schedule for each school.

    • Use Details for each school to preview your selections.

  2. Exclude SIS courses if needed.

  3. Select Sync schedules for schools. The number of schools will display on the button.

Map user roles

Select which PowerSchool SIS roles can access Curriculum & Instruction. Only users assigned to selected roles are included during user sync.

  1. On the Map User Roles page, select each SIS Role you want to provision to Curriculum & Instruction.

  2. For each SIS Role you provision, select the Curriculum & Instruction user role you want to associate with the SIS role.

    1. Select edit (pencil icon) for the Curriculum & Instruction Role.

    2. Select the user role and click Save.

  3. Select Apply Mapping.

Sync users

Select the schools whose users you want to sync to Curriculum & Instruction. Users are synced based on the schools and roles selected during setup.

  1. On the Sync Users from Schools page, select which schools you want users to be able to access the Curriculum & Instruction Lesson Planner.

  2. Click Sync Users.

  3. Choose whether to Send Welcome Email to New Users and click Confirm or Confirm and Send.

If you choose to send welcome emails, new Curriculum & Instruction users will be sent a welcome email with instructions on setting up their accounts. If you choose not to send, you can resend welcome emails from the Users page.

Sync log

Use the sync log to review sync errors. Resolve errors in PowerSchool SIS.

During a test run, PowerSchool recommends reviewing all log entries in detail to ensure the sync works as expected before scheduling the sync.

Schedule sync

You can schedule your sync after you complete your test run and verify that your data will sync properly.

  1. Select Scheduled Sync Enabled.

  2. If needed, click Edit to change the time you want your sync to run.

  3. Choose whether you want the sync to Send Welcome Email to New Users.
    If you choose not to send, you can resend welcome emails from the Users page. Emails are not sent for test runs.

  4. Choose Set up Sync.

  5. Configure your data integration.

Remove credentials

If you remove the credentials, the PowerSchool SIS data sync will stop, and all integration settings will be reset. To reapply the PowerSchool SIS integration, you must configure a new data integration.

  1. From the Admin menu, choose Organization Settings.

  2. Navigate to the SIS Data Integration tab.

  3. Expand the PowerSchool SIS credentials.

  4. Select Remove credentials.

  5. Review the warnings and choose Remove sync credentials.