The PowerSchool SIS Attendance app allows instructors to take attendance in Schoology using the same PowerSchool SIS Attendance tools they use in the Teacher Portal. Attendance entered in Schoology is shared with PowerSchool SIS in real time with no sync required.
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The PowerSchool SIS Attendance app replaces Schoology Attendance in all SIS-synced courses. Students and parents do not have access to Attendance after the app is installed.
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The PowerSchool SIS Attendance app is not supported on the Schoology mobile apps.
Requirements
Organizations are required to complete the following items to use PowerSchool SIS Attendance in Schoology:
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PowerSchool SIS version 21.4.1 or later.
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On-premise customers: Network devices (including load balancers) that use cookies for session persistence must set the cookie attribu
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te to SameSite=None to ensure requests from Schoology are routed to the correct application node.
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Users, buildings, courses, and terms must be provisioned in Schoology using the PowerSchool SIS app.
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MacOS and Chrome/Edge users: MacOS Catalina and above are supported only. Users on older macOS versions should upgrade or use Firefox/Safari.
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For Safari users: Cross-site tracking (CST) permission must be enabled.
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View attendance and Manage attendance permissions must be enabled for the organization at the system level in Schoology.
Installation
The PowerSchool SIS app must already be configured for the district before installing the PowerSchool SIS Attendance app.
To install or remove this app, refer to Install and manage apps in the App Center. When installing, select All Courses for scope and restrict access to Course Admins Only.
After installation, click Configure for the PowerSchool SIS Attendance app and fill out the form:
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Custom URL: Your PowerSchool SIS URL with /integrations/attendance/index.html appended. For example, fairlakes.powerschool.com/integrations/attendance/index.html
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Consumer Key and Shared Secret: The Consumer ID and Consumer Secret from the Schoology SIS Adapter. These are the same credentials used to configure the PowerSchool SIS app.
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Custom Parameters: Enter the following:
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sectiondcid=$CourseSection.sourceSectionId
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userdcid=$com.schoology.User.uniqueId
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The app can be customized to match your district's PowerSchool Teacher Portal attendance experience. PowerSchool SIS technical contacts can find customization resources on the PowerSchool Developer site.
Limitations
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Only courses synced from PowerSchool SIS to Schoology are supported. Manually created or CSV-imported courses will display an error when instructors access Attendance.
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Cross-listed sections are not fully supported. Only students belonging to the target section may display for instructors when taking attendance. However, if two cross-listed sections share the same instructor and grading period in PowerSchool SIS, instructors can enable Show Multiple Sections in Settings to display students from both sections..
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Students belonging to a synced course section appear in the attendance list even if their school has not been synced to Schoology. They do not appear elsewhere in the course until their school is synced or they are manually added.