Release 19.8.0.0 - August, 2019

Blue Toolbar:

• All users will see the tool bar as the PowerSchool blue in alignment with other PowerSchool products.

• If your district logo does not have a transparent background, please submit an updated logo compliant with the specifications below:

  • Recommended Logo Size: 330px Width by 60px Height, @ 72dpi

  • Supported File Types: .JPG, .PNG (transparent or opaque), .GIF

  • Header Background Color (If not using a Transparent Background): #00427C

  • Header Background Color Format: HEX or RGB

Forms 2.0 Rich Text Editor Spell-check Update:

• Rich text editors in Forms 2.0 will now have the default spell-check automatically enabled.

Competencies available from main menu:

• Administrators with access to System Alignments are now able to access and create Competencies from the Observations 3.0 tab on the main menu.

Evaluators able to enter date and time:

• Evaluators are now able to enter the specific date and time for when an observation took place.

• This date and time are also provided in the PDF report.

Print Template Access from Observations 3.0 Activities:

• Observation 3.0 users are now able to select print templates from within an Observation 3.0 activity for improved usability.

Create Hierarchical Competencies:

• Administrators with access can create competencies organized hierarchically to better align to rubrics.

• They can be used to search for courses in Professional Learning.

Align Rubric Items to Competencies:

• Administrators that are able to design observations can select from the predefined competencies and align a rubric item to a competency.

Roster Attachments:

• Users with access to a section roster can now upload files using the file attachments field.

• This enhancement helps districts comply with federal and state audits where a hard copy of items like the sign-in sheets are required.
• This feature is on by default for all clients.

Withdraw Icon:

• Users who have paid for a course will now see the same withdraw icon they see with courses that did not require payment. Before, users would see the word withdraw as a link.

• No workflow changes were made to payment refunds or processing with this change.

Improved Course Search:

• The text search used for searching courses and sections has been updated to provide more relevant results based on the terms entered into the search box.

• Users can search by course number, course title, section number, section title, course description, section description, and instructor names.

Transfer Credit Default Filter:

• On the Manage Requests and My Requests pages in the Transfer Credit module, the default filter value will now be All Approval Types until a user changes the filter value.

• Changing the value will make it the new default filter value for that user.

Users can use SCORM for courses:

• SCORM is now supported for self-paced courses.

• Course creators can upload a SCORM compliant course package and users can take the course from the course search page.
• Completion is tracked on the roster.

To enable SCORM as an option, please contact support.

OAuth Endpoint Configuration Screen:

• Technical Consultants can now modify existing OAuth Endpoints, or create new ones via the UI for LMS integrations.
• The configuration screen is located in Course Administration under Manage OAuth Endpoints.

Manage Course Provider UI:

• Technical Consultants can now add, enable, or disable course providers via a new link in Course Administration.

• Once a course provider is enabled, it appears in the course provider drop-down in the course edit screen.

If you enable a course provider for a client that has multiple servers, you may not see the course provider listed on all servers for up to two hours.