My teachers cannot change attendance for earlier or future dates in PowerTeacher.

Created by Mashuska, Modified on Mon, 18 Nov 2013 at 12:33 PM by Mashuska

Use the attendance Preferences page to update this setting in PowerSchool:


  1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu. The School Setup page appears.
  2. Under Attendance, click Preferences. The Attendance Preferences page appears.
  3. Use the following table to update or remove the restriction for number of days teachers can alter attendance in the Recording section

Number of school days teachers may alter attendance prior to current date (PowerTeacher)

Use the pop-up menu to indicate how far back teachers can alter attendance in PowerTeacher. The default is set to 14 days.

Note: This setting does not apply to PowerSchool.

Number of school days teachers may alter attendance after the current date (PowerTeacher)

Use the pop-up menu to indicate how far forward teachers can alter attendance in PowerTeacher. The default is set to 7.

Note: This setting does not apply to PowerSchool. 

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