A Class Profile typically represents a central record of instructional settings for groups of students.
It connects Locations, Students, Staff, and Schedules, allowing the system to properly track service delivery and compliance with IEP requirements.
Benefits
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Makes the class identifiable to staff without needing to interpret numeric course codes.
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Useful for search and reporting across the Special Programs and PowerSchool SIS.
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Helps distinguish between classes that might have similar names or codes but different purposes
While capturing a class profile, the following fields are collected.
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Field name |
Description |
Data flow |
Source |
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Course ID |
Unique identifier for the class in the records. |
Out |
NA |
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Course Name |
Name of the instructional group. |
Out |
NA |
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School Year |
The academic year for which classes for the Course mentioned above have been scheduled. |
Out |
Choose from the given drop-down. |
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Room |
The specific physical or virtual location where the class takes place. This links to the Location Profile. |
Out |
NA |
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Session |
The part of the school day or the schedule cycle in which the class occurs. This helps in organizing classes into AM/PM, Semester 1/Semester 2 schedules. |
Out |
NA |
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Period |
The specific time slot in the daily schedule for the class.
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Out |
NA |
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Description |
A short, human-readable statement describing the purpose, subject, or focus of the class. It is a free-text label or narrative that explains what the class is about, beyond just the technical codes and IDs. |
Out |
Free-text description to be filled in. |