topic Re: Teacher Course Recommendation in Community Forum

Teacher Course Recommendation

colemanb71 — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 15:46:49 GMT

We have certain courses set up for a teacher recommendation to be required. When our teachers are going to input the recommendation they are getting the error message "there are no courses available for the selected year teacher" Does anyone know how to correct this issue?

Re: Teacher Course Recommendation

phadley — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:54:36 GMT

We're having this same problem only courses newly added aren't showing up in the 24-25 option. The new courses show up in the current year though. All the new courses have been added to course catalog and have been made available for both years.

Re: Teacher Course Recommendation

phadley — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:13:07 GMT

Check this one out. Do these two things and it should work.

https://help.powerschool.com/t5/PowerSchool-SIS-Administrator/Course-Catalog-for-Teacher-Recommendations/td-p/270052

Re: Teacher Course Recommendation

CathyL13 — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:51:19 GMT

Can someone please elaborate on the two things to do... the link says it is archived and won't open. We are having the same issue at our district. Thanks!

Re: Teacher Course Recommendation

phadley — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:08:40 GMT

You'll need to go into Powerscheduler, and go to Functions. Click Auto Fill Course Information, make sure schedule this course is set to yes, then associate Valid Terms (Q1, Q2, 24-25, etc.).

Re: Teacher Course Recommendation

nicolebond — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 20:33:42 GMT

1. Click "Manage Courses for this School"

2. Click the courses you want to make active.

3. Click submit.

Re: Teacher Course Recommendation

CathyL13 — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 21:22:31 GMT

A High School course would need to be made available at the feeder Junior High school in order for the Jr High teacher to recommend it?

Re: Teacher Course Recommendation

colemanb71 — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:59:52 GMT

This is not the correct answer.

Re: Teacher Course Recommendation

nicolebond — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:08:55 GMT

Maybe I misunderstood your question. If your course is not showing in available, these steps will make it available.

Re: Teacher Course Recommendation

CathyL13 — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:25:37 GMT

DId this fix your issue with the courses not appearing for next year (24-25) but showing up in the current year? This is now our issue with a Jr High trying to enter recommendations for next year High School courses.

Re: Teacher Course Recommendation

phadley — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:45:41 GMT

Yes, this fixed my issue with both new classes added to the catalog for the our HS, as well as Jr. High recommendations to high school. However, to get Jr. High recommendations to work you first need to ensure a 24-25 scenario is created in the Jr High Powerscheduler and that an updated course catalog includes any HS course for recommendation.

Re: Teacher Course Recommendation

CathyL13 — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:52:09 GMT

24-25 Jr High course catalog! That was my missing piece! Thank you so much!

Re: Teacher Course Recommendation

hery31 — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:39:17 GMT

Thanks for share good information.

Re: Teacher Course Recommendation

okomo — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 13:34:29 GMT

It's different for early years/middle years/senior years. For me - in early years, and middle years go to grading - > standards view, it will be one of the columns. When you click on it you can click the speech bubble in the top right to get to a bigger box to write comments in and access your comment bank. Mine claims to have a 1200 character limit. I think for high schoolers you put the comment in the box with the final grade, but it's been a couple years since I've taught high school so I'm not sure.