Connecticut Technical High School System

Call 1-800-U-CAN-TECH (1-800-822-6832) for more information.

Connecticut State Department of Education Seal as link icon to official web site

CTHSS Main Page

About the CTHSS
CTHSS Committee
Program of Studies
Curricula
Adult Education
Central Office Info
PowerSchool Resources
Professional Development
Job Openings
Certification
Links
Privacy Policy
E-Mail Us
Search - link to page to search this web site
 
 

PowerSchool

Administrative

PowerSchool Admin Tips & Tricks

bullet

bullet Don't forget to Change Your Password!    Click on Personalize on the left menu.
 
bullet

Want to access PowerSchool from home?    Go to http://powerschool.cthss.cen.ct.gov/admin

for teachers

http://powerschool.cthss.cen.ct.gov/teachers
 

bullet Locked out of log in? call the help desk at 860-807-2204 to help you.
 
bullet Can't find what you need?  Are you in the right school?
 
bullet Use your breadcrumbs or the Menus-- Not the BACK button.
 
bullet Stuck?  Use the ? button on the top right corner of every page for HELP.
 
bullet Use the Quick Lookup screen to view, for any student, the last two weeks of attendance, attendance for the current term and year-to-date attendance.
 
bullet When using a mailing label template, make sure you have the Page Scaling set to None.  
This will ensure that labels line up correctly on the label page.
bullet Is the PowerSchool screen too small to read? 
(It’s important to keep in mind that this will affect font sizes of every web page that is opened.)

 
bullet
Open Internet Explorer.  On the top menu bar, click on Tools.
bullet
Click on Internet Options (last choice)
bullet
Make sure you are on the General tab at the top. 
bullet
Click on Accessibility.
bullet
Check Ignore Font Sizes Specified on Web Pages
bullet
Click OK.
bullet Looking for today's birthdays?  *birthday=today
 
bullet Need a grade verification report?  Use the dropdown menu in the top right corner of Reports-->Run Reports.  Don't forget to select a teacher(s).
 
bullet Need to view grades before they're stored?  Use the student's Quick Lookup screen.
 
bullet

Want to view all teachers' schedules for a particular period?  Use Master Schedule from the home page menu.
 

Tutorial

                                         How to Log in and change your password