Application Specialist - PowerSchool

The Application Specialist - PowerSchool provides technical, administrative, and operational support for the district’s PowerSchool environment. This position manages user security, system configurations, custom pages, fields, imports, exports, reports, and workflows that support efficient school and district operations. The specialist collaborates with administrators, counselors, office staff, technology staff, and the PowerSchool team to support annual setup processes, troubleshoot system issues, improve data accuracy, and develop reporting tools that support teaching, learning, and decision-making. This role also helps district and building administrators identify effective ways to use PowerSchool to meet their operational and instructional goals. TASK AREAS

• Manage PowerSchool security roles, user access, and security groups to ensure appropriate permissions for district, school, and department-level users.

• Create, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot PowerSchool pages, screens, fields, forms, and administrative workflows.

• Manage PowerSchool imports and exports, including scheduled data transfers, one-time data requests, and recurring operational data files.

• Manage and support Registration through the integration of PowerSchool Enrollment

• Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot PowerSchool reports to support building administrators, district leaders, counselors, teachers, and support staff.

• Collaborate with school administrative teams to identify reporting needs that support teaching, learning, student services, attendance, discipline, grading, and operational decision-making.

• Support the annual PowerSchool school year setup process in coordination with the PowerSchool team, building administrators, counselors, and district leadership.

• Manage custom fields, custom pages, and system configurations that improve operational efficiency and support district processes.

• Review and improve PowerSchool workflows to reduce manual work, increase data accuracy, and strengthen consistency across schools.

• Serve as a district-level PowerSchool technical and administrative support resource for administrators and key office staff.

• Assist district and school administrators in identifying the best ways to use PowerSchool to support their goals, initiatives, and daily operations.

• Troubleshoot PowerSchool issues related to access, configuration, data integrity, reports, imports, exports, and user workflows.

• Coordinate with PowerSchool support, third-party vendors, and internal technology staff to resolve system issues and implement improvements.

• Maintain documentation for PowerSchool processes, security roles, customizations, reports, imports, exports, and annual setup procedures.

• Provide training, guidance, and support to district and building staff on PowerSchool tools, workflows, reports, and best practices.

• Monitor PowerSchool system use, data quality, and operational needs to recommend improvements that support efficient and effective district operations.

• Perform other duties as assigned. RELEVANT TECHNOLOGIES:

• PowerSchool
• PowerSchool Enrollment
• Data Server Management for SQL Processing of PS Data
• Clever EVALUATION Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of Educational Support Personnel.

Do you have experience in Project management in technology?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent combination of education, IT experience and/or certifications.

• Experience with serving as a computer technician / helpdesk

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills., + Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent combination of education, IT experience and/or certifications.

• Experience with serving as a computer technician / helpdesk
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated project management experience.

Pulled from the full job description

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance

• Life insurance, + Salary: Salary and fringe benefits to be established by the Board of Education. PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: See attached job description. EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of Educational Support Personnel., + Twelve month work year

• Fringe benefits: Health, dental and life insurance plus sick leave, personal business leave
• Salary: Established by the Board of Education