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We are happy to be getting together again, this year at the Double Tree By Hilton West Edmonton - 16615 109 Avenue NW in beautiful Edmonton, AB! The ATLE Administrative Assistants’ Conference 2024 promises to be the best conference yet with a well-rounded program with plenty of sessions for professional growth and tons of opportunities for networking and socializing!

Note: The schedule below is in draft and may be subject to changes including additions and deletions. 
Thursday, October 24
 

9:30am MDT

Welcome and General Session
Thursday October 24, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
Thursday October 24, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
Robson/Logan/Palisades Ballroom

10:45am MDT

AB Reports Package - PowerSchool
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
A review of the AB Reports package, a plugin for PowerSchool, including a look at recent changes and what tools are still under development. In this session you'll also have an opportunity to define the specifications for a new report or tool which could be included in the next release.
Presenters
avatar for Brian Wynder

Brian Wynder

Data Coordinator, Elk Island Catholic Schools
Brian has been the data coordinator for Elk Island Catholic Schools for over 14 years. During that time he has been very active in the SIS community, both as someone who has helped organize and provide PD and as a developer and publisher of customizations, including the popular "ABReports... Read More →
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
Amethyst/Emerald Room

10:45am MDT

Course/Section and Enrollments
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
This session will walk you through step-by-step the process of creating new sections in PowerSchool. Enrolling students both enmasse and individually will be discussed along with the proper way to drop a class or classes from a student's schedule. We will also talk about the impact in PASI of enrolling, moving and dropping courses in PS. Bring your questions for asking and your best practices for sharing.

Presenters
avatar for Brian Wynder

Brian Wynder

Data Coordinator, Elk Island Catholic Schools
Brian has been the data coordinator for Elk Island Catholic Schools for over 14 years. During that time he has been very active in the SIS community, both as someone who has helped organize and provide PD and as a developer and publisher of customizations, including the popular "ABReports... Read More →
FH

Faye Haskins

SIS Administrator, St Albert Public Schools
avatar for Myrna Noble

Myrna Noble

Application Analyst, Wolf Creek School Division
Myrna Noble has been with Wolf Creek Public Schools for over 20 years. She has both school and district experience in all things PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, Swift Reach and supporting all levels of schools with everything SIS related.
avatar for Norma Emde

Norma Emde

Student Records Specialist, Golden Hills School Division
Norma Emde has worked with Golden Hills School Division for 16 years. She has worked in schools and school districts since 1997. Her experience includes training and support in PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and other areas related to student data.
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
Maligne/Morraine Room

10:45am MDT

Intro to Unlimited Contacts and PowerSchool Parent Portal
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
A look at how the new Contacts system works in PowerSchool, as well as a look at the PowerSchool Parent Portal and the features that are contained within it.  If you are already using Contacts, this will be a review for you and some suggested best practices.

Presenters
avatar for Leesa Chartrand

Leesa Chartrand

SIS Data Analyst, Wild Rose School Division
Leesa Chartrand has been with Wild Rose School Division since 2008. She is currently the SIS Data Analyst and supports school staff with PowerSchool, PASIPrep, SchoolEngage, MBA Report Creator (Report Cards) and all things student data related!
avatar for Sharon Barrett

Sharon Barrett

Head of Record Services, Northern Lights School Division
Sharon Barrett is the Head of Record Services with Northern Lights Public Schools. She has experience using PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and supporting schools with their SIS needs. Sharon began her career with Northern Lights in August 2018. She was previously... Read More →
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
Rundle Ballroom

10:45am MDT

PowerSchool Enterprise Reporting Part 1
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
An overview of the how Enterprise Reporting can assist you in daily/weekly/monthly report requirements  An Introduction to PowerSchool Enterprise Reporting, and how you can access pre-built reports including customizing and filtering those reports. There will be a demonstration of the available built in reports, and time for your specific questions or report.
Presenters
avatar for Duane Beazer

Duane Beazer

Senior Application Support Analyst, Edmonton Catholic School Division
Duane has been working in educational technology since 2004, first joining Westwind School Division for 16 years, then joining the Technology team Edmonton Catholic Schools in 2020.  His current role is as Senior Application Support Analyst, covering PowerSchool, SchoolEngage for... Read More →
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 5

10:45am MDT

PowerSchool Searching/Student Lists (with Contact DAT)
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
Searches, searches & more searches! Basic, complex, stored and advanced searches in PowerSchool. Everything you need to know about PS searching.
Presenters
FH

Faye Haskins

SIS Administrator, St Albert Public Schools
avatar for Myrna Noble

Myrna Noble

Application Analyst, Wolf Creek School Division
Myrna Noble has been with Wolf Creek Public Schools for over 20 years. She has both school and district experience in all things PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, Swift Reach and supporting all levels of schools with everything SIS related.
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 7

10:45am MDT

ASEPB - Staying well at work. What do I need to be well?
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
This session will explore your dimensions of wellness and the supports that are available to you as a school division employee.  Learn all you need to know about your Employee and Family Assistance Program (Inkblot) so you can put your own oxygen mask on first. NOTE: This session is only for participants who receive their employer provided health and/or income replacement benefits from ASEBP. 



  




Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
Robson/Logan/Palisades Ballroom

10:45am MDT

Round Table Discussion - Outreach
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
Opportunity to discuss best practices in an Outreach environment for SIS setup, office management, communication with families, etc.
Presenters
avatar for Brian Wynder

Brian Wynder

Data Coordinator, Elk Island Catholic Schools
Brian has been the data coordinator for Elk Island Catholic Schools for over 14 years. During that time he has been very active in the SIS community, both as someone who has helped organize and provide PD and as a developer and publisher of customizations, including the popular "ABReports... Read More →
avatar for Tanya Sloan

Tanya Sloan

SIS Coordinator, Sturgeon School Division
Tanya Sloan has been with Sturgeon Public Schools for over 9 years. In the SIS Coordinator role, she quickly learnt the value of the Alberta PowerSchool SIS User Group and forging alliances with it's members. (*Big tip newbies!)Her experience with PowerSchool SIS, PASI, SchoolMessenger... Read More →
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

10:45am MDT

Dossier - Intellimedia
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
An overview of the Dossier software with representatives from the vendor for those who use this software





Presenters
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Intellimedia

Intellimedia
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 6

12:00pm MDT

Lunch
Thursday October 24, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT


Thursday October 24, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Robson/Logan/Palisades Ballroom

1:00pm MDT

Advanced Unlimited Contacts (PowerSchool)
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
You've moved to Contacts, but now what?  How do you access the data for reports, what is the quickest way to view all contact information?  This session will focus on the use of Plugins to help you nagivate Student Contacts.  We will also review the new Contact field values to help you export student contact data out of your PowerSchool!
Presenters
avatar for Leesa Chartrand

Leesa Chartrand

SIS Data Analyst, Wild Rose School Division
Leesa Chartrand has been with Wild Rose School Division since 2008. She is currently the SIS Data Analyst and supports school staff with PowerSchool, PASIPrep, SchoolEngage, MBA Report Creator (Report Cards) and all things student data related!
avatar for Sharon Barrett

Sharon Barrett

Head of Record Services, Northern Lights School Division
Sharon Barrett is the Head of Record Services with Northern Lights Public Schools. She has experience using PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and supporting schools with their SIS needs. Sharon began her career with Northern Lights in August 2018. She was previously... Read More →
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Rundle Ballroom

1:00pm MDT

How in the world did THAT happen? (Advanced)
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Ever wonder why PASI somehow has an exit date of June 14 for a student when you know for a fact there is no way they've ever had that exit date? How about wondering why a student who hasn't gone to your school for two years somehow ended up enrolled in a class?
Join us as we go through a deep dive into exactly how PowerSchool handles some of the things we do every day, and how as a result things can go remarkably awry.







Presenters
avatar for Brian Wynder

Brian Wynder

Data Coordinator, Elk Island Catholic Schools
Brian has been the data coordinator for Elk Island Catholic Schools for over 14 years. During that time he has been very active in the SIS community, both as someone who has helped organize and provide PD and as a developer and publisher of customizations, including the popular "ABReports... Read More →
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Palisades Ballroom

1:00pm MDT

PowerSchool Enterprise Reporting Part 2
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
An overview of the how Enterprise Reporting can assist you in daily/weekly/monthly report requirements  An Introduction to PowerSchool Enterprise Reporting, and how you can access pre-built reports including customizing and filtering those reports. There will be a demonstration of the available built in reports, and time for your specific questions or report.
Presenters
avatar for Duane Beazer

Duane Beazer

Senior Application Support Analyst, Edmonton Catholic School Division
Duane has been working in educational technology since 2004, first joining Westwind School Division for 16 years, then joining the Technology team Edmonton Catholic Schools in 2020.  His current role is as Senior Application Support Analyst, covering PowerSchool, SchoolEngage for... Read More →
avatar for Norma Emde

Norma Emde

Student Records Specialist, Golden Hills School Division
Norma Emde has worked with Golden Hills School Division for 16 years. She has worked in schools and school districts since 1997. Her experience includes training and support in PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and other areas related to student data.
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Maligne/Morraine Room

1:00pm MDT

ASEBP Benefit Overview - Virtual Session
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Whether you are a new covered member or not, this session can help you learn about the wide range of benefits, programs, and services we offer.
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 5

1:00pm MDT

Canva for Newsletters, etc.
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Join us as we explore Canva and learn how to create professional looking newsletters, flyers, certificates, banners, etc. We will learn how to create, add stock images, your own images, use the bulk create, use the "magic studio" and much more.
Visit https://www.canva.com if you would like to take a sneak peak before the session.







Presenters
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT

1:00pm MDT

Google Apps (Basic)
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Many schools are using Google apps for collaboration, communication, and sharing. In this practical session, Kaila and Kari will answer some of the common questions you might have about the Google tools, look at some of the great features you might not be using, and make you feel more comfortable using them in your day-to-day work!  
Presenters
avatar for Myrna Noble

Myrna Noble

Application Analyst, Wolf Creek School Division
Myrna Noble has been with Wolf Creek Public Schools for over 20 years. She has both school and district experience in all things PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, Swift Reach and supporting all levels of schools with everything SIS related.
avatar for Norma Emde

Norma Emde

Student Records Specialist, Golden Hills School Division
Norma Emde has worked with Golden Hills School Division for 16 years. She has worked in schools and school districts since 1997. Her experience includes training and support in PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and other areas related to student data.
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 7

1:00pm MDT

Dossier - Intellimedia
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
An overview of the Dossier student profile software with representatives from the vendor for those who use this software.
Presenters
I

Intellimedia

Intellimedia
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 6

1:00pm MDT

High School Course Marks
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Let's talk about the whole High School marks proccess. Come together for a discussion about process and best practices for submitting High School marks. Bring your experience or questions to the discussion and share with others what is happening at your school.





  





Presenters
avatar for Norma Emde

Norma Emde

Student Records Specialist, Golden Hills School Division
Norma Emde has worked with Golden Hills School Division for 16 years. She has worked in schools and school districts since 1997. Her experience includes training and support in PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and other areas related to student data.
avatar for Sharon Barrett

Sharon Barrett

Head of Record Services, Northern Lights School Division
Sharon Barrett is the Head of Record Services with Northern Lights Public Schools. She has experience using PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and supporting schools with their SIS needs. Sharon began her career with Northern Lights in August 2018. She was previously... Read More →
Thursday October 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Amethyst/Emerald Room

2:15pm MDT

Coffee Break
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:15pm - 2:30pm MDT
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:15pm - 2:30pm MDT
Robson/Logan/Palisades Ballroom

2:30pm MDT

Getting Started with PS/PowerSchool Basics
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm MDT
Moving to a new SIS can be overwhelming. This session is designed for those who are recently new to PowerSchool. We will cover how to perform basic searches, understanding the menu’s, navigating between students, personalizing your PowerSchool, basic reports, etc.
Presenters
avatar for Myrna Noble

Myrna Noble

Application Analyst, Wolf Creek School Division
Myrna Noble has been with Wolf Creek Public Schools for over 20 years. She has both school and district experience in all things PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, Swift Reach and supporting all levels of schools with everything SIS related.
avatar for Tanya Sloan

Tanya Sloan

SIS Coordinator, Sturgeon School Division
Tanya Sloan has been with Sturgeon Public Schools for over 9 years. In the SIS Coordinator role, she quickly learnt the value of the Alberta PowerSchool SIS User Group and forging alliances with it's members. (*Big tip newbies!)Her experience with PowerSchool SIS, PASI, SchoolMessenger... Read More →
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 5

2:30pm MDT

PowerSchool Course/Section and Enrollments
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm MDT
This session will walk you through step-by-step the process of creating new sections in PowerSchool. Enrolling students both en masse and individually will be discussed along with the proper way to drop a class or classes from a student's schedule. We will also talk about the impact in PASI of enrolling, moving and dropping courses in PS. Bring your questions for asking and your best practices for sharing.



 


Presenters
avatar for Brian Wynder

Brian Wynder

Data Coordinator, Elk Island Catholic Schools
Brian has been the data coordinator for Elk Island Catholic Schools for over 14 years. During that time he has been very active in the SIS community, both as someone who has helped organize and provide PD and as a developer and publisher of customizations, including the popular "ABReports... Read More →
FH

Faye Haskins

SIS Administrator, St Albert Public Schools
avatar for Myrna Noble

Myrna Noble

Application Analyst, Wolf Creek School Division
Myrna Noble has been with Wolf Creek Public Schools for over 20 years. She has both school and district experience in all things PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, Swift Reach and supporting all levels of schools with everything SIS related.
avatar for Norma Emde

Norma Emde

Student Records Specialist, Golden Hills School Division
Norma Emde has worked with Golden Hills School Division for 16 years. She has worked in schools and school districts since 1997. Her experience includes training and support in PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and other areas related to student data.
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm MDT
Amethyst/Emerald Room

2:30pm MDT

PowerSchool Group Functions
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm MDT
Group Functions in PowerSchool allows you to update information for a group of students. In this session we will go over mass enrolling students, printing reports for selected students, mass attendance, mass updating student field values and much more!



 


Presenters
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Karen Sparks

Support Analyst, SIS, Medicine Hat Public School Division
avatar for Tina Carnegie

Tina Carnegie

District Admin/Tech Support, Lethbridge School Division
I work as a District Administrative Assistant to the Director of Technology and am one of 3 PowerSchool, SchoolMessenger, PASI and everything SIS related Supporters for the Lethbridge School Division. I have been with them for 13 years, 6 at a high school and 7 in my current posi... Read More →
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm MDT
Rundle Ballroom

2:30pm MDT

Tour through PowerTeacher and PowerTeacher Pro - Basics for office support staff
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm MDT
We will be going on a tour through PowerTeacher and PowerTeacher Pro! Do you often wonder what teachers see and what software they use and how it compares to PowerSchool Admin? We will go through the various pages and reports available to teachers and help answer any questions you have. We will not be going over gradebook setup or how to help teachers troubleshoot problem areas.







Presenters
avatar for Brian Wynder

Brian Wynder

Data Coordinator, Elk Island Catholic Schools
Brian has been the data coordinator for Elk Island Catholic Schools for over 14 years. During that time he has been very active in the SIS community, both as someone who has helped organize and provide PD and as a developer and publisher of customizations, including the popular "ABReports... Read More →
avatar for Leesa Chartrand

Leesa Chartrand

SIS Data Analyst, Wild Rose School Division
Leesa Chartrand has been with Wild Rose School Division since 2008. She is currently the SIS Data Analyst and supports school staff with PowerSchool, PASIPrep, SchoolEngage, MBA Report Creator (Report Cards) and all things student data related!
avatar for Norma Emde

Norma Emde

Student Records Specialist, Golden Hills School Division
Norma Emde has worked with Golden Hills School Division for 16 years. She has worked in schools and school districts since 1997. Her experience includes training and support in PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and other areas related to student data.
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm MDT
Maligne/Morraine Room

2:30pm MDT

Canva for Newsletters, etc.
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm MDT
Join us as we explore Canva and learn how to create professional looking newsletters, flyers, certificates, banners, etc. We will learn how to create, add stock images, your own images, use the bulk create, use the "magic studio" and much more.
Visit https://www.canva.com if you would like to take a sneak peak before the session.







Presenters
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 7

2:30pm MDT

First Nations (Board) Round Table
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm MDT
First Nations Districts are welcome to join this session and bring questions and topics to discuss. Be ready to share and collaborate ideas and processes.
Presenters
avatar for Norma Emde

Norma Emde

Student Records Specialist, Golden Hills School Division
Norma Emde has worked with Golden Hills School Division for 16 years. She has worked in schools and school districts since 1997. Her experience includes training and support in PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and other areas related to student data.
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Breakout

2:30pm MDT

Work smarter, not harder by integrating AI into your toolkit!
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm MDT
When you use AI, it's like having an adminstrative assistant ASSISTANT, right at your side 24/7! Need to reconfigure text from a photo into a table with extra info integrated? Welcome the challenge! There are so many ways we can integrate a "let's-use-AI" mindset into our work processes and the skills of prompting are actually pretty easy to learn. Join us to expand your vision and skills alike! You've got this, no typing required.



 


Presenters
avatar for Janet Bell

Janet Bell

Director of Professional Learning, ATLE (Alberta Technology Leaders in Education)
From English teacher to edtech and PL lead, these days Janet enjoys helping others experience both timeless and emergent tools and shape forward-thinking strategies, all to support today's learners. In her spare time, she enjoys all four generations of her family.
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 6

4:00pm MDT

Prizes
Thursday October 24, 2024 4:00pm - 4:30pm MDT
Thursday October 24, 2024 4:00pm - 4:30pm MDT
Robson/Logan/Palisades Ballroom
 
Friday, October 25
 

7:45am MDT

Breakfast
Friday October 25, 2024 7:45am - 8:30am MDT
Friday October 25, 2024 7:45am - 8:30am MDT
Robson/Logan/Palisades Ballroom

8:30am MDT

School Enrollment Audit Session
Friday October 25, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
School Audit time doesn't need to be scary or stressful!  We will be reviewing common areas that school divisions lose funding and how we can all take a second look at our student registration information.  Reminders of out of province students, immigration paperwork, Independent students, underage/overage students, all the tripping points with registrations!
Presenters
avatar for Leesa Chartrand

Leesa Chartrand

SIS Data Analyst, Wild Rose School Division
Leesa Chartrand has been with Wild Rose School Division since 2008. She is currently the SIS Data Analyst and supports school staff with PowerSchool, PASIPrep, SchoolEngage, MBA Report Creator (Report Cards) and all things student data related!
avatar for Norma Emde

Norma Emde

Student Records Specialist, Golden Hills School Division
Norma Emde has worked with Golden Hills School Division for 16 years. She has worked in schools and school districts since 1997. Her experience includes training and support in PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and other areas related to student data.
Friday October 25, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am MDT

8:30am MDT

ABED/PASI Session
Friday October 25, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
Learn about PASI, the PASI Community Site and how the interact with your SIS system.
Presenters
SS

Sookham Singh

Business Support Team Lead, Red Tape Reduction and Student Records, Alberta Education
Friday October 25, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
Palisades Ballroom

8:30am MDT

Digital Student Record Management (Best Practices in how to work with, upload, and correct records in the OSR)
Friday October 25, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
Tips and tricks to manage your student records whether you use PowerSchool or work directly in PASI.  Managing PASI QA/QC on a regular basis.  How to run lists, change relevance, upload single or bulk records.  







Presenters
FH

Faye Haskins

SIS Administrator, St Albert Public Schools
Friday October 25, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 5

8:30am MDT

Getting Started with PowerSchool Basics & How clean is your data?
Friday October 25, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
Moving to a new SIS can be overwhelming. This session is designed for those who are recently new to PowerSchool. We will cover how to perform basic searches, understanding the menu’s, navigating between students, personalizing your PowerSchool, basic reports, etc.
Presenters
FH

Faye Haskins

SIS Administrator, St Albert Public Schools
avatar for Myrna Noble

Myrna Noble

Application Analyst, Wolf Creek School Division
Myrna Noble has been with Wolf Creek Public Schools for over 20 years. She has both school and district experience in all things PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, Swift Reach and supporting all levels of schools with everything SIS related.
Friday October 25, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
Maligne/Morraine Room

8:30am MDT

PowerSchool Group Functions
Friday October 25, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
Group Functions in PowerSchool allows you to update information for a group of students. In this session we will go over mass enrolling students, printing reports for selected students, mass attendance, mass updating field values for students and much more!





Presenters
avatar for Myrna Noble

Myrna Noble

Application Analyst, Wolf Creek School Division
Myrna Noble has been with Wolf Creek Public Schools for over 20 years. She has both school and district experience in all things PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, Swift Reach and supporting all levels of schools with everything SIS related.
avatar for Sharon Barrett

Sharon Barrett

Head of Record Services, Northern Lights School Division
Sharon Barrett is the Head of Record Services with Northern Lights Public Schools. She has experience using PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and supporting schools with their SIS needs. Sharon began her career with Northern Lights in August 2018. She was previously... Read More →
Friday October 25, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
Rundle Ballroom

8:30am MDT

Google Sheets - Basic
Friday October 25, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
Want to become more familiar with Google Sheets? Come to this hands-on session where we’ll cover the basics to get you feeling comfortable and confident with Google Sheets. This session will cover the toolbar, adding data, sorting and manipulating data as well as basic formulas.
Presenters
avatar for Myrna Noble

Myrna Noble

Application Analyst, Wolf Creek School Division
Myrna Noble has been with Wolf Creek Public Schools for over 20 years. She has both school and district experience in all things PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, Swift Reach and supporting all levels of schools with everything SIS related.
avatar for Norma Emde

Norma Emde

Student Records Specialist, Golden Hills School Division
Norma Emde has worked with Golden Hills School Division for 16 years. She has worked in schools and school districts since 1997. Her experience includes training and support in PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and other areas related to student data.
Friday October 25, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 7

8:30am MDT

Time Management
Friday October 25, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
Schools are a very busy place and the school office is no exception, in fact it is often the busiest place in the building! We will discuss ideas around time management. This session will be roundtable in style. Come prepared to share what has worked for you in the past!
Presenters
avatar for Tanya Sloan

Tanya Sloan

SIS Coordinator, Sturgeon School Division
Tanya Sloan has been with Sturgeon Public Schools for over 9 years. In the SIS Coordinator role, she quickly learnt the value of the Alberta PowerSchool SIS User Group and forging alliances with it's members. (*Big tip newbies!)Her experience with PowerSchool SIS, PASI, SchoolMessenger... Read More →
Friday October 25, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
Amethyst/Emerald Room

8:30am MDT

Round Table Discussion - Communicating with Parents
Friday October 25, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
This session is a great opportunity to discuss how you communicate with your parents......messaging system, social media, newsletters, other ways. Bring your best practices and questions to share with other users.
Friday October 25, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 6

9:45am MDT

Coffee Break
Friday October 25, 2024 9:45am - 10:00am MDT
Friday October 25, 2024 9:45am - 10:00am MDT
Robson/Logan/Palisades Ballroom

10:00am MDT

Core Alerts (pending)
Friday October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:15am MDT
Friday October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:15am MDT

10:00am MDT

LAPP
Friday October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:15am MDT
Want to learn more about the Local Authorities Pension Plan? A representative from LAPP will present a general session covering retirements, buybacks, terminations, and death and disability.
Friday October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:15am MDT
Palisades Ballroom

10:00am MDT

Introductory Contacts/Getting Started & Parent Portal and Mobile App
Friday October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:15am MDT
A look at how the new Contacts system works in PowerSchool, as well as a look at the PowerSchool Parent Portal and the features that are contained within it.  If you are already using Contacts, this will be a review for you and some suggested best practices.









Presenters
avatar for Leesa Chartrand

Leesa Chartrand

SIS Data Analyst, Wild Rose School Division
Leesa Chartrand has been with Wild Rose School Division since 2008. She is currently the SIS Data Analyst and supports school staff with PowerSchool, PASIPrep, SchoolEngage, MBA Report Creator (Report Cards) and all things student data related!
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Sharon Barrett

Head of Record Services, Northern Lights School Division
Sharon Barrett is the Head of Record Services with Northern Lights Public Schools. She has experience using PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and supporting schools with their SIS needs. Sharon began her career with Northern Lights in August 2018. She was previously... Read More →
Friday October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:15am MDT
Maligne/Morraine Room

10:00am MDT

Google Apps - Advanced
Friday October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:15am MDT
You’ve mastered the basics, but there must be more efficient and even new ways to do some of these tasks, right? In this session, join Janet and Norma to explore some of the amazing and creative ways they've been using updated Google tools with admin staff to keep organized, manage time, communicate approriately and efficiently (even when language can be a barrier), and all in all keep the workplace running tickety-boo! .

Presenters
avatar for Janet Bell

Janet Bell

Director of Professional Learning, ATLE (Alberta Technology Leaders in Education)
From English teacher to edtech and PL lead, these days Janet enjoys helping others experience both timeless and emergent tools and shape forward-thinking strategies, all to support today's learners. In her spare time, she enjoys all four generations of her family.
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Norma Emde

Student Records Specialist, Golden Hills School Division
Norma Emde has worked with Golden Hills School Division for 16 years. She has worked in schools and school districts since 1997. Her experience includes training and support in PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and other areas related to student data.
Friday October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:15am MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 7

10:00am MDT

Microsoft Excel - Basics & Intermediate
Friday October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:15am MDT
Excel is a great tool for working with SIS Data. Learning to manipulate the information to meet your needs helps with work flow and day to day office functions. This session will cover the basics of the Ribbon, Quick Access Toolbar, Contextual Menus, View, Zoom, Moving around Excel Basic Formulas), fill data handle, Cut, Copy, Paste, etc.



 


Friday October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:15am MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 6

10:00am MDT

SchoolMessenger
Friday October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:15am MDT
Do you use SchoolMessenger but would like to know more? We will discuss how our School Divisions use the product and offer an overview of the various add-ons available. This is NOT a vendor session. Instead, the session will be led by school division users.
Presenters
avatar for Norma Emde

Norma Emde

Student Records Specialist, Golden Hills School Division
Norma Emde has worked with Golden Hills School Division for 16 years. She has worked in schools and school districts since 1997. Her experience includes training and support in PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and other areas related to student data.
avatar for Sharon Barrett

Sharon Barrett

Head of Record Services, Northern Lights School Division
Sharon Barrett is the Head of Record Services with Northern Lights Public Schools. She has experience using PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and supporting schools with their SIS needs. Sharon began her career with Northern Lights in August 2018. She was previously... Read More →
Friday October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:15am MDT
Amethyst/Emerald Room

10:00am MDT

Work smarter not harder by integrating AI into your toolkit!
Friday October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:15am MDT
When you use AI, it's like having an adminstrative assistant ASSISTANT, right at your side 24/7! Need to reconfigure text from a photo into a table with extra info integrated? Welcome the challenge! There are so many ways we can integrate a "let's-use-AI" mindset into our work processes and the skills of prompting are actually pretty easy to learn. Join us to expand your vision and skills alike! You've got this, no typing required.



 


Presenters
avatar for Janet Bell

Janet Bell

Director of Professional Learning, ATLE (Alberta Technology Leaders in Education)
From English teacher to edtech and PL lead, these days Janet enjoys helping others experience both timeless and emergent tools and shape forward-thinking strategies, all to support today's learners. In her spare time, she enjoys all four generations of her family.
Friday October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:15am MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Breakout

10:00am MDT

Round table discussion - Finance Fee Collection
Friday October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:15am MDT
This session is an opportunity to discuss best practices surrounding fees and fee collection. There is no set agenda, so bring your questions and be prepared to share your experiences.
Presenters
FH

Faye Haskins

SIS Administrator, St Albert Public Schools
Friday October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:15am MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 5

11:30am MDT

Lunch and Prizes
Friday October 25, 2024 11:30am - 12:45pm MDT
Friday October 25, 2024 11:30am - 12:45pm MDT
Robson/Logan/Palisades Ballroom

12:45pm MDT

ABED - FOIPP and Independent Students, PASI Disclosure Restrictions
Friday October 25, 2024 12:45pm - 2:00pm MDT
Learn about PASI, the PASI Community Site and how the interact with your SIS system.
Presenters
SS

Sookham Singh

Business Support Team Lead, Red Tape Reduction and Student Records, Alberta Education
Friday October 25, 2024 12:45pm - 2:00pm MDT
Palisades Ballroom

12:45pm MDT

Advanced Contacts using Plugins
Friday October 25, 2024 12:45pm - 2:00pm MDT
You've moved to Contacts, but now what? How do you access the data for reports, what is the quickest way to view all contact information? This session will focus on the use of Third Party Plugins we use to help nagivate Student Contacts. We will also review the new Contact field values to help you export student contact data out of your PowerSchool!







Presenters
avatar for Leesa Chartrand

Leesa Chartrand

SIS Data Analyst, Wild Rose School Division
Leesa Chartrand has been with Wild Rose School Division since 2008. She is currently the SIS Data Analyst and supports school staff with PowerSchool, PASIPrep, SchoolEngage, MBA Report Creator (Report Cards) and all things student data related!
avatar for Sharon Barrett

Sharon Barrett

Head of Record Services, Northern Lights School Division
Sharon Barrett is the Head of Record Services with Northern Lights Public Schools. She has experience using PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and supporting schools with their SIS needs. Sharon began her career with Northern Lights in August 2018. She was previously... Read More →
Friday October 25, 2024 12:45pm - 2:00pm MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 7

12:45pm MDT

PowerSchool Searches, Student Lists (with Contact DAT)
Friday October 25, 2024 12:45pm - 2:00pm MDT
Searches, searches & more searches! Basic, complex, stored and advanced searches in PowerSchool. Everything you need to know about PS searching.
Presenters
FH

Faye Haskins

SIS Administrator, St Albert Public Schools
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Myrna Noble

Application Analyst, Wolf Creek School Division
Myrna Noble has been with Wolf Creek Public Schools for over 20 years. She has both school and district experience in all things PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, Swift Reach and supporting all levels of schools with everything SIS related.
Friday October 25, 2024 12:45pm - 2:00pm MDT
Maligne/Morraine Room

12:45pm MDT

Tour through PowerTeacher and PowerTeacher Pro - Basics
Friday October 25, 2024 12:45pm - 2:00pm MDT
We will be going on a tour through PowerTeacher and PowerTeacher Pro!  Do you often wonder what teachers see and what software they use and how it compares to PowerSchool Admin?  We will go through the various pages and reports available to teachers and help answer any questions you have.  We will not be going over gradebook setup or how to help teachers troubleshoot problem areas.  
Presenters
avatar for Brian Wynder

Brian Wynder

Data Coordinator, Elk Island Catholic Schools
Brian has been the data coordinator for Elk Island Catholic Schools for over 14 years. During that time he has been very active in the SIS community, both as someone who has helped organize and provide PD and as a developer and publisher of customizations, including the popular "ABReports... Read More →
avatar for Leesa Chartrand

Leesa Chartrand

SIS Data Analyst, Wild Rose School Division
Leesa Chartrand has been with Wild Rose School Division since 2008. She is currently the SIS Data Analyst and supports school staff with PowerSchool, PASIPrep, SchoolEngage, MBA Report Creator (Report Cards) and all things student data related!
avatar for Norma Emde

Norma Emde

Student Records Specialist, Golden Hills School Division
Norma Emde has worked with Golden Hills School Division for 16 years. She has worked in schools and school districts since 1997. Her experience includes training and support in PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and other areas related to student data.
Friday October 25, 2024 12:45pm - 2:00pm MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 5

12:45pm MDT

A Day in the Life of a School Admin. Assistant - Let's Chat
Friday October 25, 2024 12:45pm - 2:00pm MDT
Do you sometimes feel like you have been thrown into the ringer, surrounded by Power School data, PASI alerts, Registration forms, Digital Student Records, AB ED Audits, newsletters, websites, school fees and field trips? Have no fear! This interactive session for Admin Assistant’s is geared towards helping you get through the madness of Sept or the craziness of June or just a regular November day bombarded by teachers & staff, hurt & sickly children, angry/needy parents, snow days, and the worst of all evils... the jammed photocopier.
Presenters
FH

Faye Haskins

SIS Administrator, St Albert Public Schools
Friday October 25, 2024 12:45pm - 2:00pm MDT
Rundle Ballroom

12:45pm MDT

M365 SharePoint & OneDrive Best Practice Tips
Friday October 25, 2024 12:45pm - 2:00pm MDT
Navigating, understanding & working in M365 Apps like SharePoint and OneDrive and how they work together.  Best practices for file creating, saving, sharing.  Hands on session best in small group for questions and answers applicable to your work practice.
Presenters
Friday October 25, 2024 12:45pm - 2:00pm MDT

12:45pm MDT

Round table discussion - Junior High
Friday October 25, 2024 12:45pm - 2:00pm MDT
Bring your questions and get ready to collaborate with other Jr High Schools.  There is no set topic for this session so please bring your questions and be ready to share!
Presenters
avatar for Myrna Noble

Myrna Noble

Application Analyst, Wolf Creek School Division
Myrna Noble has been with Wolf Creek Public Schools for over 20 years. She has both school and district experience in all things PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, Swift Reach and supporting all levels of schools with everything SIS related.
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Tanya Sloan

SIS Coordinator, Sturgeon School Division
Tanya Sloan has been with Sturgeon Public Schools for over 9 years. In the SIS Coordinator role, she quickly learnt the value of the Alberta PowerSchool SIS User Group and forging alliances with it's members. (*Big tip newbies!)Her experience with PowerSchool SIS, PASI, SchoolMessenger... Read More →
Friday October 25, 2024 12:45pm - 2:00pm MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Breakout

2:00pm MDT

Coffee Break
Friday October 25, 2024 2:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Friday October 25, 2024 2:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Robson/Logan/Palisades Ballroom

2:15pm MDT

ABED/PASI Session - PASI Community Site, Responsible School, Digital Student Docs, etc.
Friday October 25, 2024 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT
Learn about PASI, the PASI Community Site and how they interact with your SIS system.
Presenters
SS

Sookham Singh

Business Support Team Lead, Red Tape Reduction and Student Records, Alberta Education
Friday October 25, 2024 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT
Rundle Ballroom

2:15pm MDT

Core Alerts (pending)
Friday October 25, 2024 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT
Friday October 25, 2024 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT
Palisades Ballroom

2:15pm MDT

Understanding Report Card Data and Best Practices for Report Card Season
Friday October 25, 2024 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT
TBA
This session will cover how information contained in PowerTeacher Pro flows through to PowerSchool student Standards and Historical Grades pages and how to help troubleshoot for report card stressful timelines! We will review what data pulls from what area in PowerSchool onto your report cards. MBA Report Cards, VisualPST Object Reports, PowerSchool Report Cards and Intellimedia Report Cards can be reviewed for best processes. Standard and Transcript style report cards will be reviewed and best practices for the report card season will be reviewed! We should have time at the end of the session for a Q & A Session. We will cover both Elementary/Jr High and High School Report Cards.







Presenters
avatar for Leesa Chartrand

Leesa Chartrand

SIS Data Analyst, Wild Rose School Division
Leesa Chartrand has been with Wild Rose School Division since 2008. She is currently the SIS Data Analyst and supports school staff with PowerSchool, PASIPrep, SchoolEngage, MBA Report Creator (Report Cards) and all things student data related!
avatar for Norma Emde

Norma Emde

Student Records Specialist, Golden Hills School Division
Norma Emde has worked with Golden Hills School Division for 16 years. She has worked in schools and school districts since 1997. Her experience includes training and support in PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, SchoolMessenger and other areas related to student data.
Friday October 25, 2024 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT
TBA

2:15pm MDT

Work smarter not harder by integrating AI into your toolkit!
Friday October 25, 2024 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT
When you use AI, it's like having an adminstrative assistant ASSISTANT, right at your side 24/7! Need to reconfigure text from a photo into a table with extra info integrated? Welcome the challenge! There are so many ways we can integrate a "let's-use-AI" mindset into our work processes and the skills of prompting are actually pretty easy to learn. Join us to expand your vision and skills alike! You've got this, no typing required.



 







Presenters
avatar for Janet Bell

Janet Bell

Director of Professional Learning, ATLE (Alberta Technology Leaders in Education)
From English teacher to edtech and PL lead, these days Janet enjoys helping others experience both timeless and emergent tools and shape forward-thinking strategies, all to support today's learners. In her spare time, she enjoys all four generations of her family.
Friday October 25, 2024 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT
Maligne/Morraine Room

2:15pm MDT

Difficult Conversations without getting emotionally invested.
Friday October 25, 2024 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT
When conversations are hard and emotions run high, coming to a resolution can be difficult.  This session will demonstrate some methods of lessening the tension and emotions so these situations remain calm and allow for relationships to continue.







Presenters
FH

Faye Haskins

SIS Administrator, St Albert Public Schools
Friday October 25, 2024 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT
Amethyst/Emerald Room

2:15pm MDT

Round table discussion - Senior High
Friday October 25, 2024 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT
Opportunity to discuss best practices at the senior high level for SIS setup, office management, communication with families, etc.  
Presenters
avatar for Leesa Chartrand

Leesa Chartrand

SIS Data Analyst, Wild Rose School Division
Leesa Chartrand has been with Wild Rose School Division since 2008. She is currently the SIS Data Analyst and supports school staff with PowerSchool, PASIPrep, SchoolEngage, MBA Report Creator (Report Cards) and all things student data related!
avatar for Myrna Noble

Myrna Noble

Application Analyst, Wolf Creek School Division
Myrna Noble has been with Wolf Creek Public Schools for over 20 years. She has both school and district experience in all things PowerSchool, PASI, SchoolEngage, Swift Reach and supporting all levels of schools with everything SIS related.
Friday October 25, 2024 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Room 6

2:15pm MDT

School Engage Round Table
Friday October 25, 2024 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT
Opportunity to discuss and share School Engage features, processes and best practices with other SE users. Topics may include: writebacks, parent accounts, duplicate students, approving best practices.
Presenters
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Intellimedia

Intellimedia
avatar for Kaila Clark

Kaila Clark

Support Analyst - SIS, Wolf Creek School Division
avatar for Leesa Chartrand

Leesa Chartrand

SIS Data Analyst, Wild Rose School Division
Leesa Chartrand has been with Wild Rose School Division since 2008. She is currently the SIS Data Analyst and supports school staff with PowerSchool, PASIPrep, SchoolEngage, MBA Report Creator (Report Cards) and all things student data related!
Friday October 25, 2024 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT
Silverbirch Conference Centre Breakout

3:30pm MDT

Prizes and Wrap-up
Friday October 25, 2024 3:30pm - 3:45pm MDT
Friday October 25, 2024 3:30pm - 3:45pm MDT
Robson/Logan/Palisades Ballroom
 
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