A First-of-Its-Kind Opportunity for eSchoolPlus Districts
For the first time, PowerSchool University is offering a dedicated eSchoolPlus track at PSU Austin—created specifically for districts seeking deeper, hands-on eSchoolPlus learning delivered by expert trainers.
If this will be your first PSU event, welcome. PSU Austin offers a high-impact, immersive learning experience designed to help you return home with practical skills, new insights, and improved confidence using your systems.
Why eSchoolPlus Customers Should Attend PSU Austin
- Greater value for your training budget - A single PSU registration gives you access to multiple trainers, dozens of courses, and a full week of structured learning. That's up to 18 customizable sessions, totaling 27 hours of immersive, instructor-guided learning. Instead of paying for a single, product-specific workshop, PSU allows you to build a customized schedule across eSchoolPlus, Excel, product-independent offerings, and more.
- Personalized help whenever you need it - Visit our SupportLab and Open Lab sessions throughout the week to get one-on-one help from PowerSchool product experts. Bring your questions, workflows, and use cases— we’ll work through them together.
- Access to digital curriculum all year - All attendees receive extended digital access to the curriculum delivered at PSU Austin. Revisit lessons, refresh your skills, or use materials to train additional team members back home.
- Learn, connect, and grow - PSU brings together K–12 professionals from across the country. Network with peers, compare workflows, share eSP strategies, and build relationships that continue long after the week concludes.
eSchoolPlus Sessions for PSU Austin
- Cognos: Exploring Basic Reporting (2 hours)
Create and customize list reports with filters, crosstabs, and advanced formatting. Learn to display schedules, combine guardian data, and add prompts for dynamic reporting. - Master Schedule Builder – Overview (2 hours)
Experience a live demo, gain key insights, and learn how to prepare for setup and use. - Master Schedule Builder – Workshop (2 hours)
Build an effective master schedule in this hands-on workshop designed to help attendees meet the diverse needs of their students, school, and staff. - Roundtable – Core Features (2 hours)
Join an interactive Q&A to deepen understanding of eSchoolPlus features and share best practices with fellow users. - Scheduling – Discovering Strategies and Techniques (2 hours)
Explore methods to balance requests, improve efficiency, and optimize student placement. - Scheduling – Understanding the Impact of Changes (2 hours)
Understand how schedule adjustments affect grades, attendance, and downstream processes. - Setting Up Graduation Requirements and Career Planner (2 hours)
Set up graduation and supplemental requirements, manage career plans, and track student progress. - SIS Comparison: Evaluating eSchoolPlus SIS and PowerSchool SIS for Today’s Schools (2 hours)
Review side-by-side differences in features, reporting, and user experience to help guide strategic SIS decisions.
Excel for eSchoolPlus Members
Enhance your eSchoolPlus student data with targeted Excel sessions that support analysis, reporting, and transformation of exported student data.
- Excel: Getting Started (2 hours)
Learn the fundamentals of Excel, including terminology, how to organize and format the appearance of your data, and how to use some of Excel’s most commonly used tools and shortcuts. Then learn how to use functions to build a basic formula, and finally, prepare an Excel file to print. - Excel: Adapting Data (2 hours)
Discover how to effectively customize data in Excel using a variety of built-in tools and functions. Learn how to organize and emphasize specific data elements by using the “Text to Columns” feature and conditional formatting. Explore data manipulation and personalization with functions such as CONCATENATE, LEFT, RIGHT, MID, LOWER, LEN, and FIND. Gain proficiency in handling date-related data, and enhance your Excel skills by employing SUBTOTAL and TEXTJOIN functions for proficient data management and interpretation. - Excel: Analyzing Data (2 hours)
Learn how to use the Conditional Formatting tools and how to use AutoSum tools to examine statistical data. Then explore how to use PivotTables to analyze PowerSchool data and charts to show data comparisons. - Excel: Using Advanced Functions (2 hours)
Solve the problem of mismatched records and duplicate records. Discover how to match long lists of students to their courses. Learn how to use the VLOOKUP, MATCH, IF, AND, OR, COUNTIF, and SUMIF functions to calculate and refine your data to display the results you want. - Excel: Visualizing Data (2 hours) – New Course!
Discover how to transform exported student data into clear, insightful visuals using Excel’s charting and dashboard tools. Learn when and how to apply various chart types to highlight trends, comparisons, and outliers within your student data. Then build interactive visualizations using PivotCharts, Slicers, and Timelines to create dynamic dashboards that support deeper analysis. Strengthen your ability to communicate findings effectively and present data in a format to support informed decision-making across your school or district. - Excel: Transforming Data with PowerQuery (2 hours) – New Course!
Discover how to streamline your student data preparation process using PowerQuery in Excel. Explore key transformation tools—such as choosing columns, merging datasets, splitting data, pivoting columns, and appending multiple files—to help you build cleaner, more efficient data models. Work with real-world examples, like test score files and demographic exports, to practice turning exported student data files into well-structured datasets for analysis.
Product-Independent Sessions for
eSchoolPlus Customers
These offerings require no product-specific knowledge and are ideal for eSchoolPlus users seeking broader professional skill development.
- Product Independent: Scheduling Techniques and Concepts (6 hours)
Ready to build a master schedule that fits your school’s needs—without relying on specific software tools? In this hands-on, full-day course, dive into proven principles and practical strategies for creating effective schedules in any SIS environment. Whether you’re a principal, counselor, registrar, or department head, learn the essential skills to tackle scheduling. No prior experience required. - Product Independent: Leveraging the Power of Artificial Intelligence Part 1 – AI Literacy (2 hours)
In part 1 of a three-part, product-independent series, explore the fundamental concepts of artificial intelligence (AI) and real-world applications. Then, dive into a concise overview of AI for educators. Note that this Proven Practices series, hosted by our consultants from Proven Practices, is product independent and does not include PowerSchool solution training. - Product Independent: Leveraging the Power of Artificial Intelligence Part 2 – Establishing Your Organization’s Approach to AI (2 hours)
In part 2 of a three-part, product-independent series, explore strategies for integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into education to foster innovation and student success. Delve into ethical considerations, privacy safeguards, and equity-driven approaches for responsible AI use. Engage in collaborative discussions to help develop tailored approaches that align with organizational goals. Note that this Proven Practices series, hosted by our consultants from Proven Practices, is product independent and does not include PowerSchool solution training. - Product Independent: Leveraging the Power of Artificial Intelligence Part 3 – Transforming Teaching and Learning with AI (2 hours)
In part 3 of a three-part, product-independent series, explore the benefits of incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) in education. Engage in a comprehensive discussion of AI, ethical considerations, and possible ways to leverage AI to enhance the organization’s educational landscape. Note that this Proven Practices series, hosted by our consultants from Proven Practices, is product independent and does not include PowerSchool solution training. - Product Independent: Exploring the Foundations of Family Engagement (2 hours)
In this product-independent session, discover strategies to empower student success and foster family engagement. Explore practices that promote positive mindsets and effective relationship-building. Learn how to facilitate meaningful and sustained family engagement as part of a tiered MTSS framework, and take home strategies to strengthen family partnerships for all students. Note that this Proven Practices session, hosted by our consultants from Proven Practices, is product independent and does not include PowerSchool solution training. - Product Independent: Guiding Your Organization through Change Management (2 hours)
In this product-independent session, explore the diverse challenges that come with driving change initiatives. Discover practical tools and insights to anticipate and manage change within your organization. Learn how to identify key stakeholders and develop strategies to align with your organization’s goals. Discover the essential components of an effective change management plan, and leave with practical tools to drive lasting, positive change in your organization. Note that this Proven Practices session, hosted by our consultants from Proven Practices, is product independent and does not include PowerSchool solution training. - Product Independent: Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Foundational Sessions (2 hours)
If you are a school leader wanting to embark on your MTSS journey or re-envision your MTSS systems, this product-independent session is for you! Explore the critical components of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and how to use this framework to promote the highest student outcomes for academics, behavior, and attendance. Note that this Proven Practices session, hosted by our consultants from Proven Practices, is product independent and does not include PowerSchool solution training. - Product Independent: Strategic Planning for Exceptional Education – Exploring Processes, Procedures, and Expectations (2 hours)
In this product-independent session, explore the fundamental differences between processes, procedures, and expectations in exceptional education. Then, take inventory of your current district processes as they align with existing system solutions. Note that this Proven Practices session, hosted by our consultants from Proven Practices, is product independent and does not include PowerSchool solution training.
Join Us for PSU Austin — Your eSchoolPlus Learning Starts Here
With a full suite of eSchoolPlus sessions, powerful Excel learning, and a wide range of product-independent offerings, PSU Austin gives your team everything it needs to build confidence, strengthen processes, and elevate student outcomes. Make this the year your district gets the comprehensive training it deserves!
And that’s just the beginning—eSchoolPlus customers who also use other PowerSchool solutions—such as PowerSchool Enrollment, Attendance Intervention, Behavior Support, Curriculum & Instruction, Document Management, Naviance CCLR, Performance Matters, SchoolMessenger, Schoology Learning, Student Analytics, or Talent Recruitment & Retention—will find even more learning opportunities throughout the week. Your registration unlocks access to sessions across all these areas, allowing you to customize a schedule that reflects your full suite of tools.
Seats are limited—visit our PSU Austin page to learn more and register today!