Conference Manager User Manuals
- System Admin User Manual
- Instructions for Parents
- Parent Instructions for accessing the Conference Manager from PowerSchool (PDF)
- Instructions for Teachers
- Instructions for Teachers: Using the Parent Notes Function [Teacher Resource]
- System Admin School Year Start Up Checklist
How to Guides
- How to Create a Conference Round
- How to Book an Appointment for a Parent
- How to Manually Create a Staff Account
- How to Import Staff Accounts from PowerSchool
- How to Import/Refresh Parent Accounts From PowerSchool
- How to Update the Conference Manager Plugin in PowerSchool
- How to Exclude Teachers of Selected Courses from Appearing in the Filtered Teacher Pick List Pulled from PowerSchool
- How to Create a Conference Session that Allows Parents to choose virtual, phone or in-person format for their conference format
- How to Create a Student-led Conference Session
- How to Have a Group or Team of Teachers Share a Conference Schedule
- How to provide teachers with flexibility in schedule availability
- How to Use the Teacher-created Notes to Parents Feature
- How to Accommodate For a teacher Who Teaches at 2 Schools That Are Having Conferences At the Same Time
- How to Print All Staff Schedules
- How to Temporarily Pause Parent Booking After It Has Started
- How to Change a Password for a Parent
- How to Change a Password for a Staff Member
- How to Receive a Copy of Conference Manager Parent Emails
- How to Deal With Situations That Appear to Require 2 Open Conference Rounds at the Same Time
- How to Export Conference Booking Data to an Excel Spreadsheet
Quick Start Guides
- Quick Start Guide: Booking for a Parent
- Quick Start Guide: NEXT Round
- Quick Start Guide: Creating Staff Accounts (Non-PowerSchool version)
- Quick Start Guide: Creating Staff Accounts (PowerSchool version)
Video Tutorials
- Teacher Video Tutorials [Teacher Resource]
- System Admin Video Tutorials
- Conference Manager Demo Video
- Using the Conference Manager to schedule Virtual Conferences
- Parent Support Videos
PowerPoint Slide Decks For Introducing Staff to the Conference Manager
- Stand-alone version overview overview of Conference Manager for teachers (Downloadable PowerPoint File)
- Stand-alone version specifically for face-to-face conferences (Download PPT file)
- Stand-alone version specifically for virtual conferences (Download PPT file)
- PowerSchool version overview of Conference Manager for teachers (Downloadable PowerPoint File)
- PowerSchool version specifically for face-to-face conferences (Download PPT file)
- PowerSchool version specifically for virtual conferences (Download PPT file)
Sample Content for Emails
- Conference Manager automated emails – Examples
- Sample Teacher/Staff email content regarding the use of the Conference Manager (Word Doc)
- Sample Parent email content-Standalone version (Word Doc)
- Sample Parent Newsletter/Bulletin/Email Content
- Sample Parent Email Content Introducing The Use of the Conference Manager-PowerSchool version (Word Doc)
- Sample Parent Communication: Using the Conference Manager for a Second Round
- Sample email/Parent Letter content – Virtual Conferences (Word Doc)
- Sample Parent Communication: Student-led Conferences
System Enhancements and Updates for System and Office Admin Users
- Copy, Delete, and View Conference Rounds
- Providing Parent Choice of Conference Type (In-person, Virtual, and/or Phone) when booking
- Teacher Note to Parents and Virtual Conference expanded features
- System Admin: Important information regarding conferences that are conducted by a team
- SchoolSoft Conference Manager Product Sheet
Form Manager Resources
Please note that Form Manager support is primarily embedded in the Application in the form of videos and text-based support. The resources below do not apply to the Conference Manager.
