The Canvas PowerSchool integration works bi-directionally:

• PowerSchool to Canvas Provisioning: When an admin makes changes in PowerSchool to users, courses, enrollments, etc., those changes are reflected in Canvas after a scheduled, one-way transfer from PowerSchool to Canvas.
• Canvas to PowerSchool Grade Passback (GPB): When you make changes or updates to course assignments and student grades in Canvas, those changes are sent to PowerSchool from Canvas. Learn about syncing grades from Canvas to PowerSchool. Changes to assignments and grades in Canvas overwrite information in PowerSchool. However, if you make changes to grades and assignments in PowerSchool, they are not reflected in Canvas.

Grade passback from Canvas to PowerSchool is initiated when you sync grades from your Canvas course gradebook to PowerSchool. Depending on the amount of data, you may need to wait several minutes for the data to display in PowerSchool. Scheduled grade syncs can be configured upon request. Please contact your Canvas admin.

Note: To view recently synced grades in PowerSchool, you may need to refresh your PowerSchool browser tab.

The following assignment information is included when you sync grades from Canvas to PowerSchool:

• Assignment Description
• Assignment Group Association/Category Association
• Assignment Name
• Assignment Due Dates
• Assignment Scores
• Assignment Status - Missing and Excused (Late is not supported)
• Points Possible

To maintain cross-platform consistency, your Canvas assignment groups should be associated with PowerSchool assignment categories. Learn more about associating Canvas assignment groups with PowerSchool assignment categories.

If a Canvas assignment group has been associated with a PowerSchool gradebook category, assignments are synced from the Canvas assignment group into the linked PowerSchool category. 

Before an assignment is created in PowerSchool, you must grade the assignment in Canvas and sync it from Canvas to PowerSchool.

Note: PowerSchool assignment categories cannot be associated with Canvas assignment groups until the first day of an active term.

Canvas passes back any assignment, graded discussion, or quiz that you have configured for SIS sync in Canvas. Learn about setting up an assignment for SIS sync.  

Canvas to PowerSchool grade passback works when your assignments meet the following criteria:

• Assignment due dates are set within an active term. 
• Assignments can be assigned to specific sections as long as the assignment is also assigned to Everyone Else. Assignments that are assigned to individual students, groups, or modules will not be sent back to PowerSchool.
• Assignment names cannot be longer than 30 characters.

Guides about creating assignments in Canvas:

• How do I use the Assignments Index Page?
• How do I create an assignment?
• How do I add or edit details in an assignment?
• How do I set up an assignment to be sent to PowerSchool for grade passback?

To make changes to your PowerSchool gradebook, first make the changes in your Canvas course gradebook and sync the information to PowerSchool. Following this best practice allows consistent data flow between systems and ensures accurate data in both systems.

Please be aware of the following behaviors in the Canvas gradebook:

• Assignments awarded a score with a decimal in Canvas (i.e. 10.5 points) display as a whole number in the PowerSchool gradebook (i.e. 10 points). However, if you view the assignment details in PowerSchool, the grade displays correctly (i.e. 10.5 points).
• Your course must have a SIS ID in Canvas to pass grades to PowerSchool. If your course or section does not include an SIS ID in Course Settings, please contact your Canvas admin.
• If you award an assignment score in Canvas that is higher than the total amount of points possible (i.e. 30 points out of 20), the extra points sync to PowerSchool as extra credit.
• If enabled in your Canvas course, the Attendance assignment is not included in the PowerSchool grade passback sync.
• If enabled in your Canvas course, Learning Mastery Gradebook data is not included in a PowerSchool grade passback sync.
• Assignment weights in Canvas are not included in the PowerSchool grade passback sync. You must manually weight assignments in PowerSchool.
• Submissions with a Late status cannot be synced to the PowerSchool gradebook.
• Submissions with a Missing or Excused status without a score will sync a 0 score to the PowerSchool gradebook.
• Hidden assignment scores are included in a PowerSchool grade passback sync. To maintain hidden scores from Canvas to PowerSchool, turn off the assignment sync to SIS option.
• If an assignment with an identical name already exists in PowerSchool, Canvas does not sync any grades for the assignment; the assignment information will not be duplicated.

Canvas supports an API-based integration for the PowerSchool Gradebook. Learn how to sync grades from Canvas to PowerSchool.

Note: If you don't see an option to sync grades in the Gradebook, please contact your SIS administrator or Canvas Support for assistance.

After syncing grades from Canvas, refresh the PowerSchool gradebook.

• To edit an assignment or to add or edit an assignment score, update the assignment in Canvas, then re-sync the data to PowerSchool. Any changes made in PowerSchool will be overwritten with existing assignment data in Canvas on the next sync.
• If you sync a Canvas assignment to PowerSchool and later delete the assignment from Canvas, you must manually delete the assignment from PowerSchool.

In Canvas, select the assignments, quizzes, and graded discussions for SIS sync. Then sync your grades from the Canvas gradebook to PowerSchool.

Note: If you cannot make changes in a concluded or closed course, contact your Canvas admin.