Sign into PowerSchool SIS using Google account

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I'm trying to find anyone who has had success with using Google as their external identity provider. Note that Google signon is already integrated in PowerSchool's Unified Classroom. However nothing for PowerSchool SIS.

I'm currently working from some documents from PS Support (https://support.powerschool.com/developer/#/page/single-sign-on-2 and https://support.powerschool.com/developer/#/page/powerschool-as-samlws-t...) and from Google (https://support.google.com/a/answer/6087519
and https://developers.google.com/identity/sign-in/web/sign-in and https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1V0GiJrbAASt32EFY_CBewSL3KbEVEzO2...)

So I'm right now trying some solutions based in the documents that I have. If someone has already tackled this I would be interested in knowing how they did it.

At any rate I will post updates in this forum to let everyone know my outcome.

Very Very interested in this..

Gary Warner
Adams Central Public Schools
Hastings Nebraska

I've been thinking about this for years. I can't seem to find a HOW-TO on setting this up. Did anyone get anywhere with this? NGL - I'm a little disappointed no one at PS has put a simpler document together on setting up Google to authenticate into PS.

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Jay Duff, CCE, ACMT, ACiT
Network Specialist
Mannheim School District 83
Franklin Park, IL

I found a relatively new HOW-TO article, posted by the amazing Chuck Syperski. I followed the directions, and had us on Google ID in under 30 minutes! BE CAREFUL - when you flip the switch, you can lock EVERYONE out!

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Jay Duff, CCE, ACMT, ACiT
Network Specialist
Mannheim School District 83
Franklin Park, IL

PowerSchool LLC already has the Google single sign-on, for parents at least, on their "roadmap". They mentioned it in one of their Champions meetings in the fall of 2022. Not sure about staff and Google single sign-on.

Our District uses Microsoft active directory server, so we LDAP staff and students into PowerSchool.

Cheri Pettus
New Paltz CSD

Are you referring to the "Unified User" detailed in the road map? I heard about that at a champion meeting as well, and I was hoping that the Google SSO was how that would work. I am ready for single sign on for EVERYONE.

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