TechBytes
October 6, 2026
- September 28-October 23: Epic Reading Challenge! (Elementary)
- September 28-October 30: Kindergarten Beginning of Year Diagnostic
- September 28-October 23: Panorama Survey Open
- October 12: Secondary Grading Window Opens
- October 13-November 13: Middle School Science Benchmark 1
- October 14-28: Amira Progress Monitoring Window for Kindergarten
- October 20: Elementary Grading Window Opens
- October 21: Secondary Grading Window Closes
- November 2-20: CHKS Survey Open
- November 9: Elementary Grading Window Closes
The issue with Hapara classes not dropping students after they have changed sections/periods, has been resolved. All rosters in Hapara should now match the live rosters in Aeries. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience as we worked on resolving this issue.
When sharing files in Google Drive with staff, changing the access setting to "Everyone in Pasadena Unified School District" includes students. If a document contains sensitive student information, choosing this option makes it accessible to thousands of people across the district.
How to Check Your Drive:
Navigate to My Drive and click the search bar at the top of the screen.
Click the Filter icon (the lines on the right side of the search bar) to open the advanced search.
Under Location, select Visible to anyone in Pasadena Unified.
Review the results. If any files containing sensitive data are shared district-wide, update their sharing settings immediately.
Best Practices Moving Forward:
Specific Individuals: Share files directly with the email addresses of the specific people who need access.
District-Wide Staff: If all employees require access, share the file with the Employees Group rather than using the district-wide setting.
When a teacher takes attendance, Aeries shows an "Attendance submitted" message but still flags the class as missing attendance. In period-based schools the class stays on the Missing Attendance report even though attendance was taken; in daily schools the "missing" warning remains on screen after submitting. Aeries is aware of the issue and is working on resolving it.
When is the last time you logged in to the Webex portal to view your recordings from online teaching, circa 2020? It's probably been awhile, right? ITS needs your help with clearing out those old Webex recordings!
Here's how you can help delete your recordings:
1. Navigate to pusd.webex.com and sign in with your PUSD credentials
2. Click on the Recordings tab along the left side of the page
3. Click on the column "Date Created" so your recordings are sorted with the oldest being first.
4. Select the box next to all the recordings you want to delete (you can select multiple boxes at once) and click the box labeled 🗑️ Delete at the top right of your page.
5. Once your recordings are deleted, click on the filter in the top left corner and select "Deleted" from the dropdown menu. Then click on the button in the top right corner that says "Delete All".
Do you have recordings you want to download?
1. Navigate to pusd.webex.com and sign in with your PUSD credentials
2. Click on the Recordings tab along the left side of the page
3. Select the box next to the recordings you want to save and click ↓ Download at the top right of your page.
4. Once you've downloaded the files, you can upload them to your Google Drive to keep long-term.
If you need support, please submit a Help Desk ticket.
Join Cat Ninja’s October Reading Challenge from September 28 through October 23, open to all elementary classes using Epic School Plus! To participate, aim for 80% or more of your class to read for 20 minutes each school day to log Qualifying Days and unlock weekly class perks. The class with the most Qualifying Days at the end of the four weeks will win an exclusive in-person visit from Cat Ninja on October 30, along with student and teacher prize packs. Track your daily progress directly on your Educator Dashboard to help build a strong daily reading habit!