Student Preferred/Legal/AKA Name Change:   Name:Changes:Navigate to the CALPADS Student Information Page                  

Start page > select student > State/Province-CA > Student Information 

PowerSchool uses the Student Preferred Name as the Legal name, unless there is a change to the Preferred Name (a student wanting to be called by a name they prefer), then the legal name is moved down into the Legal name fields and the student's preferred name is entered into the Preferred Name fields. Note: The Student Preferred Name fields cannot be left blank, but the Student Legal Name fields can.

Legal Name is only required if different than the Preferred Name.

For Legal name changes (ex. adoption, court order, etc.) enter their full previous legal name in the Also
Known As (AKA) Name, then enter their new Legal Name in the Student Preferred Name.

More examples:

Student with both a legal name and a preferred name

Student with a legal name change and no preferred name

Student with both a legal name and a preferred name and the student has had a legal name change

Name finder: https://powerschool.vusd.org/admin/reports/vusdreports/namefinder.html