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APRIL 2014  -  NCEA, Blogs and Taxes!
Coming Up This Month...
In April, most of our schools will be releasing mid-quarter reports. Here are some items that may need to be addressed:
  • Closing input for 3rd quarter report cards
  • Confirming the date range in the system for the 4th mid-quarter report
  • Opening up teacher input for mid-quarter reports
  • Closing mid-quarter reports when teachers have finished importing grades
In mid April, the steps for the Summer Transition process will appear at the top of your Home screen. Some of these steps involve:
  • Creating staff accounts for any new teachers
  • Moving students forward to their new grade and homeroom
  • Creating courses and filling GradeBooks
For Trimester Schools...
Opening up teacher input for 3rd Mid-Trimester Report will require:
  • Confirming the mid-trimester dates in 'Grades' then 'Report Card Input Controls'
  • Changing input for mid-trimester from 'Not Yet' to 'Allow Input' in 'Report Card Input Controls'
  • Having teachers go through the mid-trimester report card input process
  • Closing the input process by changing 'Allow Input' to 'Input Complete'
In mid April, the steps for the Summer Transition process will appear at the top of your Home screen. Some of these steps involve:
  • Creating staff accounts for any new teachers
  • Moving students forward to their new grade and homeroom
  • Creating courses and filling GradeBooks

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What's New...FastDirect Blog logo

FastDirect Communications has a new blog!  We at FastDirect are big believers in prioritizing education, and we aim to support teachers, faculty, administrators, and families through our service. We are starting this blog to further that mission! 


Click here to check it out and don't forget to subscribe!

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DID YOU KNOW...
...For Administrators

When sending an FDmail message in Finance, you now have the option to Select All or Clear any check marks for the recipient family accounts to be included in the mailing.

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...For Teachers

FastDirect will be at the NCEA Conference this April 22-24 in Pittsburg, PA. Make sure to stop by our booth #823 and enter to win a free bicycle!



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...For Parents

April means tax season and FastDirect has a tax report for parents on their Home page.

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Video Tutorial of the Month

The video tutorial for Settings gives you an overview of how to customize FastDirect for your school. The options found in Settings range from allowing email forwarding to determining the school schedule codes for homeroom teachers. This is a valuable video tutorial and it is not to be missed!

Watch now - MP4 format or YouTube
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