February 2016 - On the road to Spring!
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Coming Up This Month...
For the schools
who are approaching 3rd mid-quarter reports, here are some FastDirect
functions that may need to be addressed:
- Closing
teacher input for 2nd quarter ReportCards
- Opening
up teacher input for 3rd mid-quarter ReportCards
- Closing
teacher input for 3rd mid-quarter ReportCards
Registration
is here and we would like to help make it easier. There are
several features in FastDirect that make this possible. Here are some
of those features:
- Registration
report
- Online
registration and re-registration
- Registration
finance account
- File
upload/file attachment for forms
- Links
to post forms for parents
- WildCard
fields to track registration forms
- Applicants
group for new students
Also,
check out the Registration Video in the Video Tutorial of the Month
section! Please contact HelpDesk for help getting started on any
of these features or click the ‘Read More’ link at the bottom to find
out more information.
Read
more...
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For Trimester Schools...
If
your school is approaching the 2nd trimester ReportCard, then these
functions in FastDirect might need to be addressed:
- Changing
input for 2nd mid-trimester reports from 'Allow Input' to 'Input
Complete'
- Changing
input for 2nd trimester ReportCards from 'Not Yet' to 'Allow Input'
- Having
teachers go through the 2nd trimester ReportCard input process
- Closing
the input process by changing 'Allow Input' to 'Input Complete'
Read
more...
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What's New...
In the registration feature, we can allow for
existing families to register new children without allowing new
families to register online. This way, new applicants will need
to contact the school directly and existing families can continue to
register online quickly and easily.
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Administrators |
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The
ability to send out an FDbroadcast is initially assigned to the
principal. However, we recommend that one or two more staff be
given this permission so as to not hinder the sending of an emergency
message.
Read
more...
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| ...For
Teachers |
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When
going through the ReportCard grade input process, it can be helpful to
see what grades the students received in previous grading periods.
Therefore, FastDirect has made the names of the students clickable so
that you can see that specific child’s ReportCard.
Read
more...
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| ...For
Parents |
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When
viewing a ReportCard online, you can click the words ‘Comments’ and
‘Attendance’ to see all of the comments and attendance from the
beginning of the year up to the current date.
Read
more...
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| Video
Tutorial of the Month |
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This
video tutorial will walk you through the different features of tracking
registration in FastDirect.
Watch
now in
MP4 format or in YouTube!
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