JANUARY 2014 - Happy New Year!
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Coming Up This Month...
For
the schools who are approaching 2nd quarter reports, here are some
FastDirect functions that may need to be addressed:
- Closing input for 2nd
mid-quarter reports
- Opening up teacher
input for 2nd quarter report cards
- Closing teacher input
for 2nd quarter report cards when teachers have finished importing
grades
The winter season can
sometimes mean changes in school schedules and closings because of
weather. If your school closes due to inclement weather, you will need
to change the Master School Calendar to reflect that those days are
non-attendance days. To notify your staff and parents of any closings,
late starts or early dismissals, use the FDbroadcast feature. These
broadcast can go directly from the school to the parents’ cell phones
and email accounts, keeping everyone informed instantly!
Click 'Read more' to find out more about:
- Changing school days
- FDbroadcast
- Updates to your Login
page
- Setting up
Registration for 2014-2015
Read more...
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For Trimester Schools...
If
your school is approaching the mid-trimester report for the 2nd
trimester, then there are functions in FastDirect might need to be
addressed. Opening up teacher input for 2nd Mid-Trimester Report
will require:
- Changing
input for 1st trimester report cards from 'Allow Input' to 'Input
Complete' in 'ReportCard Input Controls'
- Confirming
the mid-trimester dates for 2nd trimester 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'
Read more...
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What's New...
Frustrated
with making transaction mistakes
in Finance and not being able to edit or remove them? Now all
present-day finance transactions can be edited and/or deleted by the
original author. Furthermore, some previous-day transaction details can
be edited as well.
Read more...
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...For
Administrators |
Sending
messages through Email Forwarding is often times the most preferred
method for parents and a guaranteed way to keep them connected and
informed. Email Forwarding allows users to get messages as instant
emails and does not require the user to log in to FastDirect.
Read more...
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...For
Teachers |
The
students' names in your GradeBook rosters are clickable links. Click on
a student's name to see an isolated report of that specific student's
grades for that course.
Read more...
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...For
Parents |
Keeping
your contact information up-to-date is extremely helpful for the
school, especially in the case of an emergency. To view and edit your
information, simply click ‘Display Parent Data’ at the top of your Home
page.
Read more...
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Video Tutorial of the Month |
The
video tutorial for Finance Basics was mentioned in December 2012, so
here is the follow-up for Finance - Advanced.
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Watch now...
(Note:
We are trying to convert all of our Video Tutorials to an MP4 format.
This will allow users who can't access YouTube to still be able to
watch and learn!)
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