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JUNE 2014  -  Getting Ready for Summer!

Coming Up This Month...
In June, most of our schools have finished the school year and are winding down for the summer. For those schools that are still in session, here are some items that may need to be addressed:

  • Closing input for 4th mid-quarter reports
  • Opening up teacher input for 4th quarter report cards
  • Closing 4th quarter report cards when teachers have finished importing grades
Some schools also have a ‘Semester 2’ and/or a ‘Final’ column on their report cards.  If this has been set-up at your school, then you will need to open up input for those grading periods as well.

Summer Transition - Time to get ready for the end of the school year!  We have turned on the steps for the Summer Transition process, which appear at the top of your Home screen.  These steps are mandatory and need to be completed by the end of the summer.  Without completing these steps, your system will not be functional for the next school year.  HelpDesk is available to help guide you through these steps - just contact HelpDesk to set up a time when you are ready to get started.
 
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For Trimester Schools...
Opening up teacher input for 3rd Trimester Report will require:

  • Confirming the 3rd trimester dates in 'Grades' then 'Report Card Input Controls'
  • Changing input for the 3rd trimester from 'Not Yet' to 'Allow Input'
  • Having teachers go through the trimester report card input process
  • Closing the input process by changing 'Allow Input' to 'Input Complete'
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What's New...
If your school uses a different calendar than the one provided in FastDirect, we can embed any public web calendar into the FastDirect system.  This can be especially helpful for school's sports team calendars or community calendars.

 

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DID YOU KNOW...
...For Administrators

The Links page is an excellent place to provide additional information and references to the whole school community but it does need to be maintained by the school.  Summer is a great time to go through and clean up, remove or repair any broken links, as well as add new links for the coming school year.


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...For Teachers

Integrating technology in school is an important part of professional development today. Click here to read more about integrating technology into the classroom on our FastDirect blog!
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...For Parents

Summer is a welcomed change for most students but can sometimes be a time to forget things they have learned over the school year.  Ask your teachers to add links the Links page for summer reading lists, math worksheets or educational activities to keep your children engaged and learning over the summer!

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Video Tutorial of the Month

With the end of the school year often comes changes in teachers and staff.  This video tutorial will help you keep your staff accounts in order.

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