JUNE 2015 - Summer at Last!
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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...
Lots
of new changes for our parents and admin! We've released a
mobile-friendly interface for all of our parent accounts. We've
also released a new look for the Parent Information form which includes
the ability for schools to display Student WildCard information for the
parents to view or edit.
Read more...
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Administrators |
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At
the end of the year, there are often empty or unused courses (in pink)
at the bottom of each teacher’s list in Show Who Teaches What. These
empty courses can cause confusion, especially if a teacher has switched
grade levels or curriculum. Contact HelpDesk to have these removed.
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Teachers |
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The Links section is an excellent way to provide
websites, documents, and images as references for your students and
their parents. It is also a great way to add
links for summer reading lists, math worksheets or educational
activities to keep your students engaged and learning over the summer!
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Parents |
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Staying
in touch with the school community over the summer is a benefit to some
parents and a necessity to others. Using FastDirect's messaging
features will make communicating that much easier.
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more...
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| Video Tutorial of the Month |
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Summer
Transition Steps don't need to be daunting! Watch this video tutorial
to learn more about the Summer Transition process.
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Watch now - MP4 format or YouTube
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