MARCH 2015 - Time to Spring Forward!
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Coming Up This
Month...
In
March, the schools on quarter schedules will be wrapping up the 3rd
quarter and getting ready to start 4th quarter. Here are some
FastDirect functions that may need to be addressed:
- Closing
input for 3rd mid-quarter reports
- Opening
up teacher input for 3rd quarter report cards
- Closing
3rd quarter report cards when teachers have finished importing grades
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
Click here to watch the Registration video tutorial in
MP4 format or watch
it on Youtube!
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For Trimester Schools...
If your school is on trimesters, March may be too soon to be
preparing for mid-trimester reports.
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
Click here to watch the Registration video tutorial in
MP4 format or watch
it on Youtube!
Read
more...
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What's New...
We
have improved the process for updating a user's Screen name or Password
No more confusion or incomplete changes!
Read more...
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Administrators |
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To
help boost parent involvement, add our Login button:
or even just a link, to your school website and make logging in to
FastDirect even easier. Just let us know and we can send the code
directly to your webmaster.
Read more...
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Teachers |
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With permission from the Principal, teachers can edit
ReportCard grades for the whole year without needing to go through the
import process. This method is helpful because it won't create added
confusion for all teachers when only one teacher needs to make a change.
Read
more...
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Parents |
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As
many families are getting a head start on their taxes, we have improved
our parent tax reports in FastDirect. The parent tax report is now
displayed in a new window, making printing much cleaner and easier.
Read
more...
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| Video Tutorial of the Month |
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WildCards!
This video tutorial will explain how to set up a WildCard and the
tracking of unlimited information for staff, parents and students in
FastDirect.
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Watch now - MP4 format or YouTube
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