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MAY 2013  - Summer Transition Steps!
Coming Up This Month...

In May, most of our schools will be wrapping up their final grading period. 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...
A new look for GradeBook!  We've spent many, many months redesigning the layout of GradeBook and improving some of the functionality.  After several months of beta testing, we would love for any and all teachers to give it a go!
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DID YOU KNOW...
...For Administrators

As the parents are sending in money for the next school year's tuition, let HelpDesk get your 2013-2014 Tuition account created. Don't wait until August to start making deposits and charges on next year's accounts!

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...For Teachers

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.

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...For Parents
Having a parent account in FastDirect is essential
Student Login Iconfor staying
connected
and informed of your
child's education. Allowing students access to their own student account can be equally helpful.

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Video Tutorial of the Month
The New Look of GradeBook! Find out what has changed in GradeBook and how you can try it out for yourself. 

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