MAY 2015 - Transitioning to Summer!
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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...
3rd Trimester Report
Card import will require:
- Change input for 3rd
trimester Report Cards from 'Not Yet' to 'Allow Input'
- Teachers import
trimester report card grades
- Close the input process
from 'Allow Input' to 'Input Complete'
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What's New...
As
schools start to enter in new applicants for the 2015-2016 school year,
those new parents will need an activation letter to get activated in
FastDirect. We have an activation letter that we can customize
for your school and we can also provide a mail merge file which
includes and activation letter for each new parent as a batch print.
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...For
Administrators |
Are
you a new administrator at the school or do you feel that you could
benefit from some additional training? If you are interested in
receiving new or additional training, let HelpDesk know and we will
schedule a time for a phone training session.
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...For
Teachers |
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
Along with the ability to batch print your Report Cards, you also have
the ability to batch print your students’ report card comments for the
whole year. This is also true for their attendance calendars!
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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 to 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 |
This
video tutorial explains the different GradeBook reports used for parent
viewing and mid-term reports.
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Watch now - MP4 format or YouTube
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