May 2018 - Flowers, flowers everywhere!
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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!
In mid-May we will be turning 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'
Summer Transition!
Time to get ready for the end of the school year!
In mid-May we will be turning 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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What's New...
Towards
the end of the year, many of our schools need a way to view a student's
overall GPA. We have created a report that calculates a
cumulative GPA based on report card grades and grade book grades,
especially for when the school year isn't over yet.
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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. When
moving into a new school year, these empty courses can cause confusion,
especially if a teacher has switched grade levels or curriculum. May is
a great time to remove these courses!
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| ...For Teachers |
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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 |
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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 |
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Watch this video tutorial to learn how to set up Primary and Secondary accounts.
Watch now in
MP4 format or in YouTube!
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