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 will be turning on the Summer Transition steps later this month to help get your system wrapped up for the current year and ready for next year
. 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!

We will be turning on the Summer Transition steps later this month to help get your system wrapped up for the current year and ready for next year. 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.      ...Read more

WHAT'S NEW...
We have released the Phase 2b changes for Virtual Attendance.  In these changes, we have created a comprehensive attendance report which will include all notes entered into Monitor, virtual status, as well as Medical Attendance and the Yellow Phone Icon notes!   ...Read more
DID YOU KNOW...
ADMINISTRATORS: HelpDesk would love to help you get your attendance up-to-date with regards to virtual attendance. If there were students, homerooms, grade levels or the whole school that learned virtually this year that you would like reflected in the attendance records, contact HelpDesk to find out how we can help.   ...Read more

TEACHERS:
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

PARENTS:
If you have set up Scheduled Payments for your Tuition account, you'll want to make sure you have chosen an end date or a total number of payments. Otherwise your tuition payments will continue even after school has stopped for the summer!    ...Read more
HELPFUL FAQs FOR THE MONTH...
What values are used when importing Midterm/Semester 1, Semester 2, or Final grades?
How do I print out my attendance and/or comments from the whole school year?
What is the Honors report?               

 
Last Year's Helpful FAQs for the Month
VIDEO TUTORIAL OF THE MONTH...
Watch this video tutorial to find out more about the Lunch Statistics Report.  Watch now in MP4 format or in YouTube!

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