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...

For schools that are using the eCommerce component FDpay, there is a new report to help you view all of the scheduled payments set up by parents. This report will help you see which families have schedule payments and the specific details of those scheduled payments.      ...Read more

DID YOU KNOW...
ADMINISTRATORS: For students that have transferred out of the current school year, administrators are able to access their attendance reports, as well as grade book and report card grades without having to move them back into their homeroom.   ...Read more

TEACHERS:
The students' names in your GradeBook rosters are clickable links. Click on a student's name to see an isolated report of that specific student's grades for that course.   ...Read more

PARENTS:
When viewing your finance account balances in FastDirect, each balance is a clickable link. When you click on a specific balance, you will see a list of all the transactions (deposits & charges) made to that account.    ...Read more
HELPFUL FAQs FOR THE MONTH...
How is the final grade calculated on the report card?
How do I add a student to the system who is applying for the next school year?
For WISEdata, what do I do at the END of a school year?               

 
Last Year's Helpful FAQs for the Month
VIDEO TUTORIAL OF THE MONTH...
Watch this video tutorial to find out hot to edit a finance transaction.  Watch now in MP4 format or in YouTube!
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