November 2015 - A season of holidays!
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Coming
Up This Month...
November
typically involves completing the 1st quarter ReportCards and gearing
up for mid-quarter reports for 2nd quarter. Here are some FastDirect
functions that may need to be addressed:
- Closing
input for 1st mid-quarter reports
- Opening
up teacher input for 1st quarter ReportCards
- Closing
1st quarter ReportCards when teachers have finished importing grades
If
your school is
printing report cards, keep in mind that you can allow your parents to
view them online. This option will save your school time, money and the
environment. If a parent signature is needed to verify that they have
seen the report cards, then you can create a WildCard field where
parents can enter in their initials and the date electronically,
letting you know they have viewed the report card.
During
ReportCard time, you may discover
some changes that will need to be made to the format, layout or to the
courses themselves. ReportCard changes can take up to a week to
process so make sure to plan accordingly.
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For Trimester Schools...
As
the end of the trimester approaches, your teachers will need to go
through the ReportCard input process. This means an administrator will
allow input, the teachers will enter grades into the ReportCards and
then the administrator will close input. From there, you can either
print the ReportCards or permission them to be viewed by parents
online. Opening up teacher input for 1st Trimester ReportCards
will require:
- Changing input for 1st mid-trimester from
'Allow Input' to 'Input Complete'
- Changing input for 1st trimester
ReportCards from 'Not Yet' to 'Allow Input'
- Having teachers go through the 1st
trimester ReportCard input process
- Closing the input process by changing
'Allow Input' to 'Input Complete'
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more...
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What's New...
The parent BuzzBook (directory) has some new
information which we know you'll love. In addition to adding the
email address for Parent#2, we have also added cell phone numbers for
all parents.
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| ...For
Administrators |
You
do not need to wait until January 1st to have a Tuition and
Registration account set up for the coming school year. If your school
needs to start tracking registration now, HelpDesk can set up a
2016-2017 Tuition and/or Registration account for you at any time.
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more...
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| ...For
Teachers |
For
some teachers, having access to any student’s report card or grade book
is essential for their job. With a principal's request, HelpDesk can
allow specific staff accounts access to all grade books and report
cards for all students.
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more...
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| ...For
Parents |
| Mark
it with a star! Now you can mark specific received FDmail messages as
important! These messages will remain in their folders but allow you to
view all important messages at one time.
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more...
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| Video
Tutorial of the Month |
While
it's not a video tutorial, it's still a video and we're quite smitten
with it! Check out our new (and adorable) promotional video and make
sure to send it to a friend who could use FastDirect at their school!
Watch now!
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