COMING UP THIS MONTH... November typically involves completing the 1st quarter Report Cards 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 Report Cards Closing 1st quarter Report Cards 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 Report Card time, you may discover some changes that will need to be made to the format, layout or to the courses themselves. Report Card changes can take up to a week to process so make sure to plan accordingly.     ...Read more FOR TRIMESTER SCHOOLS... As the end of the trimester approaches, your teachers will need to go through the Report Card input process. After the import process, you can either print the Report Cards or permission them to be viewed by parents online. Opening up teacher input for 1st Trimester Report Cards will require: Changing input for 1st mid-trimester from 'Allow Input' to 'Input Complete' Changing input for 1st trimester Report Cards from 'Not Yet' to 'Allow Input' Having teachers go through the 1st trimester Report Card input process Closing the input process by changing 'allow input' to 'input complete' 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 Report Card time, you may discover some changes that will need to be made to the format, layout or to the courses themselves. Report Card changes can take up to a week to process so make sure to plan accordingly.     ...Read more DID YOU KNOW... ADMINISTRATORS: In the Cafeteria section of FastDirect, the 'Display Today's Orders' sheet may have a 'CASH ONLY' flag next to some students' orders.  This flag lets you know that the family has reached their maximum credit allowance.   ...Read more TEACHERS: If a teacher does not have any grade book grades, then those teachers will most likely be manually entering in a report card grade, as importing a grade from their grade book isn't an option. This process is quite simple in FastDirect and allows for more flexibility.   ...Read more PARENTS: When viewing a ReportCard online, you can click the words 'Comments' and 'Attendance' to see all of the comments and attendance from the beginning of the year up to the current date.   ...Read more HELPFUL FAQs FOR THE MONTH... + How can I add a note to a grade in my GradeBook? +  How do I edit my Attendance and Master Calendars for next school year? +  How can I move students from one homeroom to another?                                     Last Year's Helpful FAQs for the Month VIDEO TUTORIAL OF THE MONTH... Watch this video tutorial to find out how an admin can place lunch orders for staff.  Watch now in MP4 format or in YouTube!   www.fastdirectsis.com   |   helpdesk@fastdir.com   |   (866) 805-3116