COMING UP THIS MONTH...
For most of our schools, the Summer Transition steps are completed and the new school year is underway. There is still one last important step to make sure your system is ready: Reviewing Report Cards!

Reviewing your report cards is a very important step and should be completed during these first few weeks of school.

This step involves looking over each grade level’s report cards to make sure all courses, sub-categories, grade scales and layouts look correct. When you complete this step early in the school year, you help support your teachers by making sure they have what they need and reduce last minute report card corrections at the end of the grading period. Please note that ReportCard changes can take up to a week to process.
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WHAT'S NEW...
Not all staff accounts in FastDirect Communications need to receive FDmail.  There are some circumstances when specific staff accounts aren't logged into very often (or at all) and should be removed from the recipient lists.   ...Read more
DID YOU KNOW...
ADMINISTRATORS: Comment codes for report cards are available as clickable, customized options for your teachers! If your school uses a set of comment codes for report cards, those comments can now be added to the system and teachers are able to select the comments they need for each student.   ...Read more

TEACHERS:
When entering in grades in your grade book, it is important to know how entering in letter/symbol grades vs. number grades can yield different results. ...Read more

PARENTS:
If your school is tracking attendance hours for day care or before/after school care in our Timer feature, then you will have access to an Extended Care Report in your Parent account.   ...Read more
HELPFUL FAQs FOR THE MONTH...
How are Progress Reports/Mid-term Reports handled in FastDirect??
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How can I create a staff directory?
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Where do I find Attendance Reports from past years? 
+  What are the Grading Calc Options in my grade book?  
 
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VIDEO TUTORIAL OF THE MONTH...
Watch this video tutorial to find out more about your GradeBook preferences!
Watch now in MP4 format or in YouTube!

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