November 2023
As the end of the quarter 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 Quarter ReportCards will require:
- Changing input for 1st mid-quarter from ‘Allow Input’ to ‘Input Complete’ in ‘ReportCard Input Controls’
- Changing input for 1st quarter ReportCards from ‘Not Yet’ to ‘Allow Input’ in ‘ReportCard Input Controls’
- Having teachers go through the 1st quarter ReportCard 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. Here are the steps to allow viewing online:
- Go to ‘Grades’ then ‘Parent View Controls’
- In the ReportCard column, choose which grade levels will need their ReportCards viewable online and change those grade levels from ‘NO’ to ‘YES’.
- Click ‘Submit’
You will need to make sure that input has been set to ‘Input Complete’ in ‘ReportCard Input Controls’. Click here to read more about setting up a WildCard field for a virtual signature!
Review Your ReportCards! One very important step in creating report cards is to make sure everything has been set up correctly. This requires looking over a report card to double check:
- Course names
- Subcategories
- Grade scales/marking codes
- Formatting
- Printing
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’ in ‘ReportCard Input Controls’
- Changing input for 1st trimester ReportCards from ‘Not Yet’ to ‘Allow Input’ in ‘ReportCard Input Controls’
- Having teachers go through the 1st trimester ReportCard 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. Here are the steps to allow viewing online:
- Go to ‘Grades’ then ‘Parent View Controls’
- In the ReportCard column, choose which grade levels will need their ReportCards viewable online and change those grade levels from ‘NO’ to ‘YES’.
- Click ‘Submit’
You will need to make sure that input has been set to ‘Input Complete’ in ‘ReportCard Input Controls’. Click here to read more about setting up a WildCard field for a virtual signature!
Review Your ReportCards! One very important step in creating report cards is to make sure everything has been set up correctly. This requires looking over a report card to double check:
- Course names
- Subcategories
- Grade scales/marking codes
- Formatting
- Printing
In the Cafeteria section of FastDirect, the ‘Display Today’s Orders’ sheet may have a ‘CASH ONLY’ flag next to some students’ orders. This is how the system lets you know that the family has reached their maximum credit allowance.
Click here to read the FAQ that explains the ‘Cash Only’ flag.
Click here to watch the Cash Only video tutorial as an MP4! or watch it in Youtube!
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.
Here is an FAQ that explain some options and alternatives for manually entering in report card grades:
How do I enter T (Taught but not graded) or P (Pass) on the report card?
Even though the ReportCard from the current grading period only has the comments for that period, you are still able to view/print the comments from the whole year. The same is also true for attendance. Here are the steps to view your child’s comments for the whole year:
- Go to ‘Home’
- Click the ‘View’ button in the ReportCard column
- When the ReportCard appears, click on the word ‘Comments’
- That student’s comments for the whole year will appear on a separate screen which is printable
These steps can be followed for viewing Attendance as well.
- 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?
Helpful FAQs from November 2022:
- Can I have a specific group of students always appear in the Extended Care Log for Timer?
- How does the system calculate the average grade?
- How do I add a link to my bulletin board?
- How do I set up the Unexcused feature for attendance?
Helpful FAQs from November 2021:
Watch this video tutorial to find out how admin can order lunches for staff:
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