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: While not ideal, occasionally there comes a time when a homeroom teacher leaves mid-year and a new homeroom needs to be created. Most of the steps can be handled by an administrator but contacting HelpDesk first will help make the transition a smooth one.   ...Read more TEACHERS: If you are responsible for more than one homeroom/staff account, you can take attendance for your other homeroom accounts from one primary account. The primary/secondary feature can help save you time and confusion if you have multiple accounts.   ...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 handle Tuition finance deposits and charges for alternate parent accounts? +  How do I view a pdf in my FastDirect App? +  Why don't the comments appear on the report card from the last completed grading period?                                     Last Year's Helpful FAQs for the Month VIDEO TUTORIAL OF THE MONTH... Watch this video tutorial to find out how to change a grade scale in Show Who Teaches What.  Watch now in MP4 format or in YouTube!   www.fastdirectsis.com   |   helpdesk@fastdir.com   |   (866) 805-3116