School Setup
Contents
The following data elements are required for school setup. The first two pages of navigation are removed for brevity:
Start Page > School Setup.
- On the Start Page, click the School link. The school list appears.
- Choose a school from the pop-up menu. The school start page appears.
- Click School. The School Setup page appears.
Note: For more information on code values see the Appendix.
Data Element | Additional Information | [Table]FieldName | Length | Used in these Reports | ||
Defining Schedule Periods | ||||||
AM and PM periods | For attendance to be taken on a daily basis (typically in an elementary school), create the period abbreviations to be used e.g. ‘AM’ and ‘PM’ for attendance taken twice a day. These periods MUST be reserved for AM/PM attendance (aka “daily”) recording, both for a particular school and at the District level | [Periods]Abbreviation |
| SK Student Attendance Report | ||
Creating/Editing Course SectionsSections > [select course] > [select section] > Edit Section | ||||||
Course Number | Enter the course number for the section. | [Sections]Course_Number |
| SK Current Classes SK Student Class Registrations Student Class Mark | ||
Term | Choose the term for the section from the pop-up menu. | [Sections]TermID |
| Required Setup | ||
Schedule | Select the meeting schedule for the section. Sections that are recording period (in lieu of daily or AM/PM) attendance should not utilize the periods reserved for AM/PM (aka daily) attendance. | [Sections]Expression [Section_Meeting]SectionID = [Sections]ID |
| Required Setup SK Student Attendance Report | ||
Teacher (Lead) | Choose the teacher for the section from the pop-up menu. | [Users]First_Name and [Users]Last_Name where [SectionTeacher]TeacherID = [SchoolStaff]ID AND [Roledef]ID=[SectionTeacher]roleID AND [Roledef]islocked = 1 |
| SK Current Classes Student Class Mark | ||
Section Number | Enter the section number. | [Sections]Section_Number |
| SK Current Classes SK Student Class Registrations Student Class Mark | ||
Exclude from Attendance? (used in counting towards ADA Calculations) | Set this value if attendance taken in this section should NOT be included in the SK Student Attendance Report | [Sections]Exclude_FromADA |
| SK Student Attendance Report | ||
How the final mark is to be derived for this class? | Choose final mark source. | [S_SK_SEC_X]MarkSource Database Values: Blank = 100% School Mark Blended = Blended school and departmental marks (60% / 40%) | 7 | SK Student Class Registrations | ||
Mode of Instruction | Choose mode of instruction. | [S_SK_SEC_X]ModeOfInstruction Database Values: Blank = Classroom Instruction Distance = Distance Learning | 8 | SK Current Classes | ||
Departmental Exam Registration Type | Choose departmental exam registration type. | [S_SK_SEC_X]ExamRegistrationType Database Values: Blank = Does Not Apply Class = With Class Supplemental = Supplemental Exam Adult = Adult Challenge | 12 | SK Student Class Registrations | ||
The end date of the departmental exam period | Enter the end date of the departmental exam period. | [S_SK_SEC_X]ExamRegistrationEndDate |
| Student External Course | ||
Departmental Exam Writing Center | Choose the departmental exam writing center. | [S_SK_SEC_X]ExamWritingCenter |
| Student External Course | ||
Subject Code | For valid values, see the Appendix. | [S_SK_SEC_X]SubjectCode |
| SK Electronic Educator Profile (EEP) Report | ||
Previously Used Class ID | Optionally enter the pre-existing ID for this class. This value would have been used when the class was created using the SDS web site. | [S_SK_SEC_X]ClassID |
| SK Current Classes SK Student Class Registrations Student Class Mark | ||
Course Type | Optionally set this to ‘H’ – Homeroom to indicate this is the default homeroom class for enrolled students. Note this will override other courses taken by the students that are marked as ‘Homeroom’ at the course level. | [S_SK_SEC_X]CourseType | 1 | SK Student Enrollments | ||
Setting Up Final GradesFinal grades are required for the SK Import Student Marks (formerly Import Blended and Transfer Marks). The following outlines requirements for this feature only. | ||||||
Name | Enter the name of the store code. | [Termbins]Name |
| Required for Import | ||
Starting Date | Enter the first day of a year term | [Termbins]Date1 |
| Required for Import | ||
Ending Date | Enter the last day of the term. | [Termbins]Date2 |
| Required for Import | ||
Defining Years & Terms | ||||||
Name | Enter the name of the term. | [Terms]Name |
| Required Setup | ||
Abbreviation | Enter an abbreviation for the term. | [Terms]Abbreviation |
| Required Setup | ||
First Day of Term | Enter the first day of the term. | [Terms]FirstDay |
| SK Current Classes SK Student Class Registrations Student Class Mark | ||