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SMS 2.0 Student Management Suite


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Student Management Suite

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  1. Student identified as a TWIN flag

    It would be nice to have a new field in SMS 2.0 or even better in Qmlativ that would be used to mark the student as a TWIN. I am seeing more and more names that are very similar, if not the same and has the middle name as the different name. Sometimes I cannot tell if two students named Zavion/Zavior, Everkeigh/Everleigh, Ruth Shamar/Ruth Thamar, Da'Mario/Da;Marion, or Aalanah/Aalayah are the same student with a mispelled name or actually twins.

    2 votes

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  2. New field in Skybuild Import

    Illinois now requires the submission of community service hours. We use an outside vendor to gather this data and I would like to be able to Import it to Skyward using a csv file through Skybuild. A new field would need to be created in Skybuild Import in order to do so. Special Programs - Community Service hours

    2 votes

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  3. Special education forms should include names of all guardians

    Fields should be added or updated to include all guardian names on all form templates that are sent to guardians. Currently only the names of the primary and secondary guardians (from families 1 & 2) are included. Occasionally there are more than two guardians for a student.

    2 votes

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  4. In the Fee Management Student Receipt, delete Tax Paid and add Date before Code.

    To help clarify the fees to parents, the date of when the fee was added to their student's account should be visible on the student's receipt before the Bill Code. Since we do not charge student taxes, the Tax Paid column can be deleted.

    1 vote

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  5. Student total amounts on Summary Cost and Reimbursement Claim Form

    The Summary Cost and Reimbursement Claim Form under Administration=Reports should display grand total per student for curricular material fees

    1 vote

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  6. District to District Transfer

    Allow for parent/guardian email addresses to be imported as part of a district to district transfer.

    3 votes

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  7. Grades Tab/Family & Student Access - Consitent with Bolded / Not Bolded Grades

    It would just make things less confusing if the Grades Tab and Family/Student Access were consistent with posted/non-posted grades. Currently, in the grades tab, posted grades are not bold and non-posted grades are green and bold. In family & student access, posted grades are black and bold and non-posted grades are not bold.

    1 vote

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  8. Make the family registration not show complete unless the school approves it.

    Make the family registration not show complete unless the school approves it.
    We have parents upload proof of residency in the registration process and they will upload anything to by pass it. I would like it to not show completion until we have seen the POR and approved it.

    8 votes

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  9. Attachments to Emails in Student Management

    I would like to be able to add an attachment to the Student Management Email tab option. See photo attached.

    2 votes

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  10. AUTOMATED EMAILS FOR ATTENDANCE

    Hello~
    I would like to request to have an automated email trigger for attendance, so that we may notify parents when their student is tardy to school and/or absent.
    Currently there is a trigger for Attendance Letters, which I am using. However, I would like to be able to notify parents when their child is tardy to school and copy an administrator as well. I do realize parents can opt to receive notice for attendance, but not all do, and this is another way to reach those parents.

    7 votes

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  11. Fee Management added to Skylert

    We would like to see Fee Management added to the Skylert module in order to send out reminder notifications for families with outstanding enrollment fees much like the Food Service alerts work.

    7 votes

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  12. Emergency Information/Alert Information to be able to add the same alert for multiple students at one time .

    Please add an option to Emergency Information/Alert Information to be able to add the same alert for multiple students at one time. Would love to be able to use a processing list or a utility of some kind.
    I know that Sky build Import and custom forms importer is not an option.

    9 votes

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  13. Mass Export Report Cards with a Custom Filename Format

    In order to import or share student report cards into some of our other software, the vendors require the report card files to have the filename as either the student ID (Other ID) or student name (LastFirst), so it would be helpful to have these options when exporting from Skyward.

    3 votes

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  14. Email student schedules to parents

    I would like to be able to email a student schedules to guardians directly through Skyward, (without having to print, save and add as an attachment)

    7 votes

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  15. More functionality for displaying different student name

    When in GradeBook allow the user to select if they want both the Identity(Legal) name and the Name, AKA field to appear on the screen and be able to do the same on the reports. Would like the Name, AKA to be in () after the Identity Name.

    1 vote

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  16. Email Notification when family cancels absences request in family access

    I have notifications enabled to notify our secretary when a family member creates an absence request via Skyward Family Access. This is working great. However, if that family member goes in an cancels the previously entered request that has not been approved yet is there a way our secretary can get an email notifiation of that? Also, would be nice for the parent to get an email of that cancellation as well.

    6 votes

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  17. Teacher Widgets for Long Term Substitutes

    Teacher Widgets option for Long Term Substitutes working on campus. Currently Skyward setup the teacher box must be checked on the staff record. Requesting that the widgets be available if the substitute box is checked instead since this is how they have to be reported on all PEIMS submissions.

    1 vote

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  18. Critical Alert Pop Up

    Create the ability to turn off the critical alert pop up on student profile for specific users. For example, if admins want the alert turned off so they don't get the pop up every time they pull up a student with a critical alert. Without affecting it for all other users.

    7 votes

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  19. Ability to view customer fees by grade - Browse screen filter options

    We are looking for the ability to view outstanding student fees by grade. With the view Fee Activity, we lose the grade.
    With customer details, we have the grade, but then do not have a fee balance that shows. We need this to capture our 5th and 8th graders before they move to a new building for end of year activities.

    5 votes

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  20. Add the ability for custom district report cards to be emailed along with the option to be posted to portfolio.

    We still print and mail report cards home, it would save us a great deal of time and money if we had the ability to send the report cards to email, allow us to select Home email and family 1 or 2 Guardian email addresses. Give us the option to send Via email and/or post to portfolio.

    12 votes

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