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SMS 2.0 Student Management Suite


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Student Management Suite

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  1. I would like to automate when a work flow code is changed in NSOE to email the next person in the approval process

    We have a code ODT (out of district transfers) in the workflow process that the clerk will use when the NSOE application is ready for principal approval. I think it would be extremely helpful to have automated emails in the workflow process. When a particular code is used/changed an automated email would email the staff member next in the process that the application is awaiting their approval.

    1 vote

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  2. Student Cell Phone in Online Registration

    When the student's third phone field is shown under Student Information in Online Registration, the family just sees a drop-down that has a default value of blank, an empty field and then Ext with a field next to it. The drop-down is shaded the same color as fields that are read-only. Can there be an option to set the default value of the drop-down or at least have a description that is next to that drop-down so families don't just glance at these blank fields and think there is nothing to enter there?

    15 votes

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  3. Disable teacher gradebook viewing abilities for Semester 2

    While building Semester 2 schedules, it would be very beneficial to deactivate teacher viewing abilities in gradebooks for Semester 2 only. Building schedules is a process in which the Counselor assigns courses, then proceeds to shuffle the courses according to requirements that need to be met for each individual student. When teachers can view the schedules as the Counselor is beginning the process, we are bombarded with unnecessary emails and drop-ins. The capability to activate viewing abilities once the schedules are fairly settled, when teachers most definitely can offer input regarding students that may have been overlooked, would be far…

    3 votes

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  4. SkyScan

    PLEASE include a way to name a file from the SkyScan window when scanning.

    1 vote

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  5. Payor Balance Notices - mailing address vs. physical address

    Please add programming logic to the system that will use the payor's mailing address if it exists in the system. Right now we are getting several of these letters returned because the system is using the physical address and not the mailing address.

    1 vote

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  6. Medicaid Consent default to blank instead of NO

    Update the Medicaid Consent on Student Profile > Special Ed > Other SE tab to default to blank. There is no way to run a report to see which parents we need to contact and which parents said no.

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    2 votes

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  7. Spell Check

    Is it possible to add a spelling and grammar check to the special education forms so when staff is typing information on the forms, spell check and grammar check is happening?

    4 votes

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  8. Clone Section 504 Data (excluding Dates) in Special Programs - Section 504

    When entering the Section 504 Data in Special Programs for each individual student, it would be nice to have a Clone Tab so it would clone all the information as far disabilities and Student Accommodations. Most of this information stays the same each year; but dates would need to change.

    3 votes

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  9. outstanding fee notification

    Parents are asking to have a notification flag posted to the family access page that states if they have outstanding fees to pay and if so how much.

    24 votes

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  10. Give check box option for preferred name in reports

    My teachers have the option to display the preferred name (other name from the general tab) in their grade books. When they print reports the student's legal name shows. They would like a check box in the report templates to show preferred name for students. With more and more students preferring a different name that legal and state reporting we want to use the other name field and not change the student key.

    5 votes

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  11. Ability to Mass Delete templates by date for Report Cards/Progress Reports

    I have so many Report Card/Progress Report Templates that must be deleted and i have to delete each one. I have one for the report card, one for the upload to the portfolio for RC, one for Progress Reports and one to mass upload to the portfolio. That is possibly 4-6 per year for all 40+ campuses.

    3 votes

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  12. Add the ability for Portfolio Import utility to link with the Student State ID, to allow import of PSAT/SAT, IAR results

    Add the ability for Portfolio import utility to link the Illinois state ID, to allow import of IAR and other state and college Board test results.

    5 votes

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  13. Regular Ed Teachers (EA+) are unable to see the SE Exit Date & Reason

    We have students that have exited from special education and their student profile is still showing the student services tab and it is confusing to the regular education teachers, because it doesn’t say the student is exited. The student indicator no longer shows, but the student service tab is still there. Would it be possible to show the SE Exit Date & Reason on the EA+ Student Services view?

    3 votes

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  14. Add Provider field to Entry by Student Browse, Student Intervention View

    Staff that are designated the Provider for the Students Intervention need to be able to easily locate their students to update their intervention records. Currently they would need to run a report to identify their students and locate them in the Browse. If a new column could be added for Provider, they would easily be able to filter the students they are responsible for.

    2 votes

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  15. october 1 count

    For the Oct 1 Child Count, if a student is NOT being counted due to different placements and another school is claiming them, it would be nice to have an "Exclude" button in entry/withdrawal similar to the "Exclude from 3rd Friday Count" button.

    3 votes

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  16. Earned Industry Certification

    "Earned Industry Certifications" was added to the "Vocational Ed" tab on the student profile, but this field isn't available in Data Mining. So we can't pull a list of student's who have it. Can we get this added to Data Mining?

    4 votes

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  17. State Reporting Extract Should Report SE Exit with Program Code

    All Student Special Ed information including Program and Disability should report in the collection following the student's SE Exit.

    This is required by the State Of Michigan.

    Currently this information must be manually added to the Maintain area or directly in MSDS.

    Please expedite this change.

    2 votes

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  18. Please consider adding the ability to filter and add stage information in the Verification Area for Online Registration. WS\FA\FM\OR\VS

    Please consider adding the ability to filter and add stage information in the Verification Area for Online Registration. WS\FA\FM\OR\VS Currently, we have three different spreadsheets to track not having proof of residency, needing specific proof of residency or under review due to alternate proof of residency. The ability to track all information in Skyward would be helpful.

    7 votes

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  19. Allow fields created in one custom report to be pulled into another custom report.

    I understand user created fields in custom reports are unique to the individual form but having the ability to pull those fields into other reports would be a timesaver. Here is an example from our district.

    Parents list their previous school and contact information on one of our enrollment custom forms. I would like to pull those fields into another custom report - student record request, so creating a request for records could be an automated process.

    2 votes

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  20. email

    Counselors would like to be able to include the students administrator and counselor when they send out emails from the student profile schedule screen. Currently, only the teachers show up. Need to have a counselor and school admin field added to this email name selection view screen?

    4 votes

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