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SMS 2.0 Student Management Suite


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Student Management Suite

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  1. Add Teacher License number as a field to data mine under schedule

    We have to create student schedule reports to export into other software and there isn't a TLN field to select in the CY or NY Schedule options. Mapping students with teacher names is difficult.

    8 votes

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  2. HOME LANGUAGE SURVEY in Custom Forms

    The Native Language and Home Language fields that are used for the EL Export to the state are not available in custom forms. We would like both fields available so we can create the HLS in custom forms, making it match the state so we are in compliance, and use it in the NSOE. We cannot do this at this time because the only field that is available is the Language field, which is a local field.

    7 votes

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  3. Stop auto entering 9th grade entry dates

    When a new student enrolls in grade 9-12, Skyward is automatically entering the enrollment date as the 9th grade entry date. We have to look at the previous school's records to determine when the student entered 9th grade for the first time and manually change it in Skyward anyway because all students in grades 10-12, and some in grade 9 who are repeating, have a different 9th grade entry date than the enrollment date. The auto population causes issues because if the data entry person forgets to make the change, there is no way to know that a bad date…

    8 votes

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  4. Add an enrollment limbo option for students who are approved in online registration without adding a state reportable enrollment date

    When new students are approved through the online application/registration process, Skyward is adding the approval date to the entry/withdraw tab as the official enrollment date. This is problematic because these dates are not accurate since there is a day or so lapse in time while the school builds a schedule, finalizes assessments and placements for special services, etc. Therefore, it would be helpful if new students could be added in a "pending status" where schools can see the student and build schedules without causing the need for the registrar to keep tabs and change the enrollment dates once the school…

    7 votes

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  5. grade mark legend-translated

    We would love to translate the detailed description for the grade mark legend on report cards. Currently we have to use the description to print on report cards because the detailed description can not be translated.

    7 votes

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  6. Student Current Scheduling Matrix View

    We like using the Matrix view, but would like to be able to "hide" past terms, or have a filter option, so we can view Term 02 and Term 03 without seeing Term 01 for example.

    7 votes

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  7. Option to Run Scheduled Tasks Only on School Days

    Our attendance office runs various reports and tasks but only on school days. Please consider an option of being able to run scheduled tasks only on days that are scheduled days of school. When these tasks run on weekdays that do not have school they create unnecessary reports and in the case of automatically marking students absent like we do in Positive Attendance she needs to remove those absences so parents don't get phone calls for absences on days we don't have school. Thanks for your consideration of this request.

    13 votes

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  8. injury report comments do not print all comments

    The accident injury report does not print all comments/notes. A user can add free form comments on the Body Injuries table for EACH body part added. When you select to print free form comments on the Accident/Injury report it only prints the Health Notes from the main body of the Injury entry.
    Either add another printing option to include the Body Part comments OR connect all comment/notes with the current Print Free Form comments in additional printing ranges. This will assure a user can print a complete injury report with all notes/free form comment areas.

    would also need a data…

    45 votes

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  9. Report to identify students with no gradebook comments

    In EA+, teachers can go to the Posting Stauts in the gradebook and see a count and list of students who have no gradebook comment assigned to them for each class. We would like the ability to generate a report (or export or include in Teacher Tracker) that shows that information for all students or staff so we can quicky identify which students or teachers have not yet completed comments. At this time, the only way to find this is to log in as individual teachers to get to that screen, or to run report cards and scan individual student…

    6 votes

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  10. Option to print attachments for discipline or attendance report for an individual student

    The option to print discipline/attendance attachments within a individual student report.

    10 votes

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  11. Texas AAR date fields required--option for mass update

    In Texas, we are required to include the following date information on our transcripts and through TREX. Speech Requirement met, CPR training, and Peace Officer Interaction training. Only the Speech Requirement date has a mass update capability. BEST Solution: Since all of these for most districts are taught during a particular course, it would be helpful if we could tie the requirement to the course so that when the student completes it the date is auto-populated. 2nd Best Solution: Be able to use range of the courses to mass update the dates for the specific item. We also need the…

    10 votes

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  12. Add Special Programs for export

    We now have new Special Programs (Grad Pathways ILEARN ISTEP Retest) as well as other programs Title I Shrtnd Day Not Tested that are not available in Data Mining. We need them to be. SkyBuild Export only has eight of the Special Programs available for export. It would help if they also would appear in Skybuild.

    8 votes

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  13. Add option to record more than one grade level within Staff Entity Maintenance

    We have several staff members (Art, PE, Music, etc.) who teach courses at multiple grade levels, however, the staff entity maintenance screen allows only one grade level to be selected. Ideally, this would allow for entry of more than one grade level in this screen as well as the option to select a default grade level.

    8 votes

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  14. Contact person who knows both student side and finance side

    We utilize the general ledger update on fee management. Having a contact person who knows both student side and finance side would be helpful when problems arise.

    6 votes

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  15. Processing List in Fees Reports

    Add the ability to run ALL fee management reports by processing list.

    6 votes

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  16. Health Records Vision and Hearing addition

    This is our second year using your program. I noticed that when I use entry by home room for hearing and vision that what is required is not documented. I will begin by noting for you what needs documented then show you the nurse's proposal for modification of the entry by homeroom document.

    All grades K-12 are required to have near and far vision screening and this documented.  K+ or First grade are required to have Plus lens screening/Color vision screening and sterio depth perception screening completed and documented. 
    

    Attached is our proposal for entry by homeroom for vision screening.

    44 votes

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  17. Have the new ethnicity/race form show parents their current information and allow them to change it. Instead of having them re-enter info.

    Have the new ethnicity/race form show parents their current information and allow them to change it. Instead of having them re-enter information.

    7 votes

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  18. Need the Report Date to Appear On Membership RPT

    Our Pupil Accounting department needs the report creation date to appear in the Attendance Membership Report header. This is an important piece of information that helps them when auditing.

    49 votes

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  19. Vehicle info input during online registration

    We ask for vehicle info for parking permits during online registration. All info has to go in to a custom form field and imported to the vehicle area. Making this available directly to registration as an update option would streamline the process. Parents would be able to enter the make/model color and plate number for us updateing that area and security would have access to it immediately not waiting for an import.

    7 votes

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  20. Career Plan Clusters

    It would be very helpful to add an area in Career Plans for a drop-down to choose the endorsement cluster the student is on, and be able to run reports against it for CTE

    7 votes

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