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SMS 2.0 Student Management Suite


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Student Management Suite

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  1. Returning Student Registration via Mobile App

    Can you add the functionality of Returning Student Registration via the Mobile App? I have a lot of parents who have requested this.

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  2. Add the ability to send parent notifications for attendance entered for prior dates as well as today

    With remote learning attendance, corrections can be made up to a week later. We need the ability for Family Access notifications to include not just attendance entered today for today, but attendance entered today for a prior date.

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    0 comments  ·  Attendance  ·  Admin →
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  3. Add a way for teachers to adjust the default for attendance

    Currently, the gradebook attendance defaults to being present. Virtual teachers now have to mark students virtual each day to be counted present. It would be nice if teachers could change the default so they would all show virtual instead of present or have a way to mark all students at once so you don't have to click on each student individually. Thanks!!

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    1 comment  ·  Gradebook  ·  Admin →
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  4. Need to able to view and update Student Wellness screening in EA+

    We need an EA+ (mobile and web) view of screener results that updates/refreshes live - a list of kids in 1st period and their screener results. We need to be able to stop students immediately as they walk in the classroom door if the screener result is fail or blank. This preventative measure can't be done at the building level - it will be done at the classroom level by their first teacher of the day. We are picturing something similar to the Post Daily Attendance screen but with a date, list of kids, and results.

    14 votes

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  5. Translation software

    Google Translate used to work with Skyward. Since it no does, it would be great if Skyward built that feature into FA.

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  6. Data Mining - Available Fields Report & Field Comparison List with Skybuild

    Please create an available fields report for data mining like there is in Skybuild. Additionally, a comparison list between the two to assist users when gathering data.

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  7. All Fields in Data Mining Should Also Be Available As Insertable Fields For Automated Emails and Messages

    It seems odd that only specific fields are available to be inserted into Automated Emails and none are available in the Messaging Center. It would be extremely helpful to have the ability to create an Automated Email using all the fields available via data mining.

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  8. Other name fields needs a greater reach

    The other name field needs a greater reach. We have students who go by different names and the other name field only applies to the class roster report and the gradebook. Would love to see the other name field utilized in student/family access. food service POS. Fee management customer fields. etc

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  9. Custom Forms - Skyward Fields

    Working on an Emergency Card/Form for our buildings to send home. We need "Custodial" and "Pick Up Rights" added to the Skyward fields so we can pull what we have on file and send home to parents.

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  10. Automated Email for Staff Changes

    We would like to have an automated e-mail generated when a staff member becomes inactive in an entity. An e-mail could then be generated to the Skyward admin who handles the User Accounts, prompting a change in their Active Secured User status to NO.

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  11. Processing Lists filters

    When creating a Processing List, be able to select "Active Students" of a particular Entity in the filter. After clicking on Add/Delete, it pulls a list of students that have ever been enrolled in the entity even if they have moved or graduated.

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  12. Delete a Parent from Family and Emergency Tabs at the Same Time

    Currently, when deleting a parent from a Family when a parent passes away, Skyward does not delete that parent from the Emergency Contact tab. It's very troubling to me when I forget to remove a parent from the emergency tab who has passed away even though I did remove them from the Family tab.

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    0 comments  ·  Family  ·  Admin →
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  13. Proc List Individual selections

    There are times when a proc list needs to be created manually. When you go to the add names area - please make it so you can filter. Active/Inactive at the very least would cut down on the number of entries needed to search through, adding grades filters would help as well.

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  14. Under student profile, enhance the ranges options with a student indicator and choose the indicator (view all ELL students) etc.

    Under student profile, enhance the ranges options with a student indicator and choose the indicator (view all ELL students) etc.

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  15. Add a button within Field Selection that would allow a newly added field to be moved to the top.

    This is a qualify of life request but I would love to have a button added to the Field Select screen which would give the option to move a newly added field all the way to the top. Many times when I'm working with a complex data mining field, I find myself clicking the UP button over and over and over and over to move the field where I need it. Having a TOP button would save many clicks/time.

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    0 comments  ·  Data Mining  ·  Admin →
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  16. Open and close time period conferences in family access

    It would be great in family access configuration to have a way to set time period open and close for when guardians can sign up for conferences.

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  17. Open Gradebook for Specific Teachers

    After grades are posted, we often have students who were unable to complete the final on time. When they do complete it, I have to open the entire gradebook so they can put it in and have the grade recalculate. It would be nice if we could open it for just those teachers. Doing it for every teacher creates a lot of opening and closing.

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  18. Adding Test Accommodations to all Tests

    To have an option when entering in a student's test accommodation to apply the accommodation to all tests. Currently our staff has to create an accommodation for each test the student has to take. We have found that if a student needs an accommodation for one test than usually that student needs that same accommodation for other tests as well. Having an option when creating an accommodation to Apply to all tests would provide our staff with significant time savings.A check box for when creating a accommodation that can be applied to all tests.

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  19. Multiple dates in same year for Medicaid consent

    At the Spring User Group a request was made to change the Medicaid Billing Consent screen so that more than one consent can be entered in the same year. The use cases given for needing multiple consent dates were split household and both parents sign consent change in legal guardianship new signature required. We also have students who change resident districts during the school year but their attendance stays with us (CDEB school). We are required to have a new M5 signed since the form is specifically tied to a district of residence. I cannot enter the updated consent date…

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  20. Update customer cafe in Food Service when student changes entities

    When a student changes entities, their customer record is not updating their Food Service default cafeteria. When their name is entered at the POS of their new entity, a warning appears that they are not active at the new entity. This also causes reporting issues.

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