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Student Management Suite

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  1. EA+ My Activities add *** GPA, Term GPA and grade bucket grades on the same report

    EA+ My Activities add *** GPA, Term GPA and grade bucket grades on the same report. For example on the Activity Roster or the Progress Report. Both help our coaches determine whether students are eligible to play. Or even when expanding the activity next to the students name.

    6 votes

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  2. Add an option to request translation services when scheduling conferences

    When scheduling conferences in Family Access we would like there to be an option to request translation services for conferences. We want access to translation services to be the norm and not something that families feel burdened to request. This would need to include spoke and sign language, and ideally the selection should be written in the language used by those needing the service.

    6 votes

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  3. Add the ability to pull the discipline detail report into and excel file.

    Add the ability to pull the Discipline Detail Report into an excel file.

    We use the predefined comments to better track the types of offenses causing the discipline action. (Ie: Dress Code Violation, Smoking/Vape) Although I have a datamine set up, if I could pull the same information in the detail report to excel that would be helpful. Isolating the predefined comments from additional comments the discipline officer may want to enter would also be helpful when filtering to run a count.

    6 votes

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    1 comment  ·  Discipline  ·  Admin →
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  4. Mass set note filter

    We’ve researched this issue, and it turns out that the system is functioning properly. We’ve tested, and users at the middle school (and elementary school) do have access to see the legal notes. However, the list of notes is filtered by date, and the user must update the “Filter Options” to see notes since a specified date. If the filtering date is not far enough back, then older notes are not shown. We’ve confirmed with Skyward Support that there is no “rolling forward” process for notes from year to year or campus to campus. They are tied to the student.…

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  5. Add Other ID# to Guidance Reports

    This is self explanatory. All student reports in Skyward should be standardized with the ability to print Other ID#.

    6 votes

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    0 comments  ·  Guidance  ·  Admin →
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  6. In need of a report that shows the date/time a gradebook was updated.

    It would be helpful for our Principal to be able to run a report that shows the last time/date a gradebook was updated. There are reports in Skyward that show times/dates for Parent/Student access and the last time/date Attendance was updated for each class. This would help to ensure all gradebooks are up-to-date and grades being reported are the most current.

    6 votes

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  7. 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.

    6 votes

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    1 comment  ·  Assessment  ·  Admin →
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  8. Please add/show the date a Product Idea was submitted.

    Please add/show the date that a Product Idea was submitted next to it's title.

    6 votes

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  9. I would like to be able to attach a picture to a fee.

    Having the ability to add an attachment to a fee (Chromebook repair fee, book damage..).

    6 votes

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  10. Email Attachments

    Please add a feature to allow users to add an attachment when email parents from the Family tab of the student profile in Student Management.

    We sometimes need to send an email with an attachment to a specific parent with an attachment & we want it to come from our "no reply" email. Being able to just click on the parent's email address from the Family tab is slick, but we cannot add an attachment. Instead, we have to use create a proc list with one student and send it via the message center. More steps that take more time…

    6 votes

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  11. Create an option in Advanced Features Entity count reports show count breakdown by students in house and serving schools ?

    This report would give us the breakdown of number of students attending in house and those attending specific serving schools.

    6 votes

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    0 comments  ·  Enrollment  ·  Admin →
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  12. Pop-up Confirmation for Auto Email Notifications

    Oftentimes, if just switching families (for the ability to do online registration), editing an address of an already withdrawn student, adding a current student to an entity (8th gr to HS) - to name a few situations, the automated notification causes alarm among staff and parents. Instead of having to go into Automated Emails and inactivate the notification every time a simple change is needed and then having to remember to go back and activate it again, it would be helpful it there was a pop-up asking if the email notification should be sent.

    6 votes

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  13. Add Medicaid Parental Consent Date for Special Ed Other tab in Student Profile

    SHARS and other groups and entities now require the date of parental consent for medicaid billing. This is collected in the Frontline ESTAR/ESPED program and we have asked them to add that field to the nightly export.

    However, we need a date field in Student Profile - Special ED - Other tab for the data to be imported to. Please see the screenshots doc attached. Thank you.

    6 votes

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  14. enter summer school bilingual participation by processing list

    Mass assign bilingual summer school by processing list instead of by individual student.

    6 votes

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  15. Student Access option to Show Other Name

    Student Access option to Show Other Name
    Teachers can change the gradebook view and report cards can be printed with 'other name'. But students still see legal name in their log in.

    6 votes

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  16. Enter in the Change History address information for existing students.

    When we have KG's WITH EXISTING SIBLINGS and the parent enters in an address that is not what is on the existing siblings address info, but NSOE links the students together and updates the existing students address......can this be made and entry in the Change History tab? An address change on the existing student with the program of NSOE would be great.

    6 votes

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  17. A WAY TO CHECK FOR HOLES IN THE STANDARDS REPORT CARDS

    Can we look at finding a way to look for holes in the Standards Gradebook like we do with the Secondary Gradebook? We have both gradebooks in our district and we are closing out the end of the school year and I want to make sure that every student has a grade for each skill/subject. It may not help for this year, but next year would be great.

    6 votes

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  18. Add Additional Column to Course Master-Details View for Teacher Conferences

    Add an “Allow Teacher Conferences” column to the Course Master - Course Details view to avoid having to expand each course or run additional reports to see which courses are set to allow teacher conferences and which are not.

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  19. Allow for sorting by other categories when posting daily attendance by name.

    Allow for sorting by other categories (such as student indicators) when posting daily attendance by name. This way, teachers that are conducting classes in-person and virtually at the same time can sort quickly.

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    0 comments  ·  Attendance  ·  Admin →
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  20. Clear All Missing Work Checks for a Quarter

    It would be wonderful to be able to clear all the missing work checks for all students in all assignments in a class for a quarter at once instead of having to do them assignment by assignment.

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