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SMS 2.0 Student Management Suite


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Student Management Suite

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  1. Allow category weighting on skills

    We would like skills to use category weighting rather than just event weighting to calculate the final grades.

    23 votes

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    0 comments  ·  Gradebook  ·  Admin →
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  2. Adding/Reordering Skills

    It would be nice in this area if there was an easier way to move skills. One option would be to select a task and then click add which would add a new task after the selected task rather than having to move up or down. Another option would be to have the icon to drag the task to the location you want it rather than using the up or down arrow one space at a time. This would save time when adding or changing skills to a list.

    22 votes

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  3. Preview Needed

    Both the Student Mass Change and especially the Student Mass Delete (and maybe others) need some form of a preview.
    I ran the Student Mass Delete utility in Report mode to verity that the proper number of students would get deleted. As you know when the utility runs it doesn't save the template. When I ran it the second time in Report and Report & Delete mode I didn't run it against the same range and ended up deleting all students from the entity.
    Having both a Report mode and a Report & Delete mode is inadequate unless you can…

    31 votes

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  4. Make Summary Page text in NSOE Custom

    The text on the summary page as shown in my attached example cannot be changed. Please make the custom so that we can change the text to read what we would like to read.
    It currently reads "...Please select one of the following options:" However there is only one options to click on. That causes confusion for the parent. When I tested this I was like...am I suppose to have another button or just the one button. I think it would be best if you could just leave this wording off since there is only one button.

    26 votes

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  5. Need to be able to export E/W Calendar data

    We use multiple Calendars within an entity and we need to export the Calendar Code that is associated with that specific E/W record. Right now the only option for Calendar Code is the one that is tied to the Current E/W record. That means that if a student does a Status Change and moves from one Calendar to another within the same entity the previous Calendar Code cannot be exported.
    The other systems receiving this data cannot function correctly because the data coming out of Skyward is not correct at this time. Simply adding this field to the available fields…

    58 votes

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  6. Fee Management Fee Activity Screen

    Remove the description and put comment on the screen instead because description does not convey any new information but comment does

    14 votes

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  7. Periods set up to be alpha-numeric

    In order to allow more flexibility and clarity we would like to see the period set up changed to be alpha-numeric. We would like the ability to name periods B01 or R01 which gives more flexibility in naming the period. This will help us with the flexibility of our Friday schedule which has all the B day and R day classes meeting. This would allow Friday to be: B01 R01 B02 R02 B03 R03 B04 R04 instead of periods 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 which has no reference to the order that the classes will meet in…

    14 votes

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  8. Display comments when application is not disabled

    We would like to be able to post informational comments in family access for parents or students to see under the various applications. However you can only use the comments feature if the application is disabled. Example would be explain how to read or interpret the test scores so when parents would understand the data posted in Skyward.
    We would like to be able to post informational comments in family access for parents or students to see under the various applications. However you can only use the comments feature if the application is disabled. Example would be explain how to…

    11 votes

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  9. Add Proc List on Utility

    Would like this utility to include a "preview" with the ability to remove records from the preview prior to running the actual process.
    This will allow for the flexibility needed with this process.

    22 votes

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  10. Texas STAAR 3-8 Report

    The additional Texas STAAR EOC Report WS\OF\CA\TS\RE is a very useful report for all secondary campuses is there any updates that will address a similar report for STAAR 3-8 Exams. This will facilitate analysis of student test scores as they move from campus to campus and or target for tutoring. The negative impact is that we have to use a separate third party software to assist with the analysis of student score data.
    Standardized testing will always be in Texas this tool will facilitate the campus personal with score analysis and student placement

    11 votes

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  11. Family Access User Portal Available from District

    Please make the Family Access User Portal available to select when in the District Entity. So many times as a district user I have to view Family Access users. I have to switch to any entity (even if it is not the one the parent is associated with) and then I can search for the Family Access User. It would make like so much easier if it was viewable through the district. Saving as a favorite does not work as soon as you click on the district entity that favorite is removed from the list.
    To access the Family Access…

    56 votes

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  12. Need ability to print approval info

    When printing the Applications from I need to print the online application for our review but when I print the application it doesn't show our approval information.

    Need that info

    48 votes

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  13. Mass Print Portfolio Attachments

    Allowing parents to upload registration documents in the online registration module places them in the student portfolio tab. At this time there is no way to mass print those attachment so if 1000 parents upload attachments we have to go to each individual student and print them. That is a lot of work hours. If we were able to mass print them by type and date range we could save hours or even days worth of work.

    Create a report in Students-->Student Profile-->Reports named "Portfolio Report" (similar to custom forms report) that allows us to choose a date range and…

    49 votes

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  14. Create field for number of days enrolled

    Due to state requirements for testing adding a field for total number of days enrolled (which would update daily or given the ability to set as a scheduled task) would be very helpful and decrease workload. Not having this option significantly increases workload for districts.

    58 votes

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  15. Ability to email from the Office Visit area

    Would like to have an Email button added to the Office Visit area. This would give the nurses options to communicate with parents at the time of exiting/releasing a student from the office.
    Add the Email button similar to the Email button on the Scheduling tab in student profile. Add the option (radial button) for parent email along with the staff and teacher options.

    25 votes

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  16. Import stu photos to custom forms/adv cust forms

    While setting up Online Registration for the first time we discovered that we cannot import student photos into a custom form or advanced custom form. We like to have student pictures on the emergency cards when we print them out for office use.

    88 votes

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  17. TX: Update Tracking report to include timestamps

    Texas reporting requirements include being able to report the date and time attendance data changes are made. We currently only offer timestamp data on a screen without the ability to create a report from it. This project is to update the Transaction Tracking report to include timestamps as well as date.

    27 votes

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  18. Add School and Calendar Ranges to Message Center

    The Student Ranges available in Message Center do not include the capability of limiting the students by School or Calendar codes. Recently we sent scholarship application information to our High School students and Vocation students from out of the district all received the same email. As a result some of them applied for the scholarship even though they did not qualify because they were not residents of the district. They are coded with a different School code that would have been excluded them from the emails if the School code were an option to use to narrow the ranges. This…

    29 votes

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  19. Report to list which guardians have opted in

    Would like a report to list which guardians have opted in using the new feature "Receive Health Office Visit Notifications". A simple report perhaps with limits by entity and by date to list all who have opted in or all who have not opted in. Export to excel or print. Sort options by date by guardian name by entity by student name. Checkboxes on the report to show which delivery method they've selected (email fam access both)

    14 votes

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  20. Update Password Complexity Requirements

    I am requesting that Skyward update the password complexity requirements. Minimum password length = 8 characters. Must also meet three of the four criteria:

    1) one or more uppercase letters

    2) one or more lowercase letter

    3) one or more numerals

    4) one or more symbols

    62 votes

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