User Group Meeting - October 16, 2019
Below please find the link to the webex recording from the October 2019 User Group Meeting.
News & Updates: State Reporting Updates
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Review of Patch Release (v. 7.0.20190930_sync) with updates for 2019-2020 Massachusetts State Reporting.
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DESE Validation Update for Exited Staff during summer (7/1/2019) - Errors have cleared.
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Issue with Earned Credits - We are working to resolve.
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Do's and Don'ts for State Reporting posted in iPass Help DOE ID Manager > Help & iPass Support Hub > Knowledge Base > State Reporting.
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SIMS Due October 24 - Work toward freezing error-free SIMS & SCS to do cross validation prior to SIMS Certification.
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SCS: If your Guidance staff "removed" a lot of courses prior to Oct 1st, consider having DESE clear out your SCS objects and resend to remove "deleted" courses.
Featured Topics: Grading Set Up & Drop/Add/Transfer Grades
Grading
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Grade Headings & Terms - Setting all to be Included - Reference iPass Help Guide
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Roll Grades Table
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Set up Narrative Parameters
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Check Horizontal Averaging Rules
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Assign Averaging Rules to Sections
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Run test of Progress Reports and Report Cards
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Calculate starting GPA for 2019-2020 to generate Career values
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Check iParent/iStudent Configuration for each school
Drop/Add Courses & Transfer Grades
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Dropping courses after October 1st to retain record for EOY SCS
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Transfer Grades during Drop/Add
Click here to view the recording >> USER GROUP RECORDING