Massachusetts and Pennsylvania Sync Sites Only.
Student Search Screens Enhancements
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Changes to Enrollment filter on student search screens
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Withdrawn students now show in red font throughout system
Scheduling Enhancements
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“Drop/Restore†functionality added on the Schedule Summary screen
IMPORTANT NOTE: When to use Drop versus Remove
DROP: Use when a student has spent any amount of time in the class. The schedule row for that class will remain in the student’s schedule but will have a status of DROPPED and can be viewed/hidden with the “Show Dropped Courses†checkbox.
REMOVE: Use when a student has not spent any time in a class and the schedule was accidentally attached to the student. As before, a class that is REMOVED will not be included in the student’s schedule.
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“Drop/Add†report now shows all changes to a student’s schedule
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Schedule Changes: Terms associated to student’s class section record are automatically adjusted based on the date the Drop, Restore or Add occurs
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Course search now offers “Exact Match†Term selection
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Withdraw Changes: Automate dropping of classes on withdrawl from school *(new configuration parameter allows district to decide if classes should be automatically dropped when a student withdraws – See documentation for directions to set up)
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Option to “Retain Current Student Schedules†will allow students to retain student’s seat in the class when withdrawn if the student is withdrawing for a short period of time and planning to return
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Class Rosters now show withdrawn and dropped student.
Auto-Attendance Letters
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Create Auto-Attendance Letter Rules for generating Attendance Letters
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Generate Attendance Letters based on Auto-Attendance Rules
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Student log of Auto-Attendance Letters received
** See attached Release Notes for more details. **
Documentation can be found in Help > iPass New Sync Version > Drop/Restore Schedules and Withdrawal Enhancements and Automated Attendance Letters
