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

• Review of Patch Release (v. 7.0.20190930_sync) with updates for 2019-2020 Massachusetts State Reporting.
• DESE Validation Update for Exited Staff during summer (7/1/2019) - Errors have cleared.
• Issue with Earned Credits - We are working to resolve.
• Do's and Don'ts for State Reporting posted in iPass Help DOE ID Manager > Help & iPass Support Hub > Knowledge Base > State Reporting.
• SIMS Due October 24 - Work toward freezing error-free SIMS & SCS to do cross validation prior to SIMS Certification.
• 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

• Grade Headings & Terms - Setting all to be Included - Reference iPass Help Guide
• Roll Grades Table
• Set up Narrative Parameters
• Check Horizontal Averaging Rules
• Assign Averaging Rules to Sections
• Run test of Progress Reports and Report Cards
• Calculate starting GPA for 2019-2020 to generate Career values
• Check iParent/iStudent Configuration for each school

 Drop/Add Courses & Transfer Grades

• Dropping courses after October 1st to retain record for EOY SCS
• Transfer Grades during Drop/Add

Click here to view the recording >> USER GROUP RECORDING