WI g o April 5, 2016 Region 16 Student IMS “What IS GOING ON”

Reminders SpotlightTrainings Updates

Updates from TxEIS and txSuite

Updates Color scheme has changed Browser settings link added

Updates Security Administration - Edit multiple roles at once  When multiple roles are selected Add or Remove Permissions is activated

Updates Coming this week with TxEIS Software Patch: Fitness Gram Updates  Update school year in the Class ID field  Added a header row that matches current specifications

Updates Settings>Administer Assignments Added the Do Not Drop field. Allows user to override the default-drop for individual assignments, even if it is the student’s lowest grade and you have specified to drop one or more of the lowest grades in a particular category. Gradebook tx

Updates Added the Settings Status which indicates whether or not the settings are set up correctly for the district. Administrator options>settings Note: Contact us if the status does not say “Ok” as pictured above. Connect tx

Updates TxEIS/txSuite Online Training documents and How to Videos available on our website. Connect tx

Updates April 1 st release changes by TEA – Student Restraint Event. TxEIS is not ready at this time to send Summer PEIMS Files. ECDS Pre-Kindergarten Collection opened March 28 And will close May 27.  LEA’s must use version 2.1 of the ECDS collection template Found in TEDS section 10  Download/Update to the latest version (3.51) of the  Conversion Validation Tool

Reminders

5 th Six Weeks Things to Remember – TxEIS Year at a Glance Document

Reminders 5 th Six Weeks Auditable Attendance Reports Run Daily (one or more of the following):  Absence Transaction List (SAT000)  Daily Attendance Summary (SAT0500)  Detail Attendance Audit (SAT3600)  Daily Attendance Summary Report II (SAT1600) NOTE: Refer to Student Attendance Account Handbook Section 2.3 Required documentation

Reminders 5 th Six Weeks Auditable Attendance Reports Run at End of Every Six Weeks:  Student Detail Report – (SAT0600)  Campus Summary Report – (SAT0900) – enter campus #  District Summary Report – (SAT0900 – leave campus blank NOTE: Refer to Student Attendance Account Handbook Section 2.3 Required documentation

Reminders Discipline Reports ALL built in reports are useful. But, here are a few that can help.  SDS1300 – Discipline Audit Report

Reminders 5 th Six Weeks

Reminders Discipline Reports Other reports that report discipline regarding special populations of students or rules.  SDS0200 – Special Ed Students in Discipline Settings  SDS Bil/ESL Students in Discipline Settings  SDS0700 – TEA Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA) Evaluation Report

Reminders Discipline Reports  SDS1700 – Discipline Suspension Attendance Verification  Provides info from students discipline and attendance records and flags discrepancies between the two.  SDS1800 – Career Tech Students in Discipline Settings

Reminders 5 th Six Weeks GPA/CLASS RANK CHECKLIST

Reminders GPA CHECKLIST

Reminders GPA CHECKLIST

Reminders GPA CHECKLIST

Reminders GPA CHECKLIST

Reminders District Level Gradebook Settings District Setting: Grade Rep > Main > GB Options > District – txGradebook Use Flag Password Expiration (Nrb days)

Reminders Random Tech Tip: Supported Browsers and Versions Firefox Chrome IE Safari(Mac)

Reminders Random Tech Tip: TxEIS – Supported Browsers and Versions

Reminders Random Tech Tip:  txSuite (gradebook, parent portal, txmyzone) Supported Browsers and Versions.  These requirements display on login screen for all 3.

Reminders Random Tech Tip: CHECK BROWSER SETTINGS:

Reminders Random Tech Tip: CHECK BROWSER SETTINGS: Click here for instructions will open the TxEIS browser settings document that explains how to set up each supported browser will ALL the recommended settings (including pop up blockers).

Trainings

Graduation Plan App Training  Thursday, April 26  9:00 AM-4:00PM  IMS Lab/Region16  Session # Online Registration Training  Thursday, April 7  9:00AM-4:00PM  IMS Lab/Region16  Session #

Trainings TxEIS Next Year Scheduling for Elementary Schools  Thursday, May 5  9:00 AM-12:00PM  IMS Lab  Session #

Trainings MTGR Preview Checklist For District Staff (Webinar)  Tuesday, May 17  10:00 AM-12:00PM  Webinar  Session #

Spotlight

New Addition to the IMS Family

For remote support- How to get IMS Student Documentation: Go to Click on SERVICES tab Under School District Operations click IMS On left hand side of page click Student Documentation Username and password: ims16 Support and Documents

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