RP.1749- Dec 2017



ITEMS MARKED WITH A RED PIN ARE CONSIDERED IMPORTANT OR USEFUL - PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THESE ITEMS WHEN THEY APPEAR

  • Be sure to read the New York State Data Warehouse changes at the bottom of this article for information on important updates that have been made to extracts.

Important Changes

  • Student Profile (SIS-110607) [Enhancement]

    A new Student Profile tab has been added to the Student Information General toolset. The Profile tab provides a current day snapshot of the student's grades, attendance data, behavior information, and their to do list.This is a read-only tab, but additional information can be viewed for attendance, behavior and to do items.

    Article: Profile
    Path: Student Information > General > Profile

Teacher Updates

  • Scoring Missing Assignments (SIS-110289) [Enhancement]

    The option has been restored that allows teachers to choose the behavior of the Grade Book when an assignment flagged as missing is scored. Teachers can flag the assignment as turned in and late, just remove the missing flag, or cancel. This options displays if the option to Auto-calculate missing assignments is flagged in Missing Assignment Preferences.

    Article(s): Scoring Assignments
    Path: Campus Instruction > Grade Book

Other Changes

  • Class Rank Report (SIS-108820)

    The following modifications have been made to the Class Rank Report:

    • The Total Grade Points column prints to three decimal points.
    • The Total Grade Points value does not vary based on the GPA decimal preference.
    • The Cumulative GPA column respects the selected GPA Decimal System Preference.
    • The Lowest/Highest GPA indicator in the header does not include excluded students
    • The Lowest/Highest GPA indicator in the header respects the selected GPA Decimal System Preference.

    Article: Class Rank Report
    Path: Grading and Standards > Reports > Class Rank

New York State Data Warehouse

  • SIRS Day Calendar Update (SIS-111022)

    The following Day Type Codes were added.

    • RGNTSATTND - Rgnts Attendance
    • RGNTSNOATT - Rgnts No Attendance
    • SUPERCONFR - Super Conf Full Day

    The Day Type Codes are used to set up Day events and effects the Day Type status in this report.

    Article(s): NY State Reporting > SIRS Extracts > Day Calendar
    Path: NY State Reporting > SIRS Extracts > Day Calendar