User Conference Training Topics

Individual training needs will vary. Attendees choose appropriate levels and topics, which will determine how many of the presentations can be attended during their attendance at the event. Many topics are repeated over the 2-day event. To insure complete coverage, sites should register an appropriate number of staff.

The daily schedule for each event is subject to change at any time. Registered attendees should check our Web site just prior to the event to check for any last-minute changes to the schedule.

Schoolmaster Student Information Systems reserves the right to change the specifications and offering of these topics at any time.

Conference Presentations

The following is a tentative list of presentations. Registrants should note that presentation schedules vary at each event and that only a few of the presentations are duplicated during the 2-day event. Sites should consider sending more than one staff if bringing back a maximum amount of information is desired. The list of presentations and the individual event schedules are subject to change at any time.

Key to System Compatibility
System Type
DE	District Edition (centralized system)
SE	School Edition (site-based deployment of District Edition)
NE	Network Edition (site-based systems)
SA	Stand-alone System (site-based systems)
System Level
E	Elementary
S	Secondary
Example: [SA, NE / E, S] = Stand-alone or Network Edition / Elementary & Secondary

Presentations

Admissions Module: [ALL] -- If your school qualifies applicants for enrollment, this integrated module can help you streamline the process.

Advanced User Discussions: [ALL] -- An open round-table discussion between advanced users on their use of the system and to voice their “I wish” list for future enhancements.

Attendance Reports: [ALL] -- An overview of the built-in attendance reports.

Basics of Student and Adult Data: [ALL] -- Get perspective on the vast amount of data in these two major data files and their relationship to each other in the system. Also includes an overview of the user interface and online Help.

Computing Daily Absences Workshop (Arizona Conference Only): [ALL] -- A comprehensive overview of how different features in Schoolmaster (meeting patterns, attendance thresholds, departures/arrivals, etc.) affect a student's calculated absence value for a given day.

Crosstab Reporting: [ALL] -- Multi-dimensional counts from Schoolmaster data (hands-on at some events).

Credit Analysis: [SA, NE, DE, SE / S] -- How to use the credit analysis capabilities in Schoolmaster.

Custom State Reporting Update: [ALL] -- Overview of the latest changes to custom state reporting programs.

Exporting Data to Word/Excel): [ALL] -- Overview of generating delimited text files that can be opened in applications like Microsoft Excel™ and other software programs.

Fees and Fines Module: [ALL] -- Overview of managing fees and fines such as book fines, lab fees, yearbook, class rings, etc.

Financial Solutions Overview (Arizona Conference Only): [ALL] -- Overview of Tyler's Financial Solutions (Payroll -- HR)..

Gradebook Application Workshop: [NE, SE, DE / E, S] -- An overview of how to initially setup your gradebook; Network Edition or Integrated Gradebooks only.

• Creating Gradebooks
• Creating assignments
• Weights and Calculations
• Reports & Utilities

Grading Module ~ Elementary: [SA, NE, DE, SE / E] -- Module setup, collecting marks and comments, creating report card layouts, and generating transcripts.

Grading Module ~ Secondary: [SA, NE, DE, SE / S] -- Module setup, collecting marks and comments, creating report card layouts, and generating transcripts.

Grading Module ~ Standards: [ALL] -- Assessment-based grading; module setup, collecting marks and comments, creating report card layouts, and generating transcripts.

Guidance, Health, and Test History Modules ~ Overview: [ALL] -- General overview of the types of data that can be managed in Schoolmaster.

Guidance, Health, and Test History Modules ~ Creating Custom Record Types and Fields: [ALL] -- How to create custom record types and fields.

Letters ~ Attendance and General: [ALL] -- An overview of creating letters directly from Schoolmaster.

Listings ~ Using and Customizing: [ALL] --Using the wide-range of default plain-text reports and how to customize them to meet your specific needs.

Open Lab: [ALL] -- Opportunities to try out what you have learned, explore functionality not yet used at your site, or get answers to specific questions not addressed in the formal presentations.

Reporting Workshop: [ALL] -- A comprehensive workshop on how to use the powerful reporting capabilities in Schoolmaster.

• Sequences and Filters How to properly define criteria for report output (i.e., report builder, labels, letters, listings, cross-tab reports, etc.) in Schoolmaster
• Lists and Programs How to create and use “Lists” (e.g., Key Club, Varsity Football, Girl Scouts, etc.) and Programs (e.g., Bilingual, Disadvantaged, Title 1, etc.)
• Creating custom page sizes
• Using the integrated Report and Label Builder
• Embedding Listings into Report Builder layouts

Scheduling Considerations for Next Year: [NE, SE, DE / S] -- A round table discussion of what worked (or didn't work) and strategies for resolving issues for your next school year.

SAIS Workshop (Arizona Conference Only): [ALL] -- A comprehensive overview of SAIS reporting basics and a review of latest changes from ADE. Attendance by Minutes and End-of-Year Rollover will also be covered in this workshop.

Schoolmaster District Edition Conversion Considerations: [SA, NE / E, S] -- A discussion for anyone considering upgrading to our centralized solution.

Schoolmaster District Edition ~ System Manager Functions Overview: [DE/SE] -- Overview of key system manager functions (e.g., backups, system updates and setup files, system maintenance).

Schoolmaster District Edition ~ End-of-Year Procedures Overview: [DE/SE] -- Overview of key system manager functions (e.g., backups, system updates and setup files, system maintenance).

Schoolmaster District Edition ~ Web Classroom: [DE/SE] -- Overview of our new .Net Web application for teachers; a browser-accessible Classroom Module and Gradebook.

Schoolmaster Palm PDA Applications: [NE, DE, SE / E, S] -- Overview of PDA Administrator and PDA Classroom applications for Palm OS PDA devices.

Schoolmaster PASS Setup: [NE, DE, SE / E, S] -- Discussion of deployment strategies and overview of generating the PASS content.

Schoolmaster Reports Overview: [ALL] -- A tour of the wide range of pre-built reports supplied with every Schoolmaster system.

System Manager Functions for District / School Edition Systems: [DE, SE / E, S] -- Overview of key system manager functions (e.g., backups, system updates and setup files, system maintenance).

System Manager Functions for Stand-alone & Network Edition Systems: [SA, NE / E, S] -- Overview of key system manager functions (e.g., backups, system updates and setup files, system maintenance).

TEMS Overview (Arizona Conference Only): [ALL] Overview of Tyler's new .NET Web-app SIS.

User Defined Records & Fields: [ALL] -- Learn how to create these to manage any type of data that is not addressed by the default system.

Vaccination Management: [ALL] -- Using Schoolmaster, offices can track any number of vaccination types and determine if students meet dosage requirements.

Validation Tables: [ALL] -- Overview of how creating Validation Tables can help with standardizing data entry and cut down on data entry labor.

VersaTrans Overview (Arizona Conference Only): [ALL] Overview of Tyler's robust bus routing system.