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.

Presentations

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

Advanced User Topics and Q&A : [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.

Az SAFE Reporting (Arizona Conference Only): [ALL] -- A comprehensive overview of how the Safe Schools module is used for Az SAFE reporting.

AZ AIMS Test Scores Importing (Arizona Conference Only): [All] -- Overview of how to import the setup files for AIMS test scores, and how to import those scores into the Schoolmaster program.

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.

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.

Data Exports and Imports Overview: [ALL] -- Overview of generating delimited text files that can be opened in applications like Microsoft Excel™ and other software programs.

EDLINE -- How to Integrate with Schoolmaster: [ALL] -- EDLINE is a powerful Web-based communication tool for schools. This session provides an overview of how EDLINE interacts with Schoolmaster and the Schoolmaster Integrated Gradebook.

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

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

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

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

Schoolmaster Gradebook Workshop: [NE, SE, DE / E, S] -- An overview of gradebooks in Network Edition, Web Classroom, or Integrated Gradebooks.

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

Managing Vaccinations: [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.

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.

Orientation on 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.

Reporting Workshops: [ALL] -- Comprehensive workshops on how to use the powerful reporting capabilities in Schoolmaster.

• Overview of Schoolmaster Reports -- An overview of the built-in reports that can be used to retrieve a variety of data.
• Creating Crosstab Reports -- Multi-dimensional counts from Schoolmaster data (hands-on at some events).
• Reporting Workshop A -- Listings and Sequences -- How to use Listing Layouts and Listing report specifications; how to properly define criteria for report output (i.e., report builder, labels, letters, listings, cross-tab reports, etc.) in Schoolmaster
• Reporting Workshop B -- Using Report Builder and Label Builder to create custom reports
• Schoolmaster Letters ~ Attendance and General -- An overview of creating letters directly from Schoolmaster.

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.

Safe Schools Module: [ALL] -- An overview of how to enter incident-based discipline data to meet federal reporing requirements.

Scheduling Workshop: [NE, SE, DE / S] -- A comprehensive overview of using the Master Schedule Builder, scheduling the students, and resolving scheduling conflicts.

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

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

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).

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.