Skyward

[|Skyward Tutorials]
A. [|General System Overview]
 * __Office Resources__**

B. Security Issues and Codes

D. Entity Selection - List Options > a. Entity is a computer data split, commonly by building and/or attendance and grading method > b. Building is a physical location (i.e. lockers) > c. School is an organizational split within an entity (i.e. Voc. Ed) > d. Calendar is attendance days for each student > > E. Student Inquiry Options > 1. Changing Entities > 2. Student Selection > a. Student key ‐ first five of last name, first three of first name and a three digit number used as a tie breaker > b. Next/previous and range > c. Pull down menus > d. Maneuvering and exploration of the tabs > > F. Preferences ‐ Default Settings > 1. Student Range Selection > 2. Student Tab Preferences > > Student Demographics > > G. Overview > 1. General 1 tab > a. Student Categories ‐ Adding > b. Student Notes ‐ Adding > 2. General 2 tab > 3. Entity Tab > 4. Family Tab > a. Split Screen Concept > b. Head of Household vs. Guardian – Changing Head of Household > c. Sibling Button > 5. Emergency Tab > a. Adding Emergency Information > 3. Report Generator > a. Mailing labels > b. Information labels > c. User defined reports > 4. Entry/Withdrawal Report > 5. Duplicate Key & Duplicate Family Reports > 6. Family Census Reports > a. One label per family > 7. Data Mining > a. Building reports > b. Selection fields > c. Ranges within the field > d. Sorting > H. Review Name Concept > 1. Duplicate Keys > a. COLBYCAR000 Carol Colby > b. COLBYCAR001 Carter Colby > 2. Selection List is Alphabetical by Key > a. WILLIBET000 Beth Williamston > b. WILLIGRE000 Greg Williams > > I. Student Add Process > 1. Review Selection List ‐ Name Button to Avoid Duplicates > 2. Add the First Student Together ‐ As a Group (only student screen ‐ FINISH) > 3. Add a Second Student at Individual Pace ‐ Default Button (only student screen ‐ FINISH) > 4. Add a Third Student and Continue to Family & Emergency Contact > 5. Complete General #1 Tab > 6. Complete General #2 Tab > 7. Complete the Entity Tab > 8. Add/Update/Delete the Family Tab > 9. Add/Update/Delete the Emergency Contact Tab > > J. Entry & Withdrawal Process > 1. Withdrawal and Re‐enter Several Students > 2. View Entry/Withdrawal History From Other Entities > 3. Set Defaults > > K. Family Changes > 1. Parents are separating and student is staying at current address > 2. Parents are separating and student is moving from current address with one parent > 3. Parents are separating and one parent (or both) is remarrying > 4. Parents are transferring custody to anther party (Foster Care). > 5. Student becomes his/her own Guardian > 6. Former student returning as a guardian for another student > > L. Demographic System Reports > 1. Review Reporting Options > a. System reports > b. ASCII file > c. User defined report > d. Results and report builder > 2. Report Generator ‐ Student List with Address > a. Range and sort concepts > b. Print options (ASCII, screen, printer and both) > c. Save and load options > 7. Alt Key Options > 8. Add/Update/Selection Buttons > > > M. State Reporting Needs > 1. Critical Data Elements for State Report > 2. State Reports > > N. User Defined Fields ‐ Setup and Data Entry Procedures > 1. Setup a User Defined Field > 2. Data Entry and Reporting (Data Mining) > > O. Locker Processing > > P. Activities Button and Activities Tab > > Q. Utilities > 1. Mass Change Processing > 2. Mass Add Students to Entity > 3. Mass Assign Homerooms > 4. Mass Assign Advisors
 * 1) Multiple Entity Concept ‐ One Family Record
 * 2) Entity ‐ Building ‐ School ‐ Calendar
 * 1) Arrow Buttons ‐ Scroll Bar
 * 2) Single Click/Select vs. Double Click
 * 3) Highlight, Arrow Keys and Enter
 * 4) Lookup Box

[|Student Browse] [|Filtering] [|Custom Forms] [|Printing Reports] [|Saving Reports]

__Guidance__ [|Mass Assigning Student to an Advisor]

__Other Resources__ [|Using the Skydock] for Help and Tutorials