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student:update_3_5_20

Update 3.5.0171

Grade Reporting > Utilities > STAAR/TAKS Precoding Extract

❏ Corrected the STAAR 3-8 Early and STAAR 3-8 extracts to only include data that pertains to correct subject and test mode (Online or Paper).

For STAAR 3-8 Early, the extract will only include information for Reading and Math if the student is in grade level 5 or 8 (current enrollment or above grade), and Writing for grade level 4 or 7 (current enrollment or above grade).

For STAAR 3-8, the extract will not include any information for Writing since this is only applicable to STAAR 3-8 Early (April).

For both STAAR 3-8 and STAAR 3-8 Early, the Online Test Group Name columns for each subject will be blank when Paper test is selected.


Grade Reporting > Reports > Create Grade Reporting Report

❏ Added the following fields, allowing you to include these fields in a custom report:

• Under Demo3, added AAR Grad Plan and Migrant which are maintained on Registration > Maintenance > Student Enrollment > Demo3.

• Added the SpecEd section which includes the Primary Dis field, which is maintained on Registration > Maintenance > Student Enrollment > SpecEd.

• Under Student Course Maintenance, added Title, Self Pcd, and Grad Plan Use Cd which are maintained on Grade Reporting > Maintenance > Master Schedule > District Schedule. Also removed Service ID Override from this section.

• Under Prior Year/Transfer Courses, added the following fields which are maintained on Grade Reporting > Maintenance > Student > Individual Maint > Prior Yr Transfer.

Grd Lvl
Crs Seq
GA Wgt
GA Tbl
GP Use 1-4

• Under District Course Offered CYR added the following fields which are maintained on Grade Reporting > Maintenance > Master Schedule > District Schedule:

Crs Nbr
Grad Plan
CPR
Speech

Also renamed the following:
Hroll Cd renamed to HRoll Cd
Dist SpcCons renamed to Dist Spec Cons
Hroll Wgt renamed to HRoll Wgt
Dist Gender Rstr renamed to Dist Gender Restr
Hroll Table renamed to HRoll Table
Exclude from txGradebook renamed to Exclude from TeacherPortal

• Under Campus Course Offered CYR in the Course Section CYR section, added the Grad Plan Use field which is maintained on Grade Reporting > Maintenance > Master Schedule > Campus Schedule > Section.

Also renamed the following:
Cr Sec Nbr renamed to Cr Section Nbr
Dual renamed to Dual Credit
Wks Mon renamed to Wks/Mnth
Cr Instr Sett renamed to Cr Instruct Sett

• Under Campus Course Offered CYR in the Course Meet CYR section, added the Entry Date and Withdraw Date fields which are maintained on Grade Reporting > Maintenance > Master Schedule > Campus Schedule > Section.

• Under Campus Course Offered CYR added the following fields to the Instructor CYR section, which are maintained on Grade Reporting > Maintenance > Master Schedule > Campus Schedule > Instructor:

Homeroom
Exclude from Fall PEIMS
Max Study Halls/Day
Max Sections/Sem
Max Periods/Day
Max Preps/Sem
Max Contact Per/Year
Restr Department
Restr Subject Area
Restr Resvrd Room
Designator 1-3

• Under Campus Course Offered CYR added the Course CYR section which includes the following fields which are maintained on Grade Reporting > Maintenance > Master Schedule > Campus Schedule > Course:

Grd Restr
Add Grd Restr
Pregrid Grd Restr
Add Pregrid Grd Restr
Excl Conflict Matrix
Can Split Opt
Rpt Card Grd Typ

• Added the EOC Exception section which includes the following fields which are maintained on Grade Reporting > Maintenance > Student > Individual Maint > EOC Exception.

Algebra 1 and Alg 1 Sch Yr
Biology 1 and Bio 1 Sch Yr
English 1 and Eng 1 Sch Yr
English 2 and Eng 2 Sch Yr
US History and US Hist Sch Yr

Create Grade Reporting Report - first half

Create Grade Reporting Report - second half




Registration > Maintenance > State Performance Plan 14

❏ Added the page which allows you to maintain demographic information and contacts for students at the selected campus who meet the requirements for State Performance Plan Indicator - 14 (SPPI-14) reporting:

  • The student was enrolled in grade level 9-12.
  • The student was served by special education services in the prior year, as reported in the PEIMS Summer submission.
  • The student was reported as a leaver in the Fall submission with one of the following leaver codes:01, 24, 88, 90, 98.

There are two tabs:

  • Demographics - Automatically populated with basic demographic information. Certain fields can be updated.

    Demographics tab



  • Contact - Automatically populated with existing contact records. Contacts can be added or updated as needed.

    Contact tab




Registration > Utilities > Texas Unique Student ID Processing > UID Import

❏ Modified the program to correctly import longer student names (up to 60 characters each for first, middle, and last name).


ASCENDER ParentPortal logo

ASCENDER ParentPortal

Update 4.0.1.110 (TxEIS 3.5.0171)

❏ Corrected the program to resize the screen appropriately for Chromebook users.


ASCENDER ParentPortal > Create Account

❏ Corrected the program to display the message “Email has already been verified” when a parent clicks the link in the verification email message after already having verified the email address.


ASCENDER ParentPortal > Summary

❏ Corrected the program to display student summary cards correctly in responsive mode.


ASCENDER ParentPortal > Attendance (Detailed View)

❏ Added a vertical scroll bar so that users can see all dates when a student has numerous absences.

❏ Renamed the toggle button from Simple/Detailed to All Attendance/Detailed.

❏ Corrected the Detailed View so that the All Attendance/Detailed toggle displays the correct codes.

The All Attendance view displays the four main absence types:

• Unexcused Absence (U)
• Tardy (T)
• Excused Absence (E)
• School Related (S)

Detailed Attendance - All Attendance view

The Detailed view displays the specific district codes assigned to the student for that absence, which are set up on Attendance > Maintenance > District > Posting Codes.

Detailed Attendance - Detailed view


ASCENDER ParentPortal > Attendance (Calendar View)

❏ Corrected alignment of the calendar in the Firefox browser.

❏ Corrected the issue that prevented you from selecting My Account from the drop-down menu after clicking on a highlighted date in the calendar.


ASCENDER ParentPortal > Attendance (Totals View)

❏ Modified the program so that the following Instructor information is displayed if provided by that instructor in txGradebook.

• The instructor's name is displayed as a link if the instructor's email address exists. Click the link to send an email message to the instructor.
• The note icon is displayed next to the instructor's name. Click the icon to view any additional notes provided by the instructor, such as office hours, phone number, etc.

snippet of Totals page with Instructor column highlighted




ASCENDER ParentPortal > Grades > Cycle and Semester Grades > Cycle Grades

❏ Corrected the functionality of the Show/Hide toggle so that it works as expected.


ASCENDER ParentPortal > Grades > Cycle and Semester Grades > Semester Grades

❏ Corrected the page to refresh properly when the student is changed.


ASCENDER ParentPortal > My Account > New Student Enrollment (Step 3)

❏ Corrected the program so that the Family Addresses and Family Contacts forms reflect any changes made on ASCENDER ParentPortal Admin > Form Management > Form Creator.


ASCENDER ParentPortal > My Account > New Student Enrollment (Step 4)

❏ Corrected the program to display instructions for static documents as entered in the Form Instructions field on ASCENDER ParentPortal Admin > Form Management > Form Creator.

❏ Corrected the program to require the parent to complete any fields marked as Required before proceeding to the next step, and to indicate the blank required fields with a red box when a parent attempts to proceed.

❏ Corrected the issue that prevented a user from proceeding to the next step.


ASCENDER ParentPortal > Summary > Registration

❏ Renamed the Add User button to Add Contact.

Contacts tab with Add Contact button highlighted


ASCENDER ParentPortal Alert Notifications

❏ Added the attendance posting date to attendance alerts.


ASCENDER ParentPortal Admin > Form Management > Custom Forms > Create Custom Form

❏ Corrected the functionality of the Dropdown question format so that if a user selects multiple options, all of the user's selections are recorded and displayed on Custom Forms > View Form Data.


ASCENDER ParentPortal Admin > Admin Settings > User Settings

❏ Added the following fields allowing you to enter search criteria for retrieving a particular ParentPortal user.

User
Email
Student ID
Student Name

Also added the ability to sort each column in the Matching Users grid.

User Settings page with new features highlighted



❏ Modified the Matching Users search results to not include students with status code 4 or 5.

❏ Corrected the program to filter Matching Users results for campus-level administrators according to the search criteria entered.


ASCENDER ParentPortal Admin > Form Management > Form Creator > Edit Form

❏ Corrected the issue that prevented fields from being displayed when a campus has an invalid or blank Number of Semesters or Number of Cycles per Semester.


ASCENDER ParentPortal Admin > Form Management > Form Usage > Usage Statistics

❏ Corrected the issue that prevented usage statistics from being displayed.

student/update_3_5_20.txt · Last modified: 2020/02/06 22:55 by jstanford