We are happy to announce that we’ve just released an update to our 2-Factor Authentication (2FA). QuickSchools now supports 2FA via Google Authenticator. The School Admin will first need to enable 2FA via “Settings” > “Turn Features On / Off” > “Edit Overall Settings” (under the “Security” section:
Once enabled, each user will have the option use Google Authenticator (instead of regular Email) for authentication:
Our latest QuickSchools release contains improvements to the Orchestra Master Scheduler, the Payment Plan app as well as general improvements to our Student Information System and API Resources:
Master Scheduler
Improve Room Management (Default Room, Auto-Assign Room, Departments for Rooms)
Improve how Frequency is imported in Step 1
Improve table alignment (particularly when zooming) in Step 4
Bug fix Percent Complete in Step 5
General Bug Fixes / Improvements
Trim course code when adding new courses to catalog
Security Fix for Embedded Online Forms
Bug fix when access Transcripts for new students
Ability to unlink Online Form Submission to the student record
Beta Improvements
Improve Payment Plan support for ACH and Credit Card
Bug fix when giving teachers access to another school (Group School)
We are proud to announce our beta release of the Clever Integration App that will integrate your Quickschools rosters via SFTP:
With this new app, you can schedule your latest rosters to be exported to Clever on a regular basis (usually daily) via SFTP. We’ll be posting more information on this new app (including user manuals) soon.
This release focuses on improvements to the Orchestra Master Scheduler, but also contains improvements to other areas/apps like Pre-Enrollment, Program Attendance, Test & Assessments, as well as Online Payments (related to Online Forms and Admissions).
Here is a list of the latest QuickSchools improvements:
Master Scheduler
Improved Support for Tags on Course Requests and Teachers
Improved Support for Room Assignments (see above)
Improved Support for Duplicate Course Requests
Bug Fix Step 1 Import of Teacher Configuration with duplicate Departments
Bug Fix Step 4 display of teachers when searching for teachers
Bug Fix Teams when Courses are excluded from the Enrollment Period
Expanded Pre-Enrollment Feature
New “Pre-Enrolled” Student listing (see below)
Support for Text and Voice Messaging (see below)
General Bug Fixes / Improvements
Improve Online Payment Support to Fee Tracking from Admissions and Online Forms
Hide Form Packets via Tag
Expand customizability for Report Card Templates
New “Payment Plan” tab on Student record (see below)
Improve Payment Plan support for ACH
Beta Improvements
“Program Attendance” APP now supports
New tab on Student record for Parent Portal
Default Positive Attendance set to “No Status”
Support for IGCSE in the new “Tests & Assessments” App
Miscellaneous API Improvements for Engage
Payment Plan Tab
There’s a new setting in the Payment Plan App that allows you to view the Payment Plan directly from the student record:
Today’s release for an accelerated 2-week Sprint is primarily to improve our Importer for the Orchestra Master Scheduler via SFTP. We’ve included some miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements as well. Here is a list of the latest QuickSchools improvements:
Master Scheduler
Performance Improvements for Import via SFTP
SFTP Import support for Homeroom
Improve support for Duplicate Course Requests (Beta)
Bug Fix Step 3 Constraints for excluded Courses
General Bug Fixes / Improvements
Allow Advanced Discipline incidents without violations
Our new release contains improvements to the Orchestra Master Scheduler, and the Payment Plan app as well as general improvements to our Student Information System and API Resources:
Here is a list of the latest QuickSchools improvements:
Master Scheduler
Schedule Bulk Email for recently updated Student PDF
Schedule Bulk Email Add/Drop to Teachers
Improve “Copy Settings from a Previous Semester”
Support Period when importing Course Configuration
Bug Fixes related to Duplicate Course Requests
Payment Plan (See Image Above)
Set Unpaid Amount as Default Amount
Indicator for Expired / Unavailable Payment Methods
Indicator for Late and Failed payments
Extend support to inactive students
Option to edit remarks for Skipped Payments
General Bug Fixes / Improvements
Bug Fix recording for Mass Voice Messaging
Bug fix when saving incident for Advanced Discipline
Bug Fix parent profiles linked to permanently deleted students with siblings
Bug Fix Assignments under “Parents / Siblings” tab
Our latest release contains improvements to the Orchestra Master Scheduler as well as general improvements to our Student Information System and API Resources:
Here is a list of the latest QuickSchools improvements:
Master Scheduler
Support for Duplicate Course Requests by Student
Assign Course by Semester
Consolidate Bulk Email Schedule PDF
Miscellaneous Bug Fixes related to Placeholder Teachers
General Bug Fixes / Improvements
Option to “Pause” a scheduled payment in the Payment Plan
Parents can filter/sort Homework from Parent Portal
Miscellaneous API improvements for Mobile and Zapier Integration
Beta Improvements
New UI for Summary Reports (see above)
New Pathways module for Transcripts
Ability to hide students who dropped a course from gradebook
Schoology Gradebook Sync by start/end date of Active Semester
Canvas Gradebook Sync for inactive subjects
Mobile Push Notifications for Attendance Dashboard
Our latest release contains improvements to the Orchestra Master Scheduler as well as general improvements to our Student Information System and API Resources:
New Caseload Settings by Teacher and Course (or Courseload)
Here is a list of the latest QuickSchools improvements:
Master Scheduler
Caseload by Teacher and Course – Courseload (see above)
Step 5 “Next Course” Algorithm support for more than 2 semesters
Bug Fix Section Enrollment Date for Restore Points
General Bug Fixes / Improvements
Fix Default Email Sender when Sender has no configured email address
Miscellaneous API improvements for Engage, Mobile, One Roster and Zapier Integration
Ability to Sort Homework by Subject
Bug fix when selecting Semester for Rotating Attendance
Bug fix submission status checker for Online Forms (OFPC)
Bug fix Lunch Roster Report when orders are Charged but NOT Fulfilled
Beta Improvements
Attendance Dashboard support for Section Attendance
Improve Performance when importing data via SFTP
Improve Installation / Setup for new (Chronos) Transcripts