New Release – May 9, 2023

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We had a release earlier this week, containing improvements to the Lunch Ordering / Shopping Cart as well as other areas of our Student Information System:

Lunch Roster PDF Reports

Here is a list of the latest QuickSchools improvements:

Lunch Ordering / Shopping Cart

  • Lunch Roster PDF Reports (See above)
  • Disallow cancellation of Fulfilled orders

General Bug Fixes / Improvements

  • General Improvements to Text Messaging
  • Improve reporting on IEP App (See below)
  • Improve how fees are collected in Admissions
  • Bug fix Standards Based Gradebook (SBG) when using duplicate Standard IDs
  • Miscellaneous API improvements for Mobile and Zapier Integration

Beta Improvements

  • Support for Nickname in Section Attendance Roster
  • Miscellaneous improvements to the Transcripts Framework

IEP App Reporting

The IEP App on our App Store is quite popular among our schools, and so we’ve received quite a few requests for improvements, in particular around reporting. We’re happy to report that we’re introducing 2 new reports in the IEP App:

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Top 10 fun activities to learn and celebrate Spring with your students

Elya Nadzri3 Comments
Top 10 fun activities to learn and celebrate spring with your students

Welcome to the enchanting season of spring! As nature awakens from its winter slumber, the world is once again filled with vibrant colors, melodious bird songs, and the sweet scent of blooming flowers. There are many fun classroom activities to celebrate the Spring season. Spring is the season of sunshine, longer days, and warmer weather. It’s like Mother Nature’s way of saying, “Hey, it’s time to come out of hibernation and have some fun!

In the K-12 industry, spring is an exciting time because the school year is winding down, and summer break is just around the corner. But before we hit the beach, we’ve got some learning to do!

Spring is the perfect time to get outside and explore nature. A chance to stretch your legs and soak up some vitamin D while learning something new. Let’s take a look at how Spring is celebrated worldwide to explore new horizons and some fun indoor and outdoor activities to celebrate Spring with your students.

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New Release – April 18, 2023

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Today’s release contains improvements to the Orchestra Master Scheduler, Lunch Ordering / Shopping Cart as well as other areas of our Student Information System:

Improved Customer Orders screen for Admin

Here is a list of the latest QuickSchools improvements:

Master Scheduler

  • Run Step 5 for specific Courses
  • Customize Email when sending Schedule PDF
  • Bug fix when copying course from previous semester

Lunch Ordering / Shopping Cart

  • Improved Customer Orders screen for Admin (see above)
  • Improve display of credits/balance owing in printed Sales Order PDF
  • Disallow users from cancelling old orders

Online Tests

  • Improve Date Picker
  • Show Scheduled Publish Date
  • Improve how answers are displayed in Question Bank
  • Smart Search by Contributor
  • Bug Fix saved table preference

Payment Plan

  • New option to Print the Payment Plan (PDF)
  • New Payment Plan option to calculate Payment Schedule based on End Date

General Bug Fixes / Improvements

  • Improve how default settings are loaded in Settings
  • Google Classroom Integration now support Categories (see below)
  • Transcripts support for Student Custom Fields
  • Show only active semesters when activating semester from a new school year
  • Improve how announcements are displayed for surveys (Auto-Hide)
  • Bug Fix uploading required documents for Admissions
  • Bug Fix semester name on Gradebook PDF

Beta Improvements

  • Override Report Card Subject Templates for “Courses & Sections”
  • Override Transcripts Settings for “Courses & Sections”
  • Option to hide Progress Report PDF by Role

Google Classroom Categories

For the longest time, the QuickSchools integration to Google Classroom did not support the synchronization of grading categories, due to missing APIs from Google. Now that these APIs are available, school can now map and synchronize Grading Categories from Google Classroom to Gradebook Categories in QuickSchools:

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How Google Maps can help you in the classroom

Elya Nadzri2 Comments
Utilizing Google Maps in the classroom

Google Maps may not initially come to mind when you’re thinking about classroom resources. But did you know that Google Maps can be of great help in the classroom? Google Maps can be useful for teaching subjects such as Geography, History, and Politics. Technology continues to play a growing role in education, providing helpful and effective tools for students and teachers. By utilizing them, there are various innovative ways to incorporate digital tools and visualization into your teaching process.

We’re familiar with all the emerging digital tools being incorporated into the classroom in this day and age, but who would have thought something as simple as Google Maps could also alleviate your lessons? Let’s take a look at the ways Google Maps can help teachers in the classroom.

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April 2023 Webinar Announcement: Introducing Engage for Student Admissions

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quickschools April 2023 Webinar

For our April webinar, we’ll take a close look at Engage by QuickSchools.

Engage is a stand-alone, cloud-based CRM software for educational and training institutions. Engage enables you to streamline your entire admissions process – from connecting to students and parents, all the way to enrolment. Reduce clutter, increase data accuracy, and improve information sharing with your applicants.

Attract and convert students in the most cost-effective way possible.

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What does the best online gradebook for your school have to offer?

Elya Nadzri2 Comments
best online gradebook

Almost everything is digitalized nowadays. Totally understandable, especially when applying digital technology to everyday tasks makes lives easier. Who wouldn’t want that? The benefits of digital transformation in the education sector are extensive. In this article, we will be discussing the features and benefits of an ideal online gradebook system that could also make your lives easier. 

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New Release – Mar 27, 2023

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Today’s release contains improvements to the Orchestra Master Scheduler, Lunch Ordering / Shopping Cart as well as other areas of our Student Information System:

Send the Schedule PDF via email to students directly from the Student record
Send the Schedule PDF via email to students directly from the Student record

Here is a list of the latest QuickSchools improvements:

Master Scheduler

  • Restrict duplicate courses (with same Course Code)
  • Show Course Code when displaying Course Constraints in Step 3
  • Improve UI for Advanced Search in Step 5
  • Customize generated Section Name in Step 6
  • Ability to email Schedule PDF from Student record (see above)

Lunch Ordering / Shopping Cart

  • Improve Checkout Flow for Shopping Carts that have already been checked out
  • Bug Fix Undo Cancellation from Order Fulfillment
  • Bug Fix Lunch Order Listing in Parent Portal

General Bug Fixes / Improvements

  • New Audit Trail for Simplified Scheduler (see below)
  • New Audit Trail for School Profile (see below)
  • Report Creator support for Student Documents
  • Support for Fee Category in printed Invoice PDF
  • Support for Course Code and Course Name in Transcripts PDF
  • Improve support for In-Screen Help

Beta Improvements

  • Support for multiple School IDs in SFTP Importer
  • Support Student ID Card in PDF Templates App

New Audit Trail

We’ve added Audit Trail support in 2 areas:

  • School Profile
  • Simplified Scheduling

On the “School Profile” page, you’ll see a new “History” link next to the “Save” button:

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