Administrator's Plus v 6.2.17.01 - GBSyncManager 3.11.0 - SyncEngine 3.1.29.0 - SyncBack 1.9.1
This version coincides with AdminPlus.com Release 6 which introduces the Enrollment Center to Add Students, Add Staff, Receive from Admissions, and Receive Registration Forms.
Schools that have selected to edit Demographics in AdminPlus.com will now upload individual student and staff pictures in AdminPlus.com, so they will no longer be able to access Picture Plus Change Picture functions in classic Administrator’s Plus. However, pictures can still be uploaded in bulk to the classic Pix folder (see Photo Upload Instructions) and sent to AdminPlus.com, TeacherPlus and PlusPortals using TeacherPlus GB Sync All with Pictures checked
Highlights of this update include:
| Improvements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment added to AdminPlus.com Settings | A new selection, Enrollment, has been added to the AdminPlus.com settings screen. New Files features in classic will be disabled when Enrollment is selected to edit in AdminPlus.com. Only schools that have requested edit in AdminPlus.com have access to AdminPlus.com Settings. | |
| TeacherPlus Sync Update | If Enrollment edit is enabled for AdminPlus.com additional information needed for enrollment will be sent with the first Sync Changes or Sync All. | |
| Receive Enrollment Changes from AdminPlus.com | If Enrollment edit is enabled for AdminPlus.com, enrollment changes such as New Students, New Staff, changes to status, name, and grade level will be received in classic. | |
| Feature Fixes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Add/Drop Log for 4-digit course | An issue was resolved where 4-digit course codes were not recorded in the Add/Drop log when the Add Section [F3] function was used after manually adding a course. | |
| Rooms per Block | The Room Grid Schedule did not include certain rooms when the Rooms per Block feature was utilized. This has been fixed. | |
AdminPlus.com settings: Only Schools that have requested to be able to edit in AdminPlus.com have access to this screen. All users must be logged out of both classic and AdminPlus.com when the Supervisor accesses this screen. Selecting to edit a module in AdminPlus.com will turn off edit features for that module in classic, so before switching check to be sure the features you use are currently available in AdminPlus.com. Please see this article, Editing By Module in AdminPlus.com, for details on what features are not yet available.
Improvements
Enrollment added to AdminPlus.com Settings
A new option, Enrollment, has been introduced on the AdminPlus.com settings screen. The New Files features in Classic will be disabled when Enrollment is chosen for editing in AdminPlus.com.
Some edit features in AdminPlus.com require edit to be enabled in more than one module.
- Add Student in AdminPlus.com requires edit to be enabled for Enrollment, Demographics, and Contacts
- Add Staff in AdminPlus.com requires edit to be enabled for Enrollment, and Demographics
- Receive from Admissions, requires edit to be enabled for Enrollment, Demographics, Contacts, Portfolio, and SuperDB.
- Receive Registrations Forms or Online Forms, requires edit to be enabled for Enrollment, Demographics, Contacts, Portfolio, and SuperDB.
TeacherPlus Sync Update
If Enrollment is selected for edit in AdminPlus.com, additional information required for enrollment will be transmitted with the first Sync Changes or Sync All.
Receive Enrollment Changes from AdminPlus.com
When Enrollment edit is selected for AdminPlus.com, enrollment updates including new students, new staff, changes to status, name, and grade level will be received in Classic.
Feature Fixes
Add/Drop Log for 4-digit course
An issue has been fixed where 4-digit course codes were not recorded in the Add/Drop log when the 'Add Section [F3]' function was used after manually adding a course.
Rooms per Block
A fix has been applied that previously cause the Room Grid and Line Schedule failed to print specific rooms when the Rooms per Block option was used. Line Schedule shows the meeting time of the class, but Grid Schedule shows the rooms per block.
Classic Administrator's Plus will continue be available for the entire school year, allowing users to remain using classic for editing while being able to enjoy the additional new features in AdminPlus.com such as:
- Snapshot view: This displays information from all the modules and has privacy settings so users can customize which data displays. Student Snapshot has an informational tile for each module all in one view!
- Demographics, Contacts, Daily Attendance, Schedule, Grades, Latest Portfolio Files, Incident Summary, Action Summary, GPA’s & Credits.
- Grades tile: The Snapshot view can be customized to display AdminPlus Grade, Gradebook Grade, or Gradebook Average for any marking period.
- Document Viewer: Allowing users to view files without the need to download a file to review it!
- Combined Progress Report: A combined progress report from TeacherPlus Gradebook can be generated for an individual student from Grades > Reports.
- School Dashboards: Provide data without even having to run a report! Click on the number/ expand to see the detail:
- Demographics: Displays the number of birthdays today,
- Daily Attendance: Displays the number of Absences or Tardy for each day of the month,
- Period Attendance: The number of Absences or Tardy by period
- Incidents: Displays the Outstanding actions.
- Approval Center: Displays the counts for Not submitted, Submitted, and Approved for all the incoming data.
- Send > Email: Emails can be personalized with School, Demographic and Contact data and they can be scheduled to be sent later!
If your school has not yet accessed AdminPlus.com please see Get Started with AdminPlus.com. If you are hosted just email apcom@rediker.com, we will set your school up with view access and send your AdminPlus.com URL.
Schools that want to use edit features in AdminPlus.com must email apcom@rediker.com to request access to the AdminPlus.com Settings screen in classic which allows the Supervisor to select by module to edit in classic or AdminPlus.com. We will set up a service that runs in the background to bring changes back to classic Administrator’s Plus and let you know when it is ready.