NERIC SchoolTool Team
Newsletter Archives

2025-02  READ

Transcripts/GPA Info

Elementary Report Card Reminders

2025-26 Rollover Prep

February Checklist

2025-01  READ

January Regents

Course Selections

January Checklist

Digital Resource Data

2024-12 READ

Holiday Closures

December Checklist

Digital Resource Data

New On Demand Videos

2024-11 READ

Jon Flatow Retirement

Report Cards and Calculations

Contacting the ST Helpdesk

NERIC 35th Annual Event

November Holidays

2024-10 READ

Fall user group registration

Reminders on photos, progress reports, new grade book & BEDS Day

On-demand webinars

New teacher page **Coming Soon**

2024-9 Newsletter READ

Welcome back students & staff

Enable drop/withdraw/switch

Review Attendance & Discipline letters

DIG - use link for new integrations

2024-8 Newsletter READ

New Grade Book Recommendations 

Opening Reminders

What's New in SchoolTool

2024-7 Newsletter READ

Welcome to the new school year 24-25

Schedule offset function

Three publish dates (set in Maint>Sched> YBSLO)

Attend auto grade advancement sessions

Attend NEW  grade book training sessions this year

Cleanup faculty records

Info on  comment bank creation

Annual vs Continual program service records

2024-6 Newsletter READ

NEW - End of Year Pre-School Transitions Training Session

2024 SchoolTool Virtual User Group - Recording and Documents

End of Year Reminders

2024-5 Newsletter READ

Sign up for End of Year Webinar

Preparing Summer review of Faculty and Comment Banks

Running perfect attendance report

NERIC additional resources (DW Team and Testing Team contact info)

Memorial Day Holiday reminder

2024-4 Newsletter READ

2024 Virtual User Group

Identify "At Risk" Students

Request Summer School Database

Creating New Courses - Use Unique Course Code

Scheduling Tip - Finding Singleton Conflicts

2024-3 Newsletter READ

Reminders for support ticket details

Attend all scheduling training sessions

How to described for Seal of Civic Readiness and Seal of Biliteracy

Reminder, add new courses for year 2024-2025

2024-2 Newsletter  READ

Elementary Report Card Changes - Start Making Plans Now

Encourage Teachers to Use the New Grade Book

Transcript and Report Card Reminders

Rollover - Prep for 2024/2025

2024-1 Newsletter  READ

January graduates

Course Selections, three ways to enter

New release enable feature reminder

New Known Issues Page on OSC

Queue Setup, Clear errors

2023-12 Newsletter  READ

Digital Resources due in January 2024

Arrow Key Functionality

New staff

3-8 scores

Science Investigations

Drop/Withdraw/Switch defined

2023-11 Newsletter   READ

Clear Error Jobs Before Running Report Cards

NERIC SMS Security Report Template

Retirement Announcement

School Delays, Closures, Early Dismissals

NERIC Technology Awareness Day 12/15/2023

2023-10 Newsletter   READ

2023 Fall User Group

Contacting SchoolTool Support

New Gradebook "Submit" Screens

Trouble Logging In?

Progress Report Reminder

BEDS Day Reports

3-8 Assessments & Student Photos 

2023-9 Newsletter READ

Local Logins

Google & Microsoft, do not enable additional features

Sign up for the 2023 October User Groups

New data integrations, use the link

Review 23-24 attendance, discipline letters

Be sure to enable drop, withdraw, switch

2023-8 Newsletter READ

Reminders for school opening

New Discipline items

New Grade Book

New Login Page 

2023-7 Newsletter READ

July Tasks & Reminders

Review & Cleanup Tasks

Annual Data Integration Review

Annual SchoolTool Contacts Verification

Adding Digital Resources

2023-6 Newsletter READ

Explore New Grade Book Now

Print Reports and Labels

Graduation Reminders

Program Services

Cleanup Items

Lockers, Grades Reminders

End Digital Records

2023-5 Newsletter READ

Updated SchoolTool Videos

Version 20.2 Build 21 Highlights and Fixes

CIP Record Management

2023-4 Newsletter READ

Reminder on Summer School Requests

ERC Reminders

Data Warehouse Updates from Version 20.2

Spring 2023 Virtual User Group

Singleton Conflicts, how to find them

2023-3 Newsletter READ

Help Module

SchoolTool Certification Level II Training

Scheduling Reports

Scheduling Constraints Defined 

New Videos

2023-2 Newsletter READ

Transcript and Report Card Reminder

New Gradebook - Request for Teacher Feedback     

Rollover/Prep for 2023-2024

Multi-Lingual Report Card Survey

Reminder Regarding Changes to Elementary Report Cards

2023-1 Newsletter READ

January Graduates

New Build Highlights

Elementary Report Card Changes

Transcript Reminders

Digital Resource Process

2022-12 Newsletter READ

SchoolTool Version 20.1

Digital Resource Reminder

Drop/Withdraw/Switch

NERIC Data Integration

2022-11 Newsletter READ

2022 User Groups, Albany & Lake Placid, Photo Gallery

Post-User Group Survey

NERIC Technology Awareness Day

Report Card Reminders

Anticipated Release Version 20.1, next build

2022-10 Newsletter READ

User Group 2022 Sign Up

Progress Reports

Prepare for MP Grading

BEDS Day

School Photos

2022-09 Newsletter READ

User Group Sign Up

Version 20.0 New Release

-New Help

-Batch Print Pending Schedules

-New Counseling Report: Print Option

-Scheduling Reports with Home District

-Medical Fields in Medical Module

-Required Forms in Mobile App

-Refactored Teacher Grading Screens

-Clear Your Cache, Directions on Documents Page

Trending FAQs

2022-08 Newsletter READ

School Year Opening Reminders

SchoolTool Version 20.0 Highlights

2022-07 Newsletter READ 

Correct Class Of

Schedule Offset Reminder

Schedule Publish Dates

2022 Fall User Group Registration

Census - Former Students who are Now Parents

2022-06 Newsletter READ 

End of Year Reminders

New Features - v19.2

2022-05 Newsletter READ 

Online newsletter debut.

19.2 New Look

Reminder: Summer School Databases

Reminder: Deactivating Faculty

Reminder: Use Unique IDs for new courses

Running the Class Rank/GPA Report

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2022-04 Newsletter  READ

Updating Outlook Mailing Lists via the Online Support Center

Unlocking a MP for a specific teacher.

Grading Queue Reminder

Summer School Site request reminder

At Risk View Report

2022-03 Newsletter  READ

Help us support you better.

AD will not work in the cloud.

Reminder to visit the new Online Support Center

Welcome new SchoolTool districts Menands and East Greenbush.

2022 SchoolTool Feedback

2022-02 Newsletter READ

NERIC SchoolTool Online Support Center goes live announcement

Handling ISS/OSS Suspensions Tip

Sign up for Scheduling Trainings reminder

2022-01 Newsletter READ

Rollover Quick Steps: 

School Year Rollover, Config, Cycle Assignment, Rollover, Periods, Course Catalog/Master Schedule, District Selection Year, Publish Dates, Teams Rollover

Add Graduation Dates

January Regents Cancellation

Competency & Graduation Requirements Info

Sign up for Scheduling Trainings reminder

2021-12 Newsletter READ

New Release Issue (19.1)

User-Defined screens new features (header text, placeholders, can now batch assign UDS with required fields)

Digital Resources updates: Mobile App functionality now available, default header text added)

Non-Binary Gender addition for students and faculty.

Submit Marking Period Grades Update: new look/icons, error-checking added, save warning added, student names now first last, sort by Last First)

Modality attendance options added (Maintenance > Attendance > Edit reason > Physical Location OUT/Modality Remote check boxes)

Mobile App now has Forgot Password reset functionality for new/existing users.

Security Tree permissions added for remote attendance columns (Attendance branch, Hide Remote Attendance columns)

2021-11 Newsletter READ

Coming Soon: 19.1 new release

Tech Awareness Day save-the-date.

Elementary Report Card with window envelope mailing address

Visit the FAQ reminder

2021-10 Newsletter READ

Modality: Settings (Maintenance > Attendance > Building School Level Options)

Modality/Remote: Custom export fields, Data Warehouse Exports, Attendance Report Changes, Dashboards.

Microsoft Authentication is now available.

Mindex: New form to submit feedback. Schooltool.com/user-feedback

2021-09 Newsletter READ

Remote Schedules - will now function by weekday, cycle day or special cycle day schemes

School Opening Issue (Config, Daily Att Setup, LOCK, Publish dates, Turn on "Show Drop/Withdraw/Switch", Inactivate Faculty)

2021-08 Newsletter READ

Rollover Quick Steps: School Yr, Config, Cycle Assignment, Rollover, Periods, Course Catalog, District Cycle Year, Publish Dates, Teams)

User group save-the-date.

Tech Awareness Day save-the-date.

Essential Tips for New Users: Sign up for trainings, Requesting permissions, Preferences year, specific training.

COVID - In-person trainings resuming, be sure to check before registering.

2021-07 Newsletter READ

Opening Day Checks: Config, Calendar, Publish Dates.

Inactivate staff, reminder to disable logins.

Schedule Offset reminder.

Grade Advance preparation reminders.

2021-06 Newsletter READ

Config reminders, NO gaps, include weekends, do not skip dates, include regents dates.

Reach out to support reminders, backdating modalities, scheduling help

June Regents Mindex Video link. Also refer to FAQ.

COVID - In-person trainings resuming, be sure to check before registering.

New Data Integration form

2021-05 Newsletter READ

Mindex Open Webinars. What are they? How do you attend?

MS/HS Scheduling COVID training details.

BOCES Year-End reporting: CIP - report only if in approved CTE program. 

BOCES Work-Based learning State Course Code 22202W - submit P/F once after min 54 hrs is met.

Reminder to submit requests for summer school databases.

State Validation Report Tip

2021-04 Newsletter READ

Covid - Scheduling training adjustments.

Restricted View

18.3 Homebound 0777 code fix

18.3 Transcripts 1-2-3-4 will show EX for Regents exemption where student received a failing numeric score.

18.3 Google fix for >30 students in course, duplicate assignment import

18.3 Enrollment type > Include in NYS Attendance Exports  (daily).   Can use to prevent PS/PK attendance from exporting if needed.

18.3 Home District report will now respect Limit Search.

DIG new 3rd party data integration request Google Form  https://tinyurl.com/NERIC-DIG-new-request-form

2021-03 Newsletter READ

Drop/Withdraw/Switch: When to Use Each

At Risk View Report

Course Catalog changes and impact on historical, create new instead.

2021-02 Newsletter READ

Contact us before rolling if major changes, (Buildings, Levels, Period Structure, Marking Periods, Day Cycle)

Rollover Quick Steps: School Yr, Config, Cycle Assignment, Rollover, Periods, Course Catalog, District Cycle Year, Publish Dates, Teams)

Verify CLASS OF using Rank & GPA Report, (Enr History criteria/school year and class) to find students included in rank. 

Submit ERC Custom Requests with Deadlines (for 9/1 April 30, for MP1 June 30)

Submit next year ERC changes for canned.

2021-01 Newsletter READ

Home Phone logic added for NYS reporting.

Allow remote attendance for Daily and Period reminder.

Daily Overview Report

How to Export a report to Excel

2020-12 Newsletter READ

Daily Remote attendance (HR) option.  Maintenance > Attendance > Building School Level Options

Reports: On-Site and Remote Attendance Summary, On-Site and Remote Attendance Detail 

Daily Overview Report NEW daily and period attendance remote indicator option.

Scheduling > Remote Schedules to default attendance roster remote checkmarks.

DIG 3rd Party Requests

Student Locator now respects remote schedules.

Custom Export remote attendance fields.

New Early Warning Dashboard for abs using NYS Absent definitions.

2020-11 Newsletter READ

Information to provide when contacting support.

State Validation Report.

Photo updates, individual and NERIC batch upload.

2020-10 Newsletter READ

User group cancelled, trainings reminder

Preparing for progress reporting AND MP grading. Notify NERIC of any issues.

Reminder: turn on Enable Drop/Withdraw/Switch

Census > Reports > CRDS and BEDS breakdown.

2020-09 Newsletter READ

Reminders: Opening Day Checks, Config, Daily Att, Lock, Publish Dates, Cycle Day Override, Enable Drop/Withdraw/Switch, Program Services

Permission Requests Reminder: NERIC Cannot modify security without Supt permission. 

Custom alerts now on attendance roster

New remote checkbox now on period attendance.

2020-08 Newsletter READ

Covid Scheduling, Attendance

Data checks to ensuring your 3rd Party Extracts export cleanly.

2020-07 Newsletter READ

Schedule Offset before grade advance. 

What to do BEFORE you grade advance. 

Grade Advance quick steps. 

De-activating faculty. Uncheck active. Disable account.