NERIC SchoolTool Team

August 2023 Newsletter

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OPENING REMINDERS

WHAT'S NEW IN SCHOOLTOOL?

New Login Screen and New Grade Book!

SchoolTool is in the midst of deploying a new login screen.

Please note, this will not impact your username, password, or how you log into SchoolTool.

Once the new login screen has been implemented for your database, you will have access to the new grade book. Go to Maintenance > District > District Options to manage access to the new grade book. The default choice is "Always Use Legacy".

Allow User Choice (Default to Legacy)
Allow User Choice (Default to New)
Always Use Legacy
Always Use New

If you Allow User Choice, teachers can choose to “Use New” or “Use Legacy”.

New Grade Book Videos and Survey

New Grade Book videos can be found HERE (pw = gradebook)
These videos are meant for staff members who use SchoolTool. Please encourage them to watch the videos and fill out this SURVEY.
- These videos are not intended for parents or students.

Discipline - Restorative Action

New fields have been added to discipline referrals. These fields allow districts to add additional details about restorative actions.

Maintenance > Discipline > Dispositions

Enable/Disable Email Icons in Person Record

Districts now have the ability to control (via user/group permissions) whether or not users can click on email icons in a person record. When this is disabled, users will see text-only versions of those email addresses, allowing them to copy email addresses into their preferred email application.

Census > Search Selections Now Retained Per User

The basic search selections in Census > Search are now retained for each user after navigating away or logging out of SchoolTool. The next time that user returns to the Census > Search screen, the most recently used options will be selected by default.