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🚨ATTENTION: TEACHERS🚨
Our Teacher Page Is There For You!
We keep our Teacher Page, linked here, regularly updated with:
Updates on any changes within SchoolTool
Reference Guides
Instructional Videos
Instructional One-Pagers
Please be sure to bookmark this page and check it regularly for helpful resources specifically for teachers!
We are grateful for you!
Thank you to everyone who attending the annual NERIC SchoolTool User Groups in Lake Placid and Albany last month!
Report Cards & Calculations
Have questions regarding your traditional report cards and numerical calculations?
At the end of each marking period, before running report cards, be sure to review Maintenance >Application >Queue Setup, and clear out any errors you may see on that page.
Are You New to SchoolTool?
Our New User Page and Form can also be found on our Online Support Center.
Check out our New User Page!
To get a better understanding of the training and support needs for your new user, we link to a New User Form where users can describe their job role and tasks they are hoping to complete in SchoolTool.
After the form is completed, a NERIC SchoolTool Support team member will reach out to provide training and resources for your new staff member!
School Delays, Closures & Early Dismissals
As the weather changes, directions for entering school delays, closures and early dismissals are located on the Document Library page of the OSC.
NERIC 36th Annual Event
NERIC's 36th Annual Technology Awareness Day (Tech A-Day) is taking place Friday, December 12th 2025 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Albany Capital Center in downtown Albany. Click here if you're interested in attending this year's annual technology event.
November Holidays!
Tuesday, November 11th
Veterans Day observed, NERIC offices closed.
Thursday-Friday, November 27th-28th
Thanksgiving Holiday, NERIC offices closed.
🪲Updated Features & Bug Fixes ⚒️
10/28/2025 Version 22.4-R3 (Build )
⚒️ Fixes 🛠️
Counseling: In addition to Regents exams, LOTE exams will now display under the Regents FINAL column of the Grade Verification Report.
Maintenance: Updated the Recalculate Period Threshold option to prevent previously executed scheduled jobs from rerunning, ensuring that any manual changes made are preserved.
Maintenance: Resolved issue where users might encounter an error when attempting to load a page that includes the Student Locator.
Maintenance: Resolved issue that caused the Mass Actions menu options of Mass Enter and Copy Previous Grades to lose visibility unless the Copy Previous Grades prompt in Maintenance > Grading > Building School Level Grading Options was set to Yes.
Teacher: The Submit Descriptor/Standard Marking Period Grades Screen will respect name sorting preferences selected in the Grid Options drawer.
Teacher: Teachers can now access the Submit Descriptor/Standard Marking Period Grades screen when viewing a previous school year in the new grade book. Also reported in: 85370, 85640, 86659
Teacher: Resolved issue where student third-party scores may have not been included in the grade book import when using the API.
📢 Features 🚨
Submit Descriptor/Standard Marking Period Grades Screen Mass Apply Standard Tree Comments: A new action titled, Mass Apply Comments to Students has been added to the Submit Descriptor/Standard Marking Period Grades screen. This action is available only when utilizing the View by Standard Grid Option, and allows standard tree (previously referred to subject-level) comments to be submitted in batch.
November Training Sessions & Webinars
WED NOV 12, 1-2:30 [WEB]
SchoolTool Census and Registrar
THU NOV 13, 9-10 [WEB]
SchoolTool Labels, Lists and Keyword Letters Overview
WED NOV 19, 9-10AM and 2-3PM [MINDEX WEB]
Submitting Marking Period Grades in the New Grade Book
THU NOV 20, 9-10 [MINDEX WEB]
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