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Wednesday, November 20
 

9:10am EST

Advanced Student Utilities/Processes (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:10am - 9:55am EST
EMERALD A
This session will focus on more complex utilities and processes that are less frequently used, but helpful for completing certain tasks throughout the year. Examples being Student Mass Change Process, Mass Change Course Master Fields, etc.
Presenters
AS
Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:10am - 9:55am EST
EMERALD A 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

9:10am EST

Custom Forms Overview (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:10am - 9:55am EST
THORNAPPLE
Custom Forms Overview - This session will be an overview of Custom Forms including how to create a basic Custom Form. This will include creating the Custom Fields, using existing Skyward database fields, and Custom Screen vs. Advanced Custom Forms.
Presenters
EZ
Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:10am - 9:55am EST
THORNAPPLE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

9:10am EST

Fee Management - The Basics (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:10am - 9:55am EST
PEARL
Have you been looking for a way to keep track of those field trip expenses? Why not take a look at Fee Management! We will walk through the steps we use in our district to set up fees.
Presenters
avatar for Michelle Brancheau

Michelle Brancheau

Systems Administrator, Holly Area School District
Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:10am - 9:55am EST
PEARL 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

9:10am EST

Help Desk (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:10am - 9:55am EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM
Help Desk
Presenters
TW
MC
Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:10am - 9:55am EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, Help Desk

9:10am EST

Helpful Hints for Administrators & Office Staff (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:10am - 9:55am EST
GRANDVIEW
Tips on some of the most helpful modules in Skyward for building level administrators, counselors, and office support staff. Including how to get the most out of the message center, guidance check in, activity groups, processing lists, discipline graphs, teacher reports, etc.
Presenters
avatar for Kevin Biskup

Kevin Biskup

Administrator, Bangor Township Schools
Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:10am - 9:55am EST
GRANDVIEW 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

9:10am EST

SE Configuration, Set up, Suggested Reports/Utilities (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:10am - 9:55am EST
EMERALD B
This session will focus on the different reports, filters and utilities that can be used in verifying and cleaning up special education data. In addition, this session will cover the setup and different options available within the Special Ed Configuration and other areas of the module.
Presenters
JH
Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:10am - 9:55am EST
EMERALD B 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, Special Education

9:10am EST

Skyward Bootcamp Basic/New Family Entry (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:10am - 9:55am EST
HALDANE
Correctly and completely enter a student and/or Family the first time will prevent future problems for your district and for the state. Learn the best practice for these entries.
Presenters
BT
Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:10am - 9:55am EST
HALDANE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

10:10am EST

Attendance - Common/Not so Common Reports (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
EMERALD A
You're probably familiar with the Unrecorded Class Attendance and Attendance Detail or Summary reports, but did you know you can run a perfect attendance report using the Absence Occurrence report? Or that you can analyze a student's attendance for specific periods and consecutive absences using the Master Absence report? We discuss things all reporting for attendance in this session.
Presenters
MT
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
EMERALD A 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

10:10am EST

Custom Forms - Advanced - Making them work for you (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
THORNAPPLE
This session will cover Custom Forms Data Mining, setting up security on the form, and importing data into the forms using the import function. We will also cover using Skyward fields in the Custom Form to change data directly in the database.
Presenters
EZ
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
THORNAPPLE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

10:10am EST

Fee Management - Troubleshooting (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
PEARL
This session will focus on how to manage existing fees when modifications need to be made. We will review reversals, discounts, waivers, transfer of payments, schedule changes/Transactions and Write Offs.
Presenters
KP
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
PEARL 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

10:10am EST

Help Desk (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM
Help Desk
Presenters
BT
HZ
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, Help Desk

10:10am EST

SE Data Cleanup (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
EMERALD B
This session will focus on the different reports, filters and utilities that can be used in verifying and cleaning up special education data.
Presenters
JH
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
EMERALD B 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, Special Education

10:10am EST

Skybuild - Intro/Imports/Exports (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
HALDANE
In this session, we will explore Skybuild exports for data integrations, learn when to use it vs. using Data Mining, take a peek at some pre-built reports, and explore the import process.
Presenters
LK
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
HALDANE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

10:10am EST

Skyward Bootcamp - Sanity Savers (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
GRANDVIEW
Even if you’re not new to Skyward, you may learn some new sanity savers. In this session, you’ll setup your landing page, customize the student profile menu, setup favorites, and investigate notes, SkyDocs, Snapshots, User Preferences and more.
Presenters
avatar for DeVonna Haskell

DeVonna Haskell

Information Systems Specialist, Clare-Gladwin RESD
I provide training, support and talk people off the ledge for all things SAAS, State Reporting, Data Warehousing and more.  I support Skyward, Illuminate, Data Hub and all systems that integrate with Skyward SMS and Qmlativ.On any given day I interact with Teachers, Office Professionals... Read More →
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
GRANDVIEW 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

10:10am EST

State Reporting Ed-Fi Set up/Data Hub (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
HERITAGE
This session will cover setting up Ed-Fi V3 in order to send data to MiDataHub and utilize various state integrations
Presenters
BB
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
HERITAGE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, State Reporting

10:10am EST

Top 10 Reports for Administration (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
GERALD FORD
This session will introduce common reports for administrators from different modules including demographics, attendance, scheduling and grading. Schedule reports to run automatically. Use the browse screens as reports and sharing filters.
Presenters
AS
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
GERALD FORD 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

11:10am EST

API (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:10am - 11:55am EST
THORNAPPLE
The Skyward API is a very powerful tool to allow real-time data syncs between Skyward and other systems.  This session will review the functionalities of the LMS and OneRoster APIs in Skyward (SMS 2.0) and how to go about troubleshooting when discrepancies or sync issues arise. Available resources on the topic will also be presented for future reference.
Presenters
LK
Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:10am - 11:55am EST
THORNAPPLE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

11:10am EST

Assessments/Troubleshooting/Bells and Whistles (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:10am - 11:55am EST
EMERALD B
This session we will cover the "other" or "extra" options available in the Special Ed module.  We will also cover some troubleshooting tips and other tips and tricks that might make tracking Special Ed information a little easier.
Presenters
JH
Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:10am - 11:55am EST
EMERALD B 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, Special Education

11:10am EST

Custom Report Cards (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:10am - 11:55am EST
EMERALD A
This session will cover the steps needed to create Secondary Report Cards. Make your report cards fit your needs.
Presenters
TW
Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:10am - 11:55am EST
EMERALD A 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

11:10am EST

Guidance Counselors - Keeping Students on Track to Succeed (Career Plans) (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:10am - 11:55am EST
PEARL
Come on in and discover how to track/read/analyze graduation requirements – how to use Educational Milestones for graduation – check out Career Plans and see what a great help this is in planning your student’s futures. Check out how to use Guidance Office Visits to keep track of the time spent with individuals and just what that time was spent doing!
Presenters
BT
Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:10am - 11:55am EST
PEARL 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

11:10am EST

Help Desk (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:10am - 11:55am EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM
Help Desk
Presenters
EZ
HZ
Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:10am - 11:55am EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, Help Desk

11:10am EST

Skyward Bootcamp - Beginning Data Mining Session 1 of 2 (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:10am - 11:55am EST
GRANDVIEW
Learn how to use the valuable Data Mining tool in Skyward to create reports and extract endless amounts of student data. Create specialized reports that can be shared with other users and used for years to come. Reporting is available for both historical & current data. Possibilities are endless! Some tasks reviewed will be: cloning reports, adding fields, printing report (export options), understanding ranges & report information screens.
Presenters
MC
Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:10am - 11:55am EST
GRANDVIEW 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

11:10am EST

Using Skyward and Google Classroom for State Reporting Paperwork (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:10am - 11:55am EST
HERITAGE
As we move closer and closer to fully embracing green auditing, utilizing Google Classroom to assign each building's tasks with instructions for how to complete the assignment with the Google Sheet embedded in the assignment will allow districts to move forward.
Presenters
avatar for Stacy Lightfoot
Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:10am - 11:55am EST
HERITAGE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, State Reporting

1:15pm EST

Elementary Scheduling for the New Year (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EST
HALDANE
Student Teams, Student Groups, Mass Adding Students to a Course, Mass Copy Students from one course to another – all tools available to make your Elementary Scheduling easier.
Presenters
KP
Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EST
HALDANE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

1:15pm EST

GPA Troubleshooting (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EST
EMERALD A
This session will go over how the GPA calculation setup is used in determining the results of Honor Rolls, Class Rank, Transcripts and Transcript Labels. You will see suggestions for the set up to Create Honor Rolls, Options for Class Rank
Presenters
TW
Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EST
EMERALD A 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

1:15pm EST

Grad Requirements (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EST
GRANDVIEW
Setting up and Utilizing Graduation Requirements. Instructions for Guidance Counselors
Presenters
BT
Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EST
GRANDVIEW 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

1:15pm EST

Help Desk (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM
Help Desk
Presenters
JH
LK
Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, Help Desk

1:15pm EST

Skybuild (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EST
THORNAPPLE
In this session, we will explore Skybuild exports for data integrations, learn when to use it vs. using Data Mining, take a peek at some pre-built reports, and explore the import process.
Presenters
EZ
Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EST
THORNAPPLE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

1:15pm EST

Skyward Bootcamp - Fun with Filters (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EST
EMERALD B
Have you ever needed to get just a quick list of items for a specific project? This session will provide insight into various ways that filters can be used in so many places throughout Skyward.
Presenters
MT
Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EST
EMERALD B 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

1:15pm EST

TSDL Clean Up (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EST
HERITAGE
Learn how to find/view/pull data fields that are involved in the Teacher Student Data Link to ensure they are reporting quality data. Areas included are teacher PICs, Course Codes, Delivery Methods, SCHED Codes.
Presenters
avatar for Rebecca Reed

Rebecca Reed

Student Services Consultant, Calhoun ISD
My role is to support the districts in Calhoun, Branch and Barry counties with their Skyward Student Information Systems.
Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm EST
HERITAGE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, State Reporting

2:15pm EST

Advance Features (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
EMERALD A
This session will be an overview of the Advanced Features button and give some insight on how to use these areas to benefit your district.
Presenters
JH
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
EMERALD A 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

2:15pm EST

Advanced Communication - Communication Tools (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
HALDANE
This session will discuss some of the tools available within the core Student system product which provide manual and enhanced automated communication of information to parents and students. It will also review how to monitor the communications occurring
Presenters
HZ
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
HALDANE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

2:15pm EST

Best Practices - Transitioning to Qmlativ (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
WINCHESTER
This session will break down the migration process into 3 steps: Pre-migration data cleanup and setup of a training or preliminary Qmlativ database, required steps for migration processing and post migration setup for Business
Presenters
avatar for Rachel Kubacki
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
WINCHESTER 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, SMS to Qmlativ

2:15pm EST

Current Year Scheduling Tips & Tricks (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
GERALD FORD
In this session, we will cover basic scheduling functions such as adding and modifying courses, sections, and meeting patterns. We will also cover the Walk-In Scheduler process and all of its capabilities
Presenters
MC
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
GERALD FORD 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

2:15pm EST

Custom Transcripts (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
THORNAPPLE
This session will cover the steps needed to create Custom Transcripts. Make your transcripts fit your needs.
Presenters
TW
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
THORNAPPLE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

2:15pm EST

Health Records Overview (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
EMERALD B
In this session, we will give a brief overview of the health module from a nurse’s point of view and will work on entering health information for individual student or a group of student for area’s like physicals, vaccinations, health conditions and much more.
Presenters
BT
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
EMERALD B 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

2:15pm EST

Help Desk (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM
Help Desk
Presenters
EZ
LK
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, Help Desk

2:15pm EST

Skyward Bootcamp - Basic Attendance (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
PEARL
This session will cover tips and tricks on the easiest way to enter attendance as well as the top ways to report and access the data after it has been entered.
Presenters
MT
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
PEARL 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

3:15pm EST

Cleaning up Ed-Fi errors (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
HERITAGE
This session will cover how to identify and correct errors for Ed-Fi V3.
Presenters
BB
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
HERITAGE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, State Reporting

3:15pm EST

Data Clean up - Prepping for Qmlativ Student Records Curriculum/Grading GPA Cleanup (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
HALDANE
This session will discuss common data that can be problematic during the migration to Qmlativ and address strategies for cleanup. Common items in question are fields related to Students, Family, Addresses and common module features.
Presenters
avatar for Rachel Kubacki
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
HALDANE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, SMS to Qmlativ

3:15pm EST

Gender Identity (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
EMERALD B
this session will show the new Identity Tab within the student profile, what areas it impacts and how the overall tab functions.
Presenters
HZ
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
EMERALD B 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

3:15pm EST

Help Desk (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM
Help Desk
Presenters
TW
JH
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, Help Desk

3:15pm EST

Skyward Bootcamp - Reporting 101 Session 1 of 2 (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
EMERALD A
This session will show various reports commonly used within the Student Management system. Included will be student information reporting, Staff information and Entry withdrawal reports. If you have any reports that you find helpful - plan to share!
Presenters
MT
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
EMERALD A 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

3:15pm EST

SMS Student Underutilized Features (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
GERALD FORD
In this session, we will take a look at often overlooked features not everyone is using to their benefit. Join this session to learn how you can develop new strategies with your current resources.
Presenters
KP
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
GERALD FORD 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

3:15pm EST

Teacher Tracking (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
THORNAPPLE
Teacher Tracking is a way for administrative staff to monitor/view statistics on Gradebook Usage for every teacher, including data by class, teacher, Message Center, Discipline, and Family/Student Access usage. 
Presenters
AS
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
THORNAPPLE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

3:15pm EST

Who Changed This? Tracking data changes (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
GRANDVIEW
User Tracking, Super User Log, District Log in History, Demographic Changes, Attendance or Grading changes - keep track of what is going on in your system and who is doing it
Presenters
MC
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
GRANDVIEW 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, SMS to Qmlativ

3:15pm EST

Wrangling Schools of Choice with Skyward and Google (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
PEARL
Sick of learning how to use of tool but have no application for it? Well this session will rock your world as you learn how Portage Public Schools has leveraged Google Forms, Google Sheets, Skyward Processing Lists, Indicators, and Student Portfolio to create a completely electronic Schools of Choice process. From Application to Enrollment, experience first hand how these tools help our district run this process from the Schools of Choice application all the way through to the schools' student record management.
Presenters
avatar for Janet Johnstone

Janet Johnstone

Coordinator of Instructional Services, Portage Public Schools
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm EST
PEARL 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

4:15pm EST

Alternate Calendars (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EST
THORNAPPLE
For districts managing partial-day students, creating Alternate Calendars in Skyward can be essential to accurately track attendance, schedule changes, and state reporting requirements. This session will provide guidance on when and how to create alternate day calendars.

Click here to view the slide deck.
Presenters
avatar for DeVonna Haskell

DeVonna Haskell

Information Systems Specialist, Clare-Gladwin RESD
I provide training, support and talk people off the ledge for all things SAAS, State Reporting, Data Warehousing and more.  I support Skyward, Illuminate, Data Hub and all systems that integrate with Skyward SMS and Qmlativ.On any given day I interact with Teachers, Office Professionals... Read More →
Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EST
THORNAPPLE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

4:15pm EST

Current Year Scheduling Walk in Scheduler (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EST
EMERALD B
The Walk In Scheduler is a great tool for helping to see how a student's course requests can translate into an actual schedule, reducing the need for you to manually figure out which sections fit together in the best way. We'll demonstrate how to schedule a new student along with ideas for using it as a troubleshooter when resolving conflicts in their existing schedule.
Presenters
MC
Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EST
EMERALD B 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

4:15pm EST

Data Clean up - Student Records - Miscellaneous Clean Up - Bring Your Own Device (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EST
HALDANE
Learn about some best practices for cleaning up the data / records in your database.
Presenters
EZ
Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EST
HALDANE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

4:15pm EST

Discipline Module Overview (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EST
GRANDVIEW
In this session we will discuss entering Discipline records for students, Auto email options, what families can see in Family Access and giving teachers access to enter Discipline
Presenters
BT
Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EST
GRANDVIEW 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

4:15pm EST

Help Desk (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM
Help Desk
Presenters
MT
EZ
Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, Help Desk

4:15pm EST

New Features (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EST
GERALD FORD
This session will cover new features included in the most recent releases that have been added
Presenters
KP
Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EST
GERALD FORD 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

4:15pm EST

Skyward Showdown (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EST
EMERALD A
Are you ready to test your Skyward Skills against elite Skyward users from across the state? The Skyward Showdown game show lets you flex your competitive muscles (even if they're a little flabby) and show off your Skyward knowledge.
Presenters
TH
avatar for Ryan Miller

Ryan Miller

Director of Technology, Portage Public Schools
Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EST
EMERALD A 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

4:15pm EST

Year End Rollover & Processing for Seniors (SMS Student)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EST
PEARL
This session will cover things to do before/during and after the year end process. We will discuss Pre-Year end checklists, yearend validation and cleaning up errors prior to running the year end, and post year end validation and cleaning up errors there also. This session will also cover some common items and processes related to processing Seniors at the end of the school year, including the posting grades utility, mass marking the students as Graduated, etc.
Presenters
AS
Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:15pm - 5:00pm EST
PEARL 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General
 
Thursday, November 21
 

8:45am EST

Beginning Data Mining Session 2 of 2 (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 8:45am - 9:30am EST
EMERALD B
Learn how to use the valuable Data Mining tool in Skyward to create reports and extract endless amounts of student data. Create specialized reports that can be shared with other users and used for years to come. Reporting is available for both historical & current data. Possibilities are endless! Some tasks reviewed will be: cloning reports, adding fields, printing report (export options), understanding ranges & report information screens.
Presenters
MC
Thursday November 21, 2024 8:45am - 9:30am EST
EMERALD B 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

8:45am EST

Food Service Best Practices (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 8:45am - 9:30am EST
THORNAPPLE
Discussion and sharing on utilizing the food service module efficiently.
Presenters
HZ
Thursday November 21, 2024 8:45am - 9:30am EST
THORNAPPLE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, Food Service

8:45am EST

Future Scheduling Boot Camp Prep for the New Year (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 8:45am - 9:30am EST
GERALD FORD
It’s almost that time of year again – Future Scheduling will be starting! This session will go over the steps needed to get your Future Year set up and ready to go. Cloning, Course Master Clean Up – Everything you need to know to be ready to start your 2025-26 adventure!
Presenters
LK
Thursday November 21, 2024 8:45am - 9:30am EST
GERALD FORD 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

8:45am EST

Grade Analysis (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 8:45am - 9:30am EST
GRANDVIEW
This session will be discussing options for Grade Analysis Reporting. There are several reports that can be run to analyze grades by student or teacher, along with eligibility.
Presenters
TW
Thursday November 21, 2024 8:45am - 9:30am EST
GRANDVIEW 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

8:45am EST

Help Desk (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 8:45am - 9:30am EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM
Help Desk
Presenters
BT
AS
Thursday November 21, 2024 8:45am - 9:30am EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, Help Desk

8:45am EST

New Administrators - Stay Informed (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 8:45am - 9:30am EST
HALDANE
In this session you will learn how to stay informed within Skyward with the help of automated emails, student indicators, scheduled tasks and more.
Presenters
JH
Thursday November 21, 2024 8:45am - 9:30am EST
HALDANE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

8:45am EST

Skycoder (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 8:45am - 9:30am EST
EMERALD A
Skycoder is a powerful tool that can help customize Skyward pages to meet the needs of your district. This session will explore the use of Skycoder with built-in functions, as well as some cool custom coding tricks.
Presenters
EZ
Thursday November 21, 2024 8:45am - 9:30am EST
EMERALD A 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

8:45am EST

Terrific Tips with Terra (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 8:45am - 9:30am EST
HERITAGE
Skyward Tips with a few State Reporting ideas in mind.
Presenters
avatar for Terra Kelpinski

Terra Kelpinski

Data & Skyward Manager, Saginaw ISD
Thursday November 21, 2024 8:45am - 9:30am EST
HERITAGE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, State Reporting

9:45am EST

Attendance Letters (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:45am - 10:30am EST
GRANDVIEW
This session will cover how to setup and generate letters notifying parents/guardians of poor student attendance.
Presenters
EZ
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:45am - 10:30am EST
GRANDVIEW 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

9:45am EST

Food Service - Year Start/ Year End (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:45am - 10:30am EST
THORNAPPLE
Preparing for the close out of the current year and startup of the next year in food service
Presenters
HZ
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:45am - 10:30am EST
THORNAPPLE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

9:45am EST

Future Scheduling Boot Camp - Interactive Master Builder/Scheduling Board (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:45am - 10:30am EST
GERALD FORD
This session will cover multiple methods of adding course requests as well as some of the verification tools available to ensure that the appropriate number of requests have been added for each student.
Presenters
LK
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:45am - 10:30am EST
GERALD FORD 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

9:45am EST

Help Desk (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:45am - 10:30am EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM
Help Desk
Presenters
MC
AS
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:45am - 10:30am EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, Help Desk

9:45am EST

Skyward Boot Camp - Sanity Savers (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:45am - 10:30am EST
EMERALD A
Even if you’re not new to Skyward, you may learn some new sanity savers. In this session, you’ll setup your landing page, customize the student profile menu, setup favorites, and investigate notes, SkyDocs, Snapshots, User Preferences and more.

Click Here to access the slide deck presentation.
Presenters
avatar for DeVonna Haskell

DeVonna Haskell

Information Systems Specialist, Clare-Gladwin RESD
I provide training, support and talk people off the ledge for all things SAAS, State Reporting, Data Warehousing and more.  I support Skyward, Illuminate, Data Hub and all systems that integrate with Skyward SMS and Qmlativ.On any given day I interact with Teachers, Office Professionals... Read More →
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:45am - 10:30am EST
EMERALD A 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

9:45am EST

Skyward Bootcamp Reporting 101 Session 2 of 2 (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:45am - 10:30am EST
HALDANE
This session will show various reports commonly used within the Student Management system. Included will be student information reporting, Staff information and Entry withdrawal reports. If you have any reports that you find helpful - plan to share!
Presenters
MT
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:45am - 10:30am EST
HALDANE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

9:45am EST

Top Ten Reports for Office Personnel (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:45am - 10:30am EST
EMERALD B
This session will introduce common reports for administrators and office staff from different modules including demographics, attendance, scheduling and grading. Schedule reports to run automatically. Use the browse screens as reports and sharing filters.
Presenters
KP
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:45am - 10:30am EST
EMERALD B 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

9:45am EST

TSDL (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:45am - 10:30am EST
HERITAGE
This session will cover steps to prepare for the Teacher Student Data (TSDL) Collection as well as how to troubleshoot errors in the extract.
Presenters
BB
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:45am - 10:30am EST
HERITAGE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, State Reporting

10:45am EST

Food Service - Applications Online and Manual (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
THORNAPPLE
This session will cover the process of setting up online applications, approving online applications and manually entering applications, as well as the Direct Certification process.  
Presenters
HZ
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
THORNAPPLE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, Food Service

10:45am EST

Future Scheduling Boot Camp - Auto Scheduler (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
GERALD FORD
This session will focus on how to use the Master Schedule Builder and Interactive Scheduling Board to help craft the best schedule possible for your school. Best practices along with Tips & Tricks will be discussed.
Presenters
LK
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
GERALD FORD 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

10:45am EST

Help Desk (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM
Help Desk
Presenters
KP
MT
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, Help Desk

10:45am EST

Let's Compare SMS and Qmlativ (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
WINCHESTER
Let's take a look at what your everyday processes that you do in SMS will look like when you do them in Qmlativ!
Presenters
avatar for Rachel Kubacki
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
WINCHESTER 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, SMS to Qmlativ

10:45am EST

NSOE (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
PEARL
This session will provide an overview of the New Student Online Enrollment (NSOE) portal, and how to utilize the portal to allow parents to enroll new students into the district.
Presenters
EZ
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
PEARL 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

10:45am EST

SE MSDS w/ Pupil Accounting
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
HERITAGE
MSDS Reporting for Special Education can be tricky. This session will lead you through the various components of this area, including code setup, FTE calculation, error resolution, and validation reports.  Whether you use Skyward Special Education or import your data, this session will provide valuable information for users of any level of experience.
Presenters
BB
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
HERITAGE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, State Reporting

10:45am EST

Secondary Gradebook Features (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
EMERALD B
This session will be a general overview of the Skyward Gradebook Secondary program showing you the basic setup, as well as procedures to setting up assignments and posting grades.
Presenters
AS
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
EMERALD B 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

10:45am EST

Student Roundtable - New & Seasoned Users (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
EMERALD A
The Roundtable session is a networking session for users to discuss processes and options with other users. Skyward will have representation, but the focus is to discuss, with other customers, ideas and options.
Presenters
JH
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
EMERALD A 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

10:45am EST

Tips & Tricks with Tim and Ryan (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
GRANDVIEW
The boys are back in town... Come along on the magical mystery ride that is the Tim & Ryan show. This year's session will contain MANY new ideas, and we've also coordinated with other presenters of Tips & Trick type sessions being offered at the conference so that we're not ALL presenting the same things. Be prepared to learn a few new tricks to take back to your District and have a little fun while you're at it!
Presenters
TH
avatar for Ryan Miller

Ryan Miller

Director of Technology, Portage Public Schools
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am EST
GRANDVIEW 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

11:45am EST

CRDC Set Up (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 11:45am - 12:30pm EST
HERITAGE
This session will overview setting up the District and School LEA templates, selecting courses and Extracting the data.  We will also cover how to review this data and Export it for submission along with CRDC online resources.
Presenters
BB
Thursday November 21, 2024 11:45am - 12:30pm EST
HERITAGE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, State Reporting

11:45am EST

Data Mining on Steroids (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 11:45am - 12:30pm EST
THORNAPPLE
You know that Data Mining is a powerful tool to create your own custom reports, but there is so much more that you can do with it!  This session will explore some of the more advanced features such as Ranges and "And/Or" Filters, Labels, Processing Lists, and other cool tricks.  You will be expected to already have a basic understanding of Data Mining coming into this session.
Presenters
HZ
Thursday November 21, 2024 11:45am - 12:30pm EST
THORNAPPLE 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

11:45am EST

Future Scheduling Bootcamp - Auto-Scheduler and Conflict Resolution (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 11:45am - 12:30pm EST
GERALD FORD
This final session will focus on best practices for using the Auto-Scheduler, how to use the Scheduling Run Analysis reports to determine the success of a scheduling run, and how to use the information in those reports to guide you toward a more conflict-free master schedule. As time permits, conflict resolution for individual students and the Walk-In Scheduler will be covered.
Presenters
LK
Thursday November 21, 2024 11:45am - 12:30pm EST
GERALD FORD 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

11:45am EST

Help Desk (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 11:45am - 12:30pm EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM
Help Desk
Presenters
MC
KP
Thursday November 21, 2024 11:45am - 12:30pm EST
AMBASSADOR BALLROOM 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, Help Desk

11:45am EST

Online Registration (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 11:45am - 12:30pm EST
EMERALD A
This session will cover the concept, set up and processing of the On-Line Registration process. We will step through all options available.
Presenters
BT
Thursday November 21, 2024 11:45am - 12:30pm EST
EMERALD A 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

11:45am EST

Processing Lists (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 11:45am - 12:30pm EST
GRANDVIEW
Have you ever wanted to run a report or utility and have it include only a certain group of students? If so, come and learn how easy it is to create processing lists.
Presenters
TW
Thursday November 21, 2024 11:45am - 12:30pm EST
GRANDVIEW 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General

11:45am EST

There's a Report for That (Teachers) (SMS Student)
Thursday November 21, 2024 11:45am - 12:30pm EST
EMERALD B
Teachers often have trouble finding the "right" report. This session will hone in on a couple of specific reports, and how to how to utilize different configurations to get the information you need, when you need it!.
Presenters
AS
Thursday November 21, 2024 11:45am - 12:30pm EST
EMERALD B 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  SMS Student, General
 
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