2003 Annual Conference - Monday February 10th Schedule
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| Room | Session 1 (9:00 - 10:15) | Session 2 (10:30 - 11:45) | Session 3 (1:15 - 2:30) | Session 4 (2:45 - 4:00) |
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| Aspen | Report Wizard Steven Bohlender (CIC) |
Score Analyzer Steven Bohlender (CIC) |
** Advanced District
Integration Mario Angotti (Pearson) |
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| Bluebell | Colorado State IDs
(RITS) & EOY CDE |
End of Year and March
Reporting CDE |
Enrollment History/Secondary Liz Mobley (Widefield) |
SASI Certification
Tips Kaye Taullie (DPS) |
| Conifer | *
Basic Query Joseph Novak (Jeffco) |
** Advanced Query Rosemary Perkins (Jeffco) |
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| Larkspur | Discipline Ann Godfrey (Brighton) |
Exports/Mail Merge Chris McQuain (Thompson) |
Exports/Mail Merge Chris McQuain (Thompson) |
Elementary Academic
Grading Patty Roundy (Aurora) |
| Primrose | ** Activities
Eligibility Debbie Cooper (Jeffco) |
Student Groups Peggy Simpson (Boulder) |
Student Groups Peggy Simpson (Boulder) |
Grading Choices/ Secondary Carol Enslow (Jeffco) |
| Evergreen A | * Basic Applications/Secondary Carrie Sullivan (Littleton) |
Period Attendance Marian Woodward (Jeffco) |
Secondary Tips/Tricks Ruth Dukeman (CIC) |
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| Evergreen B | *
Basic Applications/Elementary Liz Mobley (Widefield) |
Elementary Tips/Tricks Ruth Dukeman (CIC) |
Daily Attendance Judy Hawkins (DCSD) |
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| Crestone | ** Import/Export Rex Carter (Aurora) |
SQL Server and Student
Data David Robnett (DPS) |
Integrade/ClassXP Secondary Roy Saye (Lewis Palmer) |
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Advanced IGPro/Secondary Roy Saye (Lewis Palmer) |
| Humboldt | Standard Reports Janece Rogers (DCSD) |
Mass Scheduling Shirley Brown |
Schedule Pro/Secondary Shirley Brown |
Walk-In Scheduling Phyllis Dickerson (DCSD) |
| Long's Peak | Version 5.5 (Pearson) |
** Report Writer Ryan Meissner (Pearson) |
Concert Instruction & Assessment (Pearson) |
Version 5.5 (Pearson) |
| Pike's Peak | *
Making SASI Yours Jamie Collins (Aurora) |
** Student
Data Validation Kathy Green (DCSD) |
Health/Immunizations Gina Hebert (Brighton) |
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Beginning Troubleshooting Jamie Collins (Aurora) |
| Lupine | Bullpen Roger Harris, Linda Hayes (Adams 12) |
Bullpen Debra Lago, Vic Druckenmiller (DPS) |
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| Blanka Peak | Vendor Presentations: Excelsior Software | |||
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** - Advanced level topic |
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| Elementary | Secondary | All Levels | Central Office | SASI Administrators |
Report
Wizard by Steven Bohlender
Need
to generate skills / standards-based report cards for elementary and / or
secondary schools? Take a look at our innovative ReportWizard (skills /
standards-based report cards) application. Track student achievement on
standards with SASIxp, InteGrade Pro, and / or ABACUSxp, and create high-quality
report cards for parents, customized to your specifications. Save teachers time
entering standards information, and incorporate traditional “A, B, C” grades
with skills / standards on a SINGLE report card. Automatically transfer
report card data back to SASIxp, and archive results with student records
longitudinally for retrieval by teachers and administrators for the student’s
academic career!
Colorado
State ID’s, RITS and EOY by Colorado Department of Education
This
session will cover the newly introduced system of determining State Assigned ID’s
(SASID’s), as well as an over of the RITS system in use for completing this
process. In addition, changes to the End of Year reporting requirements will be
outlined.
Basic
Query (Double Session) by Joseph Novak
This
session will focus on the basic aspects of the query atom of SASI.
Participants will learn how to read, write, create and manipulate query
conditions and information in order to produce a report and/or document that is
beneficial and informative and meets the specific needs of the user. Presentation
Discipline by Ann Godfrey
The
ins and outs of discipline reporting: Setting up the Discipline Codes and Tables;
entering discipline incidences and dispositions; and available reports with
the discipline atom. I will also discuss querying discipline/disposition
information, and provide a variety of query statements for discipline reports.
State Reporting requirements will also be discussed. Presentation
Activities
Eligibility by Debbie Cooper
Activities Eligibility can be used to allow school, district, and state
reporting
Basic Applications/Elementary (Double
Session) By Elizabeth
Mobley
This session will cover how to begin to use
SASIxp. Learn how to change your password. Learn how to create multiple
toolbars. Learn how to run a matrix. Learn how to find what you want and much
more.
SASIxp
Import/Export - Use It For More Than Just Testing History by Rex Carter
Session
provides a fly-over view of the SASIxp Import/Export Atoms, a walk-through of
one import of Free/Reduced data into the Student Atom, examples of some REALLY
COOL IMPORTS/EXPORTS, and how to auto-schedule import/export processes.
Not for the faint of heart - prepare for mach speed. Presentation
Standard
Reports by Janece Rogers
The
session will include the use of standard reports and which ones might be most
beneficial to elementary and secondary users of SASI. We will also examine how
to save a report atom and how to use drag and drop functionality with standard
reports.
Elementary
Outline Elementary
Reports Secondary
Outline Secondary
Reports
SASI
Versions 5.0 & 5.5 by Jane Lewis
Presentation
Making
SASIxp Your Own
In
this session users will learn how to customize the look and feel of SASIxp by
creating folders, custom icons, tool bars, adjusting module display, setting up
the Personal Data Center and displaying pictures/text on your SASIXP desktop.
Vendor
Presentations: Discovery Software
Discovery Software offers a PrincipalmTM product for principals and administrators
to access to School Information System (SIS) data on a Palm. Additionally, we
offer custom software development for State Requirements Reporting.
Score
Analyzer by Steven Bohlender
Concerned about meeting requirements of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act? Reduce
the time needed to analyze and communicate student achievement scores from DAYS
to MINUTES with CIC ScoreAnalyzer software (used by teachers and administrators
to “slice and dice” student achievement data). Extremely
easy to use (train administrators and teachers in ONE HOUR or less), and visual
representation of achievement data; scores are color-coded to quickly identify
trends and communicate results. Bar
graphs and pie charts are dynamically updated to display selected data (test
parts / scores). Use Score Analyzer to take student demographics and achievement
data from your student information system and summarize into easy to use graphs
and totals, with the ability to “slice and dice” the information for School
Improvement Plans / NCLB requirements “on the fly”. Use this slick tool to
quickly and easily identify trends in student achievement!
End
of Year and March Reporting - Colorado Department of
Education
This session will cover changes to the End of Year state report, as
well as updated information for the March reporting submission.
Exports
& Mail Merge by Chris McQuain
Learn how to export query results to Microsoft Word mail merge, to send out form
letters. This is designed for PC
users and some knowledge of Microsoft Word is helpful. Presentation
Student
Groups By Peggy Simpson
Have you ever wanted to
print a report for just a few students but can't find a way to select just those
students? Come to this session and
learn how to use the Student Groups atom to view student grades, schedules,
attendance and discipline for a group of students or to run reports, labels and
queries for random groups of students. You will also learn how to customize
reports by using data atoms and report atoms by saving them to your desktop. Presentation
SQL
Server
This
session will cover the use of Data Transformation Services and Views to analyze
and report on student data. Query Analyzer and
Mass
Scheduling Presentation By Shirley Brown
This
presentation will be a review of the scheduling steps used in Mass Scheduling
and will include advanced tips and techniques to make the scheduling process
more efficient.
Report
Writer by Ryan Meissner
Presentation
Student
Data Validation By Kathy Green
Schools, Districts, BOCES,
and State Departments, all want accurate and timely student information. Learn how Douglas County School District, one of the fastest growing
districts in the nation, is addressing the need for standardization of data
entry procedures, including user data entry “Proficiency Demonstrations”,
custom data entry atoms, initiating district level support for required training
for all users, and the positive impact seen at the site, district and state
levels. Presentation
Vendor
Presentations: Excelsior Software
Via
Pinnacle's Gradebook system, teachers track grades, attendance and state
standards. Real-time outputs from
Pinnacle's SQL database include: Standards
based report cards, aggregated district data, Internet access for parents and
students.
Advanced
District Integration by Mario Angotti
Presentation 'Gotchas!'
Enrollment History/Secondary by Elizabeth
Mobley
Learn what causes differences between the ATP52,
the Ethnic Distribution Report and the Enrollment Report. Learn what you can do
to find and fix these errors.
Advanced
Query by Rosemary Perkins
Presentation
Exports
& Mail Merge by Chris McQuain
Learn how to export query results to Microsoft Word mail merge, to send out form
letters. This is designed for PC
users and some knowledge of Microsoft Word is helpful. Presentation
Back
to Top
Student
Groups By Peggy Simpson
Have you ever wanted to
print a report for just a few students but can't find a way to select just those
students? Come to this session and
learn how to use the Student Groups atom to view student grades, schedules,
attendance and discipline for a group of students or to run reports, labels and
queries for random groups of students. You will also learn how to customize
reports by using data atoms and report atoms by saving them to your desktop. Presentation
Period
Attendance by Marian Woodward
Presentation
Elementary
Tips & Tricks by Ruth Dukeman
Presentation
Integrade
Pro/CLASSxp Secondary by Roy Saye
In
order to maintain your grades in IGPro, there are a few fundamental skills you
must learn. This session will guide you through the process of creating a
grade book, alphabetizing your rosters, setting grading profiles, creating
tasks, locking scores, printing progress reports, exporting grades, and taking
attendance with SASI.
Schedule Pro Presentation By Shirley
Brown
This
will be a three part presentation which includes: 1) An overview of Schedule Pro
and how it compares to Mass Scheduling to help users decide if it is a module
they need; 2) Schedule Pro Tips and Techniques for experienced users; and an
introduction to the Scheduling Optimizer now available for use with Schedule Pro
and Mass Scheduling.
Concert
Assessment and Instruction by Helene McMurphy
Presentation
Health/Immunizations
by Gina Hebert
Presentation
Vendor
Presentation: Edulink Systems
Intouch
Parent Communication and Integrated Reporting Solutions for SASIxp
Intouch
Aurodialer, Intouch Online and Intouch Reports. The Intouch Autodialer is a fully automated parent
communication system. Intouch
Online provides parents and administrators throughout the district access to
student demographic data via the internet.
Intouch Reports allows administrators to pull data and customize their
own reports.
SASI Training Certification by Kaye Taullie
This class will provide techniques for instructor-led classes, exercises,
and certification tests, followed by mentoring suggestions for new staff
needing further instruction or assistance to fully understand the
application. Using this method of teaching has resulted in an improvement
in data quality across SASI applications in
Denver Public Schools. Presentation
Elementary
Academic Grading by Patty Roundy
The Elementary Academic Grading module provides elementary schools a
convenient way to enroll students in multiple subjects. See how Aurora
Public Schools assigns homeroom and special subjects to students and how we
award grades and generate Report Cards.
Grade
Reporting Setup Session by Carol Enslow
How to setup all the atoms required for grade
reporting and progress reporting. Grading
Setup, Mark Definition, Credit Definition, GPA Definition, and Grading Comments.
This session should be taken before the Grading Processes session. Presentation
Seondary
Tips & Tricks by Ruth Dukeman
Presentation
Daily
Attendance by Judy Hawkins
This session will describe the atoms used to enter and maintain
attendance data at the elementary level. Class Attendance and Daily Attendance
and the use of generic selection in combination with update attendance will be
covered. In addition, the class will look at and discuss all report interfaces
pertaining to each atom. Presentation
Advanced
IGPro Secondary by Roy Saye
IGPro includes features that are designed to make your life as a teacher
easier. This session will open your eyes to such features as creating
seating charts, emailing progress reports, importing tasks, combining tasks,
offering extra credit (the right way), and preserving your setup profiles from
term to term.
Walk-In
Scheduling by Phyllis Dickerson
Learn how to use Basic (Walk-In) Scheduling to schedule individual
students into classes. This session is great for counselors or registrars who
are responsible for the day-to-day scheduling of new students. It is also ideal
for small schools who find Mass Scheduling to be “overkill” for their needs.
Presentation
SASI
Version 5.0 & 5.5 by Jane Lewis
Presentation
Basic
Troubleshooting by Jamie Collins
This session will provide basic troubleshooting tips and tricks for SASIxp
users. The areas that will be addressed include general Student/Enrollment
issues, User related issues, Attendance issues, Grading issues, Illegal
Operations and Security/SASI Modules Setup.
Bullpen
(Drop-in anytime)
What to practice a tip you just learned? Have a specific SASIxp question you
would like to have addressed? The bullpen is your opportunity to play with
sample SASIxp data on a drop-in basis. Twelve stand-alone computers will
be available for your use, with assistance available to help you address your
needs.