SkyCon 2024: Full Schedule

We are excited to welcome you to our 34th annual IL Skyward® User Group Conference at the Tinley Park Convention Center! Using our app will keep you up-to-date with sessions and news as they happen. #ExpandingHorizons at #ILSkyCon2024!

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9:15am CST

OTUS - A user-friendly student performance tool that works well with Skyward!

Wednesday November 13, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST

Sam Tinley Room

Paul Kaskovich (Otus) and Lindsay Pietrzak (Principal, Westmont CUSD #201) will showcase how Otus can help any Skyward district to make student data management, standards-based grading/reporting, progress monitoring (MTSS, RTI, etc.), and common assessment management easy!
Designed and supported by educators, Otus is a user-friendly platform that connects all areas of student performance in one place, saving your teachers time and making life easier. As an official Skyward partner, Otus plays nice with your Student Information System (we support SMS 2.0 and Qmlativ).
Lindsay Pietrzak is a longtime Otus user who will share their perspective while providing a general overview of the Otus platform.

Presenters

Paul Kaskovich

Otus

Lindsay Pietrzak

Principal, Community Unit School District 201

Vendors

Otus

Otus provides an all-in-one platform for educators to gather, visualize, and act on student data to ensure every child is on a trajectory to achieve their true potential. Otus was created and built for teachers, by teachers. It saves educators time through the streamlined integration... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
Sam Tinley Room

Vendor

10:30am CST

SMS 2.0 - W2/1099 Processing

Wednesday November 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST

Sam Tinley Room

A refresher course on how to process your W-2s and 1099's, and tips for correcting exceptions that are reported.

Presenters

Monique Clark

Skyward

Wednesday November 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
Sam Tinley Room

SMS-Business, State Reporting, HR, Finance

1:00pm CST

SMS 2.0 - HR Year End Processes - Planning Ahead

Wednesday November 13, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST

Sam Tinley Room

Review the various tasks associated with setting up your HR systems for the new school year. This will include Employee Management, Time Off, Subtracking and Payroll.

Presenters

Monique Clark

Skyward

Wednesday November 13, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Sam Tinley Room

SMS-Business, HR

2:15pm CST

SMS 2.0 - Advanced True Time

Wednesday November 13, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST

Sam Tinley Room

What advanced options, rules and reporting are available that you didn't know about? How do you troubleshoot issues that arise?

Presenters

Marc Johnson

Skyward

Wednesday November 13, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
Sam Tinley Room

SMS-Business, HR

3:30pm CST

SMS 2.0 - Task Manager

Wednesday November 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm CST

Sam Tinley Room

Learn the basics for setup of Task Manager and how to use this to automate the individual tasks that must be done to complete needed processes like adding a new employee into the system.

Presenters

Marc Johnson

Skyward

UG Task Manager Presentation pptx

Wednesday November 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm CST
Sam Tinley Room

SMS-Business, HR, Finance