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Thursday, November 14
 

7:00am CST

Registration - Thursday
Thursday November 14, 2024 7:00am - 8:00am CST
South Lobby
Thursday November 14, 2024 7:00am - 8:00am CST
South Lobby
  General

7:00am CST

Breakfast Buffet - Thursday
Thursday November 14, 2024 7:00am - 8:30am CST
West/South Exhibit
Thursday November 14, 2024 7:00am - 8:30am CST
West/South Exhibit
  General

7:45am CST

Opening Remarks - Thursday
Thursday November 14, 2024 7:45am - 7:55am CST
West/South Exhibit
Thursday November 14, 2024 7:45am - 7:55am CST
West/South Exhibit
  General

8:00am CST

Qmlativ and SMS 2.0 - Define Your What If Strategy: Disaster Recovery Planning
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
South Pavilion 6
As they say, “Hope for the best; prepare for the worst.” If disaster strikes, how will you protect your data? And how will you recover? In this session, we’ll offer our two cents.
Presenters
JM
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
South Pavilion 6
  IT

8:00am CST

Qmlativ - Finance Overview
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
South Pavilion 2
Can financial management technology be fun, easy, and intuitive to use? It can now. Join us for an overview of Qmlativ's finance tools, from accounts payable to our custom report writer.
Presenters
CD

Cody Dyb

Skyward
LL
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
South Pavilion 2
  Qmlativ-Business, Finance, S2Q-Business

8:00am CST

Qmlativ - Purchasing Process and Options including Ecommerce and more
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
South Pavilion 4/5
This session will walk you through the purchasing process on Qmlativ. It will review the purchasing process in full (setup of purchasing groups and approvals, creating purchase orders, receiving purchase orders, purchase order reporting, dissemination of the purchase order, and additional purchase order utilities). This session is intended for current Qmlativ users.
Presenters
KS
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
South Pavilion 4/5
  Qmlativ-Business, Finance

8:00am CST

Qmlativ - W2s/1099s
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
North Pavilion 6
A refresher course on how to process your W-2s and 1099s, and tips for correcting exceptions that are reported. This session is intended for current Qmlativ users.
Presenters
MP
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
North Pavilion 6
  Qmlativ-Business, State Reporting, Finance, HR

8:00am CST

The Journey Experience
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
South Pavilion 1
Hear from other Skyward users and their experience migrating from SMS 2.0 Finance/HR to Qmlativ.
Presenters
avatar for Matt Birdsley

Matt Birdsley

Director of Finance, Sterling Public Schools
avatar for Dr. R.J. Gravel

Dr. R.J. Gravel

Deputy Superintendent, Glenbrook High School District 225
A native of the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Gravel (@rjgravel) is the Associate Superintendent at Glenbrook High School District 225. As an educator, business manager and technologist for elementary, secondary, and higher education institutions, co-moderator of #EdFinChat, a... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
South Pavilion 1
  Qmlativ-Business, Finance, HR, User-Led

8:00am CST

Qmlativ - Curriculum Setup/Graduation Requirements, Course Recommendations
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
North Pavilion 2
A Curriculum Master is the main component needed in creating and utilizing Graduation Requirements and is needed to create and use Career Plans. Session 1 will cover steps needed to create a curriculum master and how, once complete, these curriculum masters will be linked to Graduation Requirements/Grad plans. We will also discuss set up and utilization of Course Recommendations showing you how to link a curriculum to a course so that teachers can suggest specific curriculums for Future Scheduling and course requests.
Presenters
SH

Shalene Herbert

Managing Consultant, Skyward Inc.
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
North Pavilion 2
  Qmlativ-Student

8:00am CST

Qmlativ - Student Thresholds and Groups
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
South Pavilion 3
This session will take a close look at the Student Threshold feature, and how it can be used to set parameters within Skyward. Database administrators will learn how to incorporate thresholds into Athletic Eligibility, Class Balancing, Scheduling Eligibility, Honors/Rewards Eligibility, and MTSS.
Presenters
RA
Student Thresholds pptx
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
South Pavilion 3
  Qmlativ-Student

8:00am CST

SMS/Qmlativ - Secondary Scheduling Features Overview
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
Sam Tinley Room
This session will demonstrate scheduling features such as adding, removing, and modifying student Course Requests, hand-scheduling new students, as well as mass processes to add students from one section into another. Additionally we will take a look into making schedule-changes mid-year to a student within the profile, as well as updates to individual courses to accommodate situations like long-term substitutes.
Presenters
RK
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
Sam Tinley Room
  Qmlativ-Student, S2Q-Student

8:00am CST

SMS 2.0 - HR New Employees/Employee Changes
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
North Pavilion 3
We’ll discuss best practices for processing new employees through the HR/Payroll system as well as communicating salary changes in preparation for payroll.
Presenters
MJ
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
North Pavilion 3
  SMS-Business, HR

8:00am CST

SMS 2.0 - TRS Updates
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
North Pavilion 5
Learn the latest for Gemini reporting and how to address common exceptions that might arise.
Presenters
SP

Steve Page

Skyward
EK
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
North Pavilion 5
  SMS-Business, HR

8:00am CST

SMS 2.0 - Administrator Tips & Tricks
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
Conf Room 2
This session will show how to use the teacher tracking for grades and discipline referrals, automated emails to families, and attendance/discipline reports.
Presenters
JH

Jamie Hernandez

Dean, Oak Lawn CHS 229
Hernandez Jamie SkyCon Nov 2024 pdf
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
Conf Room 2
  SMS-Student, User-Led

8:00am CST

SMS 2.0 - Automated Attendance Letters
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
North Pavilion 1
This session will cover how to set up and generate letters notifying parents/guardians of poor student attendance.
Presenters
AR
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
North Pavilion 1
  SMS-Student

8:00am CST

SMS 2.0 - SIS Automated Web Service
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
North Pavilion 4
Want your SIS export to be Automated? This session will go thru the steps of setting up your automated exports
Presenters
BT
EB

Eric Barringer

Director of Technology, Clinton CUSD #15
2024 SMS SIS AWS (003) pptx
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
North Pavilion 4
  SMS-Student, State Reporting

8:00am CST

SMS 2.0 - Standards-Based Gradebooks at Secondary Level
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
Conf Room 1
This session will demonstrate how a standards-based gradebook is being used for Bush Alternative Center in East St. Louis. Courses have shifted to a focus on competency-based education and teachers now record events based on the standards of courses. The gradebook setups and calculations will be demonstrated during this session.
Presenters
avatar for Rebecca Bowen

Rebecca Bowen

Director of Student Information Systems, East St. Louis District 189
STANDARDS BASED GRADEBOOKS and CBE 11.2024 compressed pdf
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
Conf Room 1
  SMS-Student, User-Led

8:00am CST

Amazon
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
Bremen Room
Presenters
TP

Tiffany Preuss

CSBO, Itasca SD 10
Vendors
avatar for Amazon Business

Amazon Business

Amazon Business combines the selection, convenience, and value you expect from Amazon, with features that can help improve your school district's operations. With streamlined procurement tools, more than 80% of orders are reviewed by the school or district approver in less than 24... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
Bremen Room
  Vendor

9:15am CST

SMS 2.0 - Single Sign On Options
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
South Pavilion 6
Did you know that you can eliminate having separate passwords by implementing LDAP or Single SignOn? You will learn how to configure the LDAP Login and Group Membership integrations. We’ll cover the tools available to mass update/import user accounts and discuss the Single Sign-on authentication options for third party Federated Services or SAML identity providers. Finally, we'll show you how to turn your SMS 2.0 environment into an Identity provider for other third parties using SkySTS.
Presenters
JM
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
South Pavilion 6
  IT

9:15am CST

Qmlativ - Financial Reporting
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
North Pavilion 3
This session will highlight Qmlativ's canned Financial reports. It will also demonstrate the capability to add fields to list screens and other unique ways we can create reports within Qmlativ. This session is intended for current Qmlativ users.
Presenters
CS
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
North Pavilion 3
  Qmlativ-Business, Finance

9:15am CST

Qmlativ - HR Year End
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
North Pavilion 6
Review the various steps associated with setting up your HR systems for the new school year. This will include Positions/Assignments, Time Off, Subtracking, Org Charts and Payroll.
Presenters
MP
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
North Pavilion 6
  Qmlativ-Business, HR

9:15am CST

Qmlativ - IMRF updates
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
North Pavilion 5
Receive an update on the changes that IMRF has in store for us and how Skyward is preparing for the new reporting.
Presenters
SP

Steve Page

Skyward
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
North Pavilion 5
  Qmlativ-Business, HR, State Reporting

9:15am CST

SMS/Qmlativ - Custom Forms and Automated Processes S2Q comparison
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
Sam Tinley Room
Wonder how Custom Forms will work in Qmlativ? In this session, we will provide a step by step comparison for how Customization will be used to manage data differently when you migrate to Q.
Presenters
RK
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
Sam Tinley Room
  Qmlativ-Business, Finance, HR, S2Q-Business

9:15am CST

Qmlativ - Activities
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
North Pavilion 2
Check out the Activity module in Qmlativ! See how you can create activites, give access to your activity leaders, track participation and more!
Presenters
avatar for Stephanie Kaack

Stephanie Kaack

Data Coordinator, Manteno CUSD No. 5
I am the Data Coordinator for Manteno CUSD No. 5. I have been in the district since January 2010. I work extensively with the Student side of Skyward, but have recently taken on more HR/Finance side responsibilities. Our district migrated our combined database from SMS 2.0 to Qmlativ... Read More →
Qmlativ Activites SkyCon 2024 pdf
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
North Pavilion 2
  Qmlativ-Student, User-Led

9:15am CST

Qmlativ - Gradebook for Administrators/Gaining a Teacher's Perspective
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
South Pavilion 4/5
In this session, we will review the important components of setting up your gradebook for Qmlativ. Whether the desired setup is Standards or Secondary, there are a number of settings such as grading scale and how grades calculate for different grades or classes that will need to be correct to ensure that your teachers’ gradebooks are set up to meet your district’s specific rules. This session is intended for current Qmlativ users.
Presenters
JA
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
South Pavilion 4/5
  Qmlativ-Student

9:15am CST

Qmlativ - Student Q Imports and Exports
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
South Pavilion 1
See how Student data Imports and Exports can be managed in Q.
Presenters
AJ
avatar for Seth Wilkerson

Seth Wilkerson

Director of Technology, Consolidated HS District 230
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
South Pavilion 1
  Qmlativ-Student

9:15am CST

SMS 2.0 - Advanced HR Data Mining
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
South Pavilion 3
Learn more about how to better use the Employee Data Miner to pull data in creative ways in a variety of formats.
Presenters
MC
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
South Pavilion 3
  SMS-Business, HR

9:15am CST

SMS 2.0 - Paperless Bank Reconciliation
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
Conf Room 2
This session will take users through the Check and Bank Reconciliation process in SMS 2.0 and provide helpful tips on moving the entire process to a paperless format while satisfying the auditor.
Presenters
avatar for Christy Kelson

Christy Kelson

Business Manager, Regional Office of Education 17
SMS 2.0 Bank Reconciliation pdf
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
Conf Room 2
  SMS-Business, Finance, User-Led

9:15am CST

SMS/Qmlativ - Shifting Gears: Data Cleanup & other Considerations for SMS to Q Finance/HR
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
South Pavilion 2
We will review how to prepare your data for the transition to Qmlativ as well as gaining an understanding of how data is managed differently from SMS 2.0.
Presenters
CD

Cody Dyb

Skyward
LL
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
South Pavilion 2
  SMS-Business, Finance, HR, S2Q-Business

9:15am CST

SMS 2.0 - GPA Calculation\Honor Roll\Class Rank\Transcripts and Transcript Labels
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
North Pavilion 1
This sessions will go over how the GPA calculation setup is used in determining the results of Honor Rolls, Class Rank, Transcripts and Transcript Labels.
Presenters
LK

Liz Kelley Vang

Customer Success - SMS Student, Skyward
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
North Pavilion 1
  SMS-Student

9:15am CST

SMS 2.0 - SIS A-Z Part 1
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
North Pavilion 4
This session will be an overview of what is needed for proper submission of SIS data to the state
Presenters
BT
2024 SMS SIS A Z Part 1 pptx
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
North Pavilion 4
  SMS-Student, State Reporting

9:15am CST

Branching Minds - Responding to Red Flags: Attendance, Behavior, and Course Failures. A seamless integration with Skyward Q
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
Conf Room 1
Siloed data systems, strained resources, and inconsistent expectations make it a challenge to recognize the warning signs of school failure and intervene early. Don’t “wait to fail”—a TRUE Early Warning System within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) can help at all levels, K-12!
Presenters
BP

Beneen Prendiville

Branching Minds
TS

Trisha Senne

Academic Assessment Director, Community Consolidated School District 59
Vendors
avatar for Branching Minds

Branching Minds

Branching Minds is an MTSS software platform built from the ground up to help educators plan and implement effective academic and behavioral interventions. We centralize the data, research-based intervention resources, progress monitoring, collaboration, and communication tools you... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
Conf Room 1
  Vendor

9:15am CST

ParentSquare - What to Consider When Implementing a New Communications Tool
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
Bremen Room
Adopting a new communications platform in your district can be daunting – what do you need to do to prepare? How can you ensure it helps to improve communications? How do you train staff and get them onboard? Please join district leaders as they share their experiences switching to a new communications tool. They’ll discuss onboarding, roll out, training, and how they’ve used their communications tools to improve family engagement across their districts. Plus, we will share more about how ParentSquare and Skyward’s partnership helps to improve the way schools connect and engage with students and parents.Attendees will leave with real-life examples and strategies to help ensure smooth roll out of communications tools in their districts. 
Presenters
SW

Stacey White

ParentSquare
AS

Amy Serrano

ParentSquare
avatar for Liz Boyles

Liz Boyles

Director of Information Services, Troy 30C
avatar for Scott Anthony

Scott Anthony

MIS Manager, CHSD 230
MIS Manager for CHSD 230 since 2012.
Vendors
avatar for ParentSquare

ParentSquare

ParentSquare is relied upon by millions of educators & families for effective school communications. With a fully integrated school websites & communications platform, ParentSquare provides schools everything they need to engage with families. ParentSquare has been chosen as one of... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
Bremen Room
  Vendor

10:30am CST

Setting up for the Future: Utilizing Skyward's Resources to Ensure Long Term Success
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
South Pavilion 2
The work at a school district is never truly done, even after going live with Skyward. There are many valuable Skyward support options and resources that you may not be using to your district's full extent. These resources will help enable the district staff for long term Skyward success.
Presenters
KH

Kari Hoff

Skyward
ZR
LS
SkyCon Setting Up for the Future pptx
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
South Pavilion 2
  General, Project Management

10:30am CST

Qmlativ - Tips and Tricks for New Users: Tiles, Docks, Favorites and More
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
South Pavilion 1
Learn to customize your Skyward Dashboard with helpful tips and tricks to add tiles, docks, and favorites. In this session you will learn how to customize your dashboard and make your most often used items in Skyward easily accessible to you. Participants will leave this session knowing how to mark favorites, add tiles to their dashboard, and add frequently used items in Skyward to your dock. Participants will have time to customize their Q dashboard through this session.
Presenters
avatar for Rob Beck

Rob Beck

Director of Technology, Streator High School
avatar for Matt Birdsley

Matt Birdsley

Director of Finance, Sterling Public Schools
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
South Pavilion 1
  General-Qmlativ, Student, HR, Finance, User-Led

10:30am CST

How May IT Services Assist You?
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
South Pavilion 6
Join us for a discussion with IT Services consultants about what cool projects we have completed for our customers. Bring your ideas and questions and find out how IT Services can help your district with their technology projects.
Presenters
JM
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
South Pavilion 6
  IT

10:30am CST

Qmlativ - ACA setup: Need help navigating the complexities of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
North Pavilion 5
Don’t get a surprise invoice in the mail from the IRS! Ensure that your insurance data is correct. This session will include tips, explanations, and troubleshooting on entries. This is a great session for those new to ACA reporting and also an excellent refresher to those with experience; you may learn something you did not know.
Presenters
avatar for Christine Zollinger

Christine Zollinger

District Accountant, Polo Community Unit School Distict #222
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
North Pavilion 5
  Qmlativ-Business, HR, User-Led

10:30am CST

Qmlativ - Business Practices to Streamline Your Audit
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
South Pavilion 4/5
Business Practices to Streamline your External Audit is focused on how the benefits of Skyward allowed us to complete our external audit in just 2 weeks with one staff onsite for one day versus previously taking 2 months and a full staff of 6 onsite for 5 days. This was possible due to the capabilities within Skyward Business. Primary modules will be Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Cash Receipts, Journal Entries, and Bank Reconciliation.
Presenters
avatar for JoAnn Armstrong

JoAnn Armstrong

CFO, Belvidere CUSD #100
2024 Skycon Business Processes to Streamline an Audit pdf
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
South Pavilion 4/5
  Qmlativ-Business, Finance, User-Led

10:30am CST

Qmlativ - Business Tips and Tricks
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
North Pavilion 3
This session will demonstrate some time-saving features to reduce the time it takes work in Skyward’s Qmlativ software and will focus on the Financial Management system. Navigation, Creating Filters, Views, Live Tiles, and Live Charts, setting Favorites and Docking items, and advanced Browse tricks are just a few of the things you will learn. This session is intended for current Qmlativ users.
Presenters
CS
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
North Pavilion 3
  Qmlativ-Business, Finance

10:30am CST

Qmlativ - TRS/SSP Q and A
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
Conf Room 1
This session will provide an opportunity to participate in discussion about how you are dealing with your processing TRS Gemini and SSP.
Presenters
SP

Steve Page

Skyward
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
Conf Room 1
  Qmlativ-Business, State Reporting, HR

10:30am CST

SMS/Qmlativ - Purchasing Process in Qmlativ vs SMS
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
North Pavilion 6
Wonder how the Purchasing process will work in Qmlativ? In this session, we will provide a step by step comparison for how Purchasing will be managed differently when you migrate to Q.
Presenters
CD

Cody Dyb

Skyward
LL
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
North Pavilion 6
  Qmlativ-Business, Finance, S2Q-Business

10:30am CST

Qmlativ - Attendance Letters/Monitoring
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
North Pavilion 1
This session will cover how to set up and generate letters notifying parents/guardians of poor student attendance.
Presenters
SH

Shalene Herbert

Managing Consultant, Skyward Inc.
IL SM Q 8 Qmlativ Attendance Letters Monitoring pptx
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
North Pavilion 1
  Qmlativ-Student

10:30am CST

Qmlativ - Secondary Gradebook Configurations, Grade Scales and Calculation Groups
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
North Pavilion 2
Skyward has developed a grade book designed specifically for Elementary teachers. This session will cover the skills based approach and demonstrate the benefits of the Standards Based Gradebook.
Presenters
AJ
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
North Pavilion 2
  Qmlativ-Student

10:30am CST

SMS/Qmlativ - Elementary Scheduling Features Overview
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
Sam Tinley Room
This session will focus on the Qmlativ scheduling features most commonly associated with elementary students, such as assigning homerooms, primary courses/sections, as well as grouping certain students together for various pull-out classes like Art, Music, and PE. Additionally, we will look at the process of changing a student’s schedule mid-year, as well as mass processes to handle entire grade levels at a time.
Presenters
RK
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
Sam Tinley Room
  Qmlativ-Student, S2Q-Student

10:30am CST

SMS 2.0 - Finance Data Mining - Beyond the Basics
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
South Pavilion 3
This session will provide advanced instruction for creating custom finance data mining reports. Maximize your data mining reports by learning how to utilize features you may not have known existed in the reporting setup.
Presenters
MC
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
South Pavilion 3
  SMS-Business, Finance

10:30am CST

SMS 2.0 - IMRF Updates
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
Conf Room 2
Receive an update on the changes that IMRF has in store for us and how Skyward is preparing for the new reporting.
Presenters
MJ
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
Conf Room 2
  SMS-Business, HR, State Reporting

10:30am CST

SMS 2.0 - SIS A-Z Part 2
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
North Pavilion 4
This session will be an overview of what is needed for proper submission of SIS data to the state
Presenters
BT
2024 SMS SIS A Z Part 2 pptx
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
North Pavilion 4
  SMS-Student, State Reporting

10:30am CST

STAi - Orland Park CHSD 230 and SchoolTRAK: Automating Attendance
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
Bremen Room
Hear from Orland Park CHSD 230 on how School Technology's new SchoolTRAK software specifically designed for Skyward Qmlativ users has become their one-stop-shop for attendance data!
Presenters
PM

Pat McInerny

Account Sales Manager, School Technology Associates, Inc
avatar for Seth Wilkerson

Seth Wilkerson

Director of Technology, Consolidated HS District 230
Vendors
avatar for STAi

STAi

Automate Your Day: School Technology provides a wide range of Skyward integrated hardware and software solutions that specifically meet the unique needs of K12 education such as Tardy Kiosk, Positive Attendance, Time Clocks, ID Badging, SchoolTRAK, and more!
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
Bremen Room
  Vendor

11:30am CST

Lunch
Thursday November 14, 2024 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
West/South Exhibit
Thursday November 14, 2024 11:30am - 1:00pm CST
West/South Exhibit
  General

12:15pm CST

Delegate Annual Meeting
Thursday November 14, 2024 12:15pm - 12:45pm CST
South Pavilion 1
One representative from each member district can participate in the delegate meeting held in the fall of each year. Delegates have a voice in the direction the Illinois Skyward® Steering Committee moves in throughout the course of the year. If you are your district's designated delegate, please join us in the South Pavilion 1 room for the annual meeting. 
Thursday November 14, 2024 12:15pm - 12:45pm CST
South Pavilion 1
  General

1:00pm CST

Qmlativ - Knowledge Hub
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
South Pavilion 1
Explore the Qmlativ Knowledge Hub and review the different support options available.
Presenters
avatar for Stephanie Kaack

Stephanie Kaack

Data Coordinator, Manteno CUSD No. 5
I am the Data Coordinator for Manteno CUSD No. 5. I have been in the district since January 2010. I work extensively with the Student side of Skyward, but have recently taken on more HR/Finance side responsibilities. Our district migrated our combined database from SMS 2.0 to Qmlativ... Read More →
avatar for Liz Boyles

Liz Boyles

Director of Information Services, Troy 30C
Qmlativ Knowledge Hub SkyCon 2024 pdf
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
South Pavilion 1
  General-Qmlativ, User-Led

1:00pm CST

What's New and what's coming in IT Services?
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
South Pavilion 6
The Skyward Technology Solutions team is ready to help your district focus on the future with new offerings and strategies. This session will give you an overview of how Skyward can help keep your hardware and security prepared for new trends on the horizon.
Presenters
JM
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
South Pavilion 6
  IT

1:00pm CST

Qmlativ - Accounts Payable Run: From Invoice to Checks/Voids
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
South Pavilion 4/5
This session will walk you through the Accounts Payable processes on Qmlativ. It will review the accounts payable process in full (setup of invoice groups and approvals, creating invoices, accounts payable reporting, creating checks via the accounts payable run process, and additional invoice utilities). This session is intended for current Qmlativ users.
Presenters
CS
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
South Pavilion 4/5
  Qmlativ-Business, Finance

1:00pm CST

Qmlativ - Subtracking
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
North Pavilion 6
Learn how to set up your Subs to track their subbing activity, generate their rates from preset tables and import that pay information into Payroll. You also have Sub activity that can be imported into your TRS Gemini file.
Presenters
MP
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
North Pavilion 6
  Qmlativ-Business, HR

1:00pm CST

Qmlativ - Grading Troubleshooting
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
North Pavilion 2
This session will introduce you to some of the common troubleshooting techniques for correcting errors with GPA's, including grade marks, course master set up and Mass Audit processing.
Presenters
AJ
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
North Pavilion 2
  Qmlativ-Student

1:00pm CST

Qmlativ - Multi-Tiered systems of Support (MTSS)/Response to Intervention (RTI)
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
North Pavilion 1
The MTSS module will allow districts to identify students exhibiting behaviors (such as failing classes, poor attendance, etc) and document the steps toward addressing that Area of Concern. This session will cover identifying students exhibiting those behaviors manually --- via Observations and Referrals – or through data points in the system --- via Watchlists. Once identified, you will be able to document what strategies you are using to address the behavior and monitor their progress toward the desired behavior --- using Interventions.
Presenters
SH

Shalene Herbert

Managing Consultant, Skyward Inc.
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
North Pavilion 1
  Qmlativ-Student

1:00pm CST

Qmlativ - Special Ed Overview
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
South Pavilion 3
Overview of the Special Education Module.
Presenters
RA
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
South Pavilion 3
  Qmlativ-Student

1:00pm CST

SMS/Qmlativ - Budgeting S2Q Comparison
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
North Pavilion 3
Wonder how the Budgeting process will work in Qmlativ? In this session, we will provide a step by step comparison for how Budgeting will be managed differently when you migrate to Q.
Presenters
CD

Cody Dyb

Skyward
LL
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
North Pavilion 3
  Qmlativ-Student, Finance, S2Q-Business

1:00pm CST

SMS/Qmlativ - Fee Management SMS to Q Comparison
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Sam Tinley Room
Wonder how Fee Management will work in Qmlativ? In this session, we will provide a step by step comparison for how Fee Management will be managed differently when you migrate to Q.
Presenters
RK
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Sam Tinley Room
  Qmlativ-Student, S2Q-Student

1:00pm CST

SMS 2.0 - Advanced Payroll Reporting Options
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Conf Room 1
This session will cover various payroll reports that you may not have known existed and how to use them.
Presenters
MJ
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Conf Room 1
  SMS-Business, HR

1:00pm CST

SMS 2.0 - Employee Information System (EIS)
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
North Pavilion 5
We'll discuss extracting your EIS data and troubleshooting exceptions, addressing setup issues and downloading the file.
Presenters
EK
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
North Pavilion 5
  SMS-Business, HR, State Reporting

1:00pm CST

SMS 2.0 - Entry/Withdrawal & Schedule changes - Impact on SIS
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
North Pavilion 4
Learn about how entry/withdrawal and other changes throughout the year impact SIS reporting.
Presenters
BT
LK

Liz Kelley Vang

Customer Success - SMS Student, Skyward
2024 SMS Entry Withdrawal and Schedule Changes (002) (002) pptx
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
North Pavilion 4
  SMS-Student, State Reporting

1:00pm CST

e~Funds - A Comprehensive Approach to Accepting Electronic Payments
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Conf Room 2
This session is for individuals curious about how e~Funds for Schools can help streamline your payment processing system with a real time integration with Skyward. Existing customers can also find out about handy new features such as our point of sale to accept credit card payments at school stores and concession stands!
Presenters
avatar for Dr. R.J. Gravel

Dr. R.J. Gravel

Deputy Superintendent, Glenbrook High School District 225
A native of the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Gravel (@rjgravel) is the Associate Superintendent at Glenbrook High School District 225. As an educator, business manager and technologist for elementary, secondary, and higher education institutions, co-moderator of #EdFinChat, a... Read More →
JM

Jeff Miller

e~Funds for Schools
Vendors
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e~Funds

e~Funds for Schools streamlines a convenient online platform for parents to make payments for various school-related expenses such as lunches, registrations, and extracurricular activities. Our seamless real-time integration with Skyward's lunch and fee management programs for SMS... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Conf Room 2
  Vendor

1:00pm CST

Instructure - Maximizing Efficiency with Canvas and Skyward: Seamless Integration and New AI Features
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Bremen Room
In this collaborative session, Instructure and Consolidated High School District 230 will showcase how Canvas and Skyward work together to streamline educational processes. Discover how data integration between the two platforms ensures effortless syncing of course rosters and assignments, while Grade Passback automates grade updates across both systems. Learn about LTI integrations that bring additional tools directly into Canvas, enhancing instructional efficiency. We'll also highlight the latest AI-powered features in Canvas, designed to personalize learning and boost engagement. Join us to see how this partnership can transform your district’s learning management and data workflows.
Presenters
avatar for Jordan Wolff

Jordan Wolff

Senior Account Executive, Instructure
Hello! My name is Jordan Wolff and I am the new Senior Account Executive for Instructure in Illinois. I come from a diverse education background, having served as a high school ELA & ESL teacher across the country (Including the West Side of Chicago) and as a former high school principal... Read More →
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Scott Anthony

MIS Manager, CHSD 230
MIS Manager for CHSD 230 since 2012.
Vendors
avatar for Instructure

Instructure

The Instructure Learning Platform makes learning more personal and student success more equitable by delivering the solutions you need to support, enrich, and connect every aspect of teaching and learning. The Instructure Learning Platform includes Canvas by Instructure, Mastery by... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Bremen Room
  Vendor

1:00pm CST

ISCORP
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
South Pavilion 2
Vendors
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ISCORP

ISCorp has been Skyward’s Exclusive Cloud Provider for over 25 years, working hand-in-hand with Skyward, serving over 1,000 districts leveraging the benefits of ISCorp’s Managed Secure Private Cloud. All ISCorp Skyward environments are built with the highest industry-standards... Read More →
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
South Pavilion 2
  Vendor

1:45pm CST

Snack Break - Thursday
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:45pm - 2:15pm CST
West/South Exhibit
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:45pm - 2:15pm CST
West/South Exhibit
  General

2:15pm CST

General IT / Security: BEC (Business Email Compromise)
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
South Pavilion 6
Cybercrime is moving at lightspeed. Cybercriminals used to specialize in identity theft, but now they take over your organization’s network, hack into your bank accounts, and steal tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. Organizations of every size and type are at risk. Don’t be the next victim—learn how to build your employees into a strong human firewall as your last line of defense, such as by identifying real-world red flags in messages.
Presenters
MB
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
South Pavilion 6
  IT

2:15pm CST

Qmlativ - Business New Features and Road Map*
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
North Pavilion 1
Check out the newest features in Qmlativ Business and find out what exciting features are due to appear in the coming months.
Presenters
JS
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
North Pavilion 1
  Qmlativ-Business, Finance, HR, S2Q-Business

2:15pm CST

Qmlativ - HR/Payroll Overview
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
South Pavilion 2
Personnel management tools, a redesigned employee portal, and payroll on the web. See these highlights and more in the Qmlativ HR and payroll session.
Presenters
KS
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
South Pavilion 2
  Qmlativ-Business, HR, S2Q-Business

2:15pm CST

Qmlativ - Online Forms
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
North Pavilion 6
What uses can you make of Online Forms in Qmlativ? We'll discuss that as well as show you how to create them. We'll also review how to make them available in Employee Access and how to use approvals with them.
Presenters
MP
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
North Pavilion 6
  Qmlativ-Business, HR

2:15pm CST

Qmlativ - Online Registration
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
South Pavilion 4/5
How much time and money could you save with higher online enrollment participation? Learn how to collect the information you need, from updated contact information to free and reduced lunch applications.
Presenters
SH

Shalene Herbert

Managing Consultant, Skyward Inc.
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
South Pavilion 4/5
  Qmlativ-Student

2:15pm CST

Qmlativ - Student New Features and Roadmap*
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
South Pavilion 1
Check out the newest features in Qmlativ Student and find out what exciting features are due to appear in the coming months.
Presenters
NP

Nick Page

Skyward
AD
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
South Pavilion 1
  Qmlativ-Student

2:15pm CST

Qmlativ - Student Overview*
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
North Pavilion 2
Enjoy a sneak peek at the future of our Student Management Suite and learn how Qmlativ leverages new breakthroughs in technology to deliver an even better experience. See how Qmlativ can transform your data analysis for your school.
Presenters
AJ
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
North Pavilion 2
  Qmlativ-Student, S2Q-Student

2:15pm CST

Excel Tricks for Skyward Student Management Reports
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
North Pavilion 3
Come see how you can manipulate data in Excel once you export it from Skyward.
Presenters
avatar for Scott Anthony

Scott Anthony

MIS Manager, CHSD 230
MIS Manager for CHSD 230 since 2012.
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Liz Boyles

Director of Information Services, Troy 30C
avatar for Joel Margliano

Joel Margliano

President - Manager of Information Systems, Kankakee School District 111
President of the Illinois Skyward User GroupCurrently using Skyward Business - SMS 2.0Currently using Skyward Student - SMS 2.0 - Exploring Secondary Standards Grade Book.
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
North Pavilion 3
  Qmlativ-Student, User-Led |   SMS-Student, User-Led

2:15pm CST

SMS 2.0 - Finance Year End Process
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
South Pavilion 3
How smooth was your last year-end rollover? Attend this session and learn how to close out the year quickly, accurately, and with fewer headaches.
Presenters
BS
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
South Pavilion 3
  SMS-Business, Finance

2:15pm CST

SMS 2.0 - TRS and SSP Q and A
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
North Pavilion 5
Bring your questions about all things TRS and SSP related.
Presenters
SP

Steve Page

Skyward
MJ
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
North Pavilion 5
  SMS-Business, HR, State Reporting

2:15pm CST

SMS 2.0 - Discipline and State Reporting
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
North Pavilion 4
Learn about Discipline code setup and management of issues for each student as well as the impact on state reporting.
Presenters
BT
LK

Liz Kelley Vang

Customer Success - SMS Student, Skyward
2024 SMS SIS Discipline and State Reporting pptx
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
North Pavilion 4
  SMS-Student, State Reporting

3:20pm CST

Post-Conference: Steering Committee Roundtable - What can we do for you?
Thursday November 14, 2024 3:20pm - 3:45pm CST
South Pavilion 1
We want to hear from you! Are you curious about the IL Steering Committee or User Group? What other areas would you like to see sessions on? What would you like more help with? Provide feedback about the conference and have discussions with steering committee members. 
Presenters
avatar for Liz Boyles

Liz Boyles

Director of Information Services, Troy 30C
avatar for Joel Margliano

Joel Margliano

President - Manager of Information Systems, Kankakee School District 111
President of the Illinois Skyward User GroupCurrently using Skyward Business - SMS 2.0Currently using Skyward Student - SMS 2.0 - Exploring Secondary Standards Grade Book.
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Stephanie Kaack

Data Coordinator, Manteno CUSD No. 5
I am the Data Coordinator for Manteno CUSD No. 5. I have been in the district since January 2010. I work extensively with the Student side of Skyward, but have recently taken on more HR/Finance side responsibilities. Our district migrated our combined database from SMS 2.0 to Qmlativ... Read More →
avatar for Scott Anthony

Scott Anthony

MIS Manager, CHSD 230
MIS Manager for CHSD 230 since 2012.
Thursday November 14, 2024 3:20pm - 3:45pm CST
South Pavilion 1
  General
 
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