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!

Frequently Asked Questions

9:15am CST

SMS 2.0 - Gradebook for Administrators/Gaining a Teacher's Perspective

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

North Pavilion 2

As an administrator learn how to maximize the setup for Gradebook to most effectively gather Grading information from your Teachers.

Presenters

Ian Dart

Skyward

Wednesday November 13, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
North Pavilion 2

SMS-Student

10:30am CST

SMS 2.0 - Implementing of Standards into Gradebook

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

North Pavilion 2

Skyward has developed a Web-Based 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

Ian Dart

Skyward

Wednesday November 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
North Pavilion 2

SMS-Student

1:00pm CST

Qmlativ - Gradebook Setup Overview and Variations

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

North Pavilion 2

This session will take a look at the various gradebook configuration options!

Presenters

Shalene Herbert

Managing Consultant, Skyward Inc.

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

Qmlativ-Student

2:15pm CST

SMS 2.0 - Detention Center Data Entries

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

North Pavilion 2

How to record detention center stay for students in your district. Responsibilities for schools for attendance reporting - and how to get accurate data from Skyward. Options for ensuring students in a detention center are not counted absent. Review of requirements in state SIS for students with a detention center stay. This session would be best for office and admin staff who are involved with attendance records, courses assignments/ grades, and state reporting.

Presenters

Rebecca Bowen

Director of Student Information Systems, East St. Louis District 189

Michal Caldwell

Creative Director, East St. Louis 189

Skyward & Detention Center Data compressed pdf

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

SMS-Student, User-Led

3:30pm CST

SMS 2.0 - Fee Management Proration, Discounts, Food Service connections

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

North Pavilion 2

This session will cover the process of setting up Prorating and your various options to ensure all students are being discounted properly.

Presenters

Ian Dart

Skyward

Wednesday November 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm CST
North Pavilion 2

SMS-Student

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

Shalene Herbert

Managing Consultant, Skyward Inc.

Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
North Pavilion 2

Qmlativ-Student

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

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

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

Adam Johansson

Skyward

Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
North Pavilion 2

Qmlativ-Student

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

Adam Johansson

Skyward

Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
North Pavilion 2

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

Adam Johansson

Skyward

Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
North Pavilion 2

Qmlativ-Student, S2Q-Student