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Wednesday, November 13
 

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. 
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PK
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Lindsay Pietrzak

Principal, Community Unit School District 201
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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
MC
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
MC
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
MJ
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
MJ
UG Task Manager Presentation pptx
Wednesday November 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm CST
Sam Tinley Room
  SMS-Business, HR, Finance
 
Thursday, November 14
 

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

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

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

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
 
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