ProgressBook Webinar
July 25 th , 2013
Janet Hayes
Melanie Mathis

Announcements
• ProgressBook SESAC User Group Meeting follow up
– PowerPoint and Notes available on Customer Support Portal, soon
– Currently in review
• ProgressBook GradeBook User Group Meeting
– Thursday, September 12 th at 9:30am
• SESAC
– Thursday, November 14 th at 9:30am at ESC
• Scheduled Webinars
– New Webinar Structure
– ParentAccess Webinar
• Monday, August 5 th at 2:00pm
– VirtualClassroom Webinar
• Monday, August 12 th at 2:00pm
– What’s New in ProgressBook 14.1
• Thursday, October 10 th at 11:00am

Announcements
• v13.6
– Last release to contain Classic ParentAccess
– v14.0 will only contain ParentAccess, formally beta ParentAccess
• Available on the Customer Support Portal
– Sample ParentAccess Letters & Tips available
• ParentAccess > Miscellaneous link > Sample ParentAccess Letters folder
– ProgressBlog, CentralAdmin Staff Removal Tool
• Reports available as Add-on Reports with the 14.0 release
– Classes missing from Report Cards
– Report Card Classes with no Students
• Knowledge Base
– KBA 1795
• Ohio Academic Standards
– KBA 1846
• Pennsylvania Academic Standards
– KBA 1847
• Common Core Academic Standards
– KBA 1898
• Florida Academic Standards *New

Release Schedule
• Entire ProgressBook Suite released on same schedule
• All products released by Customer Support
• Webinars coincide with Suite releases
Product
Version v14.0
v14.1
v14.2
v14.3
v14.4
Rollover v14.5
Release to SSST
07/15/2013
09/27/2013
11/22/2013
02/21/2014
04/11/2014
N/A
06/26/2014
Webinar
07/25/2013
10/10/2013
12/12/2013
03/06/2013
04/24/2014
N/A
07/10/2014
Production
Release Date
08/02/2013
10/18/2013
12/18/2013
03/14/2014
05/02/2014
06/13/2014
07/18/2014

v14.0 SpecialServices
New Section 504 Tasks
Several new Section 504 tasks are available in SpecialServices to help you report students receiving services under a Section 504 plan. On the Start a New Task window, new 504 task template options are available.

v14.0 SpecialServices
New Section 504 Tasks
You can add several optional forms to the Section 504 Plan and
Section 504 Eval tasks.
Note: You can add the 504 Procedural Safeguards optional form to any 504 task.

v14.0 SpecialServices
New Section 504 Tasks
The Section 504 tasks display on the Task Queue screen when you select the Other check box in the Task Group area.

v14.0 SpecialServices
New Section 504 Tasks
The EMIS Data Collection Form for Students with Disabilities now includes Section 504 Plan information. The EMIS extract also includes this information in the FD and FA records.

v14.0 SpecialServices
New Individual Service Plan Tasks
New Initial Individual Service Plan (IISP) and Review Individual Service Plan (RISP) tasks are available in SpecialServices to help you report students enrolled in a nonpublic school for whom your district delivers special education services.
These tasks replace the previous Service Plan (SP) task. On the Start a New Task window, new IISP and RISP task template options display, and the previous Service Plan template no longer displays.
Note: You can still open, edit and save existing SP tasks.

v14.0 SpecialServices
New Individual Service Plan Tasks
The IISP and RISP tasks contain the same forms as the previous SP task. In addition, the new tasks include the Special Education Events page, and information for these tasks displays on the page.

v14.0 SpecialServices
New Individual Service Plan Tasks
The IISP and RISP tasks contain the same forms as the previous SP task. In addition, the new tasks include the Special Education Events page, and information for these tasks displays on the page.

v14.0 SpecialServices
New Individual Service Plan Tasks
You can add several optional forms to the IISP and RISP tasks.

v14.0 SpecialServices
New Individual Service Plan Tasks
The IISP and RISP tasks display on the Task Queue screen when you select the SP check box in the Task Group area.

v14.0 SpecialServices
New Individual Service Plan Tasks
The EMIS Data Collection Form for Students with Disabilities now includes IISP and RISP information. The EMIS extract also includes this information in the GE record.
For more detailed information, see ProgressBook SpecialServices System Manager Guide, ProgressBook
SpecialServices User Guide and ProgressBook SpecialServices Ohio Forms Guide.

v14.0 SpecialServices
AIEP Non-Compliance Values
Values in the Non-compliance ID drop-down list in the AIEP section of the Special Education Events page and the EMIS Data Collection Form for Students with Disabilities now include only the valid values of blank and “** Not Out of Compliance.”
In addition, a clean-up script is available to run against your district if needed. The script updates any invalid AIEP Non-compliance ID values to “** Not Out of Compliance.”
Special Education Events Page – AIEP Section

v14.0 SpecialServices
AIEP Non-Compliance Values
Values in the Non-compliance ID drop-down list in the AIEP section of the Special Education Events page and the EMIS Data Collection Form for Students with Disabilities now include only the valid values of blank and “** Not Out of Compliance.”
EMIS Data Collection Form for Students with Disabilities – AIEP Section
For more detailed information, see ProgressBook SpecialServices Ohio Forms Guide.

v14.0 SpecialServices
Updated School Year for Tasks
The School Year field on the Start a New Task window now defaults to
2013-2014. In addition, when you select a Task Template, the Task
Name populates with the prefix of 2013-2014.
For more detailed information, see ProgressBook SpecialServices Ohio Forms Guide.

v14.0 SpecialServices
Updated Start Date and End Date for EMIS
The Start Date and End Date fields now default to 06/01/2013 and
05/31/2014, respectively, on the EMIS Review and Build EMIS Extract screens.
EMIS Review
For more detailed information, see ProgressBook SpecialServices Ohio Forms Guide.

v14.0 SpecialServices
Updated Start Date and End Date for EMIS
The Start Date and End Date fields now default to 06/01/2013 and
05/31/2014, respectively, on the EMIS Review and Build EMIS Extract screens.
Build EMIS Extract
For more detailed information, see ProgressBook SpecialServices Ohio Forms Guide.

SpecialServices
Questions or Comments

v14.0 CentralAdmin Enhancement
• Disabled Column on Staff Screen
– New Column to indicate if an account has been disabled

v14.0 CentralAdmin Enhancements
• Windows & ProgressBook Accounts
– New field on Settings tab to enter Password Requirements
– Password Policy Message displays when user changes their password

v14.0 GradeBook Enhancements
• Administrator Home
– Staff Search Screen new column CentralAdmin
• Indicates if account is tied to CentralAdmin Account
• Check indicates Linked
• Open circle indicates Not Linked

v14.0 GradeBook Enhancements
• Administrator Home, Staff Search, Update Staff
– CentralAdmin Account Information displays

v14.0 GradeBook Enhancements
• PA Admin, PA Admin
– All references to Classic ParentAccess have been removed

v14.0 GradeBook Enhancements
• PA Admin, PA Admin, District Settings
– Ability to enter a school website address to be access from the district alias in ParentAccess

v14.0 GradeBook Enhancements
• PA Admin, PA Admin, District Greeting
– Login page will reformat when District Greeting is enabled

v14.0 GradeBook Enhancements
• PA Admin, News & Information (Content) page
– Page reordered for clarity

v14.0 GradeBook Enhancements
• PA Admin, News & Information (Content) page
– News Article, News Section, not a summary

v14.0 GradeBook Enhancements
• PA Admin, News & Information (Content) page
– Include Summary selected, changes the Format for the News
Article

v14.0 GradeBook Enhancements
• PA Admin, News & Information (Content) page
– Include Summary selected

v14.0 GradeBook Enhancements
• References to Classic ParentAccess have been removed

v14.0 GradeBook Enhancements
• References to Classic ParentAccess have been removed

v14.0 GradeBook Enhancements
• Student Profile
– Displays the Last Login date and time and indicates if account is active

v14.0 GradeBook / ParentAccess
Enhancements
• Post Homework
– Additional text displayed if entered

v14.0 GradeBook / ParentAccess
Enhancements
• Create User Name & Change Password
– Requirements Display as the User Name and/or Password is entered

ParentAccess
• Suggested Browsers
– When users log in to ParentAccess using Internet Explorer 8, a new
Improve Your Experience window displays suggesting supported browsers.
– Users can continue without upgrading by clicking Continue anyway

v14.0 ParentAccess Enhancements
• PA Admin, District & School Events
– If a ParentAccess Administrator, District Web Author or School Web
Author posts an event with an image
• The Calendar view, when even selected, image displays

v14.0 GradeBook / ParentAccess
Enhancements
• Weighted Assignments with a decimal value display with the decimal value in ParentAccess
• PA Admin, Events Category Maintenance Screen
– Removed icons, no longer used in ParentAccess calendar
• Reset Password link
– Available for 30 minutes after request ‘Forgotten Password’
• View Grading Scale in ParentAccess
Start and End Point values no longer display for Default or Custom
Setup 1 classes

Questions or Comments