Session+7

Tuesday, November 10th 1:45 - 3:15**
 * SESSION 7

=__**Backups & Test Servers**__= Backups - Using flashback, backup scripts and a test server for a bulletproof backup/test system. NOTE: This course is intended for PowerSchool System Administrators who have access to their servers for file import and editing.
 * Facilitator**: Ted Belej
 * Affiliation**: REMC 1
 * Category**: Sys Admin
 * Type**: Lecture
 * Session**:2, 4
 * Description**:

Putting it All Together - Methods for Automating Data Exchange

 * Facilitator**: Carl Hoffman
 * Affiliation**: Monroe Public Schools
 * Category**: Data
 * Type**: Lecture
 * Level**: All
 * Room**:
 * Session**: 2,4
 * Description**: After implementing PowerSchool, we wanted to take our student data management to the next level by having all of our student data repositories (Meal Magic, Follett, Transfinder, Benchmark / Inform, etc. . . ) communicate with each other automatically. In this session I will outline the decision making process that Monroe Public Schools went through prior to choosing our Level Data Solution. In this “Academic” presentation, I will address AutoComm, AutoSend and the Schools Interoperability Framework. I will discuss the pro’s and con’s of each and explain why we feel that hiring a third party solution provider was the least cumbersome and most cost effective way to go.

__**Excel Tips & Tricks Using PS Data**__

 * Facilitator**: Shannon Cochran
 * Affiliation**: Cleveland Community Schools
 * Category**: Office Admins, School Admin
 * Type**: Hands on
 * Session**: 3, 7,
 * Description**: In this course users will learn how to build an Attendance Dashboard with information used to keep stats for school leaders. We are all asked from time to time how many students were enrolled on x date, or how about how many students transferred out during the month of September? Or my favorite... What was the Daily Attendance Rate for the month of October? In this course you will be taught how to use excel to track the data by using different searches, or reports found in PowerSchool to format the excel workbook. We will also briefly touch the uses of pivot charts. Please bring your laptop with MS Excel loaded. The trainer will be working with Excel 2003.

__**Intro to Object Reports**__
In this session we'll cover the basics of creating object reports. Users are strongly encouraged to bring a laptop if they want some hands on experience; however, the topic is relatively fast paced (in order to cover the topic as completely as possible) with the goal of having time at the end for Q&A and demonstrations. Good pre-requisite for those of you hoping to attend the SysAdmin Conference in December.
 * Facilitator**: Debbie Fox
 * Affiliation**: Oxford
 * Category**:
 * Type**: :Lecture
 * Session**: 3, 4, 6 & 7
 * Description**:

__**MSDS RoundTable**__
Diane will address what is happening with MSDS and how Weidenhammer is moving forward.
 * Facilitator**: Diane Gaertner
 * Affiliation**: Weidenhammer
 * Category**: State Reporting
 * Type**:
 * Session**: 6, 7
 * Description**:

__**Reports as an Administrator for Managing Student Interventions**__
In this session you will get an overview of the various attendance and academic reports that I use to manage student behavioral and academic interventions. In addition to the canned PowerSchool Reports, I will demonstrate our customized school wide gradebook reports that were programmed especially for us by interventionreports.com.
 * Facilitator**: Ryan McLeod
 * Affiliation**: Monroe Schools
 * Category**:
 * Type**: Lecture
 * Session**: 3, 7
 * Description**:

__**Round Table - PT Gradebook**__

 * Facilitator**: Analisa Fejedelem
 * Affiliation**:
 * Category**: Teachers, Trainers, Gradebook
 * Type**: Discussion
 * Session**: 4, 7
 * Description**: This round table discussion is for Teachers, Trainers or anyone who is called upon to support staff using Web Gradebook. After giving a brief overview of the Web Gradebook, the facilitator will lead an open discussion.

__**Round Table - Secretarial**__

 * Facilitator**: Brenda Weir
 * Affiliation**: Lapeer Community Schools
 * Category**: All secretaries
 * Type**: Roundtable discussion
 * Session**:
 * Description**:Join us in a round table discussion for secretaries. Still trying to figure out how to do "that one thing" or you've discovered a trick you would like to share. If you know your question ahead of time and would like to email me it will give me time to research for a great answer. bweir@lapeerschools.org