December Zangle Training Calendar is available  11/20/2009 - 08:38  The December Zangle Training Calendar is now available. We are offering the following Zangle training classes in December: Academic History for Counselors Elementary Scheduling Enrollment (3-part class) Introduction to Zangle Secondary Scheduling (2-part class) Zangle Reports Please see the calendar for details regarding dates and times of classes. Changes to ZangleConnection Permissions  11/17/2009 - 11:55  Effective Thursday, November 19, 2009, the following changes will be made to permissions in ZangleConnection: Site Tech/Power User – Users in this role will now have access to Administrator Reports in ZangleConnection. Site Administrator – Users in this role will now have access to Administrator Reports in ZangleConnection. Parent/StudentConnection Admin – Users in this role will now have access to Student Profile. Only students taught by the user/teacher will be visible in Student Profile. Administrator Reports will be made accessible to users in order to provide school-wide access to important information about Gradebook, attendance, and actively enrolled students. Some Site Techs/Power Users may already have access to Administrator Reports in ZangleConnection. The permission roles listed above will be “refreshed” on Thursday, November 19, 2009, using standard district permission settings. If your school has made custom changes to Role Permissions for the roles listed above, these changes will be lost. As a reminder, schools should not be making customized changes to Role Permissions or Role Definitions in ZangleConnection. If you have any questions, please contact your On-Site Support representative or the Help Desk at 619-725-7500. Thank you. The 11/16/09 IT Training & Support Bulletin is Available  11/16/2009 - 11:03  In this week's issue: Prior school years in Zangle "View Only" Attendance "By Period" fixed CALPADS Update This week's Zangle & PeopleSoft Training Classes To view this week's bulletin, click the following link:http://sandi.net/onsitesupport/bulletins/it_bulletin_2009_11_16.pdf If you have any questions or comments, please contact your IT On-Site Support Representative. Change to list of databases for Zangle FrontOffice  11/13/2009 - 09:13  Effective Monday, November 16, 2009, the following changes will be made to the list of databases you see when logging into Zangle FrontOffice: Zangle databases from prior school years are now identified as VIEW ONLY. For example, see the screenshot below. You cannot make changes to information in Zangle databases from prior school years. If you believe you need to make a change to student information in a prior school year, you will most likely need to work with your Power User or Site Tech to gain access to a prior year track. If you have any questions, please contact your On-Site Support representative or the Help Desk at 619-725-7500. Thank you. Zangle unavailable for 20 minutes tonight  11/10/2009 - 07:14  The IT Department will restart the Zangle database server tonight, November 10, 2009 at 4:40 P.M. Zangle FrontOffice and ZangleConnection will be unavailable for 20 minutes at that time. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you. The 11/09/09 IT Training & Support Bulletin is Available  11/09/2009 - 08:09  In this week's issue: CALPADS Update This week's Zangle & PeopleSoft Training Classes Open Lab Friday 11/13 To view this week's bulletin, click the following link:http://sandi.net/onsitesupport/bulletins/it_bulletin_2009_11_09.pdf If you have any questions or comments, please contact your IT On-Site Support Representative. ZangleConnection Unavailable for 30 Minutes Tonight  11/03/2009 - 14:40  The IT Department will be upgrading ZangleConnection tonight, November 3, 2009 at 7:00 PM. ZangleConnection will be unavailable for 30 minutes tonight between 7:00 PM and 7:30 PM. Zangle FrontOffice will not be affected by this upgrade. If you have any questions, please contact your On-Site Support representative or the Help Desk at 619-725-7500. Thank you. The 11/02/09 IT Training & Support Bulletin is Available  11/02/2009 - 15:29  In this week's issue: CALPADS Update This week's Zangle & PeopleSoft Training Classes To view this week's bulletin, click the following link: http://sandi.net/onsitesupport/bulletins/it_bulletin_2009_11_02.pdf If you have any questions or comments, please contact your IT On-Site Support Representative. Student Profile problems in ZangleConnection  10/28/2009 - 14:12  Since the 2009-2010 school year began, some teachers have seen an error message when attempting to use Student Profile in ZangleConnection. On Friday, October 23, 2009, the IT Department made a change to permissions in ZangleConnection that resolved the Student Profile problem for many teachers. We hope that this change will enable the majority of teachers to access the important student information they need for supporting students. Although Student Profile should work for most teachers now, some teachers may still notice an error message when using this application. Teachers with job shares (Alternate Faculty settings) continue to see a problem in Student Profile. The IT Department is working closely with the company that created Zangle, C Innovation, to identify and fix this problem. Thank you for your patience and understanding. The 10/27/09 IT Training & Support Bulletin is Available  10/27/2009 - 09:17  In this week's issue: SBRC Contacts turned on in Zangle Student Editor CALPADS Update This week's Zangle & PeopleSoft Training Classes To view this week's bulletin, click the following link: http://sandi.net/onsitesupport/bulletins/it_bulletin_2009_10_27.pdf If you have any questions or comments, please contact your IT On-Site Support Representative. November Zangle Training Calendar Available  10/26/2009 - 12:08  The Zangle November Training Calendar is now available on the Zangle Training Webpage. Please see the calendar for dates and times of specific training classes. Classes begin Monday, November 2nd! To register for classes, please us the ERO. For instructions on how to use the ERO, please see the ERO Job Aid. We are offering the following classes in November: Academic History for Counselors Attendance - Elementary Attendance - Secondary Behavior English Learner Enrollment (3 part class) Health Introduction to Zangle Mark Reporting (2 part class) SBRC for Power Users If you have any questions or comments, please contact your IT On-Site Support Representative. Thank you. Zangle System Performance Problems  10/22/2009 - 09:33  Since Monday, October 12, 2009, many schools have reported problems with Zangle FrontOffice and ZangleConnection. One of the most common problems is that Zangle runs too slowly. Teachers have also experienced a problem when entering or reviewing attendance in TeacherConnection. Other users, as well as teachers, have also reported a problem when using Student Profile in ZangleConnection. We apologize for the inconvenience and frustration caused by the performance problems in Zangle. Every effort is being made to find a solution as quickly as possible. We are working closely with the company that created Zangle, C Innovation, to identify and fix the problem. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Zangle Standards-Based Report Cards  10/21/2009 - 12:23  Mark Reporting Dates The default dates for SBRC mark reporting have been loaded into Zangle Web Administrator by the IT Department based on the dates published in 2008-09 Administrative Circular #79 (Revised), dated 3/24/2009, “Pupil Progress Reporting Periods for 2009-10.” Please note the Deadline for Grade Entry dates and ensure that your teachers will have their marks entered and verified by those dates. The default mark reporting dates allow teachers to enter marks for two weekends before the end of the reporting period and one weekend after the end of the reporting period. Your school may adjust the default dates if you want your teachers to have their marks finished before the default dates loaded by IT. However, all marks should be entered and verified by the deadlines published in 2008-09 Administrative Circular #79, mentioned above. Please be sure all teachers at your school are aware of the deadlines. For information about the mark reporting dates, please refer to the “Opening the Window For Teachers” topic in the Standards Based Report Cards Handbook. SBRC Contacts Effective Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, the Elem. SBRC checkbox in Zangle Student Editor will be turned on for all of your students’ primary contacts. You must turn on this checkbox for any other contact who should receive a report card for a student. When you enter new contacts in Zangle, please be sure to turn on the Elem. SBRC checkbox for any contact that should receive a copy of the Standards-Based Report Card, including the primary contact. Standards-Based Report Cards are printed in the language of the contact for each contact that has the Elem. SBRC checkbox turned on. If you have any questions about this change, please contact your IT On-Site Support representative. CALPADS Update!  10/21/2009 - 09:16  CONGRATULATIONS! to the following schools who reported ZERO errors this week: Barnard Boone Cabrillo Cadman Carson Central Chesterton Edison Kimbrough Nye Scripps Elem Sessions Silver Gate Urban Discovery Academy Vista Grande Zamorano For an updated Error Count Tabulation by School, click here. If you have questions about this process, please contact your IT On-Site Support Representative. Sharing Enrollment Information with Military Recruiters  10/20/2009 - 07:54  An e-mail was sent to all Principals on Monday, October 19, 2009. The e-mail instructs Principals to send out another letter to all high school parents reviewing question #28 on the enrollment form. Because the preprinted enrollment form defaulted to Yes if the parent left the question blank, the Board has instructed all high schools to resurvey the parents of students to make sure that it is all right with them to release their child’s information to a military recruiter. The parent is instructed to only return the form to the school if the parent does not want their child’s information released. Below are the steps that need to be taken by your school: All high schools must send home the Military Recruiter release of information parent letter immediately. Parents who choose to must return form by November 6, 2009. All forms received must be entered into Zangle using the instructions for field #28 on the enrollment form. If you, have questions about this process please, contact the Office of Enrollment Options at (619) 725-7153. If you have Zangle questions, please contact your IT On-Site Support Representative. The 10/19/09 IT Training & Support Bulletin is Available  10/19/2009 - 09:57  In this week's issue: Zangle Hot Fix This Evening! Log out of Zangle by 6:30pm Workaround for taking Daily Attendance in TeacherConnection This week's Training Classes and Open Labs To view this week's bulletin, click the following link: http://sandi.net/onsitesupport/bulletins/it_bulletin_2009_10_19.pdf If you have any questions or comments, please contact your IT On-Site Support Representative. Zangle Upgrade on Monday, October 19, 2009. Please log out by 6:30 PM.  10/16/2009 - 15:13  Please share this information with all of your Zangle users: The IT Department will be applying a Zangle “Hot Fix” on Monday, October 19, 2009. Please log out of Zangle by 6:30 PM on Monday, October 19, 2009. Zangle will then be unavailable to users until Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 6:00 AM. We apologize for the short notice regarding the availability of Zangle on Monday, October 19, 2009. The Zangle Hot Fix should help address a few known problems that schools have been experiencing: Student Profile should work for all ZangleConnection users. For several weeks now, many teachers have reported problems viewing student information using Student Profile, in ZangleConnection. This problem should be resolved effective Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Class Seating Charts with Photos. Since Monday, October 12, 2009, many teachers have reported a problem with printing Class Seating Charts with Photos. This problem should be resolved effective Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Zangle Performance Problems. Since Monday, October 12, 2009, all Zangle users have reported problems with Zangle responding slowly during the day. The Hot Fix should help address this problem. If you have any questions, please contact your On-Site Support representative or the Help Desk at 619-725-7500. Thank you. The 10/12/09 IT Training & Support Bulletin is Available  10/12/2009 - 15:00  In this week's issue: Zangle Version 2009.2 CALPADS update This week's Training Classes To view this week's bulletin, click the following link:http://sandi.net/onsitesupport/bulletins/it_bulletin_2009_10_12.pdf If you have any questions or comments, please contact your IT On-Site Support Representative. Zangle Is Now Available  10/12/2009 - 09:21  The Zangle system is now available again. Attendance taken on paper documents must be posted into Zangle. ELEMENTARY SITES: Teachers can post their attendance as usual, using the information on the paper attendance documents. SECONDARY SITES: Any teacher who took attendance on paper documents for prior periods can go back and post for those periods. All teachers should be able to post attendance now. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Zangle is Unavailable  10/12/2009 - 08:37  URGENT! Zangle is down at all sites. We do not have an estimate of when it will be fixed. Users should not change passwords – please wait for word that the system is back. Please take attendance manually for as long as this problem persists. Requirements for taking manual attendance: ELEMENTARY SITES: Each teacher documents the following: 1. Teacher's Name and Room number, and today's date. 2. List of all names of students who are absent. 3. List of all names of students who are tardy or late to class. 4. Please sign the paper documentation. SECONDARY SITES: Each period must take attendance. Each teacher documents the following: 1. Teacher's Name, period number, and today's date. 2. List of all names of students who are absent. 3. List of all names of students who are tardy or late to class. 4. Please sign the paper documentation. NOTE: If you have pre-printed rosters, they can be used. These documents will be used to recreate the attendance when Zangle is up, so they must be turned in to the attendance office at the site. The same rules that govern all attendance documents apply. CALPADS Error Reports in Zangle – Recent Changes  10/09/2009 - 14:56  CALPADS Error reports 2-6 will now only include 2010 students. CALPADS Error report 1 will continue to include students whose final enrollment in district schools was in either the 2008-09 or 2009-10 school years. These changes to Error reports 2-6 will become effective Monday, October 12, 2009. Please make sure you have a CALPADS contact person identified by Tuesday, October 13, 2009 via http://studata.sandi.net/saa/app/CALPADS_contact Please finish correcting all exit dropouts/graduates exit screen records in CALPADS error report 1 by Friday, October 16, 2009. Please finish correcting all students listed on the CALPADS error reports 2-6 by Friday, October 23, 2009. If you have questions about CALPADS reports or how to correct student information in Zangle, please contact your IT On-Site Support representative. Thank you. Zangle Upgrade on Friday, October 9, 2009. Please log out by 4:30 PM.  10/07/2009 - 14:12  The IT Department will be upgrading Zangle to version 2009.2 on Friday, October 9, 2009. Please log out of Zangle by 4:30 PM on Friday, October 9, 2009. Zangle will then be unavailable to users until Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 6:00 AM, when the new version of Zangle will be in place. To better assist staff with understanding the changes and enhancements in Zangle 2009.2, support documents have been made available. Please see the following links: What's New in Zangle FrontOffice 2009.2 v1.0 (2 pages) What's New in ZangleConnection 2009.2 v1.0 (1 page) C Innovation 2009.2 Application Release Notes (7 pages) If you have any questions, please contact your On-Site Support representative or the Help Desk at 619-725-7500. Thank you. The 10/5/09 IT Training & Support Bulletin is Available  10/05/2009 - 12:28  In this week's issue: New Mail Merge SARB Letters Zangle Upgrade this Friday 10/9 CALPADS update This week's Training Classes To view this week's bulletin, click the following link:http://sandi.net/onsitesupport/bulletins/it_bulletin_2009_10_05.pdf If you have any questions or comments, please contact your IT On-Site Support Representative. Zangle Upgrade on Friday, October 9, 2009. Please log out by 4:30 PM.  10/02/2009 - 15:11  Please share this information with all of your Zangle Users: The IT Department will be upgrading Zangle to version 2009.2 on Friday, October 9, 2009. Please log out of Zangle by 4:30 PM on Friday, October 9, 2009. Zangle will then be unavailable to users until Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 6:00 AM, when the new version of Zangle will be in place. To better assist staff with understanding the changes and enhancements in Zangle 2009.2, support documents will be made available on the Zangle web site in the near future. If you have any questions, please contact your On-Site Support representative or the Help Desk at 619-725-7500. Thank you. Changes to Truancy Tracking SARB Letters  10/01/2009 - 14:13  Effective, Monday, October 5, 2009, the following changes will be made to the mail merge letters, or SARB letters, used with the Truancy Tracking report. Please review Administrative Procedure 6150 for more information about the changes to these SARB letters and to find out how you should be using SARB letters at your school. Changes to Truancy Tracking mail merge letters: The letter previously named Attendance Letter (A) will be changed to Attendance Warning Letter. The content of this letter has also changed to match procedure 6150, attachment 1. The letter previously named Truancy Classification (B) will be changed to Notification of Truancy. The content of this letter has also changed to match procedure 6150, attachment 2. The letter previously named Truancy Conference (C) will be changed to Second Notification of Truancy. The content of this letter has also changed to match procedure 6150, attachment 3. The letter previously named SARB Letter (D) will be changed to Third Notification of Truancy. The content of this letter has also been changed to match procedure 6150, attachment 4. IMPORTANT! Some schools have saved a school-specific version of the SARB letters in Zangle. You must update your school-specific version to make sure it matches the revised letters shown in procedure 6150. In addition to changing the names of the Truancy Tracking mail merge letters, the names of the following Student Communication Types will also be changed: Communication types previously named Attendance Letter (A) will be changed to Attendance Warning Letter. Communication types previously named Truancy Classify Letter (B) will be changed to Notification of Truancy. Communication types previously named Truancy Conference Letter (C) will be changed to Second Notification of Truancy. Communication types previously named SARB Letter (D) will be changed to Third Notification of Truancy. If you have questions about Administrative Procedure 6150 or how to use SARB letters at your school, please contact the School Attendance Review Board (SARB) at (619) 725-7299 (Sofia Cervantes) or (619)-725-7334 (Lourdes Cisneros). If you have questions about using Zangle, please contact your IT On-Site Support representative.