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847 - SPED courses used with SBRC and without SBRC

When building your Elementary Master Schedule, it is important to choose the correct course for the SPED classes depending on whether your school will be using the Standard Based Report Card (SBRC) for those SPED classes. There is a 11/4/2008 | keywords -

846 - Class Size Average Report

The CA Class Size Average Report can be found in the State Reporting Module...(more)
11/3/2008 | keywords -

844 - Fixing overlapping enrollment records
Students should never have overlapping enrollment records for the main track (their primary enrollment). When a student changes schools during the year, the records cannot have overlapping dates.

Good example of enrollment records:
School A:...(more)
10/14/2008 | keywords -

843 - Enrollment Form Report

The Enrollment Form report in Zangle will print an SDUSD Enrollment Form which has the fields filled out with the information that has been entered in Zangle for a student. The Enrollment Form report can be found in the E...(more)
9/30/2008 | keywords -

841 - How can my school get help creating passwords for ParentConnection and/or StudentConnection?
The IT Department can assist your school by creating passwords for new parents and students who wish to use ParentConnection and StudentConnection. Follow the process described below for either of these situations:

You are about to implement ParentConnection or StudentConnection ...(more)
9/24/2008 | keywords -

840 - Key points about the Home Language Survey
Key points about the Home Language Survey:

Enrollment clerks need to enter the Home Language Survey responses in Zangle only during a student's initial enrollment in the district, Grades K and higher.

Never enter the Language Survey for Pre-K students! Zangle is set...(more)
7/16/2009 | keywords -

838 - What is a ghost student?
The IT Department refers to certain students as "ghost students." A ghost student is a student who is no longer enrolled at a school but still has a student schedule. This causes the student to appear on some attendance, scheduling, and Gradebook reports.

Example of finding a ...(more)
9/8/2008 | keywords -

837 - Reminders about taking attendance in Zangle
1. Teachers must take attendance every day using TeacherConnection.
Teachers must use TeacherConnection (https://dwa.sis.sandi.net/zangleconnect/) to post attendance every day. They are expected to post attendance by the time specified by the administrat...(more)
9/3/2008 | keywords -

836 - Data Validation 1706

This is one of four new Student Editor data validations which will appear if there is a conflict between an Exit Date and/or Exit Code.

When withdrawing a student from a primary or part-time enrollment, the Exi...(more)
8/23/2008 | keywords -

835 - Data Validation 1707

This is one of four new Student Editor data validations which will appear if there is a conflict between an Exit Date and/or Exit Code.

When withdrawing a student from a primary or part-time enrollment...(more)
8/23/2008 | keywords -

834 - Data Validation 1708

This is one of four new Student Editor data validations which will appear if there is a conflict between an Exit Date and/or Exit Code.

When withdrawing a student from a primary or part-time enrollment, if the ...(more)
8/23/2008 | keywords -

833 - Data Validation 1705

This is one of four new Student Editor data validations which will appear if there is a conflict between an Exit Date and/or Exit Code.

Data Validation #1705 will appear if the Exit Code selected is not valid for the grade level of th...(more)
8/22/2008 | keywords -

832 - How to request changes to Track Editor
Certain times during the school year, usually July through March, the IT Department restricts your ability to edit Zangle Track Editor for the school year. During this time you cannot edit your bell schedules, periods, calendars, or any other component within the Track Editor application. NOTE: Scho...(more)
8/12/2008 | keywords -

831 - testing please ignore GRH 1
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8/5/2008 | keywords -

830 - Alternate Faculty Permissions and SBRC

7/28/2008 | keywords -

806 - Data Validations and SDUSD Error Messages in Zangle
Overview
In April 2008, the IT Department implemented district-specific error messages in Zangle. In an effort to help users enter information correctly in Zangle, the IT Department created and added “data validations.” In general, the data v...(more)
4/15/2008 | keywords -

804 - Language Survey and Kindergarteners who are currently Pre-K

When enrolling a Pre-K child as a Kindergartener in the future track, you will not be able to enter Language Survey information (Zangle > Enrollment > Student Editor > SDCS tab > Language Survey sub t...(more)
4/3/2008 | keywords -

803 - What is New Year Init?
New Year Initialization, typically referred to as “New Year Init,” is an annual process that IT runs to create your school’s future track. Typically it is done in March. All students from the current year are copied and bumped up b...(more)
3/10/2008 | keywords -

802 - How to run reports on your future students
Once New Year Init is run by the IT Department, your future students are available in Zangle. To run reports on your future students, use the district-created "For Next Year&q...(more)
3/10/2008 | keywords -

801 - Date/calendar shortcuts in Zangle

Date/Calendar shortcuts in Zangle

There are many shortcut keys fo...(more)
12/16/2007 | keywords -

799 - Error checking has been added to the Behavior application!

As you are aware, behavior information must be entered correctly in order to accurately report information about your schoo...(more)
11/27/2007 | keywords -

798 - Error checking has been added to the Behavior application!

As you are aware, behavior information must be entered correctly in order to accurately report information about your schoo...(more)
11/27/2007 | keywords -

797 - Error checking has been added to the Behavior application!

As you are aware, behavior information must be entered correctly in order to accurately report informa...(more)
11/27/2007 | keywords -

792 - Reporting on tagged students
After you have tagged your students that will be visiting another school for Summer School or Intersession, you may want to run a report to check your work. Or, if your school mails letters home to the parents/guardians of these students, you may want to generate mailing labels.

11/8/2007 | keywords -

790 - How to Enter a Program Code (Wingding) for a Student

Use Program History in the Services and Programs module to enroll a student into a program. This will give the student a wingd...(more)
3/5/2008 | keywords -

789 - Moving Student Assignments between Sections of DIFFERENT Courses
Question: I know there is a Knowledgebase Article (KB #239) about migrating Gradebook student assignment data when different sections 1/8/2009 | keywords -

788 - Exit codes for SDUSD
When you drop a student, you must select an exit code. Make sure you select the proper exit code for the student's grade level. Below is a list of all exit codes, organized by grade level.

Exit codes for PK and K-6 (Elementary) o...(more)
10/8/2007 | keywords -

787 - Preschool Enrollment Entry Codes

Effective August 27, 2007, there are two new Enrollment entry codes. These entry codes are used when enrolling preschool students (less than 5 years old). The two new codes are:

E03 – Initial E...(more)
10/4/2007 | keywords -

786 - Can I use Zangle to run reports on my Special Education students?

You can use Zangle to run reports on your Special Education students. In canned reports, go to the Select tab and double-click "Group" or "Student Group." Select one of the five district-created groups below. Or, if you are creating a query using Query Writer, drag the Student...(more)
10/2/2007 | keywords -

785 - Gradebook's Class Summary Report shows "no data for this class"
Q: My Class Summary Report isn't showing anything. What's Up?
I have a class with assignments already due and graded. However, when I generate a Class Summary Report, all that's displayed is 9/26/2007 | keywords -

784 - How to drop/delete a no-show student at the beginning of the school year

A no-show student is a student who is enrolled at a school but never attends. A no-show student needs to have an exit date exactly the same as th...(more)
9/17/2007 | keywords -

783 - Magnet, VEEP, Open Enrollment (Choice) and PISC wingdings are created based on active boundary exceptions
Effective September 17, 2007 Magnet, VEEP, Open Enrollment (Choice)
3/5/2008 | keywords -

780 - Charter Schools Cannot be a School of Residence in the Zangle Student Editor

When enrolling a student in a charter school, clerks are discovering that a different school is automatically populated in the School of Residence field in the Zangle Student Editor even if the stud...(more)
9/6/2007 | keywords -

779 - School Names in Zangle Match the Official CDE State Name

School names changed in Zangle 9/5/2007 | keywords -

778 - Why do all my students have a "moo" email address?
In August 2007 the IT Department populated every student's email address field in Zangle. This was done because the Educational Technology Department is integrating Moodle, a course management system used by teachers, with Zangle. In order for the integration to work, there must be something in each...(more)
8/28/2007 | keywords -

772 - Error when runing the Loader application
BACKGROUND:
I noticed a problem with the Loader application. The Loader application would begin the process of loading students, display an error message, and quit.

The error message occurred because I am using teams to group students. Below is a description of how I was able to ...(more)
7/18/2007 | keywords -

769 - Instructions for using Summer School ZangleConnection on a Mac OSX computer
Teachers that use Mac OSX computers need to use Safari as their internet browser when accessing ZangleConnection/TeacherConnection.

Only use Safari as the browser (not Internet Explorer or Firefox). If you don’t se...(more)
6/27/2007 | keywords -

761 - How do I receive support with Gradebook? Do you have any online tutorials?
The IT Training team wants to help classroom teachers with using the web-based Gradebook application. We have developed a series of online, animated tutorials to assist classroom teachers with u...(more)
6/18/2007 | keywords -

760 - How can I screenshot an error message in Zangle?
Question: I received an error message in Zangle and I want to report it to the Help Desk. How can I do this?

Answer: Error messages are important because they can tell someone what went wrong when the problem occurred. By taking a screenshot of your error message, you are increasing the...(more)
6/18/2007 | keywords -

759 - What is a Zangle Power User? How do I change who the Power User is for my location?
Question: I was hoping you could tell me what a Zangle PowerUser is. I know that this access is normally given to the site techs but I’d like to know what additional privileges a PowerUser has in Zangle. Also is this level of access normally given to central office staff? Thanks.

...(more)
6/12/2007 | keywords -

758 - Where did the N courses go?
Question: I'm putting in course requests for Spec. Ed students and I've noticed the applied courses like 7313N are not an option to pick in next years file. I see 7313.2. Should that now be used instead? Or do the "N" courses need to be added into our next year's Zangle? ...(more)
6/12/2007 | keywords -

757 - How do I create a dynamic group that will contain all students who are scheduled for a section associated with a specific team?
The IT Department has developed a strategy to allow site techs to create dynamic groups which contain students who are scheduled into a section associated with a specific team. This article describes the concept and provides directions for how to make the dynamic group.

IMPORTANT: This ...(more)
6/8/2007 | keywords -

756 - Do I have to record a social security number for a student during enrollment?
Some sites might be asking parents for a copy of a student’s Social Security Card and strongly encouraging parents to give the sites SSN information because it is required for enrollment. Parents retain the option of whether to provide a Social Security number or not to provide that numb...(more)
6/8/2007 | keywords -

755 - Year End Fact Sheet-Preparing for 2009/10

There is a Job Aid available which gives important dates for the Year-End process. This Job Aid will explain when the Year-End process will be run, and which dates to use for enrolling and scheduling students for the 2009-10 school year. Please go to the 6/8/2009 | keywords -

754 - Ghost Teachers

QUESTION: How do I get rid of ghost teachers in my master schedule?

A “ghost teache...(more)
6/6/2007 | keywords -

751 - How to run SARB Letter A using Truancy Tracking

These directions specify how to run SARB Letter A using Zangle. You can modify this information to run Letters C and D. (Schools never run SARB Letter B. This is handled by Mandated Costs.) For specific questions about Truancy Tracking or SARB, please contact t...(more)
1/25/2008 | keywords -

750 - How do I remove the English Learner designation from a student?
Question: A parent contacted me regarding changing their students English Learner status. The student is currently classified as an EL student but they want to remove this designation. How do I do this?

Answer: Some parents are unhappy with "labels" and do not fully understand...(more)
6/4/2007 | keywords -

749 - How do I add or remove only one of my buttons in Zangle?
Question: How can I add or remove only one of my buttons in Zangle Front Office? I don't want to receive notifications anymore.

Answer: The notifications button is associated with a permission set you belong to. Your power user can remove the entire set but not part of it.

...(more)
6/2/2007 | keywords -

748 - What is a ZZTeacher?
A ZZTeacher is a placeholder teacher that you can use in your master schedule if you do not know who will teach a particular course in the Fall. For example, say you have three open classrooms next year but do not know who will be teaching. You can set up your master schedule with ZZTeachers so it l...(more)
5/31/2007 | keywords -

747 - I want to print student locator cards. How do I create a dynamic group of students with a schedule change?
The IT Department has developed a strategy to allow site techs to create dynamic groups containing students with schedule changes. Staff can use these groups to print locator cards for students with a recient schedule change. This article describes the concept and provides directions for how to make...(more)
5/30/2007 | keywords -

744 - How do I create a dynamic group of students with a specific advisor?
The IT Department has developed a strategy to allow site techs to create dynamic groups which contain students who have a specific advisor. This article describes the concept and provides directions for how to make the dynamic group.

BACKGROUND:
Site techs have requested access to...(more)
5/23/2007 | keywords -

742 - Why are the present codes incorrect?
Question: Why are the attendance figures (specifically "Present") inaccurate? On a Zangle grade printout for 2/5/07 thru 4/18/07, a student who is never absent has a "2" in the "Present" box????

Answer: Your school is a &...(more)
5/22/2007 | keywords -

740 - How to Print a photo from Zangle

Instructions for Printing a Photo from Zangle

5/21/2007 | keywords -

722 - Enrollment staff can record parent education level in Zangle for use with standardized test answer sheets
Recently we have received a decision that beginning with the 2007-2008 school year we will be able to use the Parent Education Level, as recorded in Zangle, in place of having staff and/or students bubble this information onto standardized test type answer sheets. This will save countless hour...(more)
5/15/2007 | keywords -

721 - How do I create a dynamic group for students who are NOT in one or more manual groups?
The IT Department has developed a strategy to allow site techs to create dynamic groups which contain students who DO NOT belong to one or more manual groups. This article describes the concept and provides directions for how to make the dynamic group.

BACKGROUND:
Site techs have ...(more)
5/15/2007 | keywords -

720 - I added grade level restrictions but why is the Loader is ignoring them?
Question: I have a question about scheduling students into classes. It's summer school master schedule. When I created my teachers master schedule in master schedule editor I put in Grade Restrictions (example low 7; high 7). This would only place 7th grade students and the same wi...(more)
5/14/2007 | keywords -

719 - What is a geocode?
A geocode is a numeric code that represents a geographical area within the school district. This field is read-only and is automatically assigned based on the student's current household address. Thus you cannot change a geocode.

Students with geocode 999 live at an address outside of t...(more)
5/14/2007 | keywords -

705 - Does the Lunch course have to be a dot-2? For example - Lunch.2?
Question: I have another question - the new course number called "LUNCH". I mass loaded "LUNCH" for all next year students but I am wondering should it be "LUNCH.2" to signify a year course or should we input "LUNCH" twice and we do for Semester 1 and Se...(more)
5/4/2007 | keywords -

704 - What is the Group Editor permission set used for?
The IT Department created a permission set called Group Editor to allow non-power users to have access to the Group Editor application in Zangle Front Office. Staff members assigned to this set can create new manual and dynamic groups and have access to all query writer applications.

St...(more)
5/4/2007 | keywords -

703 - What is a dynamic course group?
The IT Department has created a series of dynamic course groups to help sites filter reports containing schedule data. For example, you could filter the Master Schedule report to only display sections associated with AP courses.

The IT Department has created the following dynamic course...(more)
5/4/2007 | keywords -

702 - Where can I download a copy of the latest enrollment form?
The latest enrollment forms are available online at http://www.sandi.net/enrollment/

The enrollment forms are available in a variety of languages and are saved as pdf files.

...(more)
4/26/2007 | keywords -

701 - How do I create a dynamic group for students who have a course request?
The IT Department has developed a strategy to allow site techs to create dynamic groups which contain students who have a specific course request. This article describes the concept and provides directions for how to make the dynamic group.

NOTE: 4/26/2007 | keywords -

700 - How do I create a dynamic group of students who have one course request but not another?
The IT Department has developed a strategy to allow site techs to create dynamic groups which contain students who have one course request but not another. This article describes the concept and provides directions for how to make the dynamic group.

NOTE: 4/26/2007 | keywords -

698 - How do I handle Multiple Lunch Periods at my Multi-Period Track, Secondary School?
Question: I'm at a Secondary School with multiple tracks. My Master Schedule has 2 lunches; should I add 2 lunch periods?

Answer: No. Only add 4/23/2007 | keywords -

689 - Selecting the Class Roster format that's best for you

There are 16 different Class Roster formats. To print a class roster from Zangle, click Scheduling, then click Reports and select Class Rosters. From the form drop dropdown menu, choose a roster type.

Class Roster. Basic class roster.

Addr...(more)
4/5/2007 | keywords -

687 - Multi-Term Report Card doesn't print mailing addresses

The Multi-Term Report Card is the report card used by secondary schools for progress reports and semester report cards. The report card prints the student's home address at the bottom of the page. However, there...(more)
3/22/2007 | keywords -

684 - Can I schedule two teachers to teach the same class?
Question: It has been proposed for next year, that our Eng/Lit 6 teachers split up the 2 periods of Eng/Lit 6 between 2 teachers.

Can you think of any way to accomplish this in Zangle? In a nutshell, we would want to assign the 1st hour of a 2-hour block class to one t...(more)
3/19/2007 | keywords -

682 - 1st Enrolled in CA, 1st Enrolled in U.S. Fields

When enrolling a student in Zangle in the Student Editor application, it is necessary to put in the dates when the student was first enrolled in <...(more)
3/9/2007 | keywords -

681 - New Year Init documentation

For information about New Year Init, please go to the Zangle job aids page.

...(more)
3/9/2007 | keywords -

673 - Why do my teachers see ghost students in their Gradebook?
QUESTION FROM A SCHOOL: "I dropped a student from our school but a teacher says this student still shows up in Gradebook. The teacher knows how to use the only show active students button so I know that’s not the problem. What happened?"

In this case, here is what happen...(more)
3/1/2007 | keywords -

672 - Why are there so many enrollment exit codes? How do I know which one to use?
Question: Why are there so many exit codes in Zangle? How do I know which one to use?

Answer: Beginning during the 2005-06 school year, the California Department of Education has required our district to use a more comprehensive list of enrollment entry and exit codes. The new cod...(more)
2/28/2007 | keywords -

670 - How do I record into academic history classes taken at a non-district school?
Question: We have two students who take Chinese 1-2 at San Diego Hua Xia Chinese School (and a full schedule at my school). If you look at World Languages under Chinese 1-2 that site is a approved site. The parents would like their grade to show on their transcript. How does this h...(more)
2/16/2007 | keywords -

667 - What is the fastest way to move from track to track in Zangle when looking at students from the distirct-level?
Question: I have district-wide access to Zangle. I frequently need to look up students from different schools. That means I'm switching from track to track all the time. Is there a faster way to do this?

Answer: Yes. Please follow these steps:

Select the Chang...(more)
2/13/2007 | keywords -

666 - How do I switch students out of an AP class? How do I read the 4100?
Question:
I have a question regarding courses in my Master Schedule. I have a class of AP Calculus, recently the teacher of that course and the Vice Principal made a deal with the kids that if they didn't want AP credit they could stay in the class but not get the AP credit. In the 4100,...(more)
2/9/2007 | keywords -

665 - I want to add another period to my master schedule. Is this a big deal?
Question: I would like your advice. At a staff meeting, the staff expressed interest in switching from a 6 period day to a 7 period day for SY 2007-08. I think one of the reasons teachers are interested in the 7 period day is to allow students to take an extra elective. My gut tells me that converti...(more)
2/7/2007 | keywords -

664 - How do I export data for Weblockrz
Question: My site wants to use Weblockrz for our students. I'm supposed to send the company an excel file that contains the names of my students. I don't know how to do this. Can you help?

Answer: You can do this as long as you have access to Zangle. Please follow the directions below:<...(more)
2/7/2007 | keywords -

663 - Changes to the Enrollment application

Due to the 2006.2 Zangle implementation, the enrollment process has been streamlined.

The IT Training Team has documented these changes in the Enrollment Handbook.

Click Version Tra...(more)
2/7/2007 | keywords -

662 - Why can't I have access to the Literacy Elective or Math Exploration course?
Question: My site wants to use the Literacy Elective course and the 4044 Math Exploration 9th course in our master schedule. We don’t have access to these courses. Can you please make them available in the Track Course Selection application?

Answer: Sorry, course 4044 Math Explora...(more)
2/6/2007 | keywords -

661 - How do I sign up for classes? What is the Knowledgebase? Where do I download job aids and handbooks? What is the Zangle Training Website?
The Zangle Training Website (http://www.sandi.net/zangle) provides district employees with training and support resources for the Zangle student information system. Users can:

Read about the latest Zangle news and events on the Zangle blog
1/30/2007 | keywords -

660 - Gradebook calculates student scores incorrectly? Why?
Question: I am hoping to get some help. I have been using Gradebook since last year. Now it is a few days to the end of the semester and I notice a big problem. In my third period computer class the grades are not being calculated correctly. Students with missing assignments ...(more)
1/26/2007 | keywords -

659 - My site used the wrong course number and we don't want the students to receive the wrong credits. Help!
Question: I work at a High school. In order to schedule (group) students who were taking Mesa College, students were programmed into classes like “Latin” when the master schedule was developed. Now that it is time for grade cards to come out, the school doesn’t want &ld...(more)
1/26/2007 | keywords -

658 - GATE wingding is not entered by schools

Q: After a student is tested for GATE and becomes qualified, how long does it take for the student to show up in Zangle?

A: The GATE Office puts the info into SIS and then IT runs a job which brings it over to Zangle. It all depends on the backlog in the GATE Office entry. Schools d...(more)
1/18/2007 | keywords -

657 - How does the SPED wingding and boundary exception appear in Zangle?
Question: How does a student receive a sped wingding in Zangle. Can I put one there? How do they receive a sped boundary exception in Zangle? Is it connected to the wingding? Is the boundary exception automatic?

Answer: Schools cannot manually add a sped program history symbol (wingding...(more)
3/5/2008 | keywords -

656 - Which courses count for the student computer literacy requirement?
Please be aware of some important changes regarding the Exploring Computers course (4403).

As of September, 2007 students enrolled in the 6 (4403X) and 9 week (4403Q) Exploring Computers course will no longer receive high school graduation credit. Students will have to be enrolled in a ...(more)
1/15/2007 | keywords -

655 - What is a Zangle Query Writer report? What is a view? What is the View Hunter?
Question: What is a Zangle Query Writer report? What is it good for?

Answer: The Zangle Query Writer reports allow you to write your own query that includes the data fields of your choice. The process involves selecting the fields and arranging them in a report format. You can sort and ...(more)
1/13/2007 | keywords -

654 - Can teachers record/view notes from parent conferences in ZangleConnection?
Question: Is there a way for teachers to view counseling notes in Communicaiton Tracker? How can teachers input parent communication/conferencing info. into Zangle? Then Counselors and teachers can view how each have interacted with various students and/or their legal guardians.

A...(more)
1/9/2007 | keywords -

652 - Can I see a historical record of student addresses after they have been changed?
Question: As I update the 'boundary exceptions' tabs, I want to know if a student's record of ADDRESS changes from year to year, (or as they occur), are stored ANYWHERE in Zangle. I.E., like class changes, are address changes stored in some kind of 'address history' database?

...(more)
1/5/2007 | keywords -

651 - Employment Interdist Permit (EI) Boundary Exception

EI or Employment Interdist Permit is for out of district students who are enrolled on an employment related interdistrict attendance permit. Students approved with this reason are allowed to matriculate and once enrolled have the same rights as a resident student. The student’s permit canno...(more)
1/4/2007 | keywords -

650 - Senior Student (SR) Boundary Exception

SR or Senior Student is used for a Grade 12 student only.

When a student changes residence during or just after Grade 11 they may continue in the same high school in order to graduate from that high school. This is a privilege and requires principal or designee approval. No choice applica...(more)
1/4/2007 | keywords -

649 - Printing a Drop Slip (Withdrawal Checklist)

1. Launch Zangle. Select the appropriate track, if necessary.

2. Click the Enrollment button.

3. Click the Reports button.

4. Select Withdrawal Checklist.

<...(more)
1/3/2007 | keywords -

648 - How does Gradebook handle year long classes? Do students get to start over?
Question: At my middle school, all of our classes are year-long. In order to give our learners an opportunity to start fresh at the new semester, even though the courses are year long, what do we need to do so that Zangle can separate the semesters and not combine into a cumulative tally. ...(more)
12/13/2006 | keywords -

646 - How to run a report to show incoming students for Intersession

For schools that host Intersession, here is how you can use Query Writer to run a report that shows you the incoming students.

Directions:

Important! S...(more)
12/11/2006 | keywords -

644 - Do Early Childhood and SEEC students appear in the Federal Survey Card report?
Question: Just checking into one thing - Do the SEEC, Sped, State Preschool, School Readiness and CDC students show up on the report that sites run for the Federal Survey? We want them to survey these students so they should be showing up.

Thanks very much for your help.
12/8/2006 | keywords -

638 - I tried to run the barcode label report but all I see are large numbers. Why?
Question: I tried to run the Data label report found in the Enrollment module. I selected the Bar Code Label option. When I previewed the report, I noticed the labels did NOT contain any bar codes. Instead I saw a series of numbers. Why did this happen?

Answer: The lines associated with...(more)
11/14/2006 | keywords -

610 - A student in Gradebook has the correct point value but the percentage is wrong. Why?
Question: I am really enjoying the ease of using Zangle as a grade book for my classes. However, I have come to a problem, that I cannot seem to solve. I cannot trouble shoot it, nor has anyone more experienced with Zangle been able to help me.

The problem lies somewhere bet...(more)
11/8/2006 | keywords -

594 - Where did my print options window go?
Question: When running pre-defined reports in Zangle (the reports with the gray box where I have an options, select, and sort tab) I used to click "preview" and then use a print options window to move forward and backwards within the report or adjust the zoom. This window was on top of the...(more)
11/3/2006 | keywords -

570 - How can I remove Extended Day classes from the Withdraw Checklist report?
Question: I like using the Withdraw Checklist report when a student leaves my school but I have a problem. My school has an extended day program and the extended day classes appear in the report. How can I fix this?

Answer: To exclude Extended Day classes from the Withdrawal Checklist, ...(more)
10/27/2006 | keywords -

569 - 4x4 grade question - do q2s and q4s courses appear at the end of quarter 1 or 3?
Question: I’m trying to understand what will happen when final grades for the 1st Quarter are due Nov. 6th. The majority of our classes are set up as 1 quarter- and those students will be getting a final grade and 1 credit on that date. Then there are the Semester (Term 1) classes that go unti...(more)
10/24/2006 | keywords -

532 - How to populate dates in PC Admin when using same box for Quarter and Semester grading periods

Q1P dates – this area is to be used for both the Quarter 1 Progress Report AND the Semester 1 Progress Report 1 dates.– the dates will have to be changed in Web Admin once the Quarter 1 Progress Report period has been completed.

Q1 dates – this...(more)
10/18/2006 | keywords -

531 - How to enter Parent Education Level

The parent education level is entered in Student Editor. To enter the parent education level, do the following:

Find the student in the Student Editor.

Click Edit.

Click Contacts.

Do...(more)
10/17/2006 | keywords -

530 - Using the Phone Log application and report

The Phone Log application (in the Attendance module) is primarily designed to record absences received via a telephone call from a parent or guardian of a student. It provides a method for bulk assigning attendance codes to all the scheduled periods for a student who will not be ...(more)
10/11/2006 | keywords -

529 - Enrolling students at ALBA
Using Zangle, ALBA should use should be the date the student is to start ALBA per Placement & Appeals, not the date the student actually shows up.

If the student has an enrollment block, ALBA will remove the block to enroll the student and then put it back on. When Place...(more)
10/11/2006 | keywords -

527 - What difference does it make when I check 80 or 90 when I login to Zangle?
QUESTION: I noticed that when I login to Zangle and pick a database, I have the ability to select either 80 or 90 in the lower right corner of the screen. “80” is selected by default. Can I select either one and what difference does it make?

ANSWER: the Zangle application ha...(more)
10/10/2006 | keywords -

526 - Changing a student's Home Language and Primary Language
The Miscellaneous Tab in Student Editor displays the student's Home Language and Primary Language. These two fields are generated after the Language Survey results are entered on the SDCS/Language Survey tab for the first time. The Home Language and Primary Language are not editable and can only be ...(more)
10/9/2006 | keywords -

525 - I am trying to log into Zangle but I get an error message before I enter my password.
Question: I tried to launch Zangle from the Start menu on my computer but I received the following error message:

"Could not launch .Zangle.NAL_APPS.ISB-CORE.EDCENTER.SDUSD (using K:\Zangle\Current\bin\SWSHELL.EXE) (id=64)."

What happened and how can I fix this?
10/9/2006 | keywords -

524 - A parent has listed two different phone numbers for two siblings. What should I do?
Question: We update all student information to match each years new K12 card submitted. In revising contact data, i.e. parent/guardian, emergency contact, etc.., to match the student's current card we are working on, we found if that same contact record exists under another student, the change...(more)
10/5/2006 | keywords -

523 - Can I distribute ParentConnection accounts via email?
Question: A parent emailed me about activating their ParentConnection account. Can I send them their Pin and Password via email?

Answer: The district is concerned about providing adults with access to confidential student information. The district wants sites to treat this issue as they...(more)
10/3/2006 | keywords -

522 - New SDCS Part-Time View allows users to query on students who are part-time enrolled at your school
The IT Department has made a new view available to sites. The new view is titled:

SDCS Part-Time View

This view displays information for students with part-time enrollments. Only students with part-time enrollments are considered. Students will be listed for each part-time ...(more)
10/2/2006 | keywords -

521 - New view called SDCS Student Editor view allows users to query on data found in Student Editor application
The IT Department has created a new view for people to use. The new view is titled:

SDCS Student Editor View

Many users have asked: "How do I run a list of parents’ education level?", "How can I print the School Notes?" and other questions related ...(more)
10/2/2006 | keywords -

520 - Query Writer views have been updated for 06-07 school year
Do you use Student Query Writer, the area in the Enrollment module that allows you to create custom reports? If so, good news! For better usability, the IT Department has revised and reorganized the Student Query Writer views. Please read this information to understand the changes made to the views....(more)
10/2/2006 | keywords -

519 - Recording parent requests to restrict release of student information

On September 27, Administrative Circular 28 titled Parent/Guardian Requests to Restrict Release of Student Information...(more)
9/29/2006 | keywords -

518 - Parent’s living situation is temporary (due to financial situation).

Question: A parent wants to enroll their child at my school but doesn't have a permanent address. In this c...(more)
5/9/2008 | keywords -

516 - English Learner Wingding
Question: When new students are enrolled and Zangle automatically codes their Primary and Home Languages as a Non-English (other than English) language based on the answers entered on the Language Survey tab in Student Editor,
doesn't that automatically create a student record...(more)
3/5/2008 | keywords -

515 - Why can't my teachers see student schedules in the web profile application?
Question: How can I add the ability for Teachers (Advisors) to see student schedules under Student Profile. We had it last year but now it's gone.

Answer: As for adjusting permissions, please see p. 36 of the System Admin handbook. You can download and view the handbook from here:...(more)
9/22/2006 | keywords -

514 - I need help with Encore. I want to view Encore data.
Question: I have some questions about Encore. I would like to look at special ed data. Can you help with this.

Answer: The Special Education Office has a support desk for Encore issues. Please try calling 725-7243....(more)
9/20/2006 | keywords -

512 - Creating custom labels using Query Writer and mail merge

These directions describe how to create your own custom data labels by mail merging data from an exported Query Writer report into a Word document.

Exporting the query:

Go to the Enrollment Menu, and select Reports.

In Reports, go to Stud...(more)
9/19/2006 | keywords -

510 - Why did the grade levels for some of my secondary students change?
Question: I looked into Zangle this morning and noticed that some of my high school students have different grade levels. I have a 17 year old student who has been changed to 9th grade. Who did this and why did it happen?

Last week, to ensure consistent application of the criteria in Pr...(more)
9/17/2006 | keywords -

509 - Can I print the parent passwords from ParentConnection?
Question: Last year, Dana and Correia used the same password for all students (good idea). Scott, how can PLHS retrieve all passwords for all students..can they be exported?

Answer: It is not possible to export the passwords for parents using ParentConnection. But this may ...(more)
9/15/2006 | keywords -

507 - IT Training team provides support with Encore, PeopleSoft, and Zangle
Attention Encore, PeopleSoft, and Zangle users. The IT Training and Support team is supporting your school by offering a series of training sessions and open labs during the month of September. Staff members can register for classes now!

WHAT TYPE OF TRAINING IS AVAILABLE?
Encore ...(more)
9/13/2006 | keywords -

506 - ParentConnection and StudentConnection displays "no information available for this student in the selected school year" ... why?
Question: The ParentConnect application displays the following message when parents login:

"No Information Available For This Student in The Selected School or Year". Why is it doing this? StudentConnect does this too.

Answer: The application will display th...(more)
9/9/2006 | keywords -

504 - What are Legal Bindings and where does the Legal Binding wingding come from?
Question: What is the Legal Bindings wingding for and where does it come from?

Answer: "Legal Bindings" is the name of a field in Student Editor that sites use to record legal issues associated with a student. This field can be seen in Student Profile AND the web Student Profi...(more)
9/9/2006 | keywords -

503 - I can login to email but not Zangle!
Question: I have two Sp Ed teachers that I have successfully changed their DWA passwords and they can get to their E-mail accounts BUT the password will not work for ZangleConnection !!!! I have double checked all my FacStat info for them in Zangle and PC Admin. UGH!!!! Can you tak...(more)
9/6/2006 | keywords -

499 - Verifying that Count Attendance is turned on
For any section that that has students scheduled, Count Attendance must be turned on. These directions describe one method of verifying that Count Attendance is turned on.

1. Launch Zangle. Click Scheduling....(more)
9/1/2006 | keywords -

498 - Setting a bell schedule as the default

Pupil Accounting requires that your "Regular Day" bell schedule is flagged as the default bell schedule. This is important for ADA calculations. If you have set up your bell schedules but forgot to check the "Regular Day" bell schedule as the default, follow these directions t...(more)
9/1/2006 | keywords -

497 - Can I create student ID's in Zangle?
Question: I wanted to know if we could take digital pictures of our students and use Zangle to create an ID card with their picture on it.

Answer: 8/31/2006 | keywords -

496 - Using the Mass Schedules application to mass move students
Sites frequently want to use the Mass Schedules application to mass move students from one section to another. This is a powerful tool but you must be careful when making changes. You do NOT want to delete any attendance associated with a section. This article provides an overview on the issue and g...(more)
8/31/2006 | keywords -

495 - Exited Teacher Appears in Master Schedule Report

A teacher that worked at your school last year could appear in your current Master Schedule report even if that teacher doesn't have a current Faculty Status record open at your school.

If your school requested that the IT Department copy over last year's Master Schedule, and a clerk clo...(more)
8/31/2006 | keywords -

494 - Alphabetical List of Students in Grade Level Order

How do I get a Zangle report that displays a list of students in grade level order?:

Launch Zangle
8/30/2006 | keywords -

493 - Why can't I assign a mark set in Gradebook?
Question: I'm trying to configure the web-based Gradebook application for my class. I want to select either academic or citizenship as a mark type but my pull-down menu is empty. I can't use the gradebook to record information until this is complete. Help!

Answe...(more)
8/30/2006 | keywords -

492 - New grade levels for pre-kindergarten students

Special Education, Pupil Accounting, and Standards, Assessment, and Accountability (SAA) have developed a strategy to assign grade levels to pre-kindergarten students based...(more)
8/30/2006 | keywords -

491 - How do I add a new teacher, counselor, or administrator to my track?
Question: My new vice principal is not in Zangle as a faculty member. We need to give her permission to Zangle but can't see her name. What do I do?

Answer: You may need to add the faculty member to your track before you can give...(more)
8/24/2006 | keywords -

490 - How to print your student file folder labels

Beginning 2006-07, the IT Department is requesting that either Zangle or SISCS be used to produce your student file folder labels. Previously, IT has printed labels on request but this old process has a very slow turn-around time and does not access current data. Either process described be...(more)
8/9/2006 | keywords -

489 - How do I mass schedule students into two separate sections of the same course number?
Question: Last year a computer course number we used was removed. Our VP had started working on a replacement but he no longer works here and no one followed up until it was too late to do a pilot course. The Journalism teacher and the Computer Teacher worked together and their students would switch...(more)
7/18/2006 | keywords -

488 - How do I create a dynamic group that will contain all students with a specific team request?
The IT Department has developed a strategy to allow site techs to create dynamic groups which contain students who have a team request for a specific team. This article describes the concept and provides directions for how to make the dynamic group.

7/12/2006 | keywords -

487 - Running the Perfect Attendance Report

Zangle has a Perfect Attendance Report that will retrieve a list of students who have “perfect” attendance records within a defined date range. The application compares the number of periods queried with the number of absences or the percentage of absences a student has. You can set u...(more)
7/11/2006 | keywords -

486 - Total Minutes box in Track Editor is incorrect
Question: I just entered my bell schedule for next year and I noticed the instructional minutes displayed in the “Total Minutes” box in the Track Editor is incorrect. This field is located at Track Editor / Definitions Tab / Bell Schedule Tab.

I double checked my instruction...(more)
7/10/2006 | keywords -

485 - How do I correctly record my instructional minutes in the Track Editor to show a 30 minute duty-free lunch? How do I label my lunch periods?
Secondary schools with multi-period bell schedules are required to include a lunch period in their 2007-08 master schedule. Secondary schools must complete the following tasks:

Label a period in the track setup with the “L” code (you may need to add an additional peri...(more)
7/7/2006 | keywords -

484 - I cannot edit information in Zangle and I receive a "log file" full error message
Question: I can log into Zangle and view student information but when I try to edit something I receive an error message that says "log file full". What should I do?

Answer: Call the Help Desk at 619-725-7500 and report this problem immediately. Please describe the situation a...(more)
6/28/2006 | keywords -

483 - How do I create a dynamic group for students who do not have a specific course in their schedule?
The IT Department has developed a strategy to allow site techs to create dynamic groups which contain students who are NOT scheduled for a certain course. This article describes the concept and provides directions for how to make the dynamic group.

BACKGROUND:
Site techs have requ...(more)
6/27/2006 | keywords -

480 - How can I create a list of students with a specific enrollment entry code such as "Out of District"
End users have requested the ability to run reports based upon the enrollment entry code. For example, "all students who have an entry code of Out of District".

The IT Department has added the following fields to the SDCS Student Demographic 1 View:

Entry C...(more)
6/21/2006 | keywords -

479 - Using the SDCS Master Schedule view to error check your section settings
The IT Department has created a new view called SDCS Master Schedule. This view can be found in the Query Writer application located in the Schedule module.

This view will allow you to review the settings for each section in your current or future master schedule. Standard fields...(more)
6/19/2006 | keywords -

478 - Determining Incoming and Outgoing Students for Next Year

There are two Query Writer reports that are useful for determining your incoming and outgoing students for next school year. They are called *For Next Year -- Incoming Students and *For Next Year -- Outgoing Students. The first shows who is coming to your school ...(more)
6/14/2006 | keywords -

477 - What is Year End?

Year End is a process run by the I.T. department, typically in late July after the single-track schools have ended. This process automatically closes all open student status records from this school year, and converts all future status records to “Primary of multiple” status.

7/8/2009 | keywords -

475 - How do I create teams that have relationships with each other?

Question: I want to create teams that allow other teams to be a part of them. For example, I want to create Team A and Team B. I don't want students in Team A to end up in Sections assigned to B. I don't want students in Team B to end up is sections assigned to A.

But I want to create a n...(more)
6/6/2006 | keywords -

474 - Will the Loader honor Loader Rules when we pre-schedule students?

Question: I am using Loader Rules to link specific sections together. For example, all students in course XXX must be in course YYY with same section. XXX and YYY are not related. They could be Math and Science (because we are using Loader Rules for teaming).

Some of my counselors ...(more)
6/6/2006 | keywords -

473 - List of Future kindergartners

If you want a list of your Future kindergartners, you can do the following:

6/2/2006 | keywords -

472 - Why does this student have a boundary exception code for Total Magnet? Who put it there?
QUESTION: When I click a student and click Boundary the message is Magnet/Total school. Who is putting that message in that Boundary screen? What is the meaning of total magnet school.

ANSWER: When I click a student and click Boundary the message is Magnet/Total school. ...(more)
6/1/2006 | keywords -

471 - Can I print my master schedule straight from the Builder application?
1. Can I get a report of the Master Schedule by course, by teach, etc. from Master Schedule Builder?
If not, will I have to export?

ANSWER: Yes, you need to export your master schedule before you can run the Master Schedule report.

2. will exporting...(more)
5/31/2006 | keywords -

459 - How do I identify students with no schedules or course requests?
There are a variety of ways to identify students with no classes in their schedule:

Unscheduled Period Report (Scheduling module)
Unscheduled Course Request Report (Scheduling module)
5/26/2006 | keywords -

458 - Can I run query writer reports on future students?
The SDCS Student Demographic 1 View has been updated to display future students. To use this feature, login to your future track, click Enrollment, click Reports, and select Student Query Writer....(more)
5/26/2006 | keywords -

456 - SBRC: Setting up Your Master Schedule

If your elementary school is involved in the Standards-Based Report Cards pilot for 2006-07, you need to set up your master schedule differently than you have in the past. Please follow these directions carefully!

HOW TO SET UP YOUR SECTIONS FOR SBRC
A. Select Eleme...(more)
5/24/2006 | keywords -

455 - How do I mass change course requests via Mass Requests?

Question: I know that I can use the Mass Requests application to mass change course requests from one to another. But I'm not sure which box I'm supposed to put the existing request and which one I am supposed to put the new one in. Help!!!!

Answer: Please follow these directions.

5/24/2006 | keywords -

451 - About U Courses

In the past, sites were directed to meet the board’s requirement by substituting “non-weighted . . . credit for a non-AP course in the same subject area” for students who completed an AP course but failed to sit for the corresponding AP exam. However, the SDCS legal department d...(more)
5/19/2006 | keywords -

450 - Handling AP Students' Schedule Changes

The Board of Education has determined that students who take an AP course but do not sit for the corresponding exam may not receive weighted credit for that course. District Administrative Procedure 4770, section C.3, states: ³Students who do not take the AP examination that corresponds to a...(more)
5/19/2006 | keywords -

448 - Setting grade level restrictions on a section before running the Loader
Question: I need help setting up grade levels for Advisory period. We want students from each grade assigned to specific teachers for Advisory period. We put each teacher on either a 9, 10, 11 or 12th grade team and mass loaded each grade to that team, but for some reason when we c...(more)
5/19/2006 | keywords -

442 - Using teams instead of variants to group students for secondary master schedule
BACKGROUND:
Sites have the need to identify and group their students. There are dozens of reasons for doing this (Gate vs. non Gate, SEI vs. MEC, Sp Ed. vs. Sp. Ed. with resource teacher, Interdisciplinary Team X vs. Interdisciplinary Team Y).

Sites need to group because th...(more)
5/18/2006 | keywords -

441 - Which attendance codes count as an absence in the Multi-Term report card?
The following codes are counted as an absence on the multi-term report card:

A Unverified Absence
B Bus did not pick up student
E Excused
G CIS No Credit Earned
I Illness
J Juvenile Hall
M Bereavement
O Other unique situation
P CIS < 5 ...(more)
5/18/2006 | keywords -

440 - Why do the points calculation in Gradebook appear to be incorrect for past due items?
If an assignment is past the due date but no scores have been entered, when the teacher prints a report sorted by category the assignment does not show but the points earned and points possible are included in the category totals. This makes it appear that the calculat...(more)
5/18/2006 | keywords -

424 - How do I run a report that contains the parent education level?
Question: If I entered the educational level of the parent on Contact Editor, is there a way I could print a report of that?

Answer: Yes. You can create a Query Writer report using the SDCS Student Contact 1 View. The field is called “Contact Education.” Directions for creat...(more)
5/15/2006 | keywords -

421 - How do I create a future record for a student who will attend my school next year?

The Help Desk has received a lot of questions regarding future student enrollment records in Zangle. People are asking, “How do I create a future enrollment re...(more)
5/12/2006 | keywords -

404 - How do I copy my existing secondary master schedule into next year's track?

We have developed a job aid to assist sites with importing their 05-06 master schedule data into the Master Builder application. Please see the enclosed document. This document is also available online at:

5/11/2006 | keywords -

360 - About the Academic History module
Academic History means "grade history" or "transcripts." As of May 2006, transcript information is still "owned" by SIS, so if you need to look up a student's grade history, go into SIS for the most accurate information. Do not use Zangle for this. Once Zangle becomes t...(more)
5/4/2006 | keywords -

359 - How do I drop a future enrollment record for next year?

This article is outdated. A more current article (KB# 421) is now available.

...(more)
5/3/2006 | keywords -

350 - How does the computer literacy requirement appear on the official transcript?
A question came up during meeting with a middle school site tech. Parents want to know why the computer literacy requirement isn't showing up on the transcript. Middle schools can fulfill this requirement by offering a class or a test. Question of the day:

"How does this show...(more)
4/29/2006 | keywords -

349 - Can I use Remote Transfer to pre enroll or future enroll a student for next year?
Question: Is remote transfer application going to be turned on for next year so that we do not have to call the schools to drop the student from their future track before we can enroll them here at Serra? (i.e. PISC, VEEP students)

Answer: The Remote Transfer application is useful when ...(more)
4/26/2006 | keywords -

341 - Do not assign counselors to future students until after current school year is over
Do not use the Student Editor or Assign Counselor applications to assign counselors to incoming students until after the current school year is over.

Zangle is a centralized database. Certain changes made to a student will impact the data associated with the child at other sites. ...(more)
4/24/2006 | keywords -

340 - How can I filter reports created with the SDCS Student Contact 1 View to display only one record for each student?
The IT Department has completed the process of cleaning up the "contact sequence ID" numbers for all students. The first contact on the list for each student now has a "sequence ID" of 1. Sites can now filter query writer reports created with the SDCS Student Contacts 1 View to i...(more)
4/24/2006 | keywords -

339 - How can my regular teachers see all students in ZangleConnection? (not just the students in their class)
Question: I've been working to grant a teacher the access they requested in Teacher Connection (to see all students in the school). Just before break, I got the same request from another person who is our Network Support Tech. At the time, I was unaware of the ability to do this but I was able to ad...(more)
4/21/2006 | keywords -

338 - Why don't my Program and Boundary Exception numbers match?
Question: The *Programs, Choice (Alpha) list and the Boundary report list have different results. The boundary report list also has student names twice and sometimes three times. It was explained that each time a student switches classrooms during the year it records it. Is this true? Is...(more)
4/19/2006 | keywords -

327 - PC Admin is now Web Administrator
The application used by Power Users known as PC Admin, is now known as Web Administrator. The application is used basically in the same fashion as PC Admin was. 4/17/2006...(more)
4/17/2006 | keywords -

322 - Setting the mark reporting "cut-off" dates vs. the date that teachers see in TeacherConnection

There are two dates to deal with when it comes to mark reporting: the date range that is set in Web Administrator (formerly called PC Admin), and the date that is seen on the TeacherConnection Marks screen.

The date range that is set in PC Admin is the "cut-off" date. This is se...(more)
4/17/2006 | keywords -

311 - How do I run a report of students without course requests?
Question: Do you have any suggestions for running the Course Request List report for students with no course requests?

Answer: Please try the following:
•Log into the future track
•Select the Course Request List report
•Select the "show students wi...(more)
4/7/2006 | keywords -

304 - Where can I find student lunch status data?
Question: Where can I find a report that will display the student lunch code?
Answer: There are a couple of views that contain this data. Both views are located in the Student Query Writer application. This application can be found in the Enrollment module – under reports.

...(more)