Are you ready to ease your navigation with fewer clicks in Synergy? Are you looking for analytics for TeacherVUE? Did you know that Synergy has a feature called a docking panel? Be sure to check out the Synergy Feature Spotlight section of the SDoL Knowledge Base. Other Synergy Feature Spotlight videos include: Customizable reports to communicate student progress Modifying alerts… Continue Reading Introducing Synergy Feature Spotlight

An automated process has been created to reach out to new non-employees and employees changing positions that may need Synergy training. Based on information from a SAAF, individuals are flagged that may need training (non-employee that has never worked in the district, etc.) and an e-mail is sent with contact information. The training will be customized based on their position… Continue Reading Synergy Training – Non-Employees and Position Changes

A recent update was made to only show the cumulative weighted GPA in ParentVUE and StudentVUE for students in grades 9-13. Previously, the weighted and non-weighted GPAs were displayed but there was no indication which was which.

An announcement was previously posted in Synergy regarding updated health alert icons for students. Please read the New Health Alert Icon article for additional information.

The instructional video on how to post elementary report card grades has been simplified to only contain the steps needed for report card grades. A separate video has been created for the elementary gradebook (creating assignments, linking/scoring competencies). These videos can be found on the Knowledge Base video section, under TeacherVUE.

In the summer of 2020 we shared the work and improvements made to the discipline module in Synergy, as well as a review of the discipline guidelines. However, due to COVID, schools haven’t been seeing as many discipline incidents. In order to support schools, we wanted to provide the following reminders and supports: Any accepted referral must be changed from… Continue Reading Discipline Data Entry and Processing Referrals

A recent update provided a brand new discipline incident report, IDS202 – School Incident. We feel like this would be a great report to print out and send home as it relates to a specific incident and student. Check out our latest post for additional information!

We’ve recently created a few articles outlining some important questions that have been coming in from elementary teachers. Check out the articles below! Elementary Gradebook Score Differentiations – why are there two types of scores? Elementary Assignments and Reflection in ParentVUE – what do parents/guardians of elementary students see in ParentVUE for assignments?

As a reminder, a dashboard is available that shows teachers and staff important information related to marking period grade entry. The dashboard  is updated every day with a countdown to the number of days until grade files open as well as documentation on how to enter grades.  

Synergy Documentation and Storage Notice Please read the latest Tech Highlights article regarding Synergy documentation and storage. Elementary Updates A small change is taking place for elementary teachers in regards to linking assignments to subject specific courses and not homeroom.  Click here to read more! Elementary Gradebook and Report Card Training Several training sessions and open Zoom sessions are being… Continue Reading Information Technology Updates