Sprint D16 was released late last night. Here’s a list of the latest QuickSchools improvements:

• Gradebook (see below)
  • Create Columns for multiple subjects
• Standards-Based Gradebook
  • Horizontal Scroll Bar for Assessments
• Lesson Plans Configuration for School Days (see below)
• Attendance PDF for Homeroom Attendance (see below)
• Student Importer now supports Parent Communication Preferences
• Report Card Email History
• Fee Tracking Statements Email History
• Updated Reports for Lunch Ordering App
• App Review Framework Improvements
• Bug Fixes
  • Report Creator for Discipline Incidents
  • Demerits Dropdown for Discipline
  • Library App Bug Fixes
  • Tags on Parent Portal

Incidentally, our servers were upgraded over the past weekend. We should see general performance improvements. Will be doing further infrastructure upgrades during the upcoming Christmas holidays.

Gradebook

When creating a new column, you now have the option of creating the same column for other subjects that you teach. Simply select any additional subjects from the dropdown:

Lesson Plans Configuration for School Days

You can now configure school days under “Edit Overall Settings”:

However, this new setting is currently only being used for the Subject-Based Lesson Plans module (currently in Beta). We’ll be extending the configuration for other modules soon.

Here’s an example with School Days set to only Saturday and Sunday:

Attendance PDF (for Homeroom Attendance Only)

When viewing the Attendance tab for students, there is now an option to view / download a PDF of the student’s current attendance record:

PDF looks something like this: