Here is a list of the latest QuickSchools improvements:

Master Scheduler Improvements

• Support Caseload Limit in Step 1: “Configure Teachers” (See below)
• Bug Fix Weekly Schedule when “Days” is left blank in Step 1: “Configure Courses”
• Ability to adjust target from Step 2: “Course Requests by Course”
• Bug Fix calculation of Number of Sections in Step 2: “Course Requests by Course”
• Show Teacher Availability in Step 4: “Schedule”
• Display total when showing Breakdown by Department in Step 5: “Load Students”
• Cosmetic improvements to Step 5: “Load Students”
• Bulk Send Section PDF in Step 6
• General refinements to the Weekly Schedule feature
• Bug fix remove course requests when students are deleted in bulk

General Improvements

• Ability to customize general PDF templates (Private Beta)
• Ability to customize general email templates (Private Beta)
• Improve Semester Activation function to include the following options (See below):
  • Do not copy subject
  • Copy subject without teachers
  • Copy subject without student enrollments
• Migrate Subject Custom Fields when activating a new semester (See below)
• Support Custom Fields when importing Subjects
• Support Read-Only access to general Report Cards for non-administrators
• Support multiple active Report Cards when submitting grades from Gradebook
• Support separate First and Last name for Submitter in Online Forms (See below)
• General Improvements and API Support for the Temperature App
• Bug Fix Class Discussions dropdown filter for Semester
• Bug Fix BCC when sending Email Templates from the Admissions module
• Bug Fix “All Not-Yet-Taken” setting for Attendance Notification Dashboard (Private Beta)
• Minor Bug Fix for Daily Period Zero Attendance
• Server Security Updates

Some highlights below:

Teacher Caseload for Orchestra

We’ve implemented a new “Caseload” field in Step 2 for Teacher Configuration. When this value is set, the system will make sure the total number of students assigned across all sections is not exceeded when running Step 5:

Semester Activation Improvements

We’ve added new settings when activating a new semester within an Academic Year. When clicking on “Configure” under “New Semester Setup” > “View All Semesters”, you will now see a new section for “Copying Subjects”:

Also note that when subjects are copied forward, subject custom fields will now be included in the migration.

Separate First/Last Name for Online Form Submissions

When configuring your Form Packet within the Online Forms module, there is now a new setting under “Non-authenticated users”, where you can decide the format for applicants to submit their info:

When this setting is set, submitters will need to save their first and last name separately:

The list of submissions will then display the name of the Submitter in the desired format.