Today’s release focuses primarily on the Orchestra Master Scheduler, with some general improvements to several modules and beta apps:

Here is a list of the latest QuickSchools improvements:

Master Scheduler Improvements

• Refactor support for Pathways
• Improve how Next Grade is handled with and without SIS
• Improve grouping and sorting of courses in Step 1 Course Request Templates
• New Tool tip in Step 2 for Student Portal Access
• Support Weekly Schedule for Bulk Create Teams in Step 4
• General improvements to Distribute function in Step 4
• General improvements to Rejection Analysis in Step 4
• General improvements to Allow Conflicts in Step 5
• Move option to “Distribute vs. Randomize” to the “Scheduling Algorithm” in Step 5
• Show Teacher Caseload in Step 5
• Fix support for Low/High Grade when running Step 5
• Add support Step 5 Optimize in Debug function
• System Configurable Seeds for Step 5 Optimize (Beta)
• Improve finalizing sections in Step 6 when academic term has not yet been activated
• Improve tracking History of changes in the Enrollment Period
• Add Course Conflict Levels to Report Creator

General (Functional) Improvements

• Allow Administrators to Add Credit Cards for Online Payments
• Simplified Schedule supports searching by Course Code
• Display Refund Amount in Student Billing for Stripe Payment is refunded

General Bug Fixes

• General improvements to the Fee Tracking “Unallocated Payments” screen
• Bug fix for Simplified Scheduling to maintain search results after table is refreshed
• Bug fix for handling Gradebook Formulas in Report Cards
• Bug fix for handling Gradebook Categories when integrating with Canvas

Beta Improvements / Fixes

• Add support for 8th Grade in new Transcripts and Graduation Requirements
• Bulk Send Text Message from Self-Enrollment App
• General improvements to Online Test app
• General improvements to Audit Trail framework

Improvements to Online Payments

As you can see from the screenshot above, we’ve added the ability for administrators of the Fee Tracking module to add credit cards on behalf of students and parents. Credit Cards can then be charged individually and processed through Stripe.

In the near future, we’re looking to expand the Online Payments capabilities within QuickSchools. This includes the following:

• Ability to Bulk Charge Credit Cards
• Ability to schedule charging of Credit Cards
• Expand support for ACH (Bank Transfer)
• Payment Plan functionality
• Shopping Cart functionality

If any of these features interest you, please let us know via Chat or Email. We’d love to hear your thoughts as we build these features further.