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Contents
Introduction to StudentConnection ........................................................................ 4
Types of Data Available.......................................................................................... 4
News ................................................................................................................ 4
Student Data (read-only)..................................................................................... 5
Student Data (dynamic) ...................................................................................... 5
Login to StudentConnection ................................................................................... 6
Screen Layout and Navigation................................................................................ 9
Navigate Student Data ........................................................................................... 9
Refreshing data pages......................................................................................... 9
Sending e-mail to teachers and counselors ............................................................. 10
Sign Out ............................................................................................................ 10
Account Maintenance ........................................................................................... 11
Student Data, introduction ................................................................................... 12
News.................................................................................................................
School News ....................................................................................................
Classroom News ...............................................................................................
Demographics.....................................................................................................
Schedule............................................................................................................
Order by Period mode .......................................................................................
Order by Term mode.........................................................................................
Attendance.........................................................................................................
Assignments.......................................................................................................
Viewing modes.................................................................................................
Show Last/Next mode ....................................................................................
Show All Assignments mode ............................................................................
How to read the Assignments display ..................................................................
Print a Progress Report for a class.......................................................................
Marks ................................................................................................................
Standards & Benchmarks .....................................................................................
Dated Marks mode............................................................................................
Viewing modes in Dated Marks mode................................................................
View details ..................................................................................................
Term-ending Marks mode ..................................................................................
Mouse over the grid for details.........................................................................
View previous marks detail..............................................................................
Transcript ..........................................................................................................
Viewing modes.................................................................................................
School viewing mode......................................................................................
Sorting mode ................................................................................................
GPA ..................................................................................................................
Viewing modes.................................................................................................
Graduation Requirements .....................................................................................
Testing ..............................................................................................................
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Viewing modes.................................................................................................
School viewing mode......................................................................................
Sorting mode ................................................................................................
Behavior ............................................................................................................
Viewing modes.................................................................................................
Activities............................................................................................................
Health ...............................................................................................................
Medical History ................................................................................................
Immunization Information .................................................................................
Office Visit Information......................................................................................
Cafeteria............................................................................................................
Requests............................................................................................................
View Course Requests (Read-only mode) .............................................................
Course Request Attributes...............................................................................
Edit Course Request Attributes (Edit mode) ..........................................................
Add or Remove Course requests (Add/Delete mode)..............................................
To add course requests: .................................................................................
To delete a course requests: ...........................................................................
To switch modes............................................................................................
To exit all modes: ..........................................................................................
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Using Zangle StudentConnection
Introduction to StudentConnection
Zangle StudentConnection is web application that provides students with access to school
information and student data over the Internet, when the school district is using Zangle as
its student information system. StudentConnection can be accessed with Internet Explorer
or Netscape Navigator, on either the PC or Mac platforms.
Types of Data Available
Data is viewed by clicking on the links on the left side of the StudentConnection window.
There are three general types of data available:
News
There are two types of news items available:
1. School News: Students can view a calendar of announcements and bulletins
that pertain to their school site.
2. Classroom News: Students can view news items posted by teachers that
pertain to specific classes in which they are enrolled.
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Student Data (read-only)
A student can view his or her personal data in the read-only mode, such as student
demographics, daily schedule, attendance records, homework assignments, marks,
transcript, grade point average, graduation requirements, testing results, behavior
data, health records, cafeteria records, etc.
Student Data (dynamic)
Students can use StudentConnection to enter and/or edit their course requests. The
Course Requests screen is dynamic and interactive, connecting to the school’s
information system in real time. The ability to do online course requests is a great
time-saver for many schools, allowing students and administrators to bypass
paperwork steps.
StudentConnection displays data on a per track basis. Each track is configured separately
by school administrators as to what data screens will be available to students. So, not all
tracks will necessarily have the full gamut of available data screens. For example,
administrators may decide to allow just two screens for a particular track, such as News and
Schedule only.
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Login to StudentConnection
1. Enter the StudentConnection URL in your browser’s Address field. For example:
http://www.your-school-district.edu/studentconnect
Click Go or press Enter on the keyboard to access the site.
2. Launch. Upon successful access to the URL, the Zangle StudentConnection Launch
screen will appear.
Click on the StudentConnection button to continue to the Login screen.
3. Enter Login information. In the Login screen, enter your Student Identification
number and password. Then click on the Logon button to enter Zangle
StudentConnection (or Cancel to abort).
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If you forgot your PIN or password, click the ‘Need Your Password?’ or ‘Need Your
Login Information?’ link below the login fields, if available (This function is a
configurable option per district). You will be directed to a page where you enter your
e-mail address to request the information.
4. Select a track: School information and student data is displayed on a per track basis.
In some districts it is possible for a student to be enrolled in two different tracks
simultaneously in order to attend a class not offered at their primary school site. If
you are enrolled in more than one track, StudentConnection requires that you select
a target track to view before any data will be displayed. Choose a track from the
drop-down list in upper left of the screen. The track selections will display the name
of the school site, followed by a Track Code, followed by a date that will show the
begin year and end year of the track, such as '00/01' for the school year of 2000 2001.
If you are enrolled in only one track, the screen will default to that track and the
selection list will be disabled, as in the illustration below.
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Screen Layout and Navigation
The main screen of StudentConnection displays relevant login information across the top,
such as the name of the student, selected track for viewing, and today’s date and time.
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The Account link will open the Login Maintenance screen, allowing you to change
your password and/or your e-mail address.
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The Help link will open a browser-based help screen in a separate window.
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The About link in the upper right will display the name and version of the
StudentConnection application.
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Use the Sign Out link to log off StudentConnection when you are finished browsing.
Navigate Student Data
Click the links on the left side of the screen to view different types of data
such as News, Demographics, Schedule, Attendance, Assignments, etc.
The currently selected link will be highlighted in white. See 'Student Data'
for more information on each type of available data.
The data screens available will depend on how the school has configured
the track you are viewing. Therefore the link menu array used in these
examples may not correspond exactly with the track you are viewing.
Refreshing data pages
Data viewed in StudentConnection is ‘live’. Therefore, it may be updated
in real time by the school while you are browsing. However, new data
updated by the school during your session will not be visible until the data
page is refreshed. There are three ways too refresh a data page:
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Click on a different link and then return to the original link.
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Click the Refresh or Reload button on your browser.
3.
Press the F5 function key on the keyboard.
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Sending e-mail to teachers and counselors
The student’s counselor name appears in the Demographics page and teacher names
appear throughout StudentConnection in the various student data screens, such as Marks
and Schedule, etc. If the Teacher/Counselor Email option has been turned on by school
administrators for the logged in track, the names of faculty members with e-mail accounts
in the system will be underlined in the display output. This is a standard e-mail hyperlink.
Click on this hyperlink to open up an e-mail message Send form addressed to the recipient
(your browser must be configured to send e-mail in order for this procedure to work).
Sign Out
Click on the Sign Out link when you are finished browsing.
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Account Maintenance
The Login Maintenance dialog enables you to change your StudentConnection password
and/or edit your e-mail address.
The Account Maintenance function may or may not be available for the track you are logged
into. This will depend on district policy.
1. Click on the Account link in the upper right of the main screen to open the Login
Maintenance dialog.
2. Edit your E-mail Address if necessary.
3. If you want to change your account password, enter your Current Password, your
New Password, and a password Confirm in the fields provided. Make sure to write
down your new password in a safe place.
4. Click Submit to save your changes (or Cancel to abort).
After the Submit command is executed your account will be updated and the view will
return to the StudentConnection main screen.
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Student Data, introduction
The data screens available to you will be determined by how
StudentConnection is configured for the track you are viewing. The
link menu array on the left side of the screen will reflect the
configuration of the current track. Each school will decide what data
screens they want to make available in each track and, in some cases,
what type of data within a screen will be viewable. Furthermore,
certain data screens may be made available only within a specified
date range.
All possible data screens and data types are covered in this help
document. However, the sample menus arrays used in this document
may not match the menu in the track you are viewing – it will depend
on your school. Likewise, the sample data screens documented here
(and the data types therein) may or may not be available in the track
you are viewing.
Link menu
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News
News items are bulletins or announcements for students from school administrators and
teachers. After a track is selected for viewing, the ‘News’ page is the default selection on
the StudentConnection main screen.
There are two types of news items available on the News page: School News, in the form
of a calendar and Classroom News, in the form of a list.
Sample News page
School News
These are bulletins related to the primary school site where you are enrolled,
normally posted by the school principal or other administrator. They can be read by
scrolling through the calendar in the top half of the screen and clicking on the
hyperlinks that appear in the cells. When a hyperlink is clicked, the details of that
bulletin will be displayed immediately below the calendar. (Gray-colored cells are
non-school days. Yellow-colored cells are days belonging to the previous month or
the next month.)
Classroom News
If any of your teachers have posted news items pertaining to a specific course (class)
you are taking, those items will be listed in the Classroom News in the lower half of
the screen. The news items will appear in ascending numerical order by Period and
then in ascending chronological order by ‘Begin Date’. The Period, Course
Description, and Teacher name will be listed. Note that there may be more than one
news item per period.
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Demographics
The Demographics screen shows your personal enrollment data as recorded in the school’s
database, such as name, address, phone, birth date, counselor, etc. This is made available
so that you can check the accuracy of the information. Inaccuracies or misspellings should
be reported to the school office.
Sample Demographics. Teacher/Counselor Email link enabled.
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Schedule
This page displays your daily schedule for the current and future terms in the current track.
There are two modes for viewing: Order by Period (default) or Order by Term. The
viewing mode may be toggled by clicking on the mode switch link to the upper left of the
schedule table.
Order by Period mode
In this mode each scheduled period is indicated in the leftmost column. For each period
there is a line to show what class is scheduled for each term in the school year. The terms
are indicated by a term code, such as ‘S1’ for Semester 1, and so on. The course
description, teacher, and room number follow these.
Order by Period mode
You can switch to the Order by Term mode by clicking on the mode switch link.
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Order by Term mode
Each term is indicated in the leftmost column by a term code, such as ‘S1’ for Semester 1,
and so on. For each term there is a line for each scheduled period in the term. The Course
description, teacher, and room number follow these.
Order by Term Mode
Click on the Order by Period mode switch link to see the schedule items sorted by period.
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Attendance
Attendance is recorded when teachers or attendance clerks enter attendance codes into the
school’s computer system. This page displays a record of your attendance for the current
school year.
Attendance codes will vary greatly from school to school. The most common codes are
'Present', 'Absent', and 'Tardy' (or their equivalents). Depending on the school site,
'Present' attendance codes may or may not be displayed in StudentConnection but codes
related to absences, tardies, leaves, and suspensions will most likely be displayed.
Sample Attendance
The Summary by Attendance Reason table at the top of the page displays the
cumulative counts-to-date for each type of attendance code entered in your record.
The Attendance Detail table displays attendance data in descending chronological order
(most recent day first). Attendance entries are then detailed per period/course/teacher.
Either Attendance table can be hidden from view independently at the discretion of the
school administrator.
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Assignments
If any of your teachers are using the electronic Gradebook application provided by the
system, the Assignments page will display the output from the Gradebook on a class-byclass basis.
Assignments are tasks assigned to students by the teacher, such as homework, book
reports, quizzes, tests, recitals, etc.
The following Assignment data is available:
™ Name of assignment
™ Date Due
™ Points Possible
™ Grade (or numerical score)
™ Percentage Score (may be hidden at teacher’s discretion)
™ Class Average (may be hidden at teacher’s discretion)
™ Current Semester Grade for the class (may be hidden at teacher’s discretion)
™ ‘Scored As’ options (where the original score for an assignment may have a different
applied value in the calculations for the final grade in the class.)
™ Comment (teacher’s comments on the student’s score for the assignment)
Assigned tasks are grouped by Period and then displayed in ascending chronicle order by
their due dates (Date). Here you can easily view your upcoming assignments and the
resulting scores of past assignments for each class.
The teacher can also choose to hide individual Assignments.
Printable progress reports can be generated for each class. (Acrobat Reader required.)
Viewing modes
There are two viewing modes: Show Assignments for Last/Next Week (default) and
Show All Assignments.
Show Last/Next mode
This mode filters the assignments to show only those with due dates that are within the
previous seven days and the next seven days. The purpose of this mode is to help you
focus on the most current class assignments.
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Sample Assignments in the ‘Last/Next’ mode
Click on the Show All Assignments mode switch link to see a different view of
assignments.
Show All Assignments mode
This mode expands the table to show all assignments in the currently calculated term for
each class.
‘Show All Assignments’ mode
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How to read the Assignments display
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Assignments displayed in red font are tasks that have a Date Due that has passed but
have not yet been graded by the teacher.
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Assignments displayed in gray font are assignments that have due dates outside of
your enrollment dates in the class.
Detail
Click on the Detail icon to expand the row to see the long description
of the assignment, if available.
Details mode
A blank icon indicates a long description is not available.
Date Due
The due date for the student to complete the assignment.
Assignment
Description of the assignment. If the Description is in red font it means
that the due date has passed but the teacher has not yet posted a grade
for that assignment.
Pts Possible
Total points possible to earn on this assignment. Grades are calculated by
comparing the points possible with the points earned, producing a
percentage value. When letter grades are used for scoring the assignment
this percentage value determines the letter grade according to a grading
scale defined for the class.
Score
Student's grade for the assignment. This could be a traditional letter grade
or it could be a numerical score.
Percentage
Score
The student’s grade for the assignment; shown as the percentage of points
earned against points possible. (May be hidden at teacher’s discretion.)
Class Average
This value shows the average grade of all the students in the class for this
assignment; shown as the percentage of points earned against points
possible. (May be hidden at teacher’s discretion.)
Scored As
At the discretion of the teacher a points earned value different than what is
recorded for a specific assignment may be used to compute a student’s
final grade in the class. For example, the teacher could exempt a student
from an assignment without a penalty, deduct a fixed percentage from the
recorded score when an assignment is late, multiply the recorded score by
a bonus percentage, etc. In the teacher’s Gradebook these are called
'scoring options'. If a scoring option has been applied to a particular grade,
the name of the option will be displayed in the Scored As field. Remember
that the original grade the student received for an assignment will always
be displayed in the Grade field - only the student's final grade in the class
will be affected by scoring options.
Comments
Teachers comment on the grade received for the assignment.
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Current Grade:
This field appears in the title bar of each class in the grid. This is the
student’s calculated grade to date for the class, also called the ‘current
term calculated mark’ or ‘current grade’. It is not necessarily the student’s
final grade for the class. The grade to date is calculated by comparing
points possible to points earned on assignments as of today’s date. The
teacher may set up this calculation in several different ways. For example,
she could choose to compare all possible points for the entire term with
the currently earned points to date or she could calculate points possible
using only tasks with due dates up to the current date. Also, missing
assignments could be excluded from the calculation or they can be counted
as zero. These factors can significantly affect the grade to date, yielding
different results. If you have any questions on the method used, please
contact the teacher of the class. (May be hidden at the teacher’s
discretion.)
Note: A teacher has the option not to publish their Assignment information in
StudentConnection. If they do choose to publish Assignment information, the teacher can
chose to hide the Current Semester Grade and/or the Class Average values on a classby-class basis. The teacher can also choose to hide individual Assignments.
Print a Progress Report for a class
Click the Print Progress Report link underneath a teacher’s name to generate a printable
progress report for that class. The report will be open in a new window as a PDF file.
(Acrobat Reader required.) Use the Reader’s Print command to print the report to the
printer of your choice.
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Note: Assignment Percentage and Class Average Percentage values may be hidden at the
teacher’s discretion.
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Marks
This screen will display an aggregate list of all your report card marks that have been
posted to the system in the current school year.
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Mark reporting terms are represented by term codes in the subheadings, such as 'S1' for
Semester 1, ‘S2’ for Semester 2, and so on. Term codes will vary from track to track
and school to school.
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There can be different types of marks given for a class; each type will have its own
column to the right of the Teacher column. The most common type of mark is Acad
(Academic) or its equivalent. Another common type is Cit (Citizenship) or its
equivalent. Marks can be displayed as a numerical value or a letter grade, depending on
district policy or teacher discretion.
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Comments – Predefined generic evaluations that can be added at the teacher’s
discretion. The number preceding each comment is a database code used by the
system.
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Notes – If Report Card Notes is enabled for the logged in track, the Notes column will
appear on the far right. This field can contain a narrative comment added by the
teacher for a mark. If the Teacher has entered any notes for a mark a details icon will
appear in the Notes column. Click the icon to expand the row below and read the
contents of the note.
Sample shows contents of Notes expanded for Period 1 mark. Teacher/Counselor Email links are enabled.
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Standards & Benchmarks
The Standards & Benchmarks are used to define various levels of competence at each grade
level through a benchmark scoring system. In the Zangle Student Information System
Standards & Benchmarks is maintained as a distinct layer of mark reporting that is tracked
and reported separately from regular report card marks. Your district may or may not be
implementing the Standards system. If Standards is implemented, it is applied on a courseby-course basis; it is not tied to any track or school site. If a student has enrolled in any
courses that are designated for Standards & Benchmarks tracking, the benchmark scores
earned in those courses will be displayed here in the Standards screen.
Dated Marks mode
Benchmarks scores can be recorded by a teacher on any date in the track calendar, but
unlike attendance, these scores do not have to be recorded every day. In the Dated Marks
mode the latest score a student has received on a benchmark will be their ‘current score’ for
that benchmark. This current score is what is displayed on the page. This current score will
be used when a report card is printed that includes Standards & Benchmarks.
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A set of Standards may have more than one level. When this is the case, the sub-levels are
indented beneath the higher levels in a hierarchical fashion. Sub-level marks are typically
used to calculate marks for a higher level.
Viewing modes in Dated Marks mode
Use the mode switch link in the upper left of the header to View All Standards Records
(default) or View Current Year Standards Records. The sorting order of the records can be
toggled between Order by Date (default) or Order by Subject by using the mode switch link
in the upper right.
View details
The default view shows only the latest mark given for a benchmark. Click on a Detail icon
to expand a record. In the expanded view you will see more descriptive details of the
benchmark (if available), the history of marks received for the benchmark, and a definition
for each of the marks. Scroll down to see all the information. The most current mark when
the class is finished will be your final score.
Expanded view of two records, showing details
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Term-ending Marks mode
If your school district has chosen to use Term-ending Marks for Standards & Benchmarks
the Standards screen will look a bit different.
Term-ending marks, when in use, become the student’s final score for a term, regardless of
previous dated marks, even if those dated marks fall on the last day of a term. Termending marks are linked to specific terms and not tied to track calendar dates. They can be
manually entered by the teacher or automatically calculated from other benchmarks using a
district formula. In either case these kinds of marks become the student’s final Standards
marks for a term when a Standards report card is printed.
Term-ending Marks for a term will only be viewable if the teacher has entered or calculated
them and then only on or after the view date allowed by the district. In some cases the
district may postpone the view date until some time after the term ends, to allow time for
the teachers to complete all their term marks.
Term-ending Marks mode
Mouse over the grid for details
• Float the mouse over a Term Code on a column header to see a short description of
the Term.
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• Beige colored Term columns with no cells for scoring indicate the student was not
enrolled in the class during that term. A mouse over anywhere in this neutral area
will read ‘Not Enrolled During This Term’.
• Horizontal beige rows without cells for scoring are hierarchical levels in the mark set
under which a set of related benchmarks are grouped. The subcomponent
benchmarks collect scores but the higher level label typically does not. When this is
the case a mouse over on one of these rows will read ‘No Mark Expected’.
View previous marks detail
Even if the district is using Term-ending marks, dated marks
will likely be recorded by the teacher along the way. Dated
marks, if any, are not displayed up front in Term-ending Marks
mode. They are behind the scenes. To view all previous marks
a student has received for a particular score, click on the small
magnifying glass icon in the far right column of a benchmark
row to open a pop up ‘Previous Marks’ window. Previous
marks, if any, will be listed in descending chronological order
showing the Date, Mark, and Grade. Term-ending marks will
flagged with an associated term code in parenthesis – to distinguish them from regular
dated scores.
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Transcript
This screen shows the complete history of marks and credits you have earned since the
beginning of your enrollment in high school. The Mark column shows the final grade
earned for each course (the format for marks will vary from school to school). The Credit
column shows the credits awarded towards graduation for completion of the course.
Viewing modes
There are two mode-switching links in the transcript header. Each link toggles between two
modes. Therefore, in combination, these settings can produce four possible views of the
data.
School viewing mode
The default mode will show transcript records from the current school only, which is
determined by the track being viewed. To see transcript records from all schools you
have attended, click on the Show All Transcript Records link in the upper left. Click
Show Current School Transcript Records to toggle back to the default mode.
Sorting mode
The default sorting mode is by date. Transcript records are sorted in reverse
chronological order by 'school year' with the Year column displaying the ending year of
the school year. Records are then further sorted by Term using term codes, such as
‘S1’ for Semester 1, ‘S2’ for Semester 2, and so on. Term codes will vary from school to
school. To view the records ordered by Subject, click on the Order by Subject link in the
upper right. Toggle back to the default mode by clicking on Order by Date.
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Sample transcript in ‘Show Current School’ mode, ordered by Date (Year)
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Sample transcript in ‘Show All/ mode, ordered by Subject
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GPA
This page profiles the complete history of your grade point average for each mark reporting
term, including your class ranking and the class size. The cumulative grade point average
(Cum GPA) is also shown as each term is reported. Different GPA types are displayed in
separate tables.
Viewing modes
The default viewing mode shows GPA records from the currently logged school only, which
is determined by the track being viewed. To view the GPA records from all schools you
have attended, click the Show All GPA Records mode-switching link in the upper left.
Toggle back to the default view by clicking on the Show Current School GPA Records link.
Sample GPA record
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Graduation Requirements
Graduation Requirements are credits that must be earned per Subject category in order for
a student to graduate from high school. The requirements are defined by school
administrators according to district policy.
In this screen the required credits are compared to the current (Actual) number of credits
you have earned to date, per category. The Requirement Met (Reqmt Met) column
indicates by a 'Yes' if the requirements for a category have been met. This cell will be blank
if the requirement has not yet been met. The balance of credits needed for each category is
displayed in the Short column. A blank cell in the Short column indicates the required
credits have been met for that category.
In the sample below, Proficiency tests have been included in the Graduation Requirements,
where a value of 1.0000 in the Actual column indicates Pass (Yes) and 0.0000 indicates not
passed.
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Testing
This data set displays your score history in standardized testing.
Most standardized tests are subdivided into categories. These categories are displayed in
the SubTest column.
There may be a variety of score types for each subtest or there may only be one score type,
such as ‘Pass/Fail’. The score types for each subtest are displayed in the Score Types
column, followed by a Pass logical field and the Score earned.
Your grade level at the time the test was taken is displayed in the Grade column.
Viewing modes
There are two mode switching links in the header: one for school viewing and one for
sorting records. Each link toggles between two modes. Therefore, in combination, these
settings can produce four possible views of the data.
School viewing mode
The default mode will show your test records from the current school only, which is
determined by the track being viewed. Click on the Show All Test Records link in the
upper left to see test records from all schools you have attended. Click Show Current
School Test Records to toggle back to the default mode.
Sorting mode
The default sorting mode is by date. In this mode test records are sorted in reverse
chronological order by the Date Taken field. Records are then further sorted by Test
and Subtest in ascending alphabetical order. To view the records ordered by Test
name, click on the Order by Test link in the upper right. Toggle back to the default
mode by clicking on the Order by Date Taken link.
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Sample showing records from the Current School only, sorted by Date Taken
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Sample showing records from the Current School, sorted by Test name
Note: The scores will vary widely in format depending on the test, subtest, and score
type used for calculation. If you are not familiar with the standardized tests contact your
school for help on how to interpret scores earned.
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Behavior
When student conduct is tracked by school administrators using Zangle’s Behavior
database, behavior incidents in which you were involved can be displayed in summary form
on this screen. Behavior incidents are listed in reverse chronological order (latest first).
Incidents are not limited to the current school year; all behavior incidents you were involved
in since the beginning of your enrollment in the district can be displayed in the ‘Show All’
mode.
Sample Behavior data in the ‘Show All’ mode
Behavior data is summarized as follows:
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Date –
When the incident occurred.
Incident –
Type of incident.
Involvement –
Indicates how the student was involved in the incident. Involvement codes will vary
from district to district. Some examples: ‘Perpetrator’, ‘Witness, ‘Victim’, etc.
Action –
Indicates what immediate action was taken in response to the incident.
Penalties –
Indicates that punishments, if any, were issued to the student as a result of the
incident.
An incident displayed in red font has been flagged with an alert.
Viewing modes
All Behavior records in this screen are sorted in reverse chronological order by the Date
field. There are two viewing modes. Clicking on the mode switch link in the upper left will
toggle the viewing modes.
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Show Current Year Behavior (default)
This mode shows only Behavior incidents recorded for the current school year.
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Show All Behavior
This mode shows all Behavior incidents recorded for all years of enrollment.
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Activities
The Activities screen displays the historical records of your Activities and Awards since your
enrollment in the district. Records are listed in reverse chronological order by Begin Date.
Health
The Health screen displays three types of health data from your school records:
Sample Health data
Medical History
The first table shows your history of major health concerns as reported to the school
district. Medical history is important to school administrators so that they can be
aware of any medical conditions that may affect your health. Entries displayed in
red font have been defined as Alerts. These records should be reviewed and
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updated periodically. You should check this page periodically and notify your parents
and school officials of any revisions or updates that need to be made.
Immunization Information
Your immunization records are kept in the school database. Data is grouped
alphabetically by immunization name. Within each group, your immunization records
are sorted in ascending chronological order according to the date administered. The
means of verification, such as physician’s report, health clinic records, etc., is
displayed in the Verification column followed by a Status code. Parents and
students should review this information for accuracy and report any necessary
revisions to school administrators.
Office Visit Information
This table displays data from the school nurse’s office. Your visits to the nurse’s
office, if any, are displayed here. Records are displayed in descending chronological
order (last visit displayed first) by the Date column.
Cafeteria
If your school site has implemented Zangle Food Services, the records of you cafeteria
purchases are displayed on this screen. Records are kept for the current school year only.
Sample Cafeteria data
The format of the cafeteria data will vary widely from school to school depending on the way
a school site is set up for food services.
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Records are sorted in descending chronological order (most recent first) by the Date
column.
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The Description column displays the menu item purchased.
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The payments are classified as a Charge or Payment.
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Year-to-date totals are displayed at the top of the page. The Balance field displays
the amount of dollars left in your account in cases where you are charging cafeteria
purchases from a prepaid account.
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Requests
The Requests screen allows you view and edit your course requests for an upcoming term or
school year. The course requests interface has three modes, with several possible levels of
functionality within those modes, depending on how the selected track has been configured
by school administrators.
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Read-only mode
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Edit mode
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Add/Delete mode
Important! Entering or editing course requests online using StudentConnection is
simply a tool the school uses to collect student requests more efficiently. Entering course
requests in this application does not necessarily mean those requests have been approved
for scheduling. Normally, course requests must first be reviewed and approved by
counselors and parents before schedules can be finalized.
View Course Requests (Read-only mode)
In the read-only mode you are only able to view the course requests that have been
previously entered into the school’s database (by you or your counselor, using other
methods of entry). In this mode you cannot edit, add, or delete the requests online.
However, you will be able to see live updates of your existing requests by refreshing your
browser screen (press the F5 function key).
Read-only mode
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Course Request Attributes
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Alternate For –
This column will appear by default in all course request views and modes. Requests
in this column appear to the right of other requests that have been entered as
alternates for the primary request.
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Faculty Preference –
The display of this column is optional, depending on how the current track has been
configured by school administrators. It shows your teacher preference for the
course.
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Term Pref The display of this column is optional, depending on how the current track has been
configured by school administrators. It shows your term preference for the course.
Edit Course Request Attributes (Edit mode)
When the Edit Existing Requests hyperlink is displayed at the top of the Student Course
Requests list, it means the track being viewed is configured to allow the student to edit their
course request attributes online.
The Add/Delete Requests hyperlink may also appear in conjunction with the Edit
Existing Requests hyperlink, as illustrated below, or either hyperlink could appear by
itself. This will depend on what level of student interaction with Course Requests is
permitted by the school district for the logged track. In this document we will use examples
from a district that allows both functions simultaneously and you will see how to navigate
between the two.
Click on the Edit Existing Requests hyperlink to activate the edit mode.
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Edit mode
In the edit mode you are allowed to edit up to three attributes of existing course requests,
but you are not allowed add or delete requests in the edit mode. To edit the attributes,
make a selection from the drop-down lists in the Alternate For, Faculty Preference, or
Term Pref fields.
Sample. Entering a Faculty Preference using the drop-down selection list
Remember that the presence or absence of Faculty Preference and Term Pref columns
depends on how school administrators have configured the current track.
Note: Some course requests may be ‘locked’ by your counselor. In these cases no
drop-down selection lists will be displayed and you will not be able to edit the attributes,
even if the track has been configured for full editing capabilities.
After making changes, click on the Save & Exit Edit Mode button to post the changes to
the system and return to the main screen or the Save & Add/Delete Requests button (if
available) to post the changes to the system and toggle over to the Add/Delete mode (see
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next section for details on this mode). Before saving, you can clear all changes and start
over by clicking the Reset button.
Add or Remove Course requests (Add/Delete mode)
When the Add/Delete Requests hyperlink is displayed at the top of the Student Course
Requests list, it means that you are allowed to add or remove course requests online.
Click on the Add/Delete Requests button to activate the Add/Delete mode.
In the Add/Delete mode you can add course requests from a list of choices in the Courses
Offered list on the left side. The list is filtered to show only those courses that are offered in
your grade level. Courses added will be copied to the Student Course Request list on the
right side. You may also delete course requests (unless they are ‘locked’ by a counselor).
No Save command is necessary in this mode.
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Add/Delete mode
To add course requests:
1. Select the target course to add by clicking on an entry in the Courses Offered list
until it is highlighted in blue.
2. You can read a description of the selected course (if available) by clicking on the
Description command button located above the Courses Offered list. This action
opens a Course Description window.
3. To add the selected course as a course request, click on the Add Course
command button. This action causes the selected course record to be copied to
the Student Course Request list on the right side of the screen. No Save
command is necessary – your action is automatically saved..
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To delete a course requests:
Delete button
Course request entries that are preceded by an X button can be removed from the
Student Course request list simply by clicking on the button. Course request entries
that are not preceded by an X button are ‘locked’ and cannot be deleted online by the
student.
To switch modes
If the current track is configured to allow editing of course request attributes, the Edit
Requests button will be displayed above the Student Course Request list while you are
in the Add/Delete mode. Click this button to switch to the Edit mode. You are allowed
to edit up to three course request attributes (as explained in the previous section of this
topic). When finished editing you can save your actions and return to the Add/Delete
mode by clicking the Save & Add/Edit Requests button or exit the Edit mode
altogether by clicking the Save & Exit Edit Mode button, returning you to the main
screen.
To exit all modes:
When finished adding, deleting or editing course requests, click on the Exit Add/Delete
Mode or the Save & Exit Edit Mode button to exit the current mode and return to the
main Requests screen. Your course requests have now been saved in the school’s
database.
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