Typically, a School Administrator creates an elementary school's initial schedule in the Planning Calendar [>>]. At year end [>>], the Planning Calendar becomes the Active Calendar [>>] and the administrator continues to make adjustments to the school schedule throughout the school year. Some scheduling tasks, such as setting up resource services and a resource roster, can only be completed in the Planning Calendar and others can only be completed in the Active Calendar thus the administrator may need to switch between them [>>].
For the purposes of elementary scheduling, the following terms are useful:
= | Subject see Set up a subject framework for an elementary school [>>] |
The general scheduling setup procedure is as follows:
1 | Set up scheduling elements [>>] (required) |
2 | Set up a subject framework for an elementary school [>>] |
3 | Set up multiple tracks [>>] |
4 | Set up homerooms [>>] |
5 | Configure student loading rules [>>] |
6 | Set subject scheduling rules for an elementary school [>>] |
7 | Set up classes for an elementary school [>>] |
8 | Student schedule creation for an elementary school [>>] |
9 | Assign resource services [>>] |
If it is a requirement that an elementary school track instructional minutes or create multiple tracks [>>], the School Administrator sets up a scheduling structure; this involves the following:
= | Defining scheduling groups [>>] |
= | Defining day patterns and Special Days [>>] |
= | Setting up bell schedules [>>] |
= | Setting up meeting patterns [>>] |
= | Applying a constraint [>>] |
Keep in mind:
= | Every student in an elementary school must be assigned to a homeroom [>>]. A student's current grade level must match a grade level assigned to his or her homeroom. |
= | The administrator can choose to automatically assign subjects to a student, based on the student's grade level [>>]. As a result, all students in a particular grade receive instruction in the core subjects associated with that grade, such as Language Arts, Math, and Social Studies. A subject can be taught either in the homeroom or in a different room. For example, multiple homerooms in a grade can be scheduled to take Grade 5 PE together, which is taught in the Gymnasium. |
= | The administrator can automatically assign a student to classes based on that student's homeroom [>>]. For example, the administrator can designate Social Studies 4 as a subject whose classes correspond to specific homerooms. As a result, students in Homeroom 4-A are automatically assigned to the Social Studies 4 (4-A) class. |
= | The administrator can create enough classes to accommodate all the students in a grade who are taking a particular subject. For example, if there are ninety students in Grade 3 who are taking Computer Applications and the administrator wants to limit the class size to fifteen students, he or she can create six classes. |
= | Students automatically receive a schedule of most of their core and specialty subjects (also known as non-academic subjects), based on the homeroom and grade assignment. The administrator can adjust class rosters to accommodate exceptions, such as team teaching [>>]. |
Table 57: Permissions pertaining to elementary scheduling
To |
You need this permission |
Set to |
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Switch between calendars. |
School Setup > Define School Calendar |
Yes |
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Specify calendar day exceptions and Special Days for the Active Calendar. |
School Setup > Calendar Day Exceptions |
Delete |
|
Create and edit day types. |
School Setup > Day Type Setup List |
Yes |
|
View the subject framework. |
School Setup > Subject Framework / Course Catalog |
View |
|
Schedule core and specialty subjects. |
School Setup > Subject Scheduling |
Edit |
|
School Setup > Subject Framework / Course Catalog |
View or Edit |
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Add, edit, and delete buildings. |
Facilities Management > Buildings |
Delete |
|
School Setup > Secondary Scheduling Setup |
Yes |
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Add, edit, and delete rooms. |
Facilities Management > Rooms |
Delete |
|
School Setup > Secondary Scheduling Setup |
Yes |
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Set up the scheduling structure. |
School Setup > Secondary Scheduling Structure Setup |
Yes |
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Define schedules for classes. |
School Setup > Classes |
Yes |
|
School Setup > Secondary Scheduling Setup |
Yes |
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Define class or homeroom constraints. |
School Setup > Define Constraints - School |
Delete |
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Schedule a student into a class for which the student exceeds the constraints. |
School Setup > Override Constraints |
Yes |
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Assign default classes based on student homerooms. |
School Setup > Subject Scheduling |
Edit, Delete, or None |
|
Students > Edit Student Schedules |
Yes |
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Re-assign default classes based on student homerooms. |
School Setup > Subject Scheduling |
Edit |
|
Students > Edit Student Schedules |
Yes |
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Create resource services. |
School Setup > Resource Services |
Delete |
|
Update the scheduling statistics. |
School Setup > Change Planning Schedule |
Yes |
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Assign resource services to students. |
Students > Resource Assignments |
Delete |
|
Students > Edit Student Schedules |
Edit |
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Set up homerooms for scheduling. |
School Setup > Homerooms |
Delete |
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Assign homerooms to students. |
Students > Assign Homerooms |
Yes |
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Make changes to student schedules. |
Students > Edit Student Schedules |
Yes |
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