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December 2023

05 December 2023

GRD202 and GRD203 Report Card Report in Synergy

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If your district uses the GRD202 or GRD203 Report Cards, you are currently impacted by an issue in which the report will not generate multiple report cards for split family households. Also, if you choose to show Parent Name for the Mailing Destination, the report is not following this setting as well. An email was sent out to impacted districts on November 9th. To verify that your district is impacted, navigate to the GRD201 in Synergy and to the top of your screen that says GRD202: R...

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05 December 2023

New Year Rollovers

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Now is the time to start thinking about New Year Rollovers. Scheduling and registration for the 2024-25 school year is right around the corner, so let us know when you want your New Year Rollover completed.Things Region 1 needs from you to complete rollovers:1. Which schools and grade levels would you like rolled? If you have multiple sites, please indicate which schools roll where.2. What is the first day of school? Do certain grades start on a different date than this?3. ...

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05 December 2023

Synergy Update: Saturday, December 9th

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Region 1 will be applying an update to Synergy on Saturday, December 9th. Please plan for Synergy to be down the entire day for this update. This update will include fixes for: District Grade Book OneRoster Sync Issue (workaround was emailed to impacted districts 8/31/23) Errors on Student Profile screen Ed-Fi, including Early Ed Program Reporting functionality Reports, including GRD415 rounding GPA incorrectly Mail Merge Definition icons ParentVUE email content based on language GRD20...

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October 2023

31 October 2023

Terms to Sync for Grade Book

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If you have not selected to sync all terms to the grade book for your school, you will want to make sure you are selecting the new terms to sync. This is done on Grade Book District Mass Synchronization by showing the detail for your school. Check the terms you would like to be syncing to the grade book. If you have scheduled your grade book sync to run nightly, you will want to delete any scheduled occurrences in Job Queue, and reschedule your sync. If you have not scheduled your grade boo...

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31 October 2023

Grading Checklists

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Make sure to checkout the Grading Checklists in our Checklist folder on the Synergy Help page. For schools using the Subject Based Traditional report cards, use the Secondary Grading Checklist. For schools using the custom Objective Based report cards, use the Objective Grading Checklist.

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05 October 2023

Grading Setup Checklist

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If you haven't already, make sure to go through the Grading Setup Checklist for each school that does grades in Synergy. We are still receiving calls and emails about different items that are covered here. These settings directly impact teachers and grading, and need to be reviewed each year.

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31 October 2023

Help Screen

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Region 1 utilizes the Help Screen in Synergy to provide districts with documentation and training. If you're not seeing the same items as the screenshot below, we suggest clearing your browser cache. You may also need to maximize your browser window, or zoom your screen out.

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05 October 2023

Upcoming Grading Windows

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As you review the Grading Setup Checklist in the Checklists folders, take note of the Objective and Secondary Grading Checklists. They can be followed during your upcoming grading windows.

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05 October 2023

MCCC Linking on Report Cards

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If your district updated any of the Objective Based Report Cards for the 2023/24 school year, you will need to verify that you have linked the courses you are capturing for MCCC to the objective that will be pulled to Student Grade. This needs to be done once per report card.And even if your district didn't implement new report cards this year, it is still a good idea to double check the linking from last year.Directions are in the Elementary Scheduling document found in Synergy He...

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September 2023

06 September 2023

Custom Report Cards and Grade Level Linking

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We have unlinked HK from all custom report cards for this school year due to the below change from MDE. If you have any questions regarding report cards, please reach out to reportcard@region1.k12.mn.us.Per Minnesota Statute 2022, section 126C.05, subdivision 1 Handicap Kindergarten (HK) is no longer a valid grade level. Starting for Fall FY 2023-24, Kindergarten disabled students will be reported in kindergarten grade levels KA-KK, excluding KH, with Special Education Evaluation Statue (SEES) 4...

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