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SIS 2000+ Student Program Recommendations

Sec. 3, Add a Recommendation

3.1 Find a student
(see Sec.1 for the Find procedure)

3.2 Select a program to add
Click on the Add button at the bottom of the main screen. The Select Program dialog box will appear (Fig. 11). Use the field button to drop down a list of available special programs. Select a program to recommend, then click on OK, or Cancel to abort (Fig. 12).

Fig. 11

Fig. 12

3.3 Enter Recommendation data
After selecting a program to add, the view will revert to the 'Recommendation' tab in the edit mode with the name of the new program displayed (Fig. 13). Use the Tab key or mouse to move from field to field. Enter the appropriate data in the rest of the fields by inserting text or selecting choices from drop-down lists activated by field buttons.

Fig. 13

• Program -

Select the name of the special program to add.
• Placement Teacher -
  Select the name of the teacher recommended for placing the student in the program.
• Recommended Teacher -
  Select the name of the faculty member who is making this recommendation.
• Recommended Track -

Select and attendance track recommended for placement in the special program.
• Recommended Grade Level -

Select a grade level recommended for placement in the special program.
• Recommendation Date -

Enter the date of the recommendation.
• Status Code -

Select a recommendation status code. (Not the same as Student Status code in the Student Editor.)
• Teacher Rating -

Enter a numerical value for rating teacher input for the recommendation, according to district standards (used in conjunction with test scores).
• Parent Rating -
  Enter a numerical value for rating parental input for the recommendation.
• Other Rating -

Enter a numerical value for rating other input for the recommendation.
• Last Changed By -

A read-only filed indicating the name of the user who last made changes to this data.
• Changed Date -

A read-only field indicating the date of the last time data was changed.

3.4 Enter Comments
Go to the 'Comments' tab (Fig. 14) and enter anecdotal comments, if applicable.

Fig. 14

3.5 Save data
At the bottom of the screen, click on Save, or Undo to clear all changes since the last save.

3.6 Exit edit mode
Click on Done to exit the edit mode and revert to the main screen. The new entry will now appear in the Recommendations summary list (Fig. 15). Execute a sort procedure (see Sec. 2) to place the new recommendation in the desired sort order .

Fig. 15