TENTATIVE AGENDA - STI User Conference - Alabama - December 14th - December 16th - Point Clear, AL
12/13/09
4:00 - 7:00pm Pre-registration - Lagoon Room - Main Building
12/14/09
7:00am - 8:00am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00am - 9:15am Opening Session
Day 1 Location South Ballroom North Ballroom Azalea A Azalea B Azalea C Azalea D Beachside Magnolia 3 Magnolia 5 Magnolia 6 Magnolia 7 Magnolia 1 Magnolia 2
9:30a - 10:45a InformationNOW - Basic Overview Part A What is InformationNOW State Standards and Skills Scheduling – Setting up New Year and Valid Course File Quick Entry/Edit and Simple Student QBEs (Student Filters) System Setup and Code Maintenance SETSWeb Progress Reports - Setup/Entry/Printing STI Health Data Entry STIDistrict Enrollment with State Enrollment Features for School Level Users Tools for Counselors STI Principal Module for Classroom Win and Admin Services for Classroom Web InformationNOW EDU, an easy to use analytics solution, allowing users to aggregate ALL disparate data into a single user interface.  Presented by Q3 Solutions
Break
11:00a - 12:15p InformationNOW - Basic Overview Part B Overview of InformationNow Alabama Phase II Implementation Model (Part A) Improving School-Parent Communication with Letters/Forms Scheduling – Entering Requests (Models, Request Maintenance, Individually) and Request Reports Transcript Setup and Identifying GPA Calculation Problems Scheduling - Homeroom or Group Scheduling Using Models SETSWeb Winter Release Review STI Health Reporting Updating or Changing Your District Server Creating Custom Merge Fields for Letters (Custom Reports) and Personalizing Reports Classroom Win and Web Grading STIAchievement Services-A year in retrospect Improve student performance by harnessing the power of parental involvement, supporting teachers and engaging the learning community.  Presented by Edline
Lunch
1:45p - 3:00p InformationNOW - Query InformationNOW - Student (Student Maintenance, Reports, Filters) STIPD – Professional Development Managers Alabama State User Group Meeting Scheduling – Manually Build Master Schedule and Run the Automated Scheduler Discipline Setup, Entry and Reporting SETSWeb Utilities Desktop (Entering/Viewing Codes, Setup New Employee, Security, System File, Critical Student Information) STIAssessment Best Practices Round Table STIDistrict Enrollment with State Enrollment Features for District Coordinators Troubleshooting GPA and Rank Report STIClassroom Web Rosters, Attendance, and Class Defaults Learn how districts are getting important information to parents and staff through voice calls, text messaging and e-mails.  Presented by SchoolMessenger Learn how to put your equipment together to engage your students, improve your efficiency and save money all at the same time.  Presented by Howard  Technology Solutions
Break
3:15p - 4:30p InformationNOW - Discipline Setup and Entry InformationNOW Alabama Phase II Implementation Model Frequently Asked Questions (Part B) STIPD – Professional Development for Teachers Scheduling – Master Builder, Running the Automated Scheduler, Moving Schedules to New Year Scheduling – Team and Exploratory Classes (Middle School) Student Demographics and Reporting SETSWeb Utilities Desktop (Creating Student Folders, Caseload Assignment, Mass Assign, Exit/Un-Archive) Mississippi State User Group Meeting STIDistrict Workstation Tracking Standardized Test, Graduation Requirements and Career Plans in STIOffice STIClassroom Web and Win Lesson Plans STIAchievement Services-What the future is telling us The Value of Virtualization.  Presented by Technology America
9:30a - 12:30p, 1:45p - 5:00p Hands-on Lab and Cyber Café Open - Magnolia 4
12/15/09
Day 2 Location South Ballroom North Ballroom Azalea A Azalea B Azalea C Azalea D Beachside Magnolia 3 Magnolia 5 Magnolia 6 Magnolia 7 Magnolia 1 Magnolia 2
8:00a - 9:15a InformationNOW - Classroom Lesson Plan, Grade Book Setup and Entry InformationNOW Alabama Phase II Data Preparation STIAccessories Scheduling - Walk-In Scheduling and Other Scheduling Reports STI Office Tips and Hints Attendance Setup SETSWeb Panel Discussion for Administrators and Managers STIAssessment - Hands on Session Creating an Assessment STI District Alabama State Reporting Tools for Counselors Classroom Win Rosters, Attendance, and Class Defaults STIAchievement Services EDU, an easy to use analytics solution, allowing users to aggregate ALL disparate data into a single user interface.  Presented by Q3 Solutions
Break
9:30a - 10:45a InformationNOW - Classroom Attendance, Rosters, and Reports InformationNOW - Scheduling Preparation STI Home, STIHome+, and STICaller Grade Setup Scheduling – Setting up New Year and Valid Course File Attendance Entry and Reports SETSWeb State Reports and Child Count Indicator STIAchievement Services: Numbers Do Matter - Achievement through Data-driven Instruction STIDistrict Workstation Creating Custom Merge Fields for Letters (Custom Reports) and Personalizing Reports Integration of STI Suite of Products LunchBox is a complete Food Service software management solution Learn how to put your equipment together to engage your students, improve your efficiency and save money all at the same time.  Presented by Howard  Technology Solutions
Break
11:00a - 12:15p InformationNOW - Grading Setup, Entry and Management Console InformationNOW - High School Scheduling Part A Transcript Setup and Identifying GPA Calculation Problems Grade Entry and Reports Scheduling – Entering Requests (Models, Request Maintenance, Individually) and Request Reports User Panel for Rookies - New Users SETSWeb Process Manager STIAchievement Services: Empowerment for Change - Building a Powerful Learning Community. SQL Maintenance Mississippi SETSWeb Technical Issues: Issues Installing New Servers,Data Corruption, Best Practices Keep your parents informed through STI's Parent Portal Mass communication: practical applications for parent communication.  Presented by AlertNow
Lunch
1:45p - 3:00p InformationNOW - Posting to Transcripts InformationNOW - High School Scheduling Part B STIOffice Security Tracking Special Fees, Course Fees ,and Textbook Fees Scheduling – Master Builder, Running the Automated Scheduler, Moving Schedules to New Year User Files and User Records and Building Report Filter (QBE) for User Files SETSWeb Reports for Administrators/Managers/Teachers STIAchievement Services: Can America Recover? - Credit Recovery. Is it working? STI District Mississippi State Reporting SETSWeb Medicaid Setup and Entry Test Setup and Import InformationNOW LunchBox is a complete Food Service software management solution
Break
3:15p - 4:30p InformationNOW Exports - Data Tips and Tricks for Reporting InformationNOW - Elementary Scheduling Textbook Tracking InformationLive Scheduling - Walk-In Scheduling and Other Scheduling Reports Quick Entry/Edit and Simple Student QBEs (Student Filters) SETSWebQuery STIAchievement Services: Let's Talk about a Do-Over - Helping Kids Overcome Difficulties and Disabilities STIDistrict Query - Advanced SETSWeb New Teacher Review of Student Desktop Panel Discussion for Professional Development Learn how districts are getting important information to parents and staff through voice calls, text messaging and e-mails.  Presented by SchoolMessenger Improve student performance by harnessing the power of parental involvement, supporting teachers and engaging the learning community.  Presented by Edline
8:00a - 12:30p, 1:45p - 5:00p Hands-on Lab and Cyber Café Open - Magnolia 4
TBD Attendee Banquet - Grand Ballroom
12/16/09
Day 3 Location South Ballroom North Ballroom Azalea A Azalea B Azalea C Azalea D Beachside Magnolia 3 Magnolia 5 Magnolia 6 Magnolia 7 Magnolia 1 Magnolia 2
8:15a - 9:30a InformationNOW - Attendance Setup, Entry and Reporting InformationNOW - Basic Overview Part A STIPD – Professional Development Managers STI Office Tips and Hints Attendance Setup Grade Setup SETSWeb Alerts/Data Transfer STI Support Services STI District Alabama State Reporting STI Health Data Entry Panel Discussion for Counselors ITS The Value of Virtualization.  Presented by Technology America
Break
9:45a - 11:00a InformationNOW - Letters InformationNOW - Basic Overview Part B STI Principal Module for Classroom Win and Admin Services for Classroom Web User Files and User Records and Building Report Filter (QBE) for User Files Attendance Entry and Reports Grade Entry and Reports SETSWeb Utilities Desktop (Creating Student Folders, Caseload Assignment, Mass Assign, Exit/Un-Archive) Improving School-Parent Communication with Letters/Forms STI District Mississippi State Reporting STI Health Reporting Tracking Standardized Test, Graduation Requirements and Career Plans in STIOffice Mass communication: practical applications for parent communication.  Presented by AlertNow Learn about STI's powerful web-based fund-raising and donor development software, GifTrak
8:00a - 11:00a Hands-on Lab and Cyber Café Open - Magnolia 4
All Level of User Classes - STIOffice State Specific User Groups Panel Discussions STI SETSWeb/Health Classes STI Assessment Classes Technical User Classes InformationNOW Product Demonstrations
New User Classes - STIOffice Experienced User Classes - STIOffice STI District Classes Achievement Services Support Services STI PD InformationNow Phase II Alabama Implementation Classes