Parameters (Setup) (PC)

*Enable Points

Use to this option to define if your school will be using a 'Points' based mode.

Select 'Yes' to run a point-based demerit or merit system, and enable following menu items:

• Staff Kiosk program Pastoral Care > Trigger Points (Setup)

• Staff Kiosk program Pastoral Care > Starting Points (Setup)

• Staff Kiosk program Pastoral Care >Student Points (Lists)

If your school decides to operate a 'points-based' system, Starting Points (Setup) and Trigger Points (Setup) will also need to be set up.

Select 'No' to run a non-point-based system, and disable the following menu items: 

• Staff Kiosk program Pastoral Care > Trigger Points (Setup)

• Staff Kiosk program Pastoral Care > Starting Points (Setup)

• Staff Kiosk program Pastoral Care >Student Points (Lists)

For more information about Points refer to:

• Overview of 'Pastoral Care' and 'Points' based functionality

• How to Setup Staff Kiosk Pastoral Care

• Managing Pastoral Care Outcomes Video

• Adding a Pastoral Care Entry Video

• Scheduling Pastoral Care Outcomes into the School Calendar Video

*Time Period to show pastoral Care Entries on Student page

This parameter is significant in both point-based and non-point-based modes.

Point-based demerit or merit system

• It determines the starting date from which PC Entries will be displayed to teachers and the date from which the 'Starting Points' will be applied in Staff Kiosk program Student Profile > Pastoral Care.

Non-point-based system

• It determines the starting date from which PC Entries will be displayed to teachers in Staff Kiosk program Student Profile > Pastoral Care.

• Teachers can access earlier PC Entries by clicking on the 'See All' button.

Select one of following options: 

• Current Year

• Current Semester

• Number of Days

When you update this field, this also affects the default date displayed in the 'Date From' field in Staff Kiosk program Pastoral Care > Student Points (Lists) and the 'Date(s)' field in Staff Kiosk program Pastoral Care > PC Entries (Lists/Emails).

Number of Days

This field determines the 'Time Period to show pastoral Care Entries on Student page' when 'Number of Days' is selected in the field above.