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Staff Kiosk - Assessment: Enter Results and Comments

The Academic Reporting enhancements continue, with the ability to enter Results and Comments in Staff Kiosk, replacing the requirement to do so in webBook.

Key points:

A new 'Enter Results and Comments' link is available from the Assessment menu in Staff Kiosk.
Users select a Reporting Period and a new 'Enter Results and Comments' link displays alongside their Subjects, which opens the new Enter Results and Comments screen for the class.
A 'Search Final Assessment' button can also be used to access the Enter Results and Comments landing page, where filters can be applied to show the desired students/subjects/classes.
*Results are dependent upon User Access levels.
Student records can be edited directly in the Enter Results and Comments screen.
Spell Check, Global and Personal Comment Banks, and the Format Comment functions are available when entering student subject comments.
Filters and the Student search bar remain visible within the Enter Results and Comments screen at all times, allowing you to easily switch between subjects/classes etc.
A 'Search and Replace' button allows you to easily find and replace text from within previously entered comments.
Results and Comments can be exported together or separately in PDF, Excel or Word formats.

Access to the new Enter Results and Comments menu is controlled by a new Staff Kiosk Portal Security Permission called 'Enter Results and Comments' in the LMS section. Ghosting permissions are also available.

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Watch the short video showing what the screens look like:

Enter Results and Comments in Staff Kiosk

Staff Kiosk - Assessment Setup

A new link is available from the Assessment menu in Staff Kiosk titled 'Assessment Setup' and provides a screen where users, with the appropriate permissions, can view and maintain some key assessment aspects. Two tabs are currently available from within this screen: 'Calculation Rules' and 'Rounding Rules'.

*The previous 'Calculation Rules' menu link has been removed and now functions within the Assessment Setup screen.

Assessment: Rounding Rules

Rounding Rules is a new function allowing you to set up rules to handle how Markbook results containing decimal numbers are calculated, and how many decimal places should be maintained.

Rounding Rule options include:

Always Round Up
Always Round Down
Round 0.5 Up
Round 0.5 Down
Truncate

Rounding rules are applied directly in Markbook to each Objective's Final Results and Overall Subject Grades Calculation Rule, and are adhered to when the Calculate Results function is run.

Rounding Rules have been created to work in Staff Kiosk Markbook only; they cannot be applied in webBook.

Key points:

Rounding Rules can be created and maintained in two places, and work interchangeably:

Staff Kiosk > Assessment > Assessment Setup - Rounding Rules tab
TASS.web > Student Admin > Academic Reporting > Setup Information > Assessment Setup - Rounding Rules tab

A default Rounding Rule has been automatically created for all schools. The default rule can be altered, or a new rule can be created and flagged as the default rule.
The default Rounding Rule is automatically applied to every Calculation Rule, for every Subject, in Staff Kiosk Markbook.
An Objective's default Rounding Rule can be altered to an alternate Rounding Rule via its Calculation Rule in Staff Kiosk Markbook.
The Calculate Results function displays results according to the Objective's Rounding Rule.

Access to the new Rounding Rules screen in TASS.web or Staff Kiosk are controlled by new permissions titled 'Rounding Rules' and provide users separate access to view/add/edit/delete Rounding Rules.
TASS.web user access is set up in Security Role Permissions. Staff Kiosk user access is set up in Portal Security Permissions.

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What's New?

Module	Menu	Details	Customer	Reference
Staff Kiosk > Assessment	Enter Results and Comments	Enhancement of a new option in the Staff Kiosk Assessment menu called 'Enter Results and Comments'. This allows users (with the corresponding permission) to select a reporting period and open the new 'Enter Results and Comments' screen.	MIS01	TASS-851
Staff Kiosk > Assessment	Enter Results and Comments	The new 'Enter Results and Comments' landing screen allows users to search, view, enter, edit and export/print students results and comments for the selected reporting period.	MIS01	TASS-463
Staff Kiosk > Assessment	Enter Results and Comments	The new 'Enter Results and Comments' program includes edit functionality, allowing users to enter/edit students results and/or comments from within the program. Additional comment tools include: Spell Check, Global and Personal Comment Banks, and Format Comment functionality.	MIS01	TASS-464
Staff Kiosk > Assessment	Enter Results and Comments	Print functionality is included in the new 'Enter Results and Comments' program. Results and Comments can be exported together or separately in PDF, Excel or Word formats.	MIS01	TASS-465
Staff Kiosk > Assessment	Enter Results and Comments	'Search and Replace' functionality is included in the new 'Enter Results and Comments' program, allowing users to easily find and replace text from within previously entered comments.	MIS01	TASS-466
Staff Kiosk > Assessment	Enter Results and Comments	A 'Search Final Assessment' button is available in the new 'Enter Results and Comments' program after a Reporting period is selected. This allows teachers to enter the Results and Comments landing screen without first selecting a class. Search criteria and filters can then be applied to show the desired students/subjects/classes. *Results are dependent upon User Access levels.	MIS01	TASS-495
Staff Kiosk > Assessment	Enter Results and Comments	A new permission has been added to the Staff Kiosk LMS section called 'Enter Results and Comments', along with Ghosting access permission. This allows users to access the 'Enter Results and Comments' menu and program in Kiosk, as well as the 'Search Final Results' button and the 'Search and Replace' functions.	MIS01	TASS-467
TASS.web > System Admin	Security Role Permissions	New Security Role Permissions located in the Academic Reporting section titled 'Rounding Rules'. These enable teachers to access the 'Rounding Rules' tab in the Assessment Setup program, as well as to add, delete and/or edit rounding rules.	MIS01	TASS-533
TASS.web > System Admin	Portal Security Permissions	Rounding Rules enhancement: New Portal Security Permission located in the LMS section titled 'Rounding Rules'. These enable teachers to access the 'Rounding Rules' tab in the Assessment Setup menu in Staff Kiosk, as well as to add, delete and/or edit rounding rules.	MIS01	TASS-951
TASS.web > System Admin	Portal Security Permissions	The 'Calculation Rules' Portal Security Permission point has been re-ordered to align with the new Assessment Setup interface.	MIS01	TASS-952
TASS.web > Academic Reporting	Assessment Setup	Rounding Rules enhancement: New screen in Assessment Setup titled 'Rounding Rules'. Users with the corresponding permissions can view and manage rounding rules that can be applied to the calculation rules for Final Results and Overall Subject Grade objectives.	MIS01	TASS-916
TASS.web > Academic Reporting	Assessment Setup	Rounding Rules enhancement: A default Rounding Rule has been created in the Assessment Setup - Rounding Rules screen for each company, * The default rounding rule can be edited.	MIS01	TASS-532
TASS.web > Academic Reporting	Assessment Setup	Rounding Rules enhancement: Users with the corresponding permissions can add new or edit existing Rounding Rules through a 'Rounding Rule Details' pop up screen.	MIS01	TASS-917
Staff Kiosk > Assessment	Assessment Setup	New menu titled 'Assessment Setup', with two tabs: 'Calculation Rules' and 'Rounding Rules'. *The previous 'Calculation Rules' menu now appears within this menu under the 'Calculation Rules' tab.	MIS01	TASS-953
Staff Kiosk > Assessment	Assessment Setup	The 'Calculation Rules' menu has moved to its own tab within the new 'Assessment Setup' link in Staff Kiosk, located under the Assessment heading menu.	MIS01	TASS-954
Staff Kiosk > Assessment	Assessment Setup	Rounding Rules enhancement: New screen in Assessment Setup titled 'Rounding Rules'. Users with the corresponding permissions can view and manage rounding rules that can be applied to the calculation rules for Final Results and Overall Subject Grade objectives in the Staff Kiosk Markbook.	MIS01	TASS-955
Staff Kiosk > Assessment	Assessment Setup	Rounding Rules enhancement: The default Rounding Rule has been automatically applied to every Calculation Rule set up in Staff Kiosk Markbook. *This will not change any Final Results or Overall Subject Grades that have already been entered in Markbook, until the 'Calculate Results' function is performed.	MIS01	TASS-537
Staff Kiosk > Assessment	Markbook	Rounding Rules enhancement: New columns display in the 'Calculation Rules' screen for each Objective in Final Results: 'Rounding Rule' - allows users to select the applicable rounding rule for the objective. 'Rounding Rule Details' - displays the details of the selected rounding rule.	MIS01	TASS-956
Staff Kiosk > Assessment	Markbook	Rounding Rules enhancement: New columns display in the 'Calculation Rules' screen for each Objective in Overall Subject Grades: 'Rounding Rule' - allows users to select the applicable rounding rule for the objective. 'Rounding Rule Details' - displays the details of the selected rounding rule.	MIS01	TASS-957
Staff Kiosk > Assessment	Markbook	Rounding Rules enhancement: When the 'Calculate Results' function is used for Final Results or Overall Subject Grades objectives, the Rounding Rule that has been set up in the objective's Calculation Rule is applied to the results.	MIS01	TASS-958
TASS.web > Parent Accounts	Bank Deposit Report	Enhancement to ensure that transactions with the same payment type in a batch do not result in duplicate API posts.	MIS01	TASS-1109
TASS.web > Utilities	API Gateway Maintenance	Enhancement to identify transactions by UUID.	MIS01	TASS-1110
TASS.web > Utilities	API Gateway Maintenance	Enhancement to the Orbit Parent API includes the addition of the 'Set Parent Address Details' endpoint to allow parents to update their address details from the Parent Orbit mobile app.	MIS01	TASS-880

Corrections

Module	Menu	Details	Customer	Reference
TASS.web (General)	Scheduled Tasks	Correction to updateStudentClassAbsences as part of the master scheduled tasks. Optimisations have been made to enhance performance and efficiency.	CEO01	TASS-1002
TASS.web > Utilities	TASS Software Update	Correction to ensure that the TASS Software update occurs without error.	MIS01	TASS-912
TASS.web > Users	User Maintenance	Security updates for SSO.	MIS01	TASS-858
TASS.web > Attendance	Attendance Rates Report	Correction to the Attendance Rates Report - Fixed incorrect year group being shown.	WHI02	TASS-1118
TASS.web > Parent Accounts	Bank Deposit Report	Correction to ensure duplicate transactions are not included in JDE API banking posts.	ASPECT (AUT)	TASS-1016

Friendly Release Date	July 13, 2023
General Release Date	July 24, 2023