It's the beginning of the school year, so you're probably dropping, withdrawing, and transferring lots of students from classes. You can easily track these schedule adjustments so you know what's going on around you. You'll need to set up the Academic year dates to track changes. In Configuration...

Do you have students who want to switch sections of the same class or move from one course to another course? Which option will keep grades and attendance with the students' records? Let's take a look at the differences in dropping, withdrawing, and transferring students: Drop deletes the student's...

Want to get a ahead on the 2009-2010 year? Take a moment to review this list. We’ll cover many of these in more detail down the road. Take a good look at your Academic Year in Configuration. Ensure the correct marking column set is associated with your session, check the starting and ending dates on...

Back at the Royal Palace Academy Registrar's Office, the master schedule is complete. Prince Adam is working on scheduling students based on the course requests entered online . The next step, according to the Scheduling Checklist , is to generate student schedules. Once again, Prince Adam shoves...

In the Royal Palace Academy Registrar's Office, Prince Adam is working on the schedule. He's already copied course restictions for next academic year, and students have entered their course requests online . The next step, according to the Scheduling Checklist , is to create classes and the master...

Course Restrictions define how a course is scheduled from year to year. Without course restrictions, Generate Master Schedule doesn't have a pattern or times restrictions to follow when scheduling classes. As you prepare for next academic year, copying course restrictions can save you hours of data...

Everyone knows the good wizard Merlin portrayed in the classic Disney movie The Sword in the Stone. He was a jovial little guy willing to help young Arthur claim his throne by protecting him from all manner of ills, from hawks to larger fish. Well, one ill that many of you may be experiencing this time...

I have been working with Raiser's Edge for over 10 years, however, I do not have any experience with the volunteer module so I am looking for input from users. How long have you been using it? Do you manually input hours from a spreadsheet or use batch? Do you use the canned reports or create custom...

I'm actually excited about the NHL playoffs because the Chicago Blackhawks will be heading there for the first time since 2002! That made me think about the folks responsible for scheduling NHL playoff games. They're juggling last minute teams battling for playoff spots, arena event schedules...

It's scheduling season for many of you, and preparation is key for a smooth scheduling process. We'll be posting lots of scheduling blogs with tips to help you out, but I wanted to share some of our great scheduling resources that are available for you any time: The Scheduling Guide – This guide...