Student Banner

The Student Banner lets users view pertinent student demographic information in a common format enabling them to see the same information about a student as they move from one student application to another.

• Access: To access the Student Banner, open any student driven application. To avoid mistakenly editing or adding information for the wrong student, the Student Banner will default to a blank record. Users will need to search for the student whose information you would like to view.
• Search Methods: There are two ways to find Courses in the Student Banner. Users should note that students are listed in alphabetical order sorted by last name.
  • Arrow Keys
  • Find Function
• Searching for student using the Arrow Keys: There are four arrow keys available for use in the Student Banner. First student in list, next student in list, previous student in list and last student in list. To view data for the first student, click the First Student in list arrow key.
  
• Searching for Students using the Find Function: Clicking the Find button will prompt users enter information which will help the system find only those students which meet the search criteria.
  • Results may be sorted by clicking the column headers in the results list. 
  • Keep Group Together:
    • Users may keep the set of filtered students together and work with them as a group by clicking the Keep Group Together button. It will change color, indicating it is active. Select the desired select from the list, and that student’s information will appear in the banner above. With KEEP TOGETHER active, you may scroll through the filtered group, instead of the full set, using the arrow keys (First Class in List, Next Class in List, Previous Class in List, and Last Class in List).
• Active & Inactive Filter: The system defaults to include only currently Active students in the search. Placing a check in the Include Inactive box will search all students.
  
• Student Count: The student count displays the number of students currently enrolled in the track. When the check is placed in Include Inactive the student count displayed will also include inactive students.
  

• Student Photo: If an image of the student has been uploaded into the system, it will be displayed on the left-hand side of the Student Banner. If no picture is available for display, you will see a Picture Not Available image.
• Student Name: An alphanumeric field that displays the name entered during the enrollment process.
• Local ID: A unique system-generated ID number for each student given during the enrollment process.
• Gender: The student’s gender based on the information entered during enrollment.
• Birthdate: The student’s birthday displayed in an MM/DD/YYYY format.
• Grade: The student’s current grade level in the system.
• Status: The student’s status. 
• Advisor: If an Advisor is assigned to the student, the advisor’s name will be displayed in this field, last name first.
• Entry Date: The student’s entry date into the logged in track will be displayed in an MM/DD/YYYY format.
• Exit Date: If the student has been exited from the selected track the date will display in this field. If the student is currently an active student at the selected track this field will be left blank.
• Additional Options: Additional Student Banner options may be added on the configuration menu. See below for more information.

• Contact Information: 
  • Student Primary and Emergency Contact Information can be viewed by clicking the Show Student Contacts icon.
• Alerts: Alerts may be used to notify school personnel of any student conditions which require attention. Examples of student alerts may include, but are not limited to, legal, medical, or behavior issues.
  • Alert icons will be visible if the student has an active alerts.
  • Users can click an alert for additional information.

The Student Banner may be configured by the District, School, or User.

Districts and schools may pre-define a Student Banner setup for their users which will make this selection the default view for every user when they log in to the system.  Users may configure their own, individual settings.

To configure the Student Banner:

1. Click the Configuration Tool iconlocated in the lower right corner of the Student Banner.
2. A Banner Setup window will open, displaying the currently selected banner items on the right and available items on the left.
   

   Note for Administrators

   Banner Setup will default to ‘User’ and only provide that option for most users. System Administrators may select ‘District’ from the drop-down and change the default settings for all users. Users with DB Admin access to a track will be able to select School as an option and configure the settings for users in that track.System administrators will be able to select School or District to change the settings for School or District select the appropriate item from the drop-down list, configure the banner as follows and save the settings.

   
3. To add fields to your Student Banner, select them from the list of available items and drag and drop them into the list of selected items.
4. To remove fields from your Student Banner, select them from the list of selected items and drag them into the list of available items, dropping them in the desired position.
5. To re-sequence the sections in the banner, drag the sections up and down in the Selected Column.
6. Click the Save button at the bottom of the screen or click Cancel and return to the banner.

To return to the default settings, click the Default button at the bottom of the screen. This will undo any changes you have made and return the banner setup to the default configuration.

Blocks of content may be made available to users, based on their role, through Banner and Main page widgets.  These may be setup and configured using two applications under the System menu:

• Widget Editor – Used to set required widgets and base configuration for users’ main page.  Users can then subscribe to optional widgets and change the arrangement of widgets.
  
• Banner Widget Editor – Use to make customized blocks of additional information content available to users through Student, Class or Staff banners.
  

Alert Preferences and New Alerts - Q Tip
Custom Student Banner Items - Q Tip
Grouping Icons in Student Banner - Q Tip