School Course

• Click . A new line is added to grid.

• Enter Section Order to display on this screen.

• Enter a Section Name.

• Check Prescheduled if section is locked.

• Enter a Section Desc (description).

• Click to spell check.

• Click for more space.

• Click .

• Click line number of desired section.

• Click . Detail view displays on right side of screen.

The field descriptions are:

• Maximum Section Size  

Maximum number of students that can be assigned to this section

• Optimum Section Size

Optimal number of students to be assigned to this section

• Minimum Section Size

Minimum number of students requesting a course for this section to be created

• Meeting Days

Number of meeting days available for this section

• Meeting Periods

Number of periods available for this section

• Terms

Number of terms available for this section

• Low Grade

Lowest grade level of students that can be assigned to this section

• High Grade

Highest grade level of students that can be assigned to this section

• Required Optional Elective

Schedule priority of this section.

• Section Number

Order of this section

• Click line number of desired section.

• Click . Detail view displays on right side of screen.

• Click on Teacher Attributes bar. Attributes display.

Complete Attributes. The field descriptions are:

• Max Period Load Per Day

Maximum number of periods that can be assigned to this teacher in a day for this section.

• Max Period Load Per Term

Maximum number of periods that can be assigned to this teacher in a term for this section.

• Opt Period Load Per Day

Optimal number of periods to be assigned to this teacher in a day for this section.

• Opt Period Load Per Term

Optimal number of periods to be assigned to this teacher in a term for this section.

• Max Seq Periods

Maximum number of sequential periods that can be assigned to this teacher for this section.

• Max Stu Load Period

Maximum number of students that can be assigned to this teacher in a period for this section.

• Department

Department to assign this teacher for this section.

• Grade Low

Lowest grade level of students that can be assigned to this teacher for this section.

• Grade High

Highest grade level of students that can be assigned to this teacher for this section.

• Is Full Time

Check this box if all teachers are full-time teachers for this section.

• Click line number of desired section.

• Click . Detail view displays on right side of screen.

• Click on Room Attributes bar. Attributes display.

Complete Attributes. The field descriptions are:

• Department

Department assigned to this room for this section.

• Grade Low

The lowest grade level of students that can be assigned this room for this section.

• Grade High

The highest grade level of students that can be assigned to this room for this section.

• Room Type

Type assigned to this room for this section.

• Max Size

The maximum number of students that can be assigned to this room for this section.

• Opt Size

The optimal number of students to be assigned to this room for this section.

• Click on Staff bar. Chooser screen opens.

• Enter partial or complete data on any white field.

• Click . Search Results displays a list of records matching criteria entered

• Click anywhere on appropriate staff record to highlight.

• Press CTRL down while clicking records to select multiple records at a time.

• Click   .                                  

OR

• Click . This will move all records found in Find Result column to Selected Items column.

Multiple searches may be made until all records have been found and added to Selected Items column.

• Check to delete an undesired record from Selected Items column, if needed.

• Click  . This will close Chooser screen and staff records selected will be listed in Staff grid.

Another Find can be conducted by entering different criteria, if desired.

• Click  on Room bar. Chooser screen opens.

• Enter partial or complete data on any white field.

• Click . Search Results displays a list of records matching criteria entered

• Click anywhere on appropriate record to highlight.

• Press CTRL down while clicking records to select multiple records at a time.

• Click   .                                  

OR

• Click . This will move all records found in Find Result column to Selected Items column.

Multiple searches may be made until all records have been found and added to Selected Items column.

• Check to delete an undesired record from Selected Items column, if needed.

• Click  . This will close Chooser screen and records selected will be listed in Room grid.

Another Find can be conducted by entering different criteria, if desired.

Builder Rules

• Reserved

This option will be removed in future versions of the software and should not be used.

• Do Not Schedule Sections

Do not schedule this section for the courses in this category.

• Ignore Time Constraints

Check to ignore time constraints for this section.

• Ignore Frozen Sections

This will be used in future versions of the Master Schedule Builder but has not yet been implemented.

• Ignore All Course Links

Check to ignore course links to this section.

• Ignore Max Sections Per Term

This will be used in future versions of the Master Schedule Builder but has not yet been implemented.

• Do Not Schedule Teachers

Do not assign teachers to this section. This can be helpful to establish if there are enough rooms and sections to accommodate student requests.

• Do Not Use Teacher Type to Schedule Teachers

Unless checked, Master Schedule Builder will consider teacher type (i.e., full or part-time) to schedule this section.

• Do Not Use Departments to Schedule Teachers

Unless checked, Master Schedule Builder will consider the department assigned to teachers when scheduling this section.

• Do Not Use Grade Levels To Schedule Teachers

Unless checked, Master Schedule Builder will consider grade levels assigned to teachers when scheduling this section.

• Do Not Use Teacher Group To Schedule Teachers

This rule is no longer in use and will be removed from future versions of the Master Schedule Builder.

• Do Not Use Subject Areas To Schedule Teachers

This rule is no longer in use and will be removed from future versions of the Master Schedule Builder.

• Ignore Teacher Property Restrictions

This rule is no longer in use and will be removed from future versions of the Master Schedule Builder.

• Do Not Schedule Rooms

Do not assign this section a room.

• Do Not Use Room Types To Schedule Rooms

Unless checked, Master Schedule Builder will consider room type to schedule this section.

• Do Not Use Subject Areas To Schedule Rooms

This rule is no longer in use and will be removed from future versions of the Master Schedule Builder.

• Do Not Use Departments To Schedule Rooms

Unless checked, Master Schedule Builder will consider the department assigned to rooms when scheduling this section.

• Do Not Use Room Groups To Schedule Rooms

This rule is no longer in use and will be removed from future versions of the Master Schedule Builder.

• Ignore Rooms Property Restrictions

This rule is no longer in use and will be removed from future versions of the Master Schedule Builder.

• Click .

Loader Rules

• Reserved

This option will be removed in future versions of the software and should not be used.

• Do Not Schedule Electives

Do not include any elective courses when scheduling this section.

• Do Not Schedule Optionals

This will be used in future versions of the Master Schedule Builder but has not yet been implemented.

• Ignore Maximum Section Size

Allow the Loader to schedule more students than is set in max class size for this section.

• Ignore All Course Links

Check to ignore course links to this section.

• Ignore Alternatives

Do not schedule students into alternate sections when scheduling this section.

• Ignore Student Property Restrictions

Disregard any student property constraints selected when scheduling this section.

• Click .

Balancer Rules

• Reserved

This option will be removed in future versions of the software and should not be used.

• Do Not Schedule Electives

Do not include any elective courses when scheduling this section.

• Do Not Schedule Optionals

This will be used in future versions of the Master Schedule Builder but has not yet been implemented.

• Ignore Maximum Section Size  

Allow the Loader to schedule more students than is set in max class size for this section.

• Ignore All Course Links

Ignore all course links when scheduling this section.

• Ignore Alternates

Do not schedule students into alternate sections.

• Ignore Student Property Restrictions

Disregard any student property constraints when scheduling this section.

• Click .

 

Analyzer Rules

• Do Not Analyze

Do not include this section in the analyzer.

• Click .

Resolver Rules

• Reserved

This option will be removed in future versions of the software and should not be used.

• Do Not Schedule Electives

Do not include any elective when scheduling this section.

• Do Not Schedule Optionals

This will be used in future versions of the Master Schedule Builder but has not yet been implemented.

• Ignore Maximum Section Size

Allow the Loader to schedule more students than is set in max class size for this section.

• Ignore All Course Links

Ignore all course links when scheduling this section.

• Ignore Alternatives

Do not schedule students into alternate sections.

• Ignore Student Property Restrictions

Disregard any student property constraints when scheduling this section.

• Click .

Student Property Constraints

Student Property Constraints set a requirement that any student assigned to this section must have a specific value indicated. For example, a constraint could be added so that all students assigned to this section must be assigned to a particular House or Team.

Add Student Property Constraint

• Click on Student Property Constraints bar. A new line is added.

• Enter a description in Constraint Name.

This constraint can be included or excluded from the section.

• Check Exclude Constraint, if appropriate. A blank box means ONLY students with this constraint will be scheduled for this section.

• Enter Amount of times the constraint must be true for the student to be included. Example:  If the student must have both their Tribal Name and the Johnson O’Malley box checked to be eligible for this section, these values would be entered in the detail and the Amount set to 2.

• Click .

• Click to select the property and value.

• Click line number of constraint. Line highlights and the detail screen displays.

• Click on the Properties bar. Add School Course Student Property Constraint screen displays.

• Click Student Property List and select property.

• Enter Property Value. This must match the information entered for the student exactly. If the selected property is a lookup table, the code for the lookup table should be entered.

• Click . School Course Student Property Constraint screen closes and information is displayed on Properties grid.

• Repeat procedure to add additional properties.

• Click when finished.

Staff Property Constraints

Staff Property Constraints set a requirement that any staff assigned to this section must have a specific value indicated. For example, a constraint could be added so that all staff assigned to this section must have a master’s degree.

Add Staff Property Constraint

• Click on Staff Property Constraints bar. A new line is added.

• Enter a description in Constraint Name.

This constraint can be included or excluded from this section.

• Check Exclude Constraint, if appropriate. A blank box means ONLY staff  with this constraint will be scheduled for this section.

• Enter Amount of times the constraint must be true for the staff to be included. Example:  If the staff must be highly qualified in two subjects to be eligible for this section, these values would be entered in the detail and the Amount set to 2.

• Click .

• Click to select the property and value.

• Click line number of constraint. Line highlights and the detail screen displays.

• Click on the Properties bar. Add School Course Staff Property Constraint screen displays.

• Click Staff Property List and select property.

• Enter Property Value. This must match the information entered for the staff exactly. If the selected property is a lookup table, the code for the lookup table should be entered.

• Click . Add School Course Staff Property Constraint screen closes and information is displayed on Properties grid.

• Repeat procedure to add additional properties.

• Click when finished.

Room Property Constraints

Room Property Constraints set a requirement that any room assigned to this section must have a specific value set in the indicated room property. For example, a constraint could be added so that all rooms assigned to this section must have a specific room size set in the School Room screen.

Add Room Property Constraint

• Click on Room Property Constraints bar. A new line is added.

• Enter a description in Constraint Name.

This constraint can be included or excluded from this section.

• Check Exclude Constraint, if appropriate. A blank box means ONLY rooms with this constraint will be scheduled for this section.

• Enter Amount of times the constraint must be true for the room to be included. Example:  If the room must have both a class size of 20 and a room type of Classroom to be eligible, these values would be entered in the detail and the Amount set to 2.

• Click .

• Click to select the property and value.

• Click line number of constraint. Line highlights and the detail screen displays.

• Click on the Properties bar. Add School Course Room Property Constraint screen displays.

• Click Room Property List and select property.

• Enter Property Value. This must match the information entered for the room exactly. If the selected property is a lookup table, the code for the lookup table should be entered.

• Click . Add School Course Room Property Constraint screen closes and information is displayed on Properties grid.

• Repeat procedure to add additional properties.

• Click when finished.

Add Time Constraint

This constraint can be a pattern to include (the section will be scheduled for the period, term, and meeting days indicated), or to exclude the times indicated.

• Check Exclude Pattern, if appropriate. If checked, this will set the section so that it cannot be scheduled during the periods, terms or meeting days indicated.

• Click on Time Constraints bar. A new line is added.

• Click Begin and End Period Range s and select.

• Repeat for Term Range.

• Check Meeting Days, if setup and used at the school.

• Click .