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Our journey is just beginning…

Pro-D Presentation - February 16, 2015

Key Features

• Any device, any time, any where (no java requirement)
• Self-service password resets
• No lockouts (inactivity timeout exists)
• Mobile friendly
• Intuitive navigation (3-4 clicks)
• Gradebook
• Communication – email, portal (student & family)

More Key Features

• Customizable reports (csv, excel, pdf, charts)
• Thousands of fields
• Filters, grouping, sorting
• Alerts (medical, SPED, legal)
• Distributed Learning functionality

Support Resources

• In-app help
• User Guides
• District developed guides & quick-references
• Mentors
• Videos
• IT Help Desk
• Provincial Service Desk

Portals (Student & Family)

• View course schedule, attendance, marks
• Communicate with teacher (email)
• Portfolio
• No training focus until after go-live
• Not a clerical function

Implementation Schedule

• February 2015 – Implementation Plan Developed
• March – June 2015 – Training Sessions – All Stakeholders
• July & August – BCeSIS to MyEducationBC Conversion
• August 24 – September 3, 2015 – Refresher Training Sessions
• August 24, 2015 – All SD71 Schools Go Live
• September 2015 – Field support provided (mentors & IT Team)
• Ongoing – constant training on new features
• NOTE: PVP will lead the implementation at your school!

Training

• “Train the Trainer” model
• April 7-9 initial training session
• PVPs will lead training at their sites
• Focus group training (PVP, Clerical, SPED, Teachers, etc)
• Refresher training in August
• Ongoing training – support the product throughout its lifecycle
• Just in time training for additional functionality as it’s introduced

What can we do now?

• Standardize data in BCeSIS – simplifies conversion
• Postal codes, phone numbers
• Contact details, custody, legal
• Medical alerts, etc…
• SDTRAIN access will be setup very soon – live product with scrambled

data (not production data)

• This environment will be used for all training prior to go-live.

Business Process Changes

• All teachers (elementary & secondary) to take attendance, not clerical
• Teacher/Student/Parent communication – via portal
• IEP
• Elementary Assessments
• Secondary Gradebook

Questions/Comments http://myed.sd71.bc.ca

Josh Porter Manager of IT – josh.porter@sd71.bc.ca Rob Moore District Principal, Education Technology – rob.moore@sd71.bc.ca Lucianne Aplocins IT Help Desk / L1 Support – lucianne.aplocins@sd71.bc.ca