Melissa Wallace hails from the Fond du Lac region in northern Minnesota and is proud of her Ojibwe history and culture. She has enjoyed “getting lost” on her many site visits to the BIE schools across the U.S. during the startup of the NASIS project.

Melissa holds both a business administration and MIS degree from Augsburg College in Minnesota. Prior to joining Infinite Campus in 2006, she was self employed as a software consultant. As the Infinite Campus Eastern Region Technical Account Manager, Melissa manages and supports schools in Fla., Maine, Minn., Mich., N.D., and S.D.

Melissa’s interests range from growing exotic orchids, spending time with her family, and traveling to Florida with her husband Jerry and their daughter Janessa to enjoy their new vacation home.

When a transcript record is modified on the Transcript tab, it will appear on the audit report.

Example: A student’s Semester 1 grade is modified in Semester 2.

The modification is not reflected in the teacher’s Semester 1 grade book. To use the Transcript Audit Report use the path
Grading & Standards > Reports > Transcript Audit Report > Generate the Report.

Hint: Uncheck Comments if you do not post comments on the transcript.
Students that have graduated should be reported to the BIE. To report graduated students, enter the information under Student Information > Enrollments > Bureau of Indian Education Reporting > Choose the End Status and Diploma Type.
In addition, be sure to data enter the student’s graduation date under Student Information >Enrollments > Graduation in order for graduation dates to appear on the transcript.

This article will outline:

• How to find and run the ad hoc filters
• How to export a comprehensive ISEP data report
  

As a best practice, Infinite Campus recommends ending or disabling staff accounts at the end of the school year due to high staff turnover. By keeping the staff user accounts current and up to date adds another level of security for the NASIS system.

You can end a staff account using an expiration date or disable it using the Disable checkbox on the user’s account tab. The method used to inactivate the account should be according to school policy.

To access a staff user account:

1. In the Index, navigate to System Administration>User Security>Users
2. Search for or type in the last name
3. Click on the grey user name below the staff person’s full name.
4. On the User Account tab, enter an Expiration Date or mark the Disabled checkbox.

When the new school year begins, remember to reactivate the accounts for returning staff members.

NASIS has many built-in reports. Within the Reports folder of each application, you will find a collection related pre-built reports.

In this article you’ll find:

• Descriptions of several useful reports related to student data accuracy
• Pathways to find the reports
• Reasons why you might want to use a particular report

If you need something simple like a checkbox for tracking if a staff member has completed the Security Awareness Test (SAT) or something more complex like a series of dropdown lists with particular default values, the first step is to decide where you want that field to appear and who you want to give access to see or modify the data.

The example on the following page is primarily for tracking completion of the SAT. However, the general steps do apply to creating any custom field.

Read more:

• How to create a custom tab
• Define what type of data this field will contain
• Decide where you want that field to show up
• Run reports displaying field values