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Detailed List of Recent AERIES Changes

Date Comments
2/3/2012Emergency Contacts - added a "Copy" button to facilitate copying a record to multiple students. This was done because using Copy & Paste on the non-details form did not include fields that were not displayed on the form (i.e. Military fields).
 Student Enrollment Form - modified the Contacts tab to use the details version of the form, allowing for Military fields and Parent Account creation logic on Email Address.
 Cal Grant Setup - new form to setup the Cal Grant listing and extract. The form has options to run the report or to create the extract using the SSN or the Non-SSN layout (Non-SSN layout from November 2011). Fields have been added to enter the College Board School Code, Graduation Date, and location where the file will be created. Also, there are options to skip Remedial Courses (CRS.CL=35), to specify a CRS.UCx field, as well as to include/exclude Repeat Tags.
 Print Cal Grant GPA Listing - the report has been modified to run from the new setup form.
 Create Cal Grant Text File - the macro has been disabled. The Cal grant Extract must be created from the new Cal Grant Setup form.
1/27/2012Print Standards Based Report Cards - now includes the option to print Language Assessment information in the Top-Right and Top-Left sections of the reports. Also added additional language support for translating Mark Types and all new Language Assessment fields offered. Added logic to grey-out marks based on new "Applies to Term" fields in the Standards table. Modified Sorting to better handle students with same names and added Middle Name and Suffix to the Student Name. Removed the unnecessary "Print Only Changes" option as it never worked properly. Also widened the School Name field and added logic to not display mark description headings if no marks are defined. Also added logic to allow printing of "&" symbols. Added ability to print report for grades 7 and 8. Changed "Retained" to "Retained in Grade" and adjusted location of the "Promoted" label.
 Print Standards Based Report Cards (Landscape) - removed logic to bold the mark columns on category rows on the 3-mark report. Added logic to hide marks not selected on the 4-mark report. Also modified lineup of Attendance section to avoid overlapping lines.
 Print Standards Based Report Cards (Portrait) - added options "Do Not Repeat Explanation of Marks" and "Hide Top-Left & Top-Right sections" allowing for more standards in the body of the report. Moved the Next Grade labels to top-right like the landscape report cards. Modified the Next Grade to show "K" instead of "0" (like Grade). Explanation of Marks was only printing the first character of two-character marks, fixed. Modified to display all columns regardless of selected marks, but rather show blank boxes for marks that have been de-selected (like the landscape report). 4-mark report was not showing 4th Quarter Comment, fixed. Hide 4th mark column when running 3-mark report.
 Print Standards Based Report Cards (2-Column) - modified design to better lineup boxes to avoid overlap. Expanded Standard/Category headings to bold all the way to the end like the other report cards. Modified to display all columns regardless of selected marks, but rather show blank boxes for marks that have been de-selected (like the landscape report).
 Standards Based Options - added an option to print Language Assessment information in the Top-Right and Top-Left sections of the reports. On the Portrait report added options "Do Not Repeat Explanation of Marks" and "Hide Top-Left & Top-Right sections" allowing for more standards in the body of the report. Mark Type tab now includes a "Correspondence Languages" button like Valid Marks. Valid marks tab now forces uppercase on Mark (SBV.MK)
 Standards - added "Applies to Terms" field for each mark (STN.AT1-AT4). These are True/False fields defaulting to True, and de-selecting them will disallow entry of data for standards in that term. Also report cards will reflect this selection by graying-out the marks based on the new fields. Also widen the Standard ID field.
 Standards Based Setup - modified to not allow duplicate Standard IDs. Also added ability to select Signature Line and Correspondence Language on "Preview Reportcard".
 Standards Based Grade Input - added logic to not allow marks to be entered for Standards without Mark Type defined. Also added logic to support new Applies to Term fields and widened the Standard ID field. Removed "Clear Print Tags" button.
 Standards Based Grades By Teacher - added logic to support new Applies to Term fields and widened the Standard ID field. Modified to no longer include teachers without students. Also form had potential to lock-up when run multiple times, fixed.
 Standards Based History - widened the Standard ID field and changed mark labels from "Marks 1-4" to "Mark 1", "Mark 2", etc.
 Standards Based Grade Reporting Cycle - "Q. Copy Marks to Standards Based Grade History" - changed wording on message box from "roll" to "copy".
 Aeries Internet Registration (AIR) - added ability to load the Student Email Address (STU.SEM).
 Grade Reporting Cycle - "R. Copy Grades to Course History (HIS)" - changed wording on input form from "move" to "copy", and changed Year to a dropdown list.
 Update Code Table (SCH and DST) - added ability to pre-define descriptions in correspondence languages. Added logic to ensure TC & FC values would be uppercase. Also, on "Get" when selecting a table.field that doesn't yet have codes, still "Get" that code anyway. De-selecting "Actual codes" will now hide the list (was just making it "blank"). Updated with new heading bar. Added logic when selecting IMM table, to include the O1T field. Modified to no longer force 4 digit entry for numeric fields. Also when a table.field is selected that should be setup in a different form a message will display (i.e. "Note - ABS.CD codes should be set in the 'Update Absence Codes' form!").
 Students (SCH and DST) - added 3 and modified 5 Birth Country CALPADS codes.
 2 new CBEDS Course Codes have been added to Aeries. 2118-Expository Reading and Writing; 6024-Exploratory/Wheel/Enrichment/Activity Class (Non-NCLB Core).
 Staff - added 2 new Non Classroom Based Job Assignment Codes: 0226-DIS, Interpreter; 6020-Other Certificated non-instructional assignment.
 Special Programs - added a new Code: 101-504 Accommodation Plan.
1/13/2012Carl Perkins (SCH only) - there have been no changes to the State layout for the E2. The main change is the use of the HIS table to determine valid students and the FRE table instead of the FRM to calculate the Economically Disadvantaged. Unlike previous versions, the participation or eligibility dates will be evaluated to determine Free and Reduced eligibility. Also, any CALPADS translations for FRE will be honored.
 Carl Perkins (DST C/S ONLY) – the Carl Perkins E2 report and the Detailed report can now be generated at the district level from the Client Server version ONLY. The setup options include the selection of schools to be included in the reports and the option to generate totals for each school or totals at district level. The HIS table will be used to determine valid students The FRE table will be used to calculate the Economically Disadvantaged. The Participation or Eligibility dates will be evaluated to determine Free and Reduced eligibility. Also, any CALPADS translations for FRE will be honored. The option is also available to create the E2 Secondary extract.
 Student Scheduling Cycle - "4. Copy Results to STU And MST Tables" - when re-adding a section that had previously been dropped, a new Course Attendance (CAR) record was not getting created, fixed.
 Print Course Attendance Audit - was not including students who dropped a section and re-added it without a new Course Attendance (CAR) record, fixed.
1/6/2012Discipline - Calendar was not initializing if field date was empty. Also, since the 12/16 update, the Incident Date was not allowing dates in the future.
 Print Student Withdrawal Form – when running from View All Reports, had the potential to print incorrect Race field, fixed.
 AdminCS - Copy Security from Another Database - added a button to copy Aeries.NET security tables (UGN, UGA, and UGP). Also removed logic that limits the login to "last year".