SchoolTool 20.3 Release is here!

New Gradebook

The new Gradebook is officially here! Districts can enable the new grade book functionality, which includes Gradebook Setup and Gradebook Editor, via a brand new feature flag setting in Maintenance > District > District Options. 

Depending on the district's feature flag setting, teachers may have the ability to toggle between the new and legacy gradebook functionality, or they may simply be directed to the district's preferred gradebook experience.

The new gradebook includes an improved grade book setup wizard, color coding for assignment scores and categories, repeating assignments, enhancements to Google Classroom integration (including support for Quiz assignment types), and a brand new Student view for assignment scores.

Important: The new Gradebook is only available on sites that have been upgraded to the new login experience.

Additional grading tools, such as grade submission screens, will be added in upcoming releases.

Support for Okta Authentication

SchoolTool now supports user/group management and authentication via okta. Depending on district configuration, users can log in using a "Sign in with okta" button on the SchoolTool login screen or via the district's okta portal.

Please note that districts wishing to configure okta as an Identity Provider must be using the new SchoolTool login experience.

A new Advanced Analytics platform is being released (currently in beta mode with a Mindex-controlled feature flag). Mindex is working with Regional Information Centers and direct districts to coordinate activation of this platform for a select group of districts who will participate in a pilot program over the coming months, with a full release expected later year.

Please note that the Advanced Analytics platform will only be available for districts who have upgraded to the new login experience and are hosted in the Mindex cloud.

Learn more about our Advanced Analytics tools>>

• Census > Search Selections Now Retained Per User
  The basic search selections in Census > Search are now retained for each user after navigating away or logging out of SchoolTool. The next time that user returns to the Census > Search screen, the most recently user options will be selected by default.
  
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• User/Group Permission Control of Clickable Emails on Person Record
  Districts now have the ability to control whether or not users can click on email addresses and icons in the person record. This access is now controlled by two new permissions: one for the top portion (the Personal Information Section) of a person record, and another for the bottom tabs (the Contacts tab for person records, Schedule tab for students, and My Home > Grades tab for students).  
  
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• User group permission control of mobile site redirect
  Districts now have the ability to control whether or not SchoolTool will redirect to the mobile site on mobile devices based on which user group(s) the user belongs to.
  
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• Discipline Updates
  New fields have been added to Discipline referrals to allow districts  to add additional details about restorative actions. Additional changes for Discipline referrals will be coming in a future release. 
  
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