SchoolTool Certification Programs

Certification Level 1

Our Certification Programs are designed to provide an overall exposure of SchoolTool for those that are supporting our product. These programs are intended to provide users with technical knowledge in using and supporting SchoolTool across its many features.

Fully Asynchronous

Learn at your own pace in the LMS

5-Week Course

Structured for steady progress

Live Office Hours

Plus demos for hands-on support

$1260 / Seat

Comprehensive certification value

Course Overview

Level 1 begins with basic site navigation and progressively expands to cover all major SchoolTool modules. You will build confidence with the tools you use every day; Attendance, Census, Counseling, Discipline, and Medical, in addition to the applicable areas of Maintenance and overall topics of security, accounts, and reporting.

This course is ideal for new RIC or district hires, for anyone who uses many areas of SchoolTool daily, and for those who directly support SchoolTool users across their organization.

Prerequisite: None

Cost per Participant for Certification Level 1: $1260

What's Covered

Certification 1 is fully asynchronous and hosted on our online learning platform (Learning Management System, or LMS), which serves as a home for all of our virtual course materials. The program is supported by live training office hours and demos. The course runs Monday-Friday over 5 weeks, giving attendees time to absorb material, practice in their own environment, and get expert help when needed.

TOPIC 1

SchoolTool Essentials

• SchoolTool Overview
• SchoolTool Basics and Searching
• Creating and Managing Faculty
• Common Teacher Tasks (attendance, grade books, submitting grades)
• Dashboards
• Mobile App

TOPIC 2

Census

• Census Overview and Searching
• Adding Families, Individuals
• Address Maintenance
• Managing Contacts
• Enrollments and Program Services
• Sharing and Transferring Student Data
• Online Pre-Registration
• CRDC and BEDS
• Census Reports

TOPIC 3

Counseling

• Counseling Overview and Searching
• Managing Student Schedules
• Alternate/Multiple Schedules
• Batch Enrollments & Schedules
• Assessments
• Graduation Requirements
• Course History
• Post-Grad Plans
• Auto Grade Advancement

TOPIC 4

Counseling and Medical

• Managing Student Grades
• Counseling Overrides
• Report Formatting
• Counseling Reports
• Medical Overview and Maintenance
• Medical History and Screenings
• Medications and Physicians
• Medical Reports

TOPIC 5

Attendance

• Attendance Overview
• Adding and Resolving Absences
• Today’s Attendance
• Student Visits
• Substitutes
• Attendance Views
• Attendance Policy Letters
• Attendance Reports

TOPIC 6

Discipline and Miscellaneous

• Discipline Overview
• Adding and Resolving Referrals/Classroom Incidents
• Managing Detention and Suspension Lists
• Missing Students
• Discipline Reports
• Transportation
• NYS Data Warehouse
• Custom Exports
• Custom Alerts

Ready to take your SchoolTool expertise to the next level?

After completing Level 1, take your skills further with SchoolTool Certification Level 2 — advanced modules, scheduling, and more.

Explore Level 2 Certification

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