Reviewing Courses for PVAAS
Courses that are identified as trigger courses for state assessments, such as PSSA's, PASA's, and Keystones need to be properly identified in Focus. To assist in preparation for PVAAS reporting, each building should add the appropriate data when creating a new course and review their existing courses and sections. Id…
Documenting Protection From Abuse orders in Focus
In a continuing effort to provide a safe educational environment for our students, Focus has provided a way of identifying students who have a safety and/or security issue as the result of a Protection from Abuse (PFA) order. 1. Perform a Student Search for the individual who is named within an active PFA. 2. Na…
Attendance Communication for Parkway Students
The following steps should be utilized when needing to make automated attendance phone calls for our high school Parkway students. 1. Go to Students>Communication. 2. Click on Compose in the left hand column, then click on "use a template" in the body of the Communication message. 3. A Pop…
Southwood Student Entry
The Focus Parent Portal will be the method utilized to enter new or returning Southwood students. 1. Visit the Focus Parent Portal Registration Page at . 2. If you do not have a Parent Portal account , click on I DO NOT have an Account Registered on the Parent Portal. 3. Enter the required inform…
Removing Co-Teachers
As part of scheduling in Focus for the upcoming school year, it is necessary to review teacher data to ensure that any applicable educators have been removed as co-teachers from previous courses. Applicable educators would include, but may not be limited to, retirees, teachers who have resigned from the district, or …
Updating Parent Portal Email Addresses
When a parent requests a change to their email address, we cannot surmise that they also want that to be their new username for the Parent Portal. Focus has a built in security feature that protects everyone from unfavorable consequences. Therefore, the email field in Addresses & Contacts does not automatically upd…
Custom Labels in Focus
The standard labels do not have an option to change the font size, but you do have the ability to change the font in the Custom labels. Once you go to Students>Print Avery Labels and select your students through the search, choose the radio button for Custom Label and click Edit, as shown below: A pop up windo…
Viewing Uploaded Files in Focus
The Document Management module in Focus allows users the ability to view a student's files, letters, messages, report cards, and unofficial transcripts in one location within the student record. Below are the steps for viewing the Uploaded Files screen for a particular student. 1. In the Students Menu, go to U…
Updating Parent Portal Email Addresses
When a parent requests a change to their email address, we cannot surmise that they also want that to be their new username for the Parent Portal. Focus has a built in security feature that protects everyone from unfavorable consequences. Therefore, the email field in Addresses & Contacts does not automatically upd…
Flexible Instructional Days - Attendance
A Flexible Instructional Day (FID) is a program available to public school entities to be used as an alternate approach to delivering instruction if a circumstance arises that prevents instruction in a customary manner, such as inclement weather. In the event that the Upper Saint Clair administration team chooses to …
