Focus School Software - Viewing and Editing Existing Seating Charts
**1. **From the **Attendance** menu, click **Seating Charts**. ![][1] **2. **From the Seating Charts screen, click **Charts**. ![][2] **3. **The Charts pop-up displays all existing seating charts linked to the section selected from the section pull-down located in the header. ![][3] From the Charts pop-up, you c…
Students: Viewing High School Course Recommendations
Every year, 8th-grade and high school students complete an online course registration process. This process involves reviewing course recommendations from teachers and selecting courses for the upcoming school year at the high school. Please follow the steps below to review course recommendations from your teachers an…
Focus School Software - Seating Charts - Assigning Students to Seats
**1. **From the new or existing chart, click the **Layout** tab, then click the **Students** tab to assign seating to students. ![][1] Before seating students, you can flag applicable students by clicking **Front of Class **and/or **Talkative** to identify the students who need to sit at the front of the class or st…
Focus School Software - Seating Charts Navigation and Tools
**1. **From the **Attendance** menu, click **Seating Charts**. ![][1] **2. **Once generated, the Chart Name displays at the top of the screen. ![][2] **3. **Depending on the Starting Point selected, the **Front** of Class directional selection is displayed, along with the number of desks entered via the **Rows** a…
Focus School Software - Layout and Portal Navigation
The Portal page is the key to navigation throughout Focus and throughout the Student Information System (SIS). Before conducting student searches, taking attendance, etc., you must learn the basics of the software. A lot can be accomplished directly from the Portal page, which includes Alerts, Upcoming Events, a Help …
Focus School Software - Adding a Discipline Referral
The Add Referral screen is used to add a discipline referral for a student. After the referral is submitted, an administrator will review and process the referral, assigning disciplinary action as needed. 1. In the Discipline menu, click Add Referral. ![][1] 2. On the Search Screen, enter search criteria to locate …
Updating Contact Information in the Focus Parent Portal
At any time, you can log in to the Focus Parent Portal and view the contact information on file for your students. You can update information for you and any other legal guardians or emergency contacts that can pick up your student from the school in case of an emergency. In order to update any of that information, pl…
Focus School Software - Creating a Seating Chart
The Seating Charts feature allows teachers to create a seating chart for each class section, which includes students' names, students' pictures, desks, other furniture present in the classroom such as tables, the American flag, and more. Once set up, teachers can use the seating chart to take attendance and award posi…
Focus School Software - Taking Attendance
All teachers will be responsible for taking student attendance. Elementary school teachers will only be taking homeroom attendance. Middle and High school teachers will be taking homeroom attendance as well as class attendance. 1. Select Take Attendance from the left side of the focus window. ![][1] 2. Select the a…
Focus School Software - Student Attendance on Asynchronous Days
On Asynchronous Learning Days, students are responsible for logging into the Student Portal and marking themselves **Present** for the day. The steps listed below outline this process. If you are not familiar with how to access and log in to the Focus Student Portal, please read the following [knowledge base article]…
