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Account creation changes

Student Activity System updates

Requirements for 9th grade students

Services for 10th-12th grade students

2009-2010 Updates/Highlights

FACTS.org Account Creation Changes

FACTS will create accounts for all 7-9th grade students• No need to enter FSIN• Students are pre-matched to their DOE record• Login IDs and Passwords available to you in Student Activity System• You provide to students, they are prompted to change Password

If they create an account without knowing the Login ID/Password, they will need FSIN- once they are matched the Login ID/Password will be provided

10th-12th grade students will be provided with an automatically generated Login ID as they build their profile and they will create their own Password

All students will be asked to create security questions to help locate account if they forget Password

9th Grade Students

Most will arrive in high school with an ePEP • Almost 90% of 8th grade students met requirement,

others have ePEP that is not matched to DOE record

If not, high school must help them create one• Home education or private school students, out of

state transfers, etc.• Wait until after October 12, when new roster will

appear in Student Activity System

Must review ePEP at least once in 9th grade

10th-12th Grade Students

Wealth of college and career informationHigh School Evaluations• Graduation Requirements• Bright Futures Eligibility

• all 3 awards• weighted GPA

• SUS Requirements

Finding a College Applying for CollegePaying for College

Student Activity SystemMenu Items

School Roster

Student Account Not Matching to School Roster

Remove Additional Accounts

School Summary report

District Summary Report

NEW!

School Roster

Access Student ePEPS and High School Evaluations

District and high school, student ID, grade level, Login ID and Password, the dates the ePEP was created, last viewed and last updated

Number of credits planned, MAI credits planned, diploma type, graduation plan, career cluster, current MAI, and the date the transcript was last updated

The report can be sorted in a number of ways and can also be downloaded to Excel

Users are able to "lock" ePEPs• Student able to view ePEP/High School Evaluations, cannot make changes.

Students whose records are shaded have incorrectly entered their FSIN and they will be unable to access their transcript information until they correct it.

Student Account Not Matching Roster

List of students who have created a FACTS Login ID but are not on the roster as having done so because the demographic information entered does not match the roster.

Students who have mis-keyed one of the following: first name, last name, date of birth, or school will appear on this list.

The roster demographic information is listed beside the information provided by the student and the incorrect item is highlighted.

Users may review the list and click the appropriate “update” box to authorize FACTS to automatically correct the selected students account.

NEW!

Remove Additional Accounts

Displays information about students who have created more than one FACTS Login ID

Users can evaluate the account information and remove unnecessary accounts form the school roster

One account must remain active

School Summary Report

Number and percent of unduplicated student ePEPs created by grade level for the school selected

Percentage of ePEPs with at least 24 credits planned

Information on graduation plan, career cluster, and Major Area of Interest summary information

District Summary Report

Summarizes the number and percentage of unduplicated student ePEPs created by school and for the entire district

Assessable only to users with an “administrative” or “counselor” role

More Information

FACTS.org > Counselors & Educators

Counseling for Future Education Handbook• available mid-September

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