Human Edge Software
First Class Newsletter Issue 5/2004


First Class on show at NSW Deputy Principals Conference

Thank you to the many NSW users that dropped by our stand at last weeks conference at the Manly Pacific. As well as being able to demonstrate A+, First Class Web & new First Class features, it is always satisfying to get lots of positive feedback from our NSW users.


A+ News

A+, our Attendance, Absence & Alerts Reporting program is gaining strong interest and support in many schools using First Class.

Melbourne users can attend an A+ open day at Northcote High School this Thursday 2nd September at 4pm. Book a place at the demonstration


Recent developments in A+

You can now filter by student in the "Edit Rolls" screen. This allows you to more quickly mark a student absent for the day.

There have also been some new reports added...

"Attendance by Student", which shows the attendance of one or more students for a date range.
"Today's Absences", which is a report showing students absent for today, or any previous day, along with the fraction of the day they are absent.
"Absence Reason Grid", showing the number of times, by reason, a student has been absent from a particular subject.
"Daily Absences", shows student absences, including details of periods and classes missed.


Future developments

You will soon be able to mark students absent over a period of time. This will allow for marking of long term illnesses in one step, instead of having to enter day-by-day.

Reports that the Victorian Education Department require will be available shortly, as will be the facility to use departmental codes for absences without having to add or edit them yourselves.

Web integration...

being able to mark rolls from a browser, say, on a laptop or PC in the classroom
teachers being able to print reports from within the classroom via the browser.

Integration with Extras. Teacher absences and replacements, camps, excursions, cancelled and extra classes will be accounted for in A+.


More Information on A+

For more information on A+ please contact:
Gary Stoneham
Sales & Marketing Manager
Phone: 03 9690 5044
Email: gary@humanedge.biz


First Class Training

Listed below are the dates of our upcoming training sessions.

MelbourneCourse NamePlaces Left
31/8/04 First Class Extras BOOKED OUT
7/9/04 First Class Introduction 2 places left
16/9/04 First Class Blocking BOOKED OUT
7/10/04 First Class Timetabling 4 places left
11/10/04 First Class Extras 10 places left
14/10/04 First Class Advanced - Day 1 7 places left
15/10/04 First Class Advanced - Day 2 7 places left


SydneyCourse NamePlaces Left
20/9/04 First Class Advanced - Day 1 BOOKED OUT
21/9/04 First Class Advanced - Day 2 BOOKED OUT
22/9/04 First Class Introduction BOOKED OUT
23/9/04 First Class Introduction Subject to demand
20/10/04 First Class Introduction 10 places left
21/10/04 First Class Advanced - Day 1 3 places left
22/10/04 First Class Advanced - Day 2 5 places left

Click on this link to enrol in a course.



For more information please contact:
Robert Bakker
First Class Support, Implementation and Training team
Phone: 1300 301 931
Email: firstclass@humanedge.biz

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