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Short on time? We get it. Quick Hits helps you work smarter in Skyward with quick, two-minute training videos.

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NOTE: Quick Hits videos are for School Management System 2.0. If you're using Qmlativ®, visit the Help Center for training resources.
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Address Labels
Office Admin

Address Labels

Are manual mail merges still on your to-do list? Simplify the process with address labels from Skyward.

Attendance Emails
Office Admin

Attendance Emails

Let parents know when their students have reached certain thresholds for absences or tardies with an automated email.

Attendance Letters
Office Admin

Attendance Letters

Keep parents in the know about attendance patterns with these auto-generated letters. 

Attendance Options
Teacher

Attendance Options

Want to free up a couple minutes of instructional time every day? Try out these different roll call options.

Automated Detentions
Administration

Automated Detentions

Do you have a detention policy based on tardy or absence thresholds? Work smarter with automated detentions from Skyward.

Automated Emails
Administration

Automated Emails

How many times do you find yourself crafting the same email message over and over again?

Behavior Reporting
Office Admin

Behavior Reporting

How often does someone ask you for data on behavior trends? Get proactive by scheduling regular reports for your leadership team. Work smarter with Skyward's behavior reporting tools.

Brand Your Login Page
Administration

Brand Your Login Page

Building your brand matters. For many families, the first interaction with your district is through your Skyward login page. See how a little bit of customization can make a big difference in the way your parents, students, and staff interact with your brand. 

Contact Management
Tech Dept

Contact Management

Learn how to add, edit, or remove Skyward contacts for your district and review email preferences so you can be sure everyone is receiving relevant updates.

Course Learning Center
Teacher

Course Learning Center

Looking for a smooth LMS to SIS experience? Get to know the CLC.

Credit Card Processing
Finance

Credit Card Processing

There are perks and rewards to be had by moving to p-cards. Stay accurate and save money.

Curriculum Mapping
Curriculum

Curriculum Mapping

Consistency is key when it comes to curriculum. What if you had a way to align assessments, standards, and resources to a district-wide strategy?

Dashboard and Widgets
Teacher

Dashboard and Widgets

You don't have time to dig around for the tools and information you need. Every click matters.

Device Tracking
Tech Dept

Device Tracking

Track the location, assignment, and condition of your devices with this slightly modified use of Skyward's Textbook Tracking module.

Disaster Recovery
Tech Dept

Disaster Recovery

There's no such thing as being too prepared. Catch up on the three disaster recovery options available to you.

E-Commerce
Finance

E-Commerce

Is it easy to purchase supplies for your schools? If not, it should be! Work smarter with Skyward's E-Commerce solution.

Employee Letters
Human Resources

Employee Letters

Make mail merge a thing of the past with dynamic, online employee letters in Skyward.

Expense Reimbursement
Finance

Expense Reimbursement

Tired of slow, paper-based reimbursement processes. So are your employees!

Family Access
Administration

Family Access

You already have Family Access, but are you getting the most out of it? The first step to effective planning is knowing what's available.

Gradebook Display
Teacher

Gradebook Display

Tired of the same old gradebook? You have options! Choose what you see and how you see it with these display options.

Gradebook Tracker
Administration

Gradebook Tracker

You can't be everywhere at once, but that doesn't mean you need to be in the dark about your teachers' classrooms and gradebooks.

Graduation Requirements
Curriculum

Graduation Requirements

If there's one thing that should always be clear to your students, it's their path to graduation.

Hiring Data
Human Resources

Hiring Data

Hire smarter by turning the application process into something you can actually measure.

Hosting Options
Tech Dept

Hosting Options

Are you a DIY host, or do you prefer to be hands-off? We've got all your options on the menu.

LDAP
Tech Dept

LDAP

We all have enough logins and passwords to worry about. Why not narrow it down to just one?

Lesson Scheduler
Curriculum

Lesson Scheduler

Technology shouldn't hinder your efforts to drive a consistent learning experience throughout the district. Here's one way to make things easier on your teachers.

Locker Assignments
Office Admin

Locker Assignments

Learn how to add, edit, assign, and mass assign lockers.

Mass Edit Effective Dates
Office Admin

Mass Edit Effective Dates

Life is full of surprises. Here's how you can make sure the next date change doesn't ruin your day.

Medication Administration
Nurse

Medication Administration

Medication administration is a big responsibility. Keep tabs via quick entry or by student. It's as easy as that.

Message Center
Office Admin

Message Center

Get the word out faster, keep a record of everything you've sent, and expand your reach. Work smarter with Skyward's Message Center.

Mobile Access App
Teacher

Mobile Access App

Are you the kind of teacher who's always on the go? Use Skyward's mobile app to complete your tasks away from your desk.

New Student Online Enrollment
Administration

New Student Online Enrollment

Your new families shouldn't be subjected to the DMV experience. Why not make the process easy on parents and registrars alike?

Office Visits
Nurse

Office Visits

Use the Quick Entry area when you need to keep the line moving, or jump into the student profile for more detailed notes. Here's how.

Online Assessments
Curriculum

Online Assessments

Online testing is the new reality, and it's more important than ever for digital literacy to be integrated into your curriculum.

Online Assignments
Teacher

Online Assignments

Has grading become a staple of your nights and weekends? It doesn't have to be!

Online Forms
Tech Dept

Online Forms

Pen and paper is so 1900's. Move forms online and save yourself the trouble.

Paperless Contracts
Human Resources

Paperless Contracts

Use this combination of custom forms, online forms, and employee letters to accept signed contracts via Skyward.

PBIS
Office Admin

PBIS

Take advantage of alternative behavior management techniques and keep your students on the right path with PBIS.

Performance Levels
Teacher

Performance Levels

Set up, review, and visually analyze student performance categories. Because feedback is about more than just grades.

Performance Levels Setup
Curriculum

Performance Levels Setup

Learn how to add, edit, and personalize the performance levels in your teachers' gradebooks.

Processing Lists
Office Admin

Processing Lists

The key to great execution is a perfect set up. Save time by building a lineup of go-to lists throughout the year.

Report Card Designer
Office Admin

Report Card Designer

Use our drag-and-drop designer to get your report card looking just the way you want it.

Report Scheduling
Finance

Report Scheduling

Don't fret over which reports you need to run, when you need to run them, and who you need to get them to.

Response to Intervention
Administration

Response to Intervention

Students can drift off track for a variety of reasons. Track the actions being taken to help them get (and stay) on the right path.

Salary Negotiations
Human Resources

Salary Negotiations

Take some of the headache out of budget proposals and review multiple compensation plans from one place.

SkyBuild
Tech Dept

SkyBuild

Are your systems playing nice? Integration is more than a buzzword, it's a necessity.

Skylert
Tech Dept

Skylert

Use Skylert to get your messages in the right hands, faster and more accurately than ever before.

State and Federal Reporting
Administration

State and Federal Reporting

It's hard to be accountable for the data you're sharing with outside agencies if you don't know where to find it.

Student Locator
Office Admin

Student Locator

Sometimes, you just need to be able to find a student or a staff member in the middle of the day.

Tardy Kiosk
Administration

Tardy Kiosk

What if you could remove teachers and office staff from the tardy/hall pass process?

Task Manager
Human Resources

Task Manager

Are workflow bottlenecks, communication barriers, and paper forms impeding your progress? Task Manager can help.

Teacher Tracker
Administration

Teacher Tracker

If you intend to lead, develop, and motivate your staff, you'll need more than just a small sample size of observation to work from.

Test Score Import
Curriculum

Test Score Import

It's hard to make data-driven decisions if you can't see the whole picture. The test score import wizard can help with that.

Textbook Tracking
Office Admin

Textbook Tracking

Wish you had a better way of tracking the location, assignment, and condition of your books? Work smarter with Textbook Tracking from Skyward.

Vendor Request Process
Finance

Vendor Request Process

Sometimes, it's just easier to empower the people on the front lines. Work smarter with Skyward's vendor request process.

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