Release Notes
Aspen Release Notes
Previous Release Notes
Videos
Using Help
Follett Software
Aspen Basics
Basic Navigation
Using the Settings Bar
Enter data into fields
Validate address format
Use Tabs, Side-Tabs, and Sub-Tabs
Using the Rich Text Editor
Using Menus
Using Snapshots to Create and Store Groups
Use breadcrumbs
Use pick lists
Use queries to find a group of records
Getting Help
Attendance
Managing Attendance
Managing Student Attendance
Managing Staff Attendance
Troubleshooting Attendance
Conduct
Using Conduct
Conduct Guides
Entering Conduct Incidents
Viewing Conduct Incidents
Adding Actions to Conduct Incidents
Taking Detention Attendance
Running Conduct Reports
Using the Bullying Investigation Workflow
Review a Portal Conduct Referral
Setting Up Aspen to Manage Conduct Incidents
Managing Detentions
Gradebook
Using the Staff View and Teacher Gradebook
Beginning-of-Year Gradebook Checklist
Using the Teacher Classes Widget
Viewing Your Information
Managing Groups and Pages
View the Administrator Access Log
View workflows you initiated
Take or view attendance in a Professional Development course section
Performing Tasks on the Student Tab
Using the Attendance Tab in the Staff View
Using the Teacher Gradebook in the Staff View
Use curriculum maps and lesson plans in the Staff view
Manage My Resources in the Staff view
Using Quest to Search for Digital Content
Using the Planner
Troubleshooting the Gradebook
Setting Up Aspen for Summer School
Communicating with Teachers, Students, and Families
Grades
Managing Grades
Setting Up Grades
Standards-Based Grades
Setting Up and Calculating GPAs
Entering Grades
Troubleshooting Grades
Groups and Pages
Creating Groups
Types of Pages
Examples of Pages
Use the Page Directory
Creating Pages
Mass-Creating Pages for Classes (for Aspen system administrators)
Creating Individual Pages for Classes (for teachers)
Use Your Home Page
Setting Up Published Reports
Setting Up Surveys
Health
Using Health
Managing the Health Visit Log by Date
Monitoring and Recording Immunizations
Creating Health Alerts
Look up complaints, treatments, and actions
Tracking Health Screenings
Managing Medication Orders
Using Health Records and Reports
Creating Health Filters and Queries
Setting Up the Health View
Managing Student Immunizations
Managing Health Screenings
Aspen IMS
Aspen IMS (Instructional Management System)
Reports
Aspen System Reports
Create a Report link
Using the Reports Menu
Enter parameters when running reports
Create a Quick Chart
Generate a Quick Print using the Printer icon
Generate a Quick Report using the Reports menu
Use Quick Letters
Create a Quick Letter
Troubleshoot a Report
Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC)
Scheduling
Building the Master Schedule
Preparing to Build the Master Schedule
Troubleshooting the Master Schedule
Managing the Master Schedule
Working With and Viewing a Student's Schedule
Managing Your School's Schedule
Managing Graduation Requirements
Building and Managing the Elementary Master Schedule
Set the schedule mode
Preparing to Build the Elementary Master Schedule
Build the elementary schedule using the Workspace
Define section details
View a teacher’s elementary schedule matrix
View a student's elementary schedule matrix
Committing the Master Schedule
Special Education
Using Special Education
Special Education (IEP) Cycle
Student Special Education Statuses
IEP Statuses
Filter which students or IEPs display on a list page
IEP Types
Enrolling a Student in Special Education
Using Special Education Workflows
Administering Tests
Defining the IEP Team
Scheduling and Holding Meetings
Writing an IEP
Defining Placements
Implementing an IEP
Writing IEP Progress Reports
Updating an IEP
Managing Special Education
Setting Up the Special Education View
Staff Information
Managing Staff Information
Tracking General Information for Staff Members
Tracking Staff Attendance
Tracking Staff Participation
Entering Staff Qualifications
Tracking Professional Development for Staff Members
Create person-to-person district or Intermediate Organization appointments
Student Information
Managing Student Information
Understanding the Student List
Using the Student List
Filtering Students on the Student List
Finding and Selecting a Student by Name
Using the Student List Reports Menu
Maintaining Student Information
Students and Family
Using the Family and Student Portals
Aspen for Students and Families
Aspen Mobile for Students and Families
Viewing Your Student's Academic Information
View Assignments
Submit Assignments Online
System Administration
Automated Password Recovery and Duplicate Login IDs
Defining District (Root Organization) Settings
Complete tasks for the beginning of the school year
Defining Intermediate Organization Settings
Defining School Settings
Managing Aspen
Using Aspen Tools
Using Custom Data Validation
Translating Aspen
State Reporting
Configuring SIF
Guided Tasks
Troubleshooting System Administration
Communicating with Users in Your District
Release Highlights
Multi-factor Authentication
For all users...
Tips and Shortcuts
Queries and Snapshots
For teachers...
The Planner
Gradebook – Basic
Gradebook – Advanced
Groups and Pages – Staff
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