SPC (Course Request Configuration)

These instructions will provide information on entering the configuration for allowing parents and/or students to enter course request(s) during the spring scheduling process for the next school year.

On the left navigation panel, select System, Entry and Communication Configuration.

Setup Box Options

To find definitions for standard setup values, follow this link: Standard Setup Options.

Click the OK to advance to the next screen.

1. Select the SPC tab at the bottom of the screen. Three new tabs appear on the top of the configuration window.
2. Select the Request tab at the top.
3. There are two options for Request configuration.

• Request by School

If you use the Request by School option, it allows the request tab to display in Student Progress Center. Parents/students can now enter requested courses for selected schools in the district and for all grade levels in the schools. This option does not allow you to set begin/end date limitations for the request tab to display.

1. Click in the school field and select the school(s) for which request(s) can be made. The Request by School overrides any individual settings entered below in the Request by School and Grade. Any school entered there will show the request tab for any student that has a record for that school for the next year regardless of grade or date.
2. For Allow Alternates for Selected Schools, click the check box if alternate courses can be entered.
3. For Allow Printing for Selected Schools, click the check box if parents/students can print a copy of the course selections.

• Request by School and Grade

If you use the Request by School and Grade option, it also allows the request tab to display in Student Progress Center but you can set begin/end dates for the tab to display for individual schools in the district.

1. Enter the following information for a school, one grade at a time. Then repeat for the next school.
   • Select the school.
   • Select the grade. The grade is the next year grade level. So for current 9th graders, enter 10 in this column.
   • Select the start date for the current year to start allowing requests to be entered.
   • Select the end date for the current year to stop allowing requests to be entered.
   • Select whether or not Alt courses can be included in the request list.
   • Select whether or not printing by parents/student is allowed.
   • Save the configuration by clicking the green save cell at the right end of the row.
   • To Delete, use the red column on the appropriate row to not allow students to enter requested courses for their schedule at their next year school. Answer OK to the pop up confirmation question and OK to the last question and the row will be removed.

NOTE--The start and end dates for the different grades can be the same, overlap, or be distinct date ranges.