2024 Innovative Practices Conference (IPC): Full Schedule

9:00am EDT

Welcome to Focus

This session will explore the ease of navigating Focus School Software and highlight the information at the fingertips of teachers.

Speakers

Focus School Software (Bethany Heslam)

Wednesday May 29, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Room 1130 5652 Belmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45224

CPS ADOPTED Vendor, Academics

Host Organization CPS Focus Transition
Association Focus School Software
Target Audience All K - 12 Teachers using Focus SIS
Content Area Not content specific
Hot Topics CPS Focus Transition

10:30am EDT

Focus Communication and Reports Overview

Communication with parents and students is critical. Join this session to see the communication tools available to teachers.

Speakers

Focus School Software (Bethany Heslam)

Wednesday May 29, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Room 1130 5652 Belmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45224

CPS ADOPTED Vendor, Academics

Association Focus School Software
Target Audience All K - 12 Teachers using Focus SIS
Content Area Not content specific
Hot Topics CPS Focus Transition

11:00am EDT

Focus Student and Parent View

See what attendance, grades and demographic information the parent and student sees through the Focus portal. Learn the available alerts parents and students can receive and how as a teacher you can setup time slots for parents to request conferences or send a request to the parent for a meeting.

Speakers

Doug Campbell

Exhibitors

Focus School Software (Bethany Heslam)

Wednesday May 29, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 1134 5651 Belmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45224

CPS ADOPTED Vendor, Culture

Host Organization CPS Focus Transition
Association Focus School Software
Target Audience All Teachers K-12
Content Area Not Content Specific
Hot Topics CPS Focus Transition

11:00am EDT

Focus Student Services (SSS) Overview

Focus SSS is the special student services module within Focus SIS. This is where the 504 and IEP processes will be completed along with other plans for our special populations. Come see how completing these plans is integrated within the SIS.

Speakers

Ashley Griswold

Exhibitors

Focus School Software (Bethany Heslam)

Wednesday May 29, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 1135 5649 Belmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45224

CPS ADOPTED Vendor, Culture

Host Organization CPS Focus Transition
Association Focus School Software
Target Audience All Teachers K-12
Content Area Not Content Specific
Hot Topics CPS Focus Transition

12:00pm EDT

Attendance in Focus

Teachers take attendance from a list view or a seating chart. Learn how teachers can create one or more seating charts for any class (testing vs daily chart as an example). Advantages of each attendance view will be discussed.

Speakers

Candy Derbecker

Exhibitors

Focus School Software (Bethany Heslam)

Wednesday May 29, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Room 1130 5652 Belmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45224

CPS ADOPTED Vendor, Culture

Association Focus School Software
Target Audience All Teachers K-12
Content Area Not Content Specific
Hot Topics CPS Focus Transition

1:30pm EDT

Focus Discipline Module Overview

Learn how to document the communication, intervention and actions you have take with students and parents prior to generating an administrative discipline referral. Gain understanding of the workflow from teacher initiated referral to administrative processing.

Speakers

Doug Campbell

Exhibitors

Focus School Software (Bethany Heslam)

Wednesday May 29, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Room 1130 5652 Belmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45224

CPS ADOPTED Vendor, Academics, Behavior

Association Focus School Software
Target Audience All K - 12 Teachers using Focus SIS
Content Area Not content specific
Hot Topics CPS Focus Transition

3:00pm EDT

Focus Gradebook Best Practices

In this session, participants will discover the comprehensive functionalities of the Focus gradebook system, from navigating setup to entering grades and generating reports. Learn to create customizable gradebook categories with weighted percentages, group grades by category type, and manage student inclusion or exclusion from assignment scoring.

Speakers