TOC
CH1: Compass Basics
CH2: School Management
CH3: Student Management
CH4: Creating Stops
CH5: Vehicle Management
CH6: Generating Runs
Adding Schools
You can add new Schools in the database with the Schools Management tool. First, click the School Details tab located in the upper left section of the screen. The School Details screen displays.
To add a School record:
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Within the School area, enter Name and Code, select Type (APS, Charter, Non Public or Public) and Level (Elementary, Middle, High or Other).
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Within the Address area, enter the necessary information in the corresponding text boxes.
Use the Coordinates Tool to disclose School’s Coordinates (Geocoding).
To learn more about this tool read Geocoding here.
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In the Additional Information area, enter other specific information in the provided text boxes, including minimum and maximum walk distance to School and Stops as well as minimum and maximum distance between the School and the Stops.
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Enter Student’s Emergency Contact Name and phone number.
For a clearer view of what’s involved in steps 3 and 4, see the corresponding image in the next section Editing Existing Schools.
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Click on Save As New School to save the School Details.
Editing Existing Schools
You can edit Schools existing in the database with the Schools Management tool. Once in the School Details screen, find and click the record icon on the left of the School that you want to edit. The School Details screen displays the information assigned to that School.
To edit the School record:
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Within the School area, edit Name, Code, Type (APS, Charter, Non Public or Public) Level (Elementary, Middle, High or Other).
The Last Update field lets you see when the file was updated. To view a complete School Changes Report, click the hourglass button on the right.
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Within the Address area, enter the necessary information in the corresponding text boxes.
Use the Coordinates Tool to disclose School’s Coordinates (Geocoding).
To learn more about this tool read Geocoding here.
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Click the double arrow to the right of the Additional Information tab to extend the dialog and enter other specific information in the provided text boxes, including minimum and maximum walk distance to School and Stops as well as minimum and maximum distance between the School and the Stops.
If a Hazard Zone has been established, the end of this dialog allows you to type related notes in the Hazard text box and upload the file by clicking the Hazard File browser to locate it in your computer, selecting it and clicking the Add File button.
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Click the double arrow to the right of the Emergency, tab to display the dialog and enter Student’s Emergency Contact Name and Phone Number.
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Click on Update Existing School Details.
- Proceed to the Bell Information section by clicking on the Bell Info tab and edit Type of Education or Bell Information, including AM/PM Description, Bell Time and Time Windows, if needed. Read the section Defining Bell Times to learn more about Bell Information.
- Finally, save by clicking on the Update Existing School Details tab.
Deleting Existing Schools
You can always delete an existing School record from the database with the School Management tool. To do so:
- Find the School to be removed in the scroll-down list and click on the record icon on the left of the School name. The selected School will be highlighted and its data will be displayed in the corresponding School Details text boxes.
- Click on the Delete School button. A new window will appear showing details of the impact of deleting the School record and warning you that the action can not be undone.
- If you are sure you want to delete the School record click OK. Otherwise click Cancel
