Accelerus - Assessment and reporting software for schools

• Microsoft IIS Server
• Your Accelerus database must be a SQL Accelerus database
• Technical knowledge at the school to set up and maintain SQL servers and websites, as this is not included as part of Accelerus support

You can use a combination of offline files, direct database login and web. Note: Accelerus Web is for teachers only. Anyone wanting to undertake administrative tasks will still use Accelerus direct database login. For further information and to install the latest version of Accelerus Web click here.
 

Latest Build For Accelerus...

Are you on the latest build of Accelerus? 
Click here to download Build 4049. All computers which use an Accelerus direct database login (including the Synchroniser), should be updated to the latest build. It is not necessary to update computers using offline files. 

Here are some of the features and benefits:

• New security settings
• Print filters
• Test print 

New Security Setting
A new permission, Administer Student, has been added to School Roles, from Build 4019 and higher. Any school roles that require permission to create or update student records/details, must have this new permission ticked. Go to Tools > Security > School Roles.

Print filters
New print filters which allow printing to include or exclude sections of the reports based on teacher, subject and class filters.  For example you could choose to exclude the whole report if the student was taught by Mary Blue or John Green as they haven’t completed their reports.

Test print
Gives the subject level when test printing instead of a random year level.  You can also select subjects from multiple years levels to test print. Note: if you have home group fields included in the test print, it will still insert a random home group.

 

Did You Know?

Synchroniser Settings

Remember to set the correct synchroniser dates at the start of each report period. Synchroniser dates are found in Tools > School Settings > System Items. 

Synchroniser default date: when teachers log in to an offline file or Accelerus Web, the classes they see by default in the Welcome screen or Home screen will be those that span this default date.

Synchroniser start date and end date: when teachers log in to an offline file they will be able to use the Academic Cycle Selector to change to any cycle inclusive of dates between the start and end dates.


Tips & Tricks...

Where to begin when setting up?
Unsure of where to start when setting up Accelerus?

Click here to find out more. Alternatively, call Accelerus support or organise a training session at your school.

Locking Assessment Items and cycles 
It’s a good idea to lock the assessment items from previous report runs in the current cycle and to lock the whole cycle for completed academic cycles.

Student custom properties
Store a student’s NAPLAN results for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Assign these custom properties to the perpetual academic cycle category so that the student’s NAPLAN results can be viewed in any academic cycle.
  

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