As we enter the middle of February, my hope is that you are not just now looking at data for the upcoming APR reporting period right now for the first time. With the APR portal now open…yes I said it, it’s open, it’s time to comb through the data you collected for School Year 2021-2022…
The APR is coming up and you’ve been using SCRIBE to record your students’ demographics, services and participation, test scores and grades so you’re in a good position to complete the report. But what if you run the APR Section IV Student Demographics Report in SCRIBE and notice a larger-than-expected number of UNKNOWN students under…
Last Friday, March 6, we updated SCRIBE to the newest version which includes some tweaks and a few new features: Missing Demographic Details Export now includes gender, homeless and foster care Student demographics now includes whether a student has a research consent form and an ACT waiver Average daily attendance – added to student enrollment…
Many grants use surveys to find out how their students and parents feel about the services they have received through GEAR UP. What did students gain from their most recent college visit? How comfortable are parents navigating the financial aid process following a series of workshops? Surveys can be identified, meaning grants can know the…
Here at Xcalibur we’re always thinking about how to improve SCRIBE for all the people who use it every day. We make adjustments here and there as needed but sometimes we have enough new features to have an official SCRIBE Release. The next SCRIBE Release is today, Friday, November 7! Here are the features we’ve…
Not all GEAR UP students are alike and we can adapt our programs to meet their different needs. That’s one of the best aspects of GEAR UP! Now in SCRIBE, grants can assign students to different Pathways. For example, students might be on traditional or non-traditional paths to graduation. If your grant is using the…
Our GEAR UP students went on college visits, completed their FAFSAs, and graduated high school. But what are they doing now? Did they attend their first choice college? Did they return to university after their first semester? How can we find out? Many GEAR UP grants use the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) to track their…
One of GEAR UP’s main goals is to increase high school graduation rates. Now SCRIBE allows users to track whether their students are on track to graduate high school. The student’s On Track to Graduate status will be displayed in the Report Card portion of their enrollment record as either yes, no or unknown. Users…
Xcalibur has just launched a new import module for SCRIBE! SCRIBE was down for a few hours on Monday to post the new import module. Here’s what to expect… The new Import List allows you to sort imports by School Year, Keyword, the Last 3 Months, any import Requiring Action or only imports you have…