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Campus Instructional Guides
In this section you will find Campus instructional information that you can read, print or save on your computer.  Select the topic area from the list below to see more documents, or scroll down through the list of topics and documents.
  • ALC EDP (Secondary Schools) Enrollments, Schedules, Web Attendance and Grades
  • Attendance for Office Staff
  • Census - Student Enrollment Records
  • Secondary Counselor
  • Ad Hoc Reporting
  • Behavior
  • Census - Household Maintenance
  • Grading
  • Labels
  • Overview for School Administrators, School Office & Professional Staff and District Staff
  • Program Flags
  • Scheduling--Elementary
  • Scheduling--Secondary
  • Teacher-Elementary Basics
  • Teacher-Secondary Basics
  • Teacher Gradebook
  • ALC EDP (Secondary Schools) Enrollments, Schedules, Web Attendance and Grades

    Get Acrobat Reader  Campus Enrollment for ALC Sec Extended Day   Begin and end student enrollments using this document.
    Get Acrobat Reader  No Show Students ALC Secondary Extended Day   Use this document to correctly no-show non-appearing extended day students.
    Get Acrobat Reader  EDP Web Attendance and Grades for TEACHERS   Teachers should use these instructions for marking Secondary Extended Day Program attendance and term grades.
    Get Acrobat Reader  EDP Web Attendance for Administrative and Office Staff   Administrative and office staff should use these instructions for running reports and when editing attendance for Extended Day Programs.
    Get Acrobat Reader  ALC Extended Day Course and Section Setup   Use this document to set up your extended day schedule including creating, editing and deleting sections.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Walk-In Scheduling for Secondary Extended Day   Correctly add, delete or end classes for secondary extended day students.

    Attendance for Office Staff

    Get Acrobat Reader  Absence Codes   Explanations, abbreviations and uses.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Attendance Packet for Office Staff   Includes complete Instructions for school office staff to mark Campus attendance using individual student attendance and the Attendance Wizard, the most efficient tool for attendance-marking.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Attendance Reports   Describes attendance reports available in the Attendance folder. (See also Edit Daily Attendance for more attendance reports.)
    Get Acrobat Reader  Campus Period Count Report   Use this versatile report to find attendance by date or date range, find 15-day drops or get a list of students with Perfect Attendance.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Substitute Teacher List for Attendance   Print a class list for your substitute teachers.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Attendance Grid Report   This St Paul-created report displays in grid-format a student's year-to-date attendance. Use the report to see attendance information from the current or previous years and schools.
    Get Acrobat Reader  ADM ADA Attendance Report   This report displays percent of attendance for a school. Can be displayed in Summary or Detail-by-student format.

    Census - Student Enrollment Records

    Get Acrobat Reader  Add School Enroll Record   Add new-student enrollment record for your school.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Edit or End a Student's Enrollment Record   How to change or end a student's enrollment record.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Enrollment Start Codes   Use this list for correct start codes when enrolling a student at your school.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Enrollment End Codes   Refer to this list for ending a student's enrollment record at your school.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Home Language Codes--Alpha   Alphabetical listing of SPPS Home Language Codes
    Get Acrobat Reader  Home Language Codes--Numeric   Numeric listing of SPPS Home Language Codes
    Get Acrobat Reader  Kindergarten Grade-Level Designation   Explanation of Kindergarten grade level choices.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Ethnic Codes   Use this list as a guide to declare a student's racial/ethnic code.
    Get Acrobat Reader  No-Show Students   Use the Missing Student report to delete the enrollment record of a student who has not attended your school this year.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Homebound Students   Describes Homebound types and outlines procedure for marking homebound students.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Charter School Codes   Enrollment codes for students coming from or going to charter schools.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Frequently Called Phone Numbers   Use this list of phone numbers for answers to Campus enrollment-related questions.
    Get Acrobat Reader  School List   Use this list to find school names and their three-digit school number.

    Secondary Counselor

    Get Acrobat Reader  Secondary Counselor--Individual Student Schedule   Counselors learn how to use Walk-In Scheduling to place students into classes, to enter course requests for students, to end, change and restore a student's schedule.

    Ad Hoc Reporting

    Get Acrobat Reader  Using Ad Hoc   Describes how to use the Ad Hoc feature in Campus.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Ad Hoc Filter   Overview instructions for using an Ad Hoc filter. Note: most users have access to Query Wizard and Selection Criteria only.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Ad Hoc Data Export   Overview instructions for exporting a filter from Campus.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Birthdays by Month and Day   Separate birth date column into Month and day using this process.

    Behavior

    Get Acrobat Reader  Campus Behavior   Add, edit or delete a student discipline/behavior event and resolution.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Behavior-Related Reports   Outlines how to use Behavior Summary reports.
    Get Acrobat Reader  SPPS Behavior Letters   Instructions for using District-approved letters to send to parent/guardian of suspended or dismissed students.

    Census - Household Maintenance

    Get Acrobat Reader  Census Household Maintenance   Use this document to verify, update or create a student's household setup including household name, address, household membership and relationships.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Household Setup Tips   Use this document as a quick reference for properly setting up households and relationships in Campus Census.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Address Tips--Finding and Using   Use this page to assist you with successfully searching for hard to find addresses such as P.O. boxes, rural routes and other special address situations. Includes general address tips as well.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Address Not Found in Campus   How to add an address to the Campus system.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Campus Phone Numbers   Add/change household, work and cell phone numbers in Campus. Also correctly attach an emergency phone number for a non-household member such as a relative, day care or neighbor.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Household Corrections Flow Chart   Use this flow chart to visually see the process needed when a student moves to a different household.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Set Up Three Generation Families in Campus   Use this guide to correctly set up families that include a mother, a teen student/parent and her child.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Student Resident District Change Form   Whenever a student moves into or out of the district while continuing to attend your school, you MUST complete this form (or follow other options on the attachment).
    Get Acrobat Reader  Name or Birth Date Change or Correction   Follow directions in this document to make a change to a student's name or birthdate in Campus.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Contact Flags   Add a flag alert regarding a restraining order to a student's records.

    Grading

    Get Acrobat Reader  Enter Grading Marks & Verify No Missing Marks   Instructions for school office and admin staff to enter term grades and run a report to find missing marks.

    Labels

    Get Acrobat Reader  Labels MS Word 2002 or Later   Export mailing labels data from Campus and create labels on your PC computer using MS Word 2002 or later version
    Get Acrobat Reader  Macintosh OS10 Mailing Labels   Export mailing label data from Campus and create labels on your OS10 Macintosh in MS Word
    Get Acrobat Reader  Mailing Labels for Word 95-98   Export Mailing Label data from Campus and create labels in MS Word 95-98
    Get Acrobat Reader  Data Labels or Lists using the Attendance Labels export from Campus   Create Data labels or other lists in MS Word using the Attendance Labels export in Campus
    Get Acrobat Reader  FileMaker Pro Labels using Campus Attendance Label Export   Use a FileMaker Pro template to create mailing labels, CUM labels, school directory or other lists

    Overview for School Administrators, School Office & Professional Staff and District Staff

    Get Acrobat Reader  Overview Information Packet   Gives a brief overview of the Campus system and some frequently used components.

    Program Flags

    Get Acrobat Reader  Contact Flags   Add a flag alert regarding a restraining order to a student's records.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Health Flag   Flags students with an emergency plan related to a health condition.

    Scheduling--Elementary

    Get Acrobat Reader  Elementary Course Setup   Set up courses for the elementary school schedule.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Section Numbering Logic   This document explains in detail the way elementary sections should be numbered.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Elementary Sections   Set up, edit and delete sections for the elementary school schedule.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Elementary Walk-In Scheduling   Learn to place students into their classes using the Walk-In Scheduling tool in Student Information.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Elem Schedule Roster Setup   Use this document to load students into classes prior to the beginning of the school year.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Elementary Special Education Teacher Student List   Give a copy of this document to each of your Special Education teachers, have them complete it and return it to you. This should make adding students to Special Education classes easier for you.

    Scheduling--Secondary

    Get Acrobat Reader  Course Number Example   Use this example to better understand how to read a course number.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Scheduling Wizard Presteps   Use this checklist as a guide as you prepare to use the Scheduling Wizard.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Scheduling Rules   Secondary Schedulers can use Scheduling Rules as a way to control the placement of courses in a student's schedule.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Schedule Wizard Reminders   This document outlines the steps to take as you work in the Scheduling Wizard.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Scheduling Wizard   Use this guide when operating the Scheduling Wizard to load students into a planned master schedule.

    Teacher-Elementary Basics

    Get Acrobat Reader  Elementary Teacher Overview   Take attendance, view/print roster, student information and reports.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Report: Attendance Register   This report displays a visual grid of class attendance.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Report: Attendance Summary   The Attendance Summary will display a list of the students in the selected class and list their attendance by term.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Report: Blank Spreadsheet   This blank spreadsheet displays a list of the students in a class and can be printed with from one to 15 columns. For use as a printed report.

    Teacher-Secondary Basics

    Get Acrobat Reader  SecTchOverview.pdf  
    Get Acrobat Reader  Report: Attendance Register   This report displays a visual grid of class attendance.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Report: Attendance Summary   The Attendance Summary will display a list of the students in the selected class and list their attendance by term.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Report: Blank Spreadsheet   This blank spreadsheet displays a list of the students in a class and can be printed with from one to 15 columns. For use as a printed report.

    Teacher Gradebook

    Get Acrobat Reader  Getting Started with Gradebook   Set up teacher preferences and learn to find and create grading scales.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Lesson Planner   Learn to select a Grading Scale and create groups and assignments in the Lesson Planner.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Gradebook   Learn how to use the Campus Gradebook after all setup items have been completed and to post term grades.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Report: Missing Assignments   Use the Missing Assignment report for communicating with parents.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Report: Section Summary   Print this report as a hardcopy backup of your assignments and grades.
    Get Acrobat Reader  Reports: Student Summary   Use the Student Summary report for conferenes with parents.