Hi Folks:

I'll be working on the disciplinary referral process in Aspen (it's called a workflow) over the next couple of days. I started on it earlier this week and ran into many issues that have interrupted my progress. I'm hopeful that I'll have the process working to accomplish the following:

1. Teachers will initiate a disciplinary referral from their homepage in Aspen.

2. The administrator and classified/certified staff responsible for disciplinary action will receive the referral.

3. The administrator and classified/certified staff responsible for disciplinary action will administer and record the outcome of the referral, and any disciplinary actions.

Next steps to improve the process.

I'm working on the data fields that we will be collected for disciplinary referrals, and the form that teachers will fill-out online in the system. I'm not 100% sure but I believe we will most likely need to use the same form for the entire district. As I get into the form building process I'm sure I'll be able to answer some of these questions.

Working on a workflow that will allow administrators to include parents in the outcome of the disciplinary action that is taken. This is a larger policy issue that needs to be discussed more widely before we move forward with any possible workflow.

I know many of you are dying to implement this in your schools with your faculty and were doing all we can to meet your needs. I appreciate your patience.

Jim

Jim Monti

Director of Technology

West Warwick Public Schools

10 Harris Avenue

West Warwick, RI 02893

Voice:  401.822.8435 X1329

Fax: 401.822.8451

jmonti@westwarwickpublicschools.com

http://www.westwarwickpublicschools.com