Note: This document applies only to ISI users. Those DnA users who need to modify sections should contact Customer Support.
Sections are managed only after master scheduling has been completed. Here are some examples when these options may occur:
Create: After the start of the year, a section is created because of new enrollment. (Keep in mind this is a rare occurrence.)
Edit: A new teacher replaces the teacher who goes on an extended leave.
Merge: Two sections with low enrollment are combined into one section.
Delete: This occurs under very rare instances. Check with your Illuminate district admin before you perform this action.
The ability to create, edit, merge, and delete sections is permission controlled. In order to perform any of these tasks, you must have permissions enabled. Please contact your Illuminate system admin for assistance.
Proceed with caution! Any changes you make will take effect immediately. These changes will affect Gradebook and attendance data for students. Deleting a section will remove all Gradebook and attendance data.
Where to Start
1. Click Scheduling.
2. Select Live Sections.
3. Select Create Section.
Create a Section
Select a Term (1), Short Course Segment (2), Timeblock (3), Room (4). Click Create in the far right corner (5).
1. You may choose to add teachers at his point in time. You may also do this after you add the course.
2. Select the Course. Click Save.
Add Teachers
If you did not add teachers in the previous step, do so now. Click the drop down for Current Teacher to add a teacher.
Select a teacher (1) from the drop down menu. Enter start and end dates (2) that match the first and last days attendance is taken. Click Save (3). Click Return to Edit Section at the top of the page.
Move Students
The tool mass moves students from one section to another section. It is not scheduling students in mass, but moving them from one section to another section within a course. It can only be done within the same term. However, you cannot mass move students from term 1 to term 2.
Select the current Course where students reside, then at the top of the page, click Move Students:
1. Select the Effective Date.
2. Select the Student Selection. Are all student moving or just a few?
3. From the dropdown menu, find the new Section where students will move.
4. Make your student selections (if not ALL).
5. Click Save at the far right corner of your screen.
Edit, Merge, and Delete a Section
Proceed with caution! Any changes you make will take effect immediately. These changes will affect Gradebook and attendance data for students. Deleting and merging sections will remove all Gradebook and attendance data. These features are meant to be used to cleanup sections without typically prior to the start of the year.
1. To edit a section, click the paper/pencil icon. Make changes and click Save.
2. To delete a section, click the trash can icon.
To merge a section, click the paper/pencil icon to open one of the sections to be merged. Click Merge Sections (3). From the list of courses, click the paper/pencil icon to select the other course to be merged.
Click Submit to make your changes.
Next Steps
You may be interested in the "Edit and Delete a Student Schedule/Class" lesson.