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We are excited to welcome you to our 36th annual IL Skyward® User Group Conference at the Tinley Park Convention Center!  Using our app will keep you up-to-date with sessions and news as they happen. See the #MagicOfTeamwork  at #ILSkyCon2026!

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Saturday, March 28
 

7:15am CDT

Thursday Breakfast
Saturday March 28, 2026 7:15am - 8:45am CDT
  • Scrambled Eggs with Cheddar Cheese (Gluten Free)
  • Breakfast Potatoes (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
  • Bacon, Sausage Links (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
  • Muffins & Breakfast Pastries (pastries produced in a bakery that contains nuts)
  • Fruit (Gluten Free, Vegan, Dairy Free)
  • Assorted Cold Cereals with Milk
  • Fruit Preserves (Gluten Free)
  • Orange Juice, Coffee, Hot Tea
Saturday March 28, 2026 7:15am - 8:45am CDT
West/South Exhibit

7:30am CDT

Thursday Registration Check-In
Saturday March 28, 2026 7:30am - 8:30am CDT
Saturday March 28, 2026 7:30am - 8:30am CDT
South Lobby

8:00am CDT

Delegate Meeting
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:00am - 8:30am CDT
One representative from each member district can participate in the delegate meeting. User Group financials, accomplishments and future plans will be discussed. Delegates have a voice in the direction the Illinois Skyward® Steering Committee moves in throughout the course of the year. We ask that if you share this information with others in your district. 
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:00am - 8:30am CDT
South Pavilion 1

8:40am CDT

IT - Intro to 3rd Party System Integrations
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
If connecting to 3rd party applications with Skyward is your desire, come see what we have to show you. Learn the basics about Skyward connection methods and why some are preferred. The technology
includes REST API(s), SkyBuild / Qmlativ Reports for Import and Exports, or direct ODBC/JDBC connections to the database.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
Conf Room 1

8:40am CDT

Qmlativ - Bank Reconciliation Setup/Overview
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
Bank Reconciliation is a great tool to streamline your cash reconciliation when you have multiple bank accounts. Learn how to navigate the menus, streamline your processes and learn some tips/tricks associated.
Presenters
avatar for Christine Zollinger

Christine Zollinger

District Accountant and HR, Polo Community Unit School District #222
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
North Pavilion 5

8:40am CDT

Qmlativ - Contract Letters
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
Learn how Skyward's Contract Letter Feature works and see how it can benefit your organization.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
South Pavilion 5/6

8:40am CDT

Qmlativ - Purchasing Process and Options including Ecommerce and more
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
This session will walk you through the purchasing process on Qmlativ. It will review the purchasing process in full (setup of purchasing groups and approvals, creating purchase orders, receiving purchase orders, purchase order reporting, dissemination of the purchase order, and additional purchase order utilities). This session is intended for current Qmlativ users.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
South Pavilion 2

8:40am CDT

Qmlativ - W2s/1099s
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
A refresher course on how to process your W-2s and 1099s, and tips for correcting exceptions that are reported. This session is intended for current Qmlativ users.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
North Pavilion 1

8:40am CDT

Qmlativ - Finance Overview
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
Can financial management technology be fun, easy, and intuitive to use? It can now. Join us for an overview of Qmlativ's finance tools, from accounts payable to our custom report writer.
Presenters
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Leah Lueck

Skyward
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
North Pavilion 2

8:40am CDT

Qmlativ - GPA Calculation\Honor Roll\Class Rank\Transcripts
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
This session will go over how the GPA calculation setup is used in determining the results of Honor Rolls, Class Rank, Transcripts and Transcript Labels
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
North Pavilion 3

8:40am CDT

Qmlativ - PBIS: The Big 5 on Skyward Q
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
How can you have visuals for your PBIS team directly on your dashboard to view when you want to talk about discipline data? We can show you how to create live chart tiles to your dashboard to help answer the big 5 questions with your PBIS team. What are the most frequent problem behaviors/referrals? Which students have repeat problem behavior? Where do problem behaviors occur? What actions are taken for the referrals? What grade level are most referrals coming from?
Presenters
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Amy Downs

Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Sterling Public Schools
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
Conf Room 3

8:40am CDT

Qmlativ - Student Custom Projects
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
This session will review procedures on how to build and create custom forms to attach to students.
Presenters
avatar for Liz Boyles

Liz Boyles

Director of Information Services, Troy CCSD 30C
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Shalene Herbert

Managing Consultant, Skyward Inc.
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
North Pavilion 6

8:40am CDT

Qmlativ - Student Imports and Exports
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
See how Student data Imports and Exports can be managed in Q.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
North Pavilion 4

8:40am CDT

S2Q - Entry/Withdrawal SMS to Q Comparison
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
Wonder how Entry/Withdrawal will work in Qmlativ? In this session, we will provide a step by step comparison for how Entry/Withdrawal will be managed differently when you migrate to Q.
Presenters
CJ

Cam Jandt

Skyward
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
South Pavilion 3/4

8:40am CDT

SMS 2.0 - TRS Review
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
Learn the latest for Gemini reporting and how to address common exceptions that might arise.
Presenters
SP

Steve Page

Skyward
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
Conf Room 2

8:40am CDT

SMS 2.0 - Student Advanced Features
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
Come to learn more about the Advanced Features area of Student Management. This includes automated emails, student indicators, processing lists, and the message center. Learn about these for the first time or use it as a refresher to review your existing setups and ensure you're using Skyward to its full potential!
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
Sam Tinley

8:40am CDT

IMRF for Employees*
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
Representatives from IMRF will be presenting about IMRF benefits for IMRF employees.
Presenters
avatar for Randy Stevens

Randy Stevens

IMRF
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Saturday March 28, 2026 8:40am - 9:40am CDT
Bremen

9:50am CDT

IT - Intro to Unauthorized Skyward User Forensic Investigations
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
Dive into the world of forensic investigations with our Qmlativ and SMS 2.0 software. This session will guide you through identifying and analyzing unauthorized user activities within Skyward systems. Learn
essential techniques and tools to enhance your security measures and protect sensitive data from potential breaches.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
Conf Room 1

9:50am CDT

Qmlativ - Financial Reporting
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
This session will highlight Qmlativ's canned Financial reports. It will also demonstrate the capability to add fields to list screens and other unique ways we can create reports within Qmlativ. This session is intended for current Qmlativ users.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
South Pavilion 1

9:50am CDT

Qmlativ - HR Year End
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
Review the various steps associated with setting up your HR systems for the new school year. This will include Positions/Assignments, Time Off, Subtracking, Org Charts and Payroll.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
South Pavilion 5/6

9:50am CDT

Qmlativ - IMRF updates
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
Receive an update on the changes that IMRF has in store for us and how Skyward is preparing for the new reporting.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
Sam Tinley

9:50am CDT

Qmlativ - Activities
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
Activity module overview. We will show how to create an activity, add coaches and students, track participation, and see how Activity Access looks for both a coach and family.
Presenters
avatar for Stephanie Kaack

Stephanie Kaack

Data Coordinator, Manteno CUSD No. 5
I am the Data Coordinator for Manteno CUSD No. 5. I have been in the district since January 2010. I work extensively with the Student side of Skyward, but also have some HR/Finance side responsibilities. Our district migrated our combined database from SMS 2.0 to Qmlativ in July 2020... Read More →
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
North Pavilion 4

9:50am CDT

Qmlativ - Curriculum Setup/Graduation Requirements, Course Recommendations
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
A Curriculum Master is the main component needed in creating and utilizing Graduation Requirements and is needed to create and use Career Plans. Session 1 will cover steps needed to create a curriculum master and how, once complete, these curriculum masters will be linked to Graduation Requirements/Grad plans. We will also discuss set up and utilization of Course Recommendations showing you how to link a curriculum to a course so that teachers can suggest specific curriculums for Future Scheduling and course requests.
Presenters
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Shalene Herbert

Managing Consultant, Skyward Inc.
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
North Pavilion 6

9:50am CDT

Qmlativ - Making the Most of Student Thresholds
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
What if your system could automatically spotlight the students who need attention—before you even ask? With student thresholds, it can. In this session, we’ll explore how to set up smart, criteria-based thresholds that dynamically group students based on real-time data.
Presenters
avatar for Ali DeGeorge
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
North Pavilion 2

9:50am CDT

Qmlativ - Student Security Tips and Reporting
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
In this session, we will review some Qmlativ Security best practices, reports and utilities to help with verification and maintenance. If you have questions, we'd love to hear them! If you have tips & tricks to share, we'd love to hear those too! Come and share your Qmlativ security experiences and go home with some new, helpful ideas!
Presenters
CJ

Cam Jandt

Skyward
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
South Pavilion 3/4

9:50am CDT

Qmlativ - Teacher Access and the Attendance Module
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
This session will cover the setup of Teacher Attendance Entry columns, how teachers can create seating charts, and how they can take attendance for their students.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
North Pavilion 3

9:50am CDT

S2Q - Shifting Gears -Data Cleanup & other Considerations
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
We will review how to prepare your data for the transition to Qmlativ as well as gaining an understanding of how data is managed differently from SMS 2.0.
Presenters
LL

Leah Lueck

Skyward
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
South Pavilion 2

9:50am CDT

S2Q - Student Custom Forms and Automated Processes S2Q comparison
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
Wonder how Custom Forms will work in Qmlativ? In this session, we will provide a step by step comparison for how Customization will be used to manage data differently when you migrate to Q.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
North Pavilion 1

9:50am CDT

SMS 2.0 - Advanced HR Data Mining
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
Learn more about how to better use the Employee Data Miner to pull data in creative ways in a variety of formats.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
Conf Room 2

9:50am CDT

SMS 2.0 - SIS A-Z Part 1
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
This session will be an overview of what is needed for proper submission of SIS data to the state
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
North Pavilion 5

9:50am CDT

Panorama Education - Bringing AI and MTSS Solutions to Illinois Classrooms with Panorama and Skyward
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
For Illinois educators, quality student data is essential, and turning that information into action is  the real challenge. As AI tools become more powerful, the districts that will see the biggest impact are those that can connect the dots between data systems, student needs, and timely interventions. That’s why Panorama Education and Skyward have partnered to deliver leading AI and MTSS tools for Illinois Skyward districts.

In this session, explore how this partnership is making it easier for districts to put their data to work; securely, seamlessly, and at scale. You’ll hear how tighter integrations and interoperable data flows can help educators get a more complete picture of each student, access AI-powered insights, and strengthen MTSS practices. District leaders will also share how they’re using these tools today to address real challenges and create better outcomes for students.

You’ll walk away with:
  • A clear picture of why integrated, interoperable data is essential in the AI era.
  • Practical examples of how this partnership enables smarter, faster interventions for students.
  • District stories about the impact of AI and MTSS tools in Illinois classrooms.
Vendors
avatar for Abdullah Syed

Abdullah Syed

Panorama Education
Panorama Education partners with K-12 districts to support student success in the classroom and beyond through a secure, research-backed software platform for AI, student support, and community voice and engagement. Serving 15 million students nationwide, Panorama helps educators... Read More →
avatar for Connor McQueen

Connor McQueen

Panorama Education
Panorama Education partners with K-12 districts to support student success in the classroom and beyond through a secure, research-backed software platform for AI, student support, and community voice and engagement. Serving 15 million students nationwide, Panorama helps educators... Read More →
avatar for Eric Hunerdosse

Eric Hunerdosse

Panorama Education
Panorama Education partners with K-12 districts to support student success in the classroom and beyond through a secure, research-backed software platform for AI, student support, and community voice and engagement. Serving 15 million students nationwide, Panorama helps educators... Read More →
avatar for John Ruff

John Ruff

Panorama Education
Panorama Education partners with K-12 districts to support student success in the classroom and beyond through a secure, research-backed software platform for AI, student support, and community voice and engagement. Serving 15 million students nationwide, Panorama helps educators... Read More →
avatar for Meghan Kelleher

Meghan Kelleher

Panorama Education
Panorama Education partners with K-12 districts to support student success in the classroom and beyond through a secure, research-backed software platform for AI, student support, and community voice and engagement. Serving 15 million students nationwide, Panorama helps educators... Read More →
avatar for Tristen Scheitle

Tristen Scheitle

Panorama Education
Panorama Education partners with K-12 districts to support student success in the classroom and beyond through a secure, research-backed software platform for AI, student support, and community voice and engagement. Serving 15 million students nationwide, Panorama helps educators... Read More →
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
Conf Room 3

9:50am CDT

You Have Options for Absence Management & Sub Scheduling in Red Rover
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
Description: Red Rover is the best of breed sub scheduling & absence management system, whether you manage your own subs or work with a staffing partner. Some of the reasons districts have made the switch:  

- Skyward Preferred Partner with better integration
- period scheduling functionality
- text messaging to schedule subs
- partial absence fills (auto split absences)
- increased fill rates by more effectively utilizing existing sub pool
- returned focus on customer support (live chat avg wait time of 30 seconds)
- continuous system enhancements every 8 weeks

Presenters
avatar for Spencer Sunde

Spencer Sunde

Red Rover
Red Rover is the best of breed sub scheduling & absence management system. Common benefits include:  

Skyward Preferred Partner with tighter integrationperiod scheduling functionalitytext messaging to schedule subspartial absence fills (auto split absences)increased fill rates by more effectively utilizing existing sub poolreturned focus on customer support (live chat avg wait time of... Read More →
Vendors
avatar for Spencer Sunde

Spencer Sunde

Red Rover
Red Rover is the best of breed sub scheduling & absence management system. Common benefits include:  

Skyward Preferred Partner with tighter integrationperiod scheduling functionalitytext messaging to schedule subspartial absence fills (auto split absences)increased fill rates by more effectively utilizing existing sub poolreturned focus on customer support (live chat avg wait time of... Read More →
Saturday March 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am CDT
Bremen

11:00am CDT

IT - Web Troubleshooting and Support
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Whether your Skyward system is self-hosted in your district’s private cloud or you’re using ISCorp Secure Cloud Hosting services, troubleshooting performance issues on the web can seem a bit mysterious. Join
us as we review the diagnostic, troubleshooting, logging, and performance tools that are available within SMS 2.0 and Qmlativ.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Conf Room 1

11:00am CDT

Qmlativ - ACA setup
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Don’t get a surprise invoice in the mail from the IRS! Ensure that your insurance data is correct. This session will include tips, explanations, and troubleshooting on entries. This is a great session for those new to ACA reporting and also an excellent refresher to those with experience; you may learn something you did not know.
Presenters
avatar for Christine Zollinger

Christine Zollinger

District Accountant and HR, Polo Community Unit School District #222
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Sam Tinley

11:00am CDT

Qmlativ - Finance - Accounts Payable Run - From Invoice to Checks/Voids
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
This session will walk you through the Accounts Payable processes on Qmlativ. It will review the accounts payable process in full (setup of invoice groups and approvals, creating invoices, accounts payable reporting, creating checks via the accounts payable run process, and additional invoice utilities). This session is intended for current Qmlativ users.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
South Pavilion 1

11:00am CDT

Qmlativ - Staff Planning: Managing your Staff and your Budget
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
An overview of Staff Planning that includes showing how to move the Salary and Benefit amounts to the Budget.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
South Pavilion 3/4

11:00am CDT

Qmlativ - Attendance Letters/Monitoring
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
This session will cover how to set up and generate letters notifying parents/guardians of poor student attendance.
Presenters
SH

Shalene Herbert

Managing Consultant, Skyward Inc.
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
North Pavilion 6

11:00am CDT

Qmlativ - Gradebook for Administrators/Gaining a Teacher's Perspective
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
In this session, we will review the important components of setting up your gradebook for Qmlativ. Whether the desired setup is Standards or Secondary, there are a number of settings such as grading scale and how grades calculate for different grades or classes that will need to be correct to ensure that your teachers’ gradebooks are set up to meet your district’s specific rules. This session is intended for current Qmlativ users.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
North Pavilion 4

11:00am CDT

Qmlativ - District Pulse*
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Are you a Qmlativ Student or Business user ready to turn your data into decisions? From accounting and employment to attendance, enrollment, discipline, and grades—you already have a wealth of information at your fingertips. Now it’s time to elevate how you use it.

Join us to discover how District Pulse empowers your team with secure, cloud-based analytics and dynamic dashboards. Learn how to visualize trends, uncover insights, and make data-driven decisions with confidence. Whether you're looking to streamline operations or tell a compelling story with your data, this session will show you what’s possible.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
North Pavilion 1

11:00am CDT

SMS 2.0 & Qmlativ - Utilizing Skyward's Resources to Ensure Long-Term Success
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
The work at a school district is never truly done, even after going live with Skyward. There are many valuable Skyward support options and resources that you may not be using to your district's full extent. These resources will help enable the district staff for long term Skyward success.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
South Pavilion 5/6

11:00am CDT

S2Q - Purchasing Process in Qmlativ vs SMS
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Wonder how the Purchasing process will work in Qmlativ? In this session, we will provide a step by step comparison for how Purchasing will be managed differently when you migrate to Q.
Presenters
LL

Leah Lueck

Skyward
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
North Pavilion 2

11:00am CDT

S2Q - Elementary Scheduling Features Overview
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Wonder how Elementary Scheduling will work in Qmlativ? In this session, we will provide a step by step comparison for how Elementary Scheduling will be managed differently when you migrate to Q.
Presenters
CJ

Cam Jandt

Skyward
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
North Pavilion 3

11:00am CDT

Qmlativ - Administrative Access Tips and Tricks: Tiles, Docks, Favorites and More
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Learn to customize your Skyward Dashboard with helpful tips and tricks to add tiles, docks, and favorites. In this session you will learn how to customize your dashboard and make your most often used items in Skyward easily accessible to you. Participants will leave this session knowing how to mark favorites, add tiles to their dashboard, and add frequently used items in Skyward to your dock. Participants will have time to customize their Q dashboard through this session.
Presenters
avatar for Rob Beck

Rob Beck

Executive Director of Technology, Troy 30c
avatar for Matt Birdsley

Matt Birdsley

Director of Finance, Sterling Public Schools
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
South Pavilion 2

11:00am CDT

SMS 2.0 - Finance Year End Process
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
How smooth was your last year-end rollover? Attend this session and learn how to close out the year quickly, accurately, and with fewer headaches.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Conf Room 3

11:00am CDT

SMS 2.0 - IMRF Updates
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Receive an update on the changes that IMRF has in store for us and how Skyward is preparing for the new reporting.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Conf Room 2

11:00am CDT

SMS 2.0 - SIS A-Z Part 2
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
This session will be an overview of what is needed for proper submission of SIS data to the state
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
North Pavilion 5

11:00am CDT

EFUNDS for Schools
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Presenters
avatar for Stephanie Kaack

Stephanie Kaack

Data Coordinator, Manteno CUSD No. 5
I am the Data Coordinator for Manteno CUSD No. 5. I have been in the district since January 2010. I work extensively with the Student side of Skyward, but also have some HR/Finance side responsibilities. Our district migrated our combined database from SMS 2.0 to Qmlativ in July 2020... Read More →
Vendors
avatar for Cory McDaniel

Cory McDaniel

EFUNDS for Schools
EFUNDS for Schools makes it easy for parents to pay, and even easier for schools to manage. We give K–12 districts a secure, user-friendly platform for collecting fees, funding lunch accounts, and managing payments online. No paperwork, manual deposits, or complex reconciliation... Read More →
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Bremen

12:00pm CDT

Thursday Lunch & Guest Speakers
Saturday March 28, 2026 12:00pm - 1:15pm CDT
  • BLT Mixed Green Salad - Ranch Dressing (Gluten Free)
  • Homestyle Fried Chicken Tenders (Dairy Free)
    • BBQ (Diary Free, Gluten Free)
    • Honey Mustard (Dairy Free, Gluten Free)
    • Rancy
  • Cornmeal Catfish (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
  • Macaroni & Cheese (Vegetarian)
  • White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes (Gluten Free, Vegetarian)
  • Braised Mustard Greens (Gluten Free, Vegan, Dairy Free)
  • Corn Bread (Vegetarian)
  • Peach Cobbler & Apple Pie (Vegetarian; produced in a bakery that contains nuts)

Feel free to continue eating during the general sessions, however, there will be guest speakers during this time so please be courteous.
Saturday March 28, 2026 12:00pm - 1:15pm CDT
West/South Exhibit

1:20pm CDT

IT - What's New and what's coming in IT Services?
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
The Skyward Technology Solutions team is ready to help your district focus on the future with new offerings and strategies. This session will give you an overview of how Skyward can help keep your hardware and security prepared for new trends on the horizon.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
Conf Room 1

1:20pm CDT

Qmlativ - Business New Features and Road Map*
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
Join us for a fast-paced walkthrough of the latest features delivered across Qmlativ’s Finance, HR, and Payroll modules. From enhanced workflows to smarter automation, we’ll showcase the improvements designed to streamline operations and empower school districts. Whether you're a longtime user or new to Qmlativ, this session will help you uncover tools that can make a real impact in your day-to-day work.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
South Pavilion 5/6

1:20pm CDT

Qmlativ - Finance Tips and Tricks
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
This session will demonstrate some time-saving features to reduce the time it takes work in Skyward’s Qmlativ software and will focus on the Financial Management system. Navigation, Creating Filters, Views, Live Tiles, and Live Charts, setting Favorites and Docking items, and advanced Browse tricks are just a few of the things you will learn. This session is intended for current Qmlativ users.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
South Pavilion 2

1:20pm CDT

Qmlativ - Subtracking
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
Learn how to set up your Subs to track their subbing activity, generate their rates from preset tables and import that pay information into Payroll. You also have Sub activity that can be imported into your TRS Gemini file.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
North Pavilion 1

1:20pm CDT

Qmlativ - Family Access Overview
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
Check out Qmlativ Family Access from a Parent's Perspective! We will also go over the different setup areas within the Portal Access and Security Roles.
Presenters
avatar for Stephanie Kaack

Stephanie Kaack

Data Coordinator, Manteno CUSD No. 5
I am the Data Coordinator for Manteno CUSD No. 5. I have been in the district since January 2010. I work extensively with the Student side of Skyward, but also have some HR/Finance side responsibilities. Our district migrated our combined database from SMS 2.0 to Qmlativ in July 2020... Read More →
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
North Pavilion 4

1:20pm CDT

Qmlativ - Introduction to Student Reporting and Datamining*
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
An overview of some of the different reporting options available in Qmlativ, specifically for Student Information. We will firstly look at a smattering of the canned student reports (including but not limited to Student Information, Student List, and Duplicate Student Numbers), and then the second half will focus on how to build Data Mining Reports within Qmlativ which enable you to design your own reports. You can attend overviews of Q Student Management in sessions 5 and 10.
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Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
South Pavilion 1

1:20pm CDT

Qmlativ - Multi-Tiered systems of Support (MTSS)/Response to Intervention (RTI)
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
The MTSS module will allow districts to identify students exhibiting behaviors (such as failing classes, poor attendance, etc) and document the steps toward addressing that Area of Concern.
This session will cover identifying students exhibiting those behaviors manually --- via Observations and Referrals – or through data points in the system --- via Watchlists.
Once identified, you will be able to document what strategies you are using to address the behavior and monitor their progress toward the desired behavior --- using Interventions.
Presenters
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Shalene Herbert

Managing Consultant, Skyward Inc.
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
North Pavilion 6

1:20pm CDT

Qmlativ - Report Card Time!
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
Explore how grading setup impacts what can be seen in a report card, how to configure grade report templates, and how to share the resulting report cards with families via Family Access.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
North Pavilion 3

1:20pm CDT

Qmlativ - Student New Features and Road Map*
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
Check out the newest features in Qmlativ Student and find out what exciting features are due to appear in the coming months.
Presenters
avatar for Ali DeGeorge
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
South Pavilion 3/4

1:20pm CDT

SMS 2.0 - Finance State Reporting
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
Everything you need to pull more accurate reports, reduce submission times, and keep an open line of communication with our State and Federal compliance team.
Presenters
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Steve Page

Skyward
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
North Pavilion 2

1:20pm CDT

SMS 2.0 - Entry/Withdrawal & Schedule changes - Impact on SIS Roundtable
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
This session will help you to understand the impact that Entry/Withdrawal and changes in Student Schedules can have on SIS reporting.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
North Pavilion 5

1:20pm CDT

IMRF for Employers/Administration*
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
Representatives from IMRF will be presenting on IMRF reporting by employers.
Presenters
avatar for Randy Stevens

Randy Stevens

IMRF
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Saturday March 28, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm CDT
Bremen

2:30pm CDT

IT - Being Hosted at a Secure Cloud Computing (SCC) Hosting Partner. What’s that all about?
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Are you considering moving your Skyward system from on-premises to the ISCorp Secure Cloud hosting? Is your Skyward system being hosted at ISCorp already? This session is packed full of information that will help make the transition a smooth one and understanding the ISCorp way when already hosted there. We will provide SCC checklists and System Admins will learn how....Email, SSO/LDAP, ODBC, TrueTime/Time Tracking devices along with other peripheral devices and 3rd party imports / exports in a Cloud Hosted environment is setup and processed for results.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Conf Room 1

2:30pm CDT

Qmlativ - How to Modify Canned reports through Report Manager
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Like a system report but just want to tweak it to make it even better? Learn how to quickly do that in this session.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
South Pavilion 3/4

2:30pm CDT

Qmlativ - Online Forms
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
What uses can you make of Online Forms in Qmlativ? We'll discuss that as well as show you how to create them. We'll also review how to make them available in Employee Access and how to use approvals with them.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
South Pavilion 5/6

2:30pm CDT

Qmlativ - HR/Payroll Overview
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Personnel management tools, a redesigned employee portal, and payroll on the web. See these highlights and more in the Qmlativ HR and payroll session.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
South Pavilion 1

2:30pm CDT

Qmlativ - Future Scheduling - Tips on Building a Master Schedule
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Get more comfortable with how to initiate a scheduling run and use the data to update your master schedule to minimize conflicts.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
North Pavilion 4

2:30pm CDT

Qmlativ - Online Registration
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
How much time and money could you save with higher online enrollment participation? Learn how to collect the information you need, from updated contact information to free and reduced lunch applications.
Presenters
avatar for Liz Boyles

Liz Boyles

Director of Information Services, Troy CCSD 30C
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Shalene Herbert

Managing Consultant, Skyward Inc.
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
South Pavilion 2

2:30pm CDT

Qmlativ - Student Overview*
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Enjoy a sneak peek at the future of our Student Management Suite and learn how Qmlativ leverages new breakthroughs in technology to deliver an even better experience. See how Qmlativ can transform your data analysis for your school.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
North Pavilion 5

2:30pm CDT

Qmlativ - Conversations Round Table
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Bring your questions and thoughts about using Qmlativ to its full potential!
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
North Pavilion 1

2:30pm CDT

SMS 2.0 - Employee Information System (EIS)
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
We'll discuss extracting your EIS data and troubleshooting exceptions, addressing setup issues and downloading the file.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Conf Room 2

2:30pm CDT

SMS 2.0 - Finance Data Mining - Beyond the Basics
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
This session will provide advanced instruction for creating custom finance data mining reports. Maximize your data mining reports by learning how to utilize features you may not have known existed in the reporting setup.
Presenters
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
North Pavilion 2

2:30pm CDT

SMS 2.0 - GPA Calculation\Honor Roll\Class Rank\Transcripts and Transcript Labels
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
This session will go over how the GPA calculation setup is used in determining the results of Honor Rolls, Class Rank, Transcripts and Transcript Labels.
Presenters
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Leah Wanta

Skyward
Saturday March 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
North Pavilion 3
 
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