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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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Venue: North Pavilion 6 clear filter
Friday, March 27
 

9:05am CDT

Qmlativ - Finance/Payroll Live Tiles
Friday March 27, 2026 9:05am - 10:05am CDT
See how Belvidere set up live tiles to streamline their processes in the Finance Department.
Presenters
avatar for Renee Gonzalez

Renee Gonzalez

Payroll Manager, Belvidere CUSD100
I worked in Payroll/HR for 11 years in another District that used SDS.  I have now been working for Belvidere CUSD 100 in Skyward for two years as the Payroll Manager.
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Maggie Mason

Accounting and Grants Coordinator, Belvidere CUSD100
Friday March 27, 2026 9:05am - 10:05am CDT
North Pavilion 6

10:15am CDT

SMS 2.0 - Gradebook for Administrators/Gaining a Teacher's Perspective
Friday March 27, 2026 10:15am - 11:15am CDT
As an administrator learn how to maximize the setup for Gradebook to most effectively gather Grading information from your Teachers.
Presenters
Friday March 27, 2026 10:15am - 11:15am CDT
North Pavilion 6

12:50pm CDT

S2Q - Subtracking S2Q Comparison
Friday March 27, 2026 12:50pm - 1:50pm CDT
Wonder how the Sub Tracking module will work in Qmlativ? In this session, we will provide a comparison for how Sub Tracking will be managed differently when you migrate to Q.
Presenters
Friday March 27, 2026 12:50pm - 1:50pm CDT
North Pavilion 6

2:15pm CDT

SMS 2.0 - Student Tips and Tricks
Friday March 27, 2026 2:15pm - 3:15pm CDT
This session will be an exploration of options and tips for the Student Management Suite that may be new to you.
Presenters
Friday March 27, 2026 2:15pm - 3:15pm CDT
North Pavilion 6

3:25pm CDT

SMS 2.0 - Student Advanced Data Mining
Friday March 27, 2026 3:25pm - 4:25pm CDT
Want to know more detail of the Data process such as Mail Merge, Processing lists, exports? This session will be going into the more advanced processes available.
Presenters
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Leah Wanta

Skyward
Friday March 27, 2026 3:25pm - 4:25pm CDT
North Pavilion 6
 
Saturday, March 28
 

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

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

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
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Shalene Herbert

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

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
 
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