Comparing master schedules for course request priorities

Bobby Bardenhagen

Hi Everyone, Our academic team is trying to leverage all possible functionality in Blackbaud to optimize our scheduling process. Is there a way for us to review multiple versions of student schedules to see which ones maximize top priority course requests. If this is possible, what other metrics are available?

Crystal Bruce

@Bobby Bardenhagen Hello! I see it has been about 24 hours in the community with no response, so I wanted to let you know I've reached out to my team to see if there are any resources that can be shared. Thanks!

Crystal Bruce

@Bobby Bardenhagen Hello! I checked with my team and they returned this answer: You can do scheduling snapshots for student schedules, just like you can for master schedule (she included screengrabs).

This Scheduling Guide includes a section about generating student schedules: https://webfiles-sc1.blackbaud.com/files/support/helpfiles/education/k12/full-help/content/sis-tutorial-scheduling-setup.html#Generate-the-Student-Schedule-GSS

Let me know if that helps!

Kristen Duval

@Bobby Bardenhagen

It's complicated. You can compare schedule run success rates by analyzing your scheduling snapshots. However, there's no filter option. For example, you cannot analyze how your Core courses scheduled vs. your elective courses if you ran both at the same time. I will send you my schedule maker power point on Monday morning that should help clarify a few things!

Bobby Bardenhagen

@Kristen Duval Thanks, Kristen. That would be great!