2025 PNW Synergy Users Conference: Full Schedule

10:30am PST

Reports and Analytics Roundtable FILLING

Thursday March 6, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am PST

Join us for a roundtable discussion about Synergy reports. We will discuss synergy analytic reports, dashboards, report browsers reports, and any other types of reports people would like to discuss. This roundtable discussion is for people developing reports in Synergy. Please come and share your questions and experiences with developing reports in Synergy.

Speakers

Barb Sloan

Senior Software Engineer, Linn Benton Lincoln ESD

This is our second year on Synergy. As a programmer, I am interested in discussing Synergy Analytics, reports of all kind, Synergy customizations, and integrations. I would welcome discussions with any other developers regarding the "techie" side of Synergy.

Thursday March 6, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am PST
John Day River

Analytics

1:00pm PST

Attendance: Daily and Period LIMITED

Thursday March 6, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PST

John Day River

Speakers

cguinn@mesd.k12.or.us

Customer Support Analyst, CTA / MESD

Thursday March 6, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PST
John Day River

Attendance

2:30pm PST

Intro to Course History LIMITED

Thursday March 6, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PST

John Day River

This is an introductory course for registrars and secretaries who are responsible for moving grades to the Student Course History screen. In this course we will go over: the grading process in Synergy, running the Update Student Course History and Update GPA processes, manually transcripting course history, and how to run transcripts.

Speakers

rlankfor@mesd.k12.or.us

2022 Conference Commitee, Cascade Technology Alliance

Thursday March 6, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PST
John Day River

Registrars

3:45pm PST

Schedule Board: A Deep Dive into Features, Functionality, and our Districts Practices LIMITED

Thursday March 6, 2025 3:45pm - 4:45pm PST

John Day River

In this session, we’ll break down how our district effectively utilizes the Schedule Board to streamline scheduling and resource management. We’ll start by exploring the front-loading process that schools undertake before using Synergy Schedule Board to ensuring schools get the most out of its functionality.

We'll cover practices for maximizing the board’s features and share tips on how to configure it to suit the specific needs of each school. Key topics include:

The prep work schools can do ahead of time to optimize use of the Schedule Board
Setting up and configuring the Schedule Board based on your school’s unique requirements
Time-saving tips and tricks to make the process smoother and more efficient

Speakers

shannon_venard@beaverton.k12.or.us

System Analyst, Beaverton School District

Thursday March 6, 2025 3:45pm - 4:45pm PST
John Day River

Registrars

11:00am PST

Enrollment Basics FILLING

Friday March 7, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PST

John Day River

In this session, we’ll explore how to easily add and update important information like demographics, enrollment details for new and transfer students, as well as parent and emergency contact info to help maintain accurate student records. We want to make sure you have all the tools you need to manage student-specific information with ease!

Speakers