If you have enabled the Skills field in Program Options, then Skills Progress will be an additional area listed under the Students section of the HSTOnline menu.

The Skills Progress list shows you all Skills which have been attached to one or more Assignments for that Student within the selected School Year. Each time you add a new Skill to one or more Assignments in the selected School Year, the Skill will appear on this list with a Status of 'In Progress'.

From the Skills Progress list you can add notes about the work your Student is doing toward acquiring the Skill, mark the Skill as Complete and enter a Date Completed, view the Assignments to which the Skill is attached, remove the Skill from one or more selected Assignments, or replace the existing Skill with other Skills from your list for one or more selected Assignments.

Use the Skills Progress Report to print out a list of Skills which are In Progress or Complete, along with any accompanying notes you have entered.

The Skill Progress area is never available to Student Users as this area may contain Progress Notes which you are not yet ready to share with your Student.

The first time you visit this area, you will see just the Student and School Year drop downs and Go button. Select a Student and a School Year and then click Go to get started.

Once you have selected a Student, the list format for this feature will appear. Each time you return to this area, HSTOnline will show you the information for the last Student and School Year selected.

Skills Progress List Columns

Column Name	Notes	Default Visibility
Grouping	The Grouping you have assigned to the Skill. The primary sort of this list is alphabetical by Grouping	Visible
Area/Discipline	The Area/Discipline you have assigned to the Skill. The secondary sort of this list is alphabetical by Area/Discipline	Visible
Objective (Preview)	Displays, in plain text, the first 150 characters of the Objective for this Skill	Visible
Count	Displays the Assignments within the selected School Year which have this Skill attached	Visible
Status	Displays 'In Progress' or 'Completed' status of the Skill	Visible
Date	When a Skill has a status of 'Completed', the date completed will be displayed here	Visible
Notes (*)	Shows '*' if there are Notes for the item	Visible
Notes (Preview)	Displays, in plain text, the first 150 characters of the Notes for the item	Hidden

View Controls

Student drop down: Select a Student from the drop down list. School Year drop down: Select a School Year from the drop down list. Go button: After making your selections in the drop down list, click the Go button to view the Skills attached to Assignments for that Student and School Year.

Skills Progress Controls

Action Button: Edit: With one item selected, this action becomes available. Choose edit to change the status for and/or add notes to the selected item. View Assignments: With one item selected, this option becomes available. Use this option to review the Assignments which are attached to the Student in the selected school year. Options Button: Choose Columns: Click or touch this option to select which fields will be displayed in the Skills Progress list. You must select at least one column. Filter: Click or touch this option to select which types of Skills will be displayed In the Skills Progress Filter you can view items by Status: Both, In Progress, or Complete. The default selection shows all 'In Progress' Skills. When anything other than Both is selected, the Filters Settings badge shows which types of items are being displayed. Expand All: When the list is Grouped, click or touch this option to expand (open) all groupings. Collapse All: When the list is Grouped, click or touch this option to collapse (close) all groupings. Search Box and Go button: Use the Search box to enter text and click the Go button to find Skills matching your entry. HSTOnline will do an exact search for whatever text you enter within the Grouping, Area/Discipline, Objective (Preview) and Notes (Preview) fields. Leave the search box blank and click Go or click or touch the Search text badge to return to the full list of Skills.

Skills Progress List Badges

Viewing: Indicates the number of Skills being displayed out of the total based on the current settings. Filter: If you have limited the types of Skills to be displayed, the filter badge will appear showing the types of items being displayed - either 'In Progress' or 'Completed' Search text: Shows the text entered into the Search box which is limiting which Skills are displayed. Click or touch this badge to clear the text from the search box and remove that limitation.

You can edit any single entry in the Skills Progress grid to change the status between 'In Progress' and 'Complete', enter a Date Completed, and/or enter Notes about your Student's progress in that skill.

1. On the HSTOnline menu, click or touch 'Skills Progress' under the Students section.
2. On the Skills Progress page, double-click on the item you want to work with to open the Edit Skills Progress window.
   • Alternatively, you can click once on the item you want to change and then click the Action button and choose Edit to open the Edit Skills Progress window.
   • On a touch device, touch the item you wish to edit and then touch the Action button and touch Edit to open the Edit Skills Progress window.

   

   • The Edit window shows the Grouping, Area/Discipline and Objective details for the selected Skill as well as the current Status, Date Completed (if complete), and Notes.
3. Make whatever changes are necessary.
   • Status: Choose between 'In Progress' and 'Completed'.
   • Date Completed: This field is only visible when the Skill Status is set to 'Completed'. It is an optional field. You can mark a Skill as 'Completed' with or without entering a specific date.

     

   • Notes: Use the Notes field to log any remarks about your Student's progress in this area, which can be included in the Skills Progress Report.
4. Click or touch:
   • Cancel to abandon the changes
   • Save to keep the changes and update your list
   • The Previous or Next hyperlink in the top right corner to save your changes to this item and move to the previous or next item in the list. You can click or touch Previous or Next until you have made all the changes you want and then click or touch the Save button to end the Edit process. If you reach the beginning or end of the list when clicking or touching Previous or Next, the Edit window will close and you will be returned to the list view.

The View Assignments feature will show you all of the Student's Assignments which are tied to a selected Skill. You can edit these Assignments to remove the Skill, replace the existing Skill with one or more new Skills, or delete the Assignments. Deleting Assignments from this are will remove them completely from the database. While you can also remove or replace Skills in the Agenda - List View using the Edit or Multi-Edit Assignment features, the advantage of the Skills Progress: View Assignments page is that all of the Assignments for the Student and School Year which are tied to the Skill in question are listed together for your convenience.

From the Skills Progress page, you can select a specific skill from the list for the Student and School Year and choose 'View Assignments from the Action button (Fig. 1) to move to the View Assignments page (Fig. 2)

As with most areas of HSTOnline you can choose which columns you wish to view for your Assignment details. The default visible columns for the 'View Assignments' list are: Date, Subject/Course, Activity, Resource, Skills (number of Skills attached to each Assignment in the list), and Complete status. You can select 'Choose Columns' under the Options button to display additional or different columns. HSTOnline will remember your settings. The columns that are available will depend on your settings in Program Options.

View Assignments List Columns

Column Name	Notes	Default Visibility
Date	The date of the Assignment. The primary sort of this list is chronological by date, oldest date first	Visible
Start/Block	This will be the Start Time or Block tied to the Assignment, depending on which field you have enabled in Program Options.	Hidden
End	If you are using Start/End times, this will be the end time for the Assignment	Hidden
Order	The Order designated for the Assignment.	Hidden
Subject/Course	The Subject/Course designated for the Assignment	Visible
Activity	The Activity designated for the Assignment	Visible
Resource	The Resource designated for the Assignment	Visible
Topic	The Topic designated for the Assignment	Hidden
PLC	The Page/Lesson/Chapter designation for the Assignment	Hidden
Custom	The Custom details you have entered for the Assignment	Hidden
Poss	The number of points possible for the Assignment	Hidden
Earn	The number of points earned for the Assignment	Hidden
Grade	The calculated percentage grade for the Assignment. There will only be a value in this column if the Poss field is greater than zero and the Assignment has been marked as Teacher - Complete	Hidden
Time Spent/Sessions	The Time Spent or Sessions entered for the Assignment	Hidden
Skills	The number of Skills attached to the Assignment. This will always be at least one, since whatever Skill you are viewing is already attached the Assignments listed here.	Visible
Complete	This will show an S if marked as Student - Complete, a T if marked as Teacher - Complete, or T S if both are marked as complete.	Visible

View Assignments Controls

Action Button: Remove: Select one or more Assignments and choose this action to remove the Skill you are viewing from those Assignments. After removal, the selected Assignments will disappear from the list as they non longer meet the requirement of being attached to the Skill whose Assignments you are viewing. Replace: Select one or more Assignments and choose this action to replace all of the Skills attached to the selected Assignments. Delete: Select one or more Assignments and choose this action to permanently delete those Assignments from your database. Options Button: Choose Columns: Click or touch this option to select which fields will be displayed in the View Assignments list. You must select at least one column. Expand All: When the list is Grouped, click or touch this option to expand (open) all groupings. Collapse All: When the list is Grouped, click or touch this option to collapse (close) all groupings. Return to Skills Progress: Click or touch this button to return to the Skills Progress page. Search Box and Go button: Use the Search box to enter text and click the Go button to find Assignments matching your entry. HSTOnline will do an exact search for whatever text you enter within the Activity, Resource, Topic, PLC, Custom, Directions (Preview) and Notes (Preview) fields. Leave the search box blank and click Go or click or touch the Search text badge to return to the full list of Skills.

View Assignments Badges

Select All: Indicates the number of Skills being displayed out of the total based on the current settings. Selected: If you have limited the types of Skills to be dipslayed, the filter badge will appear showing the types of items being displayed - either 'In Progress' or 'Completed' Search text: Shows the text entered into the Search box which is limiting which items are displayed. Click or touch this badge to clear the text from the search box and remove that limitation.

To access the View Assignments Page:

1. On the HSTOnline menu, click or touch 'Skills Progress' under the Students section.
2. On the Skills Progress page, select a Student and School Year and click or touch the Go button.
3. Click or touch the Skill you want to work with and then click the Action button and choose View Assignments to open the View Assignment page.

   

   • The top of the View Assignments window shows the details about the Skill you have selected: Grouping, Area and Objective.
   • The list displays all of the Student's Assignments in the selected School Year which have are tied to that Skill.
4. You may now:
   • select one or more Assignments and remove the Skill association
   • select one or more Assignments and replace the Skills associated with it
   • select one or more Assignments and delete them from your database
   • click or touch the button to 'Return to Skills Progress'

Removing a Skill from one or more Assignments

From the View Assignments page, you can select any one or more of the listed Assignments and remove the cited Skill from those items. This is a great way to clean up your records if want to remove a Skill completely from your list, or if you have erroneously attached a Skill to one or more Assignments. After completing this process, the selected Assignments will disappear from the list on this page as they will no longer meet the requirement of matching the Student, School Year and selected Skill. Rest assured, however, that those Assignments are still part of your database and can be viewed for the Student in the Agenda - List View or Agenda - Calendar View.

1. Starting in the View Assignments page, select the Assignments for which you want to remove this Skill.
   • Click the checkbox for each Assignment you want to work with.
   • You can use your mouse to click and drag over contiguous Assignments in the list to select those items.
   • On a touch device, you can touch and drag your finger over contiguous Assignments in the list to select those items.
   • Click or touch the 'Select All' badge to select all the Assignments in the list.
2. Click or touch the Action button and choose Remove to open the Remove Skill window.

   

3. Click or touch:
   • Cancel to abandon this process and return to the View Assignments list for the selected Skill.
   • Remove to remove the selected Skill from the selected Assignments. Other Skills which may be attached to Assignment will be retained. Assignments which have been affected will disappear from the list as they no longer meet the parameters for inclusion, but will still exist and be viewable in the Agenda - List View and Agenda - Calendar View.

Replacing Skills for one or more Assignments

From the View Assignments page, you can select any one or more of the listed Assignments and replace all existing skills for those Assignments with new selections. As part of the 'Replace' process, you can also choose to retain the existing Skills and add additional Skill designations. After completing this process, the selected Assignments will disappear from the list on this page if you have removed the Skill that is currently displayed at the top of the View Assignments page. If that Skill has been retained, they will remain on the list and the number in their Skills column will be adjusted to match the new total of Skills attached. All selected Assignments will have the same list of Skills at the end of the Replace process.

1. Starting in the View Assignments page, select the Assignments you want to work with.
   • Click the checkbox for each Assignment you want to work with.
   • You can use your mouse to click and drag over contiguous Assignments in the list to select those items.
   • On a touch device, you can touch and drag your finger over contiguous Assignments in the list to select those items.
   • Click or touch the 'Select All' badge to select all the Assignments in the list.
2. Click or touch the Action button and choose Replace to open the Replace Skills window.

   

   • At the bottom or the Replace Skills window, you will see the Skill or Skills attached to the first Assignment in your selection. This may not reflect all the Skills of all the selected Assignments.
3. At the top of the Replace Skills window, you can use the controls to refine your selection. The settings start in a way to show all of your created Skills. Use the Grouping and Area drop downs to select specific options and/or type into the Filter box to refine the list. HSTOnline will use the text you enter into the Filter box to search the Grouping, Area, and Objective (Preview) fields for exact matches.
4. Check each Skill that you want to add to the selected Assignment(s) and click or touch the Add Selected Objectives button. The items you have chosen will now appear in the Current Skills area along with any pre-existing Skills.
5. You can use the 'Delete' button to the right of any Skill to remove it from the Current Skills list.
6. Click or touch:
   • Cancel to abandon this process and return to the View Assignments list for the selected Skill.
   • Replace to replace all the Skills for all selected Assignments with those listed in the 'Current Skills' section.

Deleting Assignments from the Skills Progress: View Assignments List

You can select any one or more Assignments in the View Assignments page to completely remove them from your database. Deleted items cannot be retrieved.

1. Starting in the View Assignments page, select the Assignments you want to work delete.
   • Click the checkbox for each Assignment you want to remove.
   • You can use your mouse to click and drag over contiguous Assignments in the list to select those items.
   • On a touch device, you can touch and drag your finger over contiguous Assignments in the list to select those items.
   • Click or touch the 'Select All' badge to select all the Assignments in the list.
2. Click or touch the Action button and choose Delete.
   • HSTOnline will show you how many items have been selected for deletion.
3. Click or touch:
   • 'Never Mind' to cancel the delete process.
   • 'Yes, I'm Sure' to complete the deletion process. HSTOnline will delete all of the selected Assignments from the database.