Glossary: the words ShuleOS uses
The words you meet in the teacher portal, in plain language.
Checked on the ShuleOS demo school
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Class teacher | The teacher responsible for a class or section. Only class teachers see Attendance, Class Report, Report Comments, Assess Behavior and Message Parents. |
| Subject teacher | A teacher assigned to teach a subject in a class. Subject teachers enter marks for their subjects. |
| Assignment | The school's decision that you teach a class or a subject. Set by the office, shown under Class. |
| Academic year | The school year, chosen at the top right of some pages. Use the current one. |
| Register | The daily record of who is present, absent, late or excused. |
| Present, Absent, Late, Excused | The four attendance choices. Excused means away with a reason the school accepts. |
| Exam | A test event, such as "Term 3 Mid-term". |
| Component | One part of an exam's mark, for example coursework and the paper. |
| Marked, Absent, Exempt | The three statuses of a child's mark: has a mark, did not sit the paper, or does not take this exam. |
| Locked exam | An exam that is completed or published: marks cannot be changed until an administrator reopens it. |
| Combined report | Several exams joined into one term result. |
| Report card | A child's written report. It is released to parents by the office. |
| Tabulation | The class broadsheet: every child's mark in every subject. |
| Competency | A skill a child is rated on, instead of a mark, in the youngest classes. |
| Lesson plan | Your plan for one lesson. It can be Draft, Taught, or Taught — class needs it again. |
| Invigilation | Supervising an exam. |
| Working days | Monday to Friday, without closed days. Leave is counted in them. |
| Payslip | Your monthly pay statement. |
| Bell | The notification icon at the top right. |
| Quiet hours | A time of night when SMS are held back until the morning. |
| Safe mode | A setting on demonstration copies: SMS and email are recorded but not really sent. |