Prescriptive Scheduling Report

The Prescriptive Scheduling Report (PSR) is a forecasting tool that enables you to monitor student progress and adjust schedules to reach performance goals. By specifying a time frame and a target level for each grade, the report can forecast where the student will be at the targeted date and, based on the student's current rate of progress, the additional amount of time in the course the student needs to achieve the target level. The Prescriptive Scheduling report is available for both Default and Custom by Settings assignments.

Run the Report

  1. After login, press View Reports > SuccessMaker Reports, then select Prescriptive Scheduling report.

  2. Select Reports on the top menu bar and then choose Prescriptive Scheduling report.

  3. In SAVED REPORT OPTIONS, you can select a saved report option from the previously saved list.

  4. In the Organizations Section, select an organization from the list of available options.

  5. In the COURSE SELECTION section, do the following:

    • In the Subject drop-down list, choose Math or Reading, to run reports for Math or Reading assignments.

    • Select a course to include in the report. Course selection includes the following Math and Reading courses/assignments:
      • Default
      • Custom by Settings

  6. Target Date—Specify the date the student is expected to reach the forecasted target level by entering a date in Target Date. (Report results are based on school daysClosed The days students are expected to actively work in SuccessMaker, excluding weekends and district-designated holidays. as defined in the Holiday Scheduler.)

  7. Set Target Level per Grade—Move the slider to set the target levels the students are expected to achieve for each available grade.  In increments of .05, grade levels from 0.00 to 9.40 are available for math and from 0.00 to 8.95 for reading.

  8. In the Filter and Display Options section,optionally do one or more of the following Select Students by:

    • Teacher: Select one or more teachers assigned for the course. Based on the school selection the associated teachers will be displayed in this section. The name of the school will be mentioned after the teacher name to identify the teacher - school association. You can also search for a teacher in the Search teachers box and filter your results.

    • Grade: Select one or more grade levels.

    • Group Name: Select one or more groups of students. Based on the schools selection the associated groups will be displayed and the school name will be displayed. You can also search for a group in the Search groups box and filter your results.

    • Sub-Grouping: Choose how the information is grouped in the report.

    • Display Options: Select how the student is identified in the Student column of the report:

      • Student Name

      • Student ID

      • Student Username

    • Select the Mask Student Display box to hide the student names.

    • In the Sort drop-down list, select how you would want the information to be sorted.
    • Student Demographic Filters:

      • Disability Status: Select disability status filters.

      • Ethnicity: Select ethnicity filters.

      • Race: Select race filters.

      • Socioeconomic Status: Select socioeconomic status filters

      • English Language Proficiency: Select English proficiency filters.

      • Migrant Status: Select migrant status filters.

      • Special Services: Select Special Services Program filters.

  9. Select Save Report Options to save your selection for the next time you run the report, and then do one of the following:

    • In the Name and save this new custom report configuration text box, type a unique name for your report options, and then select Save.

    • You can Select an existing custom report configuration to be replaced/updated, and then select Save.

  10. Optionally, select Reset to revert any changes made to the default selections made in the form.

  11. Select Run Report. Your report opens in a new window/tab.

  12. Use the PDF button in the top right of your browser window to export the report, if desired. See Getting Started with Reports for more information about exporting.

Read the Report Data

Element Data Description
Report Title Title of the Report
Course Name Name of the selected course.
School Days to Target Number of school daysClosed The days students are expected to actively work in SuccessMaker, excluding weekends and district-designated holidays. until the Target Date.
Report Run Date and time the report was generated reflects the district’s time zone.
School Name of school.
Teacher Teacher's name.
Grade Grade level.
Group Name Name of group.
Selected Options Provides a summary of the report options selected for this report.
Legend Brief description of the abbreviations and symbols that appear in the report data.
Element Data Description
Distance from Target

Visualization displaying a student’s status in relation to their target goal. This visualization shows this from three different points in time using a bar graph for each.

  • Initial Placement: Where the student is in relation to the target goal after initial placement has been completed.

  • Current Level: Where the student is in relation to the target goal as of today’s date.

  • Forecasted Level: Where the program projects the student to be in relation to the target goal by the target date.

The visualization accomplishes this through 5 different statuses.

  • In IP: This status is only applicable to the Initial Placement bar graph and will appear when a student has not completed Initial Placement.

  • In Analysis: This status is only applicable to the Forecasted Level bar graph and will appear when a student has not completed 7 hours of session time. This time is required to generate a forecast for the student.

  • At or above: Student has or will meet/exceed the target goal at the point in time being viewed.

  • Near: Student is close to meeting the target goal at the point in time being viewed.

  • Far: Student is not close to meeting the target goal at the point in time being viewed.
Element Data Description
Student Student's first and last name, and either the student ID or the user name based on the option selected in the Report Options tab.
Performance Data
  • Current Course Level: Level at which the student is presently working in the course. If the student is in IPClosed Initial Placement; the first level of entry into a course., this field displays In IP.
  • IP Level: If the IP setting is On, this column displays the course level at the end of IP. If the IP setting is Off, this column does not display.
  • Start Level: If the IP setting is Off, this column displays the level at which the student started working in the course. If the IP setting is On, this column does not display.
  • Time Since IP: If the IP setting is On, this column displays the time calculated since the completion of IP. If the IP setting is Off, this column does not display.
  • Time: If the IP setting is Off, this column displays the time the student has spent in the course. If the IP setting is On, this column does not display.
  • Skills Percent Mastered: Percentage of skills the students mastered against the number of skills completed or judged in the assigned course.
Current Rate
  • Session Length Setting: Session length setting for the student assignment.
  • Average Min/Day: Average number of minutes spent per day, based on the most recent 20 school days of activity, including the day the report is generated. (This calculation includes any sessions completed on weekends and district-designated holidays within the 20-school-day date range.)
  • Current Learning Rate: Rate at which the student is making gains in the course.

    • Baseline—All students are classified with a baseline until they have approximately seven hours of course work after IP completion and the learning rate can be accurately calculated.

    • Low—Below average learning rate.

    • Medium—Average learning rate.

    • High—Above average learning rate.
Current Forecast
  • Time: Projected amount of time in the program the student has available between the date the report was run and the Target Date.
  • Level: Based on the Current Learning Rate, the projected course level for the student at the Target Date, and a status indicator of where we expect the student to be in relation to their target goal by that date.
Prescription
  • Add'l Sessions to Target: Based on the Session Length Setting, the number of additional sessions (rounded up) needed to complete the Add'l Time to Target.
  • Add'l Time to Target: Based on the current level, the additional amount of time needed to reach the Target Level.
  • Add'l Min/Day to Target: Additional number of minutes recommended for increasing the student's current Average Min/Day in order to reach the Target Level by the Target Date.

If a student is currently averaging 10 minutes per school day in the Average Min/Day column and the Add'l Min/Day to Target column recommends increasing the current rate by an additional 5 minutes per school day, the student needs to spend 15 minutes per school day in order to reach the Target Level by the Target Date.
Student Student's first and last name, and either the student ID or the user name based on the option selected in the Report Options tab.
Performance Data
  • IP Level: If the IP setting is On, this column displays the course level at the end of IP, and a status indicator of where the student is in relation to their target goal at the end of IP. If the IP setting is Off, this column does not display.
  • Current Course Level: Level at which the student is presently working in the course. As well as a status indicator of where the student is in relation to their target goal as of today’s date.
  • Start Level: If the IP setting is Off, this column displays the level at which the student started working in the course. If the IP setting is On, this column does not display.
  • Time Since IP: If the IP setting is On, this column displays the time calculated since the completion of IP. If the IP setting is Off, this column does not display.
  • Time: If the IP setting is Off, this column displays the time the student has spent in the course. If the IP setting is On, this column does not display.
  • Skills Percent Mastered: Percentage of skills the students mastered against the number of skills completed or judged in the assigned course.
Current Rate
  • Session Length Setting: Session length setting for the student assignment.
  • Average Min/Day: Average number of minutes spent per day, based on the most recent 20 school days of activity, including the day the report is generated. (This calculation includes any sessions completed on weekends and district-designated holidays within the 20-school-day date range.)
  • Current Learning Rate: Rate at which the student is making gains in the course.

    • Baseline—All students are classified with a baseline until they have approximately seven hours of course work after IP completion and the learning rate can be accurately calculated.

    • Low—Below average learning rate.

    • Medium—Average learning rate.

    • High—Above average learning rate.
Element Data Description
Mean Average of all selected students for whom actual data is displayed in the report, excluding Session Date. Any column with (- -) is not included in this calculation.
Standard Deviation Standard deviation of all selected students in the report, excluding Date. Any column with (- -) is not included in this calculation.

You must have a full SuccessMaker license.

For more information, refer to the SuccessMaker Administrator Guide.