Can I import calendar events into Outlook from the district on-line calendar?

Q. Is there a way to import certain types of events from the district calendar into my Outlook Calendar or do I have to add them one at a time?
A.  Yes, you can download a copy of your specific events and import them into Outlook, here’s how…

1) Visit the district’s on-line calendar.. http://www.cimlcentral.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=79&school_id=7

2) Select the category of the calendar that you would like to place in your personal calendar (for our example, we’ll use the “District Wide” calendar in our example below.) and click VIEW.

3) A new window will open and in the top right there is a download button.

4) After you click DOWNLOAD, the following window appears…  select the CSV option and download it to your computer.

5) Last, use the directions from the following YouTube clip for importing this file into Outlook >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbcp3V09nUw

District to expand on-line purchasing options with RevTrak in September.

At the August 13th board meeting, the School Board approved a contract with RevTrak to enable the district to expand on-line purchasing options for parents.  The district has been using PaySchools for the past seven years, but has been limited to offering nutrition and transportation fees.  RevTrak will enable our district to expand on-line payments to include..

* Student fees (or any other fees within Infinite Campus)

* Transportation fees

* Community Education Classes

 How does RevTrack compare to what we are using now (PaySchools)?

	PaySchools	RevTrak
Cost (to the school district)	3.35% of each transaction	3.49% of each transaction
Ability to integrate with Infinite Campus for student fees	No	Yes
Ability to pay transportation fees	Yes	Yes
Ability to pay for nutritional services	Yes	The district is opting to use our new nutrition software instead, as it provides access to purchase and nutrition information as well as payments.
Ability to pay for Community Education classes	No	Yes
Ability for the district to establish an on-line portal for optional fees (year books, apparel, etc)	No	Yes

Will parents see any convenience fees or surcharges on their payments?
No. Our district does not currently include or pass any convenience fees to parents through PaySchools, and our plan to continue the same practice with RevTrak.  No convenience fees will be displayed or changed to parents through RevTrak.

Will nutrition payments continue through PaySchools or RevTrak?
Nutrition payments will continue through PaySchools until the new lunch program (CyberSoft) is in place and functioning.

Why not move the nutrition payments to RevTrak so that parents can pay for everything in one place?
We’re moving the nutrition payments to Cybersoft later this year because their solution provides more functionality. For example, CyberSoft will enable parents to see lunch menus, see exact purchases that their students made, set up restrictions/limits on what students can purchase, and also allow parents to see specific nutritional information on items that are available.

When will RevTrak be available for parents?
We’re anticipating that services will be available by late Sept.