Some aspects of compliance require a more robust dive into a student’s education history or background.  Our new Document Review feature allows any educator who has been assigned a form to easily access documents that have been saved to the Student Profile, such as student work samples or goals documents created by the district. 

Saving educators time and effort for workflow completion

There are a variety of benefits to streamlining compliance workflows: reducing administrative burden so educators can focus more on instruction, minimizing inconsistencies in data reporting, and facilitating earlier adjustments to instruction for ELs who could benefit from additional support - just to name a few! We’ve narrowed in on a few key upgrades to Forms that will speed up the compliance process and save educators valuable time.

Simplified navigation and visual tracking of forms

New Forms features remove visual clutter and provide at-a-glance tracking of forms progress to make it easier for teachers to stay on top of assignments. Educators can see the status of all students’ forms right in the Student List to quickly check progress. They can also view all assigned forms for a student and their status in the Forms tab on the Student Profile. Finally, users can view the status of forms for multiple students on the sidebar when navigating through each form.

We’ve also added a red icon to notify users of un-submitted forms and to more easily see where forms are located - helping ensure that forms are completed on time.  

For an even cleaner viewing experience, districts can now archive cycles to focus only those that are active - but can still view historical data as needed.

More flexibility in forms

Compliance processes can be complex, but editing forms to meet district needs doesn’t have to be. Admins can now add students to workflows directly from our Student List and Student Profile features, without requiring them to navigate back to the cycle overview page. Additionally, districts can configure a cycle with multiple student list views, making it easier to set up a cycle with the right students, even when faced with complex student criteria. Alternatively, when relevant students are not known or need to be added on a rolling basis, cycles can also now be configured with no student list views. These processes are more flexible than ever to accommodate a variety of different users and needs.

Streamline signatures

With tight deadlines and multiple approvals needed, collecting signatures can bottleneck form submission. We’ve added a signature section to all forms so users can view contributors and their signatures on both digital and printed forms. Understanding what is still needed for form completion now takes one less click. In addition, district administrators can turn on permissions for certain users to be able to sign on behalf of another contributor on a form. This added flexibility will minimize delays and enable more efficient form completion.

With these updates, Forms is making compliance smoother, more adaptable, and less time-consuming, helping educators stay focused on supporting their English learners.