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STARS Campus Solutions: June 2020 Newsletter

June-Newsletter

You are ESSENTIAL! Employers rely on career schools throughout the country. We admire all you do to ensure student success, regardless of the circumstances. Be assured that STARS is always with you!

LATEST STARS ENHANCEMENTS

Many schools are using electronic applications to automate their enrollment process. STARS has a user-friendly feature that will decrease the need for manual entries. You can use this feature to create:

  • School Applications
  • Enrollment Agreements
  • Disclosure Statement Forms

Call or text (717) 614-1271 for assistance with this tool.

SMART CHARTS DISPLAY

STARS can display real-time charts on your home screen! You can use these charts to quickly examine key indicators responsible for your school’s success. Your management team can view the school’s overall performance factors including leads, enrollments, starts, and accounts receivables with a single sign-on.

FEATURED REPORTS

Reports drive data accuracy, decisions, and outcomes. Here are three STARS reports that your team should be running frequently.

  • LEADS THAT NEVER STARTED REPORT: Use this report to ensure the accurate status of leads, examine reasons for failed starts and reengage with them.
  • GRADES NOT POSTED OR ENTERED REPORT: This report drives accuracy in SAP and student transcripts by showing assignments without a grade and gradebooks that have not been posted.
  • ACTIVE/INACTIVE STUDENT AGING REPORT: This report is a great tool for managing your accounts receivables by identifying students who have payments past due.

ON-DEMAND TRAINING VIDEOS

The STARS team created an on-demand library of training videos available 24/7. To explore the library, click on the Main Navigation Menu on your STARS home page. Click on STARS Training Videos to gain access to the library. The STARS team will be adding more videos to the library, so make this link one of your favorites today!

WEBINARS ONLINE

We also welcome you to watch our webinars in which we discuss a variety of helpful topics! Find our webinars here >

STARS SUCCESS TIP FOR STAYING CONNECTED

During the difficult times as well as the best of times, you should make effective communications a priority in your organization! As your school management system, STARS provides a number of ways in which you can communicate with your staff and students.

STARS 911 is an instant communication tool for sending important messages to your staff and/or students. It’s useful during emergency situations and for urgent messaging.

STARS TEXTING AND EMAILING features provide the means for instant and easy communication to a single student or to groups of students.

STARS STUDENT SUPPORTAL allows you to post messages to the entire student body, and it is a gateway for students to make payments, check grades, and more! Students can download the “student supportal” app via the Google play store.

MEET OUR PARTNERS

STARS is pleased to have an affiliation with Campus Ivy, a company that specializes in financial aid processing. The combined power of Campus Ivy and STARS results in a seamless integration of budgeted student awards, payments, and disbursements between the two systems. Campus Ivy has a history of helping schools improve Title IV processing and fulfilling compliance requirements.