The tool’s main features are:

1. Unlimited number of grades, disciplines and teachers
2. School and class customized “week” cycle
3. Part-time teachers
4. Dedicated teachers
5. Dedicated periods
6. Shared courses
7. Block scheduling
8. Multiage periods
9. Consistency check
10. Drag fields from one window and drop them in other to define courses, professions, shared disciplines, etc.
11. Click right button of the mouse to customize font or color of every field
12. and more...

1. The summary of all teachers’ weekly units which available to be educated (available units)
2. The summary of all grades’ weekly units which required to be learned (required units)
3. The summary of all grades’ actually allocated periods for this discipline courses (allocated units)

1. Choose the proper availability option from three rectangles named “High”, “Low” and “Prohibit” and click the mouse on.
2. Move the mouse to the desired period and click the mouse on. The period will be signed according to the selected availability.
3. When complete day shall be signed, move the mouse to the day’s header and click on. All periods included in this day will be signed at the selected availability.

1. Choose the proper availability option from four rectangles named “Dedicated”, “High”, “Low” and “Prohibit” and click the mouse on.
2. Move the mouse to the desired period and click the mouse on. The period will be signed accordingly to the selected availability.
3. When complete day to be signed, move the mouse to the day’s name and click on. All periods included in this day will be signed at the selected availability (except dedicated option where only the sign of single periods is allowed).

1. shared disciplines collocated at the same period (at period 2, Wednesday and period 1 Thursday are allocated both Math 3 and Math 5 courses);
2. multiage periods (period 6, Tuesday and period 5, Saturday);
3. locked periods (period 4, Monday, period 3, Friday, etc.).
4. dedicated periods.

1. For each specific discipline - sum of units required (courses learned by grades) must be less or equal to sum of units available (professions educated by teachers).

1. Change units required for the course(s) either by using discipline private window’s “Update” option (change units for all courses by one click) or by using each grade private window’s “Update course” option to change selected courses only.
2. Change units allowed to each teacher using teacher private window’s “Update” option.
3. Add teacher
4. Remove appropriate course from selected grades using “Remove” button in grade private window.

1. For each teacher’s profession - sum of all periods available for teach (no prohibited) must be great or equal to units of that profession.

1. Change the profession’s units (be careful - inconsistency with required courses should appeared).
2. Change the profession’s availability using the schedule table in teacher private window (if prohibited periods are there).

1. For each teacher - sum of all teacher’s professions units available must be less or equal to weekly units allowed for this teacher (the teacher position).

1. Change units available for each of teacher’s professions (be careful - inconsistency with required courses should appeared).
2. Change weekly units allowed for the teacher (change the position)

1. “Text Font” defines the fonts in “Consistency check results” window and in the list’s printing
2. “Page Numbers Font” defines the font of page numbers during the printing session
3. “Title Font” defines the font of the titles during the printing session
4. “Button Font” defines the font of buttons in all windows
5. “List Font” defines the font of lists’ items in all windows
6. “Current Font” defines the font of availability levels (Grades and teachers) when one of the levels is selected
7. “Global Font” defines one plain font for all items in all windows
8. “Availability Color” defines the color of the selected availability level
9. “Locked Period Color” defines the color to sign the locked period
10. “Shared Period Color” defines the color to sign the period shared by two or more courses in the same grade
11. “Multiage Period Color” defines the color to sign the multiage period

1. Choose the menu “File”
2. Choose “New” in the “File” menu
3. A file selection dialog window appears on the screen
4. Choose a folder (directory) to store the school file
5. In the field “File Name” type the name for the school
6. Click on “Save” button
7. Whether a file with a similar name already exists, an alert dialog window will appear and a confirmation for file replace is required
8. A new school is created, the application window changes its name to the name of just created school and an empty “Disciplines” window appears on the screen

1. Choose menu “File”
2. Choose “Preferences” from menu “File”
3. A dialog window for school definitions appears on the screen (the default definitions displayed in the preference dialog window are the last defined and saved previously for another school)
4. Choose the field “Course weekly hours” for disciplines
5. Type a default number of units to be learned at any course in the school
6. Choose the field “Students in learning group”
7. Type a default number of students in a learning group
8. Choose the field “Weekly position” for teachers
9. Type a default number of weekly units to be educated by a teacher
10. Choose the field “Maximum daily units” for teachers
11. Type a default number of maximum daily units to be educated by a teacher
12. Choose the field “Maximum consequent units” for teachers
13. Type a default number of maximum consequent units to be educated by a teacher
14. Choose the school days changing the on/off check buttons in the fields of weekly days
15. Choose “from” field in each one of the learning days
16. Type the default first period (STARTING FROM ZERO) to be allocated in the desired day
17. Choose “to” field in each one of the learning days
18. Type the default last period (UP TO 23) to be allocated in the desired day
19. Approve the school definition by clicking on “Save” button

1. Choose window “Discipline” (click on “Disciplines” window’s title bar or select “School disciplines” item from “Windows” menu)
2. Click on the button “New”
3. A dialog window for discipline definition and/or update appears on the screen
4. Choose the field “Name”
5. Type the name of the discipline (if a discipline carrying EXECTLY the same name has been already defined, the button “Save” is deemed and the discipline definition cannot be saved)
6. Choose the field “Students in group”
7. Type the maximum number of students in a single learning group (if the number is different from the default one presented in the field)
8. While the learning the discipline allows (or requires) merging groups of students from different grades:

1. Choose the field “Combined grades”
2. Type the number of different grades to be merged together to learn the desired discipline

1. Choose the field “Weekly units”
2. Type the default number of weekly units for the courses based on the desired discipline (the number can be changed lately for each grade)
3. Choose the field “Daily units”
4. Type the default number of daily units for the courses based on the desired discipline (the number can be changed lately for each grade)
5. Approve the discipline definition by clicking on “Save” button
6. In the window “Disciplines” the list of defined disciplines is updated
7. When all disciplines are defined, click on the “Close” button
8. The discipline definition window is closed
9. While a number of different disciplines allowed to be educated simultaneously for different groups of students in the same grade (shared disciplines - for example different levels of math):

1. Choose the window “Disciplines”
2. Choose from the list (by mouse click) one of the shared disciplines (first discipline)
3. Click on the “Open” button
4. The window for the desired (first) disciplineappears on the screen
5. Choose the window “Disciplines” again
6. Choose from the list (by mouse click) the discipline which can be shared with the first one
7. Drag-and-drop the selected discipline into the first’s discipline window
8. In the list of shared disciplines appears the name of the discipline just dropped

1. Choose window “Teachers” (click on “Teachers” window’s title bar or select “School teachers” item from “Windows” menu)
2. Click on the button “New”
3. A dialog window for teacher definition and/or update appears on the screen
4. Choose the field “Name”
5. Type the name of the teacher (if a teacher carrying EXECTLY the same name has been already defined, the button “Save” is deemed and the teacher definition cannot be saved)
6. Choose the field “Weekly position”
7. Type the total number of weekly units (as a summary of all professions the desired teacher is allowed to educate)
8. Choose the field “Daily maximum - total”
9. Type the maximum number of daily units the teacher is allowed to educate
10. Choose the field “ Daily maximum - consequent “
11. Type the maximum number of daily consequent units the teacher is allowed to educate (for example, after 4 consequent units there will be at least one empty unit in teachers daily schedule)
12. Approve the teacher definition by clicking on “Save” button
13. In the window “Teachers” the list of defined teachers is updated
14. When all teachers are defined, click on the “Close” button
15. The teacher definition window is closed

1. Choose window “Teachers” (click on “Teachers” window’s title bar or select “School teachers” item from “Windows” menu)
2. Choose a teacher for whom the profession(s) will be defined
3. Click on the button “Open” (or double click on the selected item)
4. The teacher’s window appears on the screen (if no professions for the desired teacher has been defined, the window will be empty)
5. Choose the window “Disciplines”
6. Choose from the list (by mouse click) the discipline which will be defined as teacher’s profession
7. Drag-and-drop the selected discipline into the teacher’s window
8. In the teacher’s window appears the empty table of week schedule
9. There can be defined an unlimited number of professions for each teacher
10. Choose the teacher’s window
11. Click the button “Rating”
12. The table of teacher’s availability for the first profession appears
13. Choose the desirable level of availability by click on appropriate item - “High”, “Low” or “Prohibited”
14. Click on the day title to expand the availability level over a complete day
15. Click on the period to change an availability level for an individual period
16. Click the button “Update” to change the number of teacher’s profession units
17. The dialog window for profession update appears
18. Choose the field “Profession’s weekly units”
19. Type the number of units the teacher is allowed to educate during the learning week (the number shall be less or equal to the number of free units remained after the definition of other professions)
20. Click the button “Save” to approve the update
21. The dialog window closed
22. Click on “>>“ or “<<“ button to surf between professions of the desired teacher

1. Choose window “Grades” (click on “Grades” window’s title bar or select “School grades” item from “Windows” menu)
2. Click on the button “New”
3. A dialog window for grade definition and/or update appears on the screen
4. Choose the field “Name”
5. Type the name of the grade (if a grade carrying EXECTLY the same name has been already defined, the button “Save” is deemed and the grade definition cannot be saved)
6. Choose the field “Students in grade”
7. Type the number of students in grade
8. Approve the grade definition by clicking on “Save” button
9. In the window “Grades” the list of defined grades is updated
10. When all grades are defined, click on the “Close” button
11. The grade definition window is closed

1. Choose window “Grades” (click on “Grades” window’s title bar or select “School grades” item from “Windows” menu)
2. Choose a grade for whom the courses will be defined
3. Click on the button “Open” (or double click on the selected item)
4. The grade’s window appears on the screen (if no courses for the desired grade has been defined, the window will be empty)
5. Choose the window “Disciplines”
6. Choose from the list (by mouse click) the discipline which will be defined as grade’s course
7. Drag-and-drop the selected discipline into the grade’s window

1. If ALL of the existing disciplines should be defined as courses in the desired grade, press on “Ctrl” key during drag-and-drop action
2. If a grade with the same list of courses has already been defined - drag-and-drop this grade’s name from “Grades” window into the current grade’s window

1. In the grade’s window appears the empty schedule of the grade
2. There can be defined an unlimited number of courses for each grade
3. Choose the grade’s window
4. Click the button “Rating”
5. The table of grade’s availability for the first course appears
6. Choose the desirable level of availability by click on appropriate item - “Dedicated”, “High”, “Low” or “Prohibited” (the “Dedicated” enables the fixing of the course learning at a predefined period )
7. Click on the day title to expand the availability level over a complete day (except “Dedicated”)
8. Click on the period to change an availability level for an individual period
9. Click the button “Update” to change the parameters of the course
10. The dialog window for course update appears
11. Choose the field “Weekly units”
12. Type the number of weekly units for the course (the default number is the same one defined for the root discipline)
13. Choose the field “Daily units”
14. Type the number of daily units for the course (more then one daily units shall be defined for BLOCK SCHEDULING)
15. Choose the field “Students in group”
16. Type the number of students learning the desired course in the grade

1. REMEMBER: when a number of student groups from different grades can be merged together to learn the root discipline (see the definition of the disciplines), the total number of students cannot exceed the number of students defined for the root discipline

1. When the group of students in the current grade can be merged with other groups, click on button “Integrate with other grade(s)” (if the button is not in proper position)
2. Click the button “Save” to approve the update
3. The dialog window closed
4. Click on “>>“ or “<<“ button to surf between courses of the desired grade

When a dedicated teacher will be assigned for a course:

1. Choose the grade window
2. Click on “Course” or “Rating” button
3. Surf between grade’s courses until the desired course is displayed
4. Choose the window “Teachers”
5. Choose the teacher to be allocated for the course
6. Drag-and-drop the teacher’s name into grade window
7. The field of dedicated teacher is updated by the teacher’s name

When a multiage learning will be assigned for a course:

1. Choose the first grade window
2. Click on “Course” or “Rating” button
3. Surf between grade’s courses until the first desired course is displayed
4. Choose the second grade window
5. Click on “Course” or “Rating” button
6. Surf between grade’s courses until the second desired course is displayed
7. Drag-and-drop the upper bar with the second course name into the first grade window
8. The field of multiage learning is updated by the second course name

1. Choose “Consistency check” item from “Shell” menu
2. If any inconsistencies in the school definitions are found, the “Consistency check results” window will appear on the screen

1. Choose “Build schedule” item from “Shell” menu
2. The consistency check is operated
3. If any inconsistencies in the school definitions are found, the appropriate message will appear on the screen and two options - cancel the scheduling process or continue it - are displayed
4. When the scheduling process starts, a progress bar window appears
5. At the end of scheduling construction it is reasonable to activate consistency check
6. Open grade’s and/or teacher’s windows in order to display the results of the schedule construction

Course	Discipline learned by grade
Daily min. & max. Units	Minimum and maximum continuous units allowed to learn daily (minimum is obviously must be one and maximum cannot exceed weekly units)
Drag-and-drop	Drag-and-drop procedure enables to link two issues in simple and easy way. - Choose the item (if it is a list item - simply click on its name) - While the item is selected, point the mouse inside the item’s rectangle - Press the mouse’s left button and don’t release it - Drag the mouse while the left button is still down (the rectangle will follow the mouse) to the destination window - release mouse’s push-button mouse The actions, which has been done, can be summarized as: point the mouse on the issue, drag the issue to the desired window and then drop the issue into the desired window (or in shortly drag-and-drop)
Period	The school day is separated into periods of time (45 minutes or one hour or any time period used by the school)
Profession	Discipline educated by teacher
Sharing list	A set of disciplines which can share the same period with the desired one. Each of the disciplines in the sharing list must be itself a shared discipline
Unit	Single period in the school (for example period of 45 minutes for single lecture is defined as one unit). The difference between period and unit lies in the use of them: period is used to assign the time slice in school day where the course (for grade) or the profession (for teacher) will be allocated in; unit is used in quantitative context to assign the time volume dedicated to course or to profession (weekly or daily)
Weekly Units	The weekly sum of course units to be learned by grade or profession units to be educated by teacher (for example 4 weekly units are convenient for math to be learned and 36 weekly units are convenient for single profession teacher)