KEYSTONE (KS) is a multi-division school registrar solution. It is built in FileMaker Pro and is licensed as an open solution to schools. KEYSTONE manages students, families, teachers, classes and rooms and is used to produce transcripts, grade reports, class lists, student and family directories, mailing labels, and more. The base functionality is flexible enough to serve the registrar needs of most schools, yet KEYSTONE is customizable.
KEYSTONE does not include a scheduler module that builds a model master schedule from student course requests. However, batch adding of classes and drop/add of existing schedules is available. KEYSTONE is extremely flexible in supporting a variety of time schedules, adjusted GPAs, varied credit within sections, teacher switches, multiple classes per room, and other irregularities essential to K-12 schools.
KEYSTONE can be used alone or in combination with other inRESONANCE solutions such as PORTAL, our Admission Office solution, or GENERATIONS, our Development Office solution. The integration of these solutions with KEYSTONE is discussed in more detail in related documents outside this documentation.
This documentation comprises:
- KEYSTONE CONCEPTS provides the “big picture” with background information and terminology as applied to managing registrar data. Reading this chapter before you get started will provide you with a framework as you do your job. You may need to refer back to this chapter periodically as you perform your daily tasks.
- USING KEYSTONE provides detailed instructions for typical and expected procedures within the solution.
- TEACHER ACCESS MODULE (TAM) provides step-by-step instructions for the TAM admin and also for Faculty on using this module. It includes a guide for faculty/staff.
- FAQ provides answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions.
- TROUBLESHOOTING provides videos and information on bugs and other problems experienced by KEYSTONE users as well as their fixes.
- EARLIER VERSIONS OF KEYSTONE provides information pertaining to earlier versions of KEYSTONE that are different from KEYSTONE 4.0.
Throughout this documentation, the structure and use of the standard KEYSTONE default layouts will be described and the process by which data is managed in the system will be detailed. Please note that your screens may vary somewhat from those pictured in this documentation due to version differences or customizations.
Please note that inRESONANCE will be referred to as iR throughout this documentation.
The example data presented in this documentation are fictitious and are provided for purposes of illustration only. No association with any real individual or organization is intended, nor should be inferred. Screen shots were taken on a Macintosh and not a PC, therefore your FileMaker Pro menus may differ from those depicted in this documentation if you are on a PC.