Parent Teacher Interview Maintenance - General tab

Use the General tab to maintain summary information about the parent teacher interview cycle.

Opening the General tab

To open the General tab:

Select Module > Students > Parent Teacher Interview Maintenance from the main menu.
The Set Parent Teacher Search Criteria window is displayed.
Select the parent teacher interview cycle.
See Searching for parent teacher interviews.
The General tab of the Parent Teacher Interview Maintenance window is displayed.

Parent Teacher Interview Maintenance - General tab key fields

General area fields

Field	Description
Description	Description to identify the parent teacher interview cycle.
File Type	Defaults to academic classes but can be used for assessable co-curricular classes.
Year	Defaults to the current year.
Term	Term that the parent teacher interviews are held.
Active Cycle	Clear the field if this parent teacher interview cycle is no longer active.

Cycle Options area fields

Field	Description
Allow Slot Per Class	Select to allow parents to book as many slots as their child has classes with that teacher.
Contiguous Bookings	Select to force multiple bookings to be contiguous. That is, a parent booking three ten-minute slots must book them all in a row as a half-hour block, not spaced out throughout the evening.
Appointments Per Staff	Type in the maximum number of appointments a parent can book with a staff member.
Multiple Appointments Per Staff	Type in the maximum number of multiple-slot appointments a parent can book with a staff member.