Open PDAS.FP3
Enter the password (A) and click Continue
Creating a New Appraisal Record
Click Create at the Main Menu
Enter a unique Teacher Number (SS # is recommended) and click Continue
Enter the Teacher and Appraiser info in the boxes at the top of this new blank record. Press Tab to move from box to box.
Make sure the Year is correct
Click Create and repeat steps above to enter additional appraisal records
Click Menu to return to the Main Menu
Click Score at the Main Menu
Click Find at the Find Screen
Navigate to the desired record
Click the Delete button
Click Yes and then Delete
Click Menu to return to the Main Menu
Click Score at the Main Menu
Click Find at the Find Screen
Navigate to the desired record
Click to select the record type (Observation Summary or Summative Annual Appraisal)
Enter Times (with a space before the am or pm) and the Date (mo/day) for the appraisal
Click the Domain you wish to score
To enter a score, double-click on the appropriate box beside the criteria
To delete a check mark, double-click on the box and then press the Backspace/Delete key on the keyboard
Click the Domain numeral box on the right to subtotal
Enter info in the Comments, Strengths, and Areas to Address Sections (Note: Info that wraps more than one line below the box on the screen will not print)
Click Menu to return to the Main Menu
Click Score at the Main Menu
Enter the Find criteria and click Find
Make the changes needed (This includes any of the teacher demographic information)
Click Cum Data at the Score screen
Click the box under Domain and select from the list
Enter criteria number & press tab key
Select Prior Rating from list
Select Current Rating from list
Enter date (mo/day) & press the tab key; enter time (with a space before the am or pm) & press tab; enter comments
Click Recommended Action to enter data
Click Spell to check Spelling
Click Return to return to Cum Data screen
Click Score to return to the Score screen
Click Menu to return to the Main Menu
Click Score at the Main Menu
Enter the Find criteria and click Find
Click Cum Data at the Score Screen
Click the desired Memo in the lower section of the screen
Click Spell to check spelling
Click Print
Click Yes to print only this Memo; click OK and Print
Click PDAS to return to the Cum Data screen
Click Main Menu to return to the Main Menu
Click Reports at the Main Menu
Enter Find criteria and click Find
Click Spell to check spelling
Click Print Short Form to print the short form
Click Print Long Form and then Print to print the long form
Click Menu when complete
Click Quit to exit the program.
Opening the File
Open PDAS.FP3
Enter A as the password and Click Continue
(Wait...Don’t do this until you are comfortable with the software.)
Click System at the Main Menu
Click Edit Password at the Systems Menu
Click on the password field and highlight the word Edit...
Delete the current password
Enter a new Master Password (Write it Down!) & click OK
Click on the password field and highlight the new password.
Click Menu to return to Systems Menu
Enter the new password and click Continue
Click OK in the Password Validate box
Click System at the Main Menu
Click Roster at the Systems Menu
Click Sort Name to sort by Last Name
Click Sort T Num to sort by Teacher Number
Click Print to print a roster
Click Menu at the Teacher Roster page
Make sure you return to the Main Menu
Click Quit
Click System at the Main Menu
Click Backup
If you want a backup of your appraisal records and cum data, click Yes at the next message.
When it is complete the data is in a folder labeled Archives in the PDAS folder.
Click Main Menu
Click Quit
To copy these backup files onto a diskette follow the appropriate copy commands below:
Windows 95/98
Open My Computer
Insert a diskette into the floppy drive
Open (C:) icon
Open Program Files folder
Open PDAS folder
Locate the Archives folder, then point and click once on the RIGHT mouse button to get a pop-up menu.
Chose Send To 3 1/2 Floppy (A:)
When the files have completely copied to the diskette, close all windows.
Macintosh
Insert a blank diskette.
Open your hard drive and locate the PDAS folder.
Open the PDAS folder
Copy the Archive folder to the floppy diskette by "drag and drop".
Eject the diskette and close all windows.