KHub Glossary
Helpful Definitions for Common LISD Terms Used in the Knowledge Hub
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Glossary
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1:X
The 1:X initiative guarantees that all student have access to the devices needed to participate. 1:X is a trademarked program based on the understanding that students will have the right device for the task at hand. The 1 represents the student and X is a variable representing the type of device(s) used simultaneously to best complete a task to demonstrate learning.
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Acceptable Use Policy
An AUP is a list of rules you must follow in order to use a website or Internet service.
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ACI
Active Card Integration (e-Pay) – Type of payment made to vendors enrolled through Commerce Bank. A unique virtual VISA credit card number with a credit limit equal to the payment amount tied to a specific transaction or purchase document is requested by Commerce Bank from the credit card processor in order for the vendor to process their payment.
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Additional Days Program Teacher
When checked, indicates the teacher is teaching students eligible for the additional days school year program as described in TEC Sec. 48.0051.
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Add On Points
Indicates whether additional points from add-on values attached to grade marks should be added to the calculated GPA.
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Article Editor
Helpjuice provides the Article Editor to create articles for the Knowledge Hub (KHub). The Article Editor is a web-based word processor that functions similarly to Google Docs, Microsoft Word, etc.
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Attachment Type
User-defined categorization of what the attachment is for.
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Attendance Access
Indicates whether the staff member is able to record attendance for the class.
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Attendance Periods
Number that identifies the period when attendance will be taken.
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Attendance Type
Indicates how a student is absent and may also be referred to as the Absence Type on reports.
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AUP
An "Acceptable Use Policy" is a list of rules you must follow in order to use a website or Internet service.
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Automatic Schedule Setting
Determines if all sections in the Section Corequisite Group are scheduled automatically when one or more sections in the same group are scheduled. This is a Required field. Where Found?: Menu > Administrative Access > Scheduling > Section Corequisite Group > open Section Corequisite Group > General tab
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Bell Schedule
Identifies a group of periods and the times they meet that students follow based on the calendar they are assigned.
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Block Quote
Block quotes are often used for lengthy quotations of what someone has directly said or written. They can effectively communicate significant information to readers when used appropriately.
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Blood Glucose
Level of glucose in the student's blood. This is an Optional field.
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BOP
Business Office Procedures
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Breadcrumb
A linear list of screen names through which you have navigated in order to reach the current screen. You can click any screen name within the list to return to that screen.
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Breadcrumb Trail
A type of secondary navigation scheme that reveals the user's located in a website or application. It functions as a visual representation for a path used to reach the current location.
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CBA
CBA is an acronym for Credit By Assessment. If a student passes this type of assessment, they earn credit without having to formally take the corresponding course.
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CBE
CBE is an acronym for Credit By Exam. If a student passes this type of exam, they earn credit without having to formally take the corresponding course.
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CDG
Course Description Guide - an online course catalog available to staff, students, and families
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Classroom Position
Identifies the teacher’s role within the classroom.
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Combined Result
Indicates the overall outcome after both ears have been tested. This is a Required field.
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COMS
COMS is the Campus Operations Management System. It is designed to simplify the process of recording and acting upon a Student Concern.
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COMS Admin User
In COMS, an Admin User has the same access as a Dashboard User as well as the ability to change a COMS user role to Default, Dashboard or Admin.
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COMS Dashboard User
In COMS, a Dashboard User has access to create a new Student Concern, view the list of Student Concerns and navigate to the Student Profile page.
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COMS Default User
In COMS, all new COMS users are automatically issued Default User access. This access can only create a Student Concern. An Admin or Site Admin can change your access if needed.
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COMS Other User
In COMS, we refer to any access level other than the Default User access level as "Other User." Other Users include Dashboard, Admin and Site Admin Users.
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COMS Site Admin User
In COMS, a Site Admin User has the same access level as the Admin User as well as the ability to change an access level to Site Admin. Site Admin Users may also create an alias for a name of a list.
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Course
Identifies the subject matter tied to a curriculum that sections can be attached to.
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Course Requests
Indicates a course a student wants or needs to be scheduled into.
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Courses
Identifies the subject matter tied to a curriculum that sections can be attached to.
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Course Type
Enables you to group course together for reporting purposes, filters, and availability lists.
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Credentialing
Credit given for lower level LOTE courses when a higher level LOTE course is successfully completed. For example, if Spanish 3 is successfully completed, credentialing credit is awarded for Spanish 1 and 2.
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Cross-entity courses
Courses that are taught at one campus but attended by students from another campus. For example, courses offered at the Career Tech Centers are "cross-entity courses," because they are taken by students from the main high schools.
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.csv file
A .csv file allows you to save your data in a table-structured format. These files are most commonly created using Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets. CSV stands for comma separated values.
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Customer Fees
Contains all of the fees that have been created for each student.
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Day Rotation
Code representing a unique "day" in your entity's student schedules.
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Display Period
Indicates how scheduled classes display on student schedules and scheduling screens.
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Doubleton
A course that is only offered in two different periods during the day in a single term.
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Duo Security
Duo Security is a two-factor authentication service that strives to be easy to use and secure.
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Effective Start Date
Staff member's first day for teaching the class.
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Entity
An educational unit that is defined by the setup for student grading, attendance, and scheduling.
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ERP
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) refers to a type of software that organizations use to manage day-to-day business activities such as accounting, procurement, project management, risk management and compliance, and supply chain operations. Qmlativ ERP is LISD's new business management system. This application is provided by Skyward and used to manage district finances, payroll, human resources, purchasing, and more.
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Expense Account
Expenditure accounts that include object codes in the 6000-6999 series.
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GPA Credits
The amount of credits a class is worth, which is used when calculating GPA.
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GPA Points
The GPA credits multiplied by the point value assigned to the Grade Mark that is used when calculating a student's GPA.
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Gradebook Access
Indicates whether the staff member is able to view and update the class' gradebook.
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Grade Bucket
Used to house a student's grade for a specified period of time.
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Grade Bucket Flag
One-character code that displays after a grade mark that may override the earned credit and GPA properties of the grade mark.
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Grade Mark
An entity defined code used when grading students.
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Grad Year
Expected year of graduation from the district for students in the grade level if they progress according to plan.
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Health Condition
A diagnosed Health Condition; examples include Allergies, Diabetes, and Asthma.
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Health Condition End Date
Month, day, and year the student is considered to no longer have the Health Condition.
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Health Condition Start Date
Month, day, and year the student was diagnosed with a Health Condition.
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Health Condition Treatment
Identifies the treatment or therapy being provided to the student.
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health professional
Individual who provides preventative and curative medical services.
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Helpjuice
Helpjuice is the service provider for LISD's Knowledge Hub (KHub).
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Homeroom
Defines a group of students for reporting or organizational purposes who are enrolled in the same entity and building.
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HS8
High School credit course taken prior to high school.
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In Date
Date the guidance office visit started.
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Injuries
Incident in which a student is hurt.
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Injury
Incident in which a student is hurt.
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Insulin Dose
Amount of insulin administered to the student. This is an Optional field.
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JAMF
JAMF is a comprehensive enterprise management software for the Apple platform. LISD uses JAMF to monitor when 1:X devices are used on campus and if they are being managed by the district.
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JJAEP
Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Placement
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KB
KB is the abbreviation for "knowledge base." A knowledge base, like Knowledge Hub (KHub), stores documented information in a single system to be readily available for others and yourself to search.
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KHub
The Knowledge Hub (KHub) is a knowledge base that connects the LISD community to accurate and relevant information in a central location.
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Knowledge Base
A knowledge base, like Knowledge Hub (KHub), stores documented information in a single system to be readily available for others and yourself to search.
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Knowledge Hub
The Knowledge Hub (KHub) is a knowledge base that connects the LISD community to accurate and relevant information in a central location.
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Kronos
Kronos is an electronic timekeeping system used as LISD's official system for recording hours worked by all non-exempt employees.
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Learning Hub
The Learning Hub (LHub) is a one-stop-shop for relevant applications used throughout LISD. Once you log into LHub, you can use any of the available applications without having to log in again.
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LEF
Lewisville Education Foundation - a local 501(c)(3) non-profit whose sole purpose is to support the students and teachers in LISD schools
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LHub
The Learning Hub (LHub) is a one-stop-shop for relevant applications used throughout LISD. Once you log into LHub, you can use any of the available applications without having to log in again.
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LOTE
Languages Other Than English
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L&T
Learning & Teaching (department)
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Master Schedule
Just like the Section Master, the Master Schedule contains all of the information needed to build schedules for every student on the campus. The term "Master Schedule" is used in Skyward to help differentiate the Section Master for the current school year from the Section Master for the future school year.
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MDM
Mobile Device Management is the process of enhancing data security by monitoring, managing and securing the mobile devices such as laptops and tablets that are used in the district. JAMF is LISD’s MDM.
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Medicaid Number
Identifies the identification number assigned to a student for their state and federal health coverage plan. This is an Optional field.
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Medication
Defines the Medications that students may be taking. Some examples include: Ritalin, Epi-pen, Inhaler, and Benadryl.
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Mobile Device Management
Mobile Device Management is the process of enhancing data security by monitoring, managing and securing the mobile devices such as laptops and tablets that are used in the district. JAMF is LISD’s MDM.
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Monthly Minutes Override
If the Override Monthly Minutes box is checked, this field is enabled so that the total number of minutes for the month to be overridden can be entered. The entered value will pull as the monthly minutes in the TSDS PEIMS, Staff Association Interchange, and Staff Responsibility Complex.
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Override Monthly Minutes
When checked, indicates the monthly minutes for a meet will be different from the minutes most commonly used for meets with standard schedules. Districts would choose this option if they would like to set a specific number of minutes for TSDS PEIMS reporting.
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Override Period End Time
End time for the Meet when the time specified for the attached Display Period is not used.
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Override Period Start Time
Start time for the Meet has a different start time when the time specified for the attached Display Period is not used.
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Payment Type
Indicates whether the money was added, adjusted, or refunded from a customer or payor account.
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Payors
Individual who pays a fee.
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PEIMS
Public Education Information Management
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Processing lists
Spreadsheets that have been created and uploaded into Skyward to help update or generate reports for a group of students. Processing Lists are primarily used to create a list of student IDs.
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Prompt Template
Saved set of prompt values for quickly generating a report.
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Raptor
Raptor is LISD's visitor management system.
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Reference Area
Pertinent informational units relating to the selected record that are not otherwise shown on the screen. When highlighted, these can be clicked to open a new window with more detailed information.
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Report to PEIMS
Indicates the selected Section will be included in PEIMS reporting.
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ScribOrder
ScribOrder is the district's online student transcript request and payment solution. Scribbles Software empowers our staff to fulfill as many electronic requests possible by sending transcripts to applicants or colleges directly.
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Section
Identifies an individual class offered for a Course.
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Section Length Subset
Enables you to define a range of time within a section length for scheduling purposes.
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Section Master
The Section Master contains all of the information needed to build schedules for every student on the campus.
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sections
Identifies an individual class offered for a course.
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Shareable articles
Shareable articles allow a larger audience to view the information. These articles work similarly to a “view only” resource.
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Singleton
A course that is only offered in one class period during the day in a single term
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SIS
A Student Information System (SIS) is a software application that schools use to store, manage, and track student data. Lewisville ISD's SIS is Skyward Qmlativ.
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Skyward Family Access
LISD provides parents access to their student's records through Skyward Family Access. This web-based application allows parents to view their students account settings, attendance, class schedule, immunization history, portfolio, school calendar and student information. Additionally, parents can also use Family Access to complete online forms, pay fees online and send/receive messages via Skylert.
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Skyward Fee
A Skyward fee is a payment amount in exchange for a service. There are several collectable fees for the 1:X program, including the nonrefundable annual fee, damages, breaks, etc.
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Skyward name key
The first 5 letters of the last name followed by the first 3 letters of the first name followed by a sequence of three numbers. If the last name doesn't have 5 letters, spaces should be used.
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Skyward Qmlativ ERP
LISD's business management system. This application is provided by Skyward and used to manage district finances, payroll, human resources, purchasing, and more.
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SME
A Subject Matter Expert (SME) is an individual with specialized knowledge in a particular field.
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Student Number
Number that identifies a student throughout the software.
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Submission articles
Submission articles are used by the team(s) responsible for the information. These articles are only accessible by those who need to manage and update the contents
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Tile
Block that displays on the dashboard or home screen that can display information or be used as a link to another screen.
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transfer courses
Indicates whether class being added is a transfer class from another school district; if checked, provides capability to add a course name.
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Treatment
Defines how the diabetes is being managed.
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TREx
The Texas Records Exchange (TREx) system is used to send student records electronically to and from all Texas public schools.
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UIL
University Interscholastic League - organizes and administers academic, athletic, and music competitions for students in public schools across the state of Texas
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UIVP
UIVP is the process of verifying that an assigned device is in the possession of the correct assigned user. It is an automated tool that helps validate inventory records.
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Use PE Week Override
When checked, indicates the number of minutes and days for the physical education instruction must be overridden for each of the first four weeks of the course.
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User Initiated Validation Process
UIVP is the process of verifying that an assigned device is in the possession of the correct assigned user. It is an automated tool that helps validate inventory records.
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Vaccinations
Represents the act of receiving a vaccine for the specific immunization.
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Visit Dispositions
Indicates where the student is expected to be released to after the office visit.
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Visit Reason
Indicates the purpose for the student's visit to the guidance office.
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Visit Reasons
Indicates the purpose for the student's visit to the guidance office.
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Visit Treatments
Indicates the care provided to the individual.
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VPN
Virtual Private Network (VPN) enables authorized people to remotely access the LISD network.
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Webex
A message and video conferencing service provided by Cisco that connects LISD students and staff together from anywhere.