E10 - How to: 10 steps to better rooming results (summary)

Modified on Thu, 14 Aug at 12:54 AM

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Rooms > Room data
Rooms > Room areas
Rooms > Speciality rooms
Rooms > Subject rooms
Admin > Settings > Rooms
Classes > Class data
Rooms > Room allocations > Auto-room

Rooming – 10 steps to better rooming results

Have you ever wondered why you don't get the rooming results you expected?

Here's a list of 10 features (ok, 11) that can be used to influence the auto-rooming result.
They don't all have to be used. The key ones are highlighted.

Once considered, run the Auto-rooming algorithm, starting with the weights set to the default values.
Check the results.
If not what you expected or wanted, go back and check what was entered in the 10 options.
Change the auto-rooming weights, if desired, but change one at a time and rerun the algorithm each time.

Rooms > Room data

Size (max capacity/students)
Home rooms of teachers and groups
Type - General versus Specialist rooms

Rooms > Room areas

4. Specify a block of rooms and which blocks are near each other.

Rooms > Speciality rooms

5. List preferred rooms suitable for a student with specific requirements e.g. wheelchair ramp or hearing loop.

Rooms > Subject rooms

6. Room sets – which subjects, which rooms

Admin > Settings > Rooms

7. Sharing Specialist rooms (limited resources)

8. Rooming priorities

Classes > Class data

9. Defining Theory and Practical Rooms (Easy sub-class entry)

10. RoomPref (best left blank; only use if specific requirement for individual class)

Rooms > Room allocations > Auto-room

11. Weights (start with defaults)