{"id":1583,"date":"2018-03-15T16:23:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T16:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/?p=1583"},"modified":"2018-03-19T13:18:46","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T13:18:46","slug":"quarters-semesters-and-trimesters-options-and-report-card-updates-release-3142018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/quarters-semesters-and-trimesters-options-and-report-card-updates-release-3142018\/","title":{"rendered":"Quarters, Semesters, and Trimesters Options and Report Card Updates (Release 3\/14\/2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about the My School Year Homeschool Record Keeping release that occurred on March 14, 2018. Because this release contains so many feature upgrades, this post is part 1 of a 2 part series. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/rapid-repeat-enhancements-planbook-searching-and-calendar-display-options-release-3-14-2018\/\">Click here for Part 2.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>School Terms in Quarters, Semesters or Trimesters<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1595\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1595\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Manage-Sub-Terms.png\" alt=\"Create Quarters, Semesters or Trimesters\" width=\"555\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Manage-Sub-Terms.png 555w, https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Manage-Sub-Terms-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Create Quarters, Semesters or Trimesters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>What is it?<\/strong>\u00a0Currently, quarters, semesters and trimesters, or <strong>sub-terms<\/strong>, are handled by creating a new School Term and copying the student&#8217;s classes. This new feature allows a single school term to be sectioned off into multiple sub-terms without the additional effort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How it works.<\/strong>\u00a0In the\u00a0<strong>Term<\/strong> setup section, select\u00a0<strong>Yes<\/strong> for the\u00a0<strong>Use Sub-Terms<\/strong> option. Then select the <strong>Number of Sub-Terms<\/strong>: 2 sub-terms is a semester, 3 sub-terms is a trimester, and 4 sub-terms is a quarter. Finally, the system will evenly divide the start\/end dates among all the sub terms, but you always have the option to adjust as necessary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is this for?<\/strong>\u00a0Based on personal preference and\/or governing authority reporting requirements, a student&#8217;s overall school term needs to reviewed and reported in smaller time increments.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1596\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1596\" style=\"width: 313px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Sub-Terms.png\" alt=\"Turn On Sub-Terms\" width=\"313\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Sub-Terms.png 313w, https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Sub-Terms-300x94.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turn On Sub-Terms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Bonus Features:<\/strong> The Sub-Term feature comes with amazing versatility.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can create sub-terms for any past or current school years.\u00a0Sub-Terms do <strong>not<\/strong> have to be pre-determined before the school term starts; you can create sub-terms for your past, present, and\/or future sub-terms.<\/li>\n<li>You can change the sub-term start and end dates at any time or use our &#8220;reset&#8221; button to evenly divide the sub-term dates into equal &#8220;number of school days&#8221;. Don&#8217;t worry, we take your scheduled days off into consideration.<\/li>\n<li>The system will automatically adjust sub-term grades and attendance whenever the sub-term date ranges are changed.<\/li>\n<li>Sub-Term grades can be reviewed in the\u00a0<em>Grades<\/em> action link for each Class.<\/li>\n<li>The overall grade for the class can still be overwritten and displayed on reports.<\/li>\n<li>For this release, Report Cards have the option to display final grades only or sub-term + final grades.<\/li>\n<li>Prefer not\u00a0to use sub-terms? Simply select <em>No<\/em> to the <em>Use Sub-Terms<\/em> option and sub-terms will be removed. Add back in at any time!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Report Card Display Updates<\/h2>\n<p><strong>What is it?<\/strong>\u00a0Report Cards now have more display customization options.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How it works.\u00a0<\/strong>On the Report Card options page, you can now control the following display options (hide or show):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sub-Terms (including grades and optionally attendance days\/hours)<\/li>\n<li>Date of Birth<\/li>\n<li>Grade Level (e.g. 1st, 2nd, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Term Dates<\/li>\n<li>Page Numbers in footer<\/li>\n<li>Dual Credit School Name<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is this for?<\/strong>\u00a0Because of the variety of needs homeschooling families have, the Report Card display options have been developed to meet those needs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1591\" style=\"width: 862px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Report-Card-New-Options.png\" alt=\"Report Card - New Options\" width=\"862\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Report-Card-New-Options.png 862w, https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Report-Card-New-Options-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Report-Card-New-Options-768x180.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Report-Card-New-Options-600x141.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Report Card &#8211; New Options<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #353535; font-size: 2rem;\">System Adjustments<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In every software system in the world, the need to make tweaks\u00a0will always exist. Since some of you may have encountered these &#8220;un-documented features&#8221; (e.g. bugs), here is a list of items corrected.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Corrected typos in some of the report directions.<\/li>\n<li>Moved &#8220;Signature Line&#8221; toggle option on Report Card to be under new &#8220;Display&#8221; section group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/rapid-repeat-enhancements-planbook-searching-and-calendar-display-options-release-3-14-2018\/\">Click here for Part 2.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about the My School Year Homeschool Record Keeping release that occurred on March 14, 2018. 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