{"id":1619,"date":"2018-04-14T18:47:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-14T18:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/?p=1619"},"modified":"2018-08-16T01:37:27","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T01:37:27","slug":"transcript-standardized-testing-enhancements-visual-cues-and-more-release-4-14-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/transcript-standardized-testing-enhancements-visual-cues-and-more-release-4-14-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Transcript &#038; Standardized Testing Enhancements, Visual Cues and more (Release 4\/14\/2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about the My School Year Homeschool Record Keeping release that occurred on April 14, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Transcript Display Updates<\/h2>\n<p><strong>What is it?<\/strong>\u00a0Transcripts now have more display customization options.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How it works.\u00a0<\/strong>On the Transcript options page, you can now control the following display options (hide or show):<\/p>\n<ul>\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<li>Add-On Text<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is this for?<\/strong>\u00a0Because of the variety of needs homeschooling families have, the Transcript display options have been developed to meet those needs.<\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0<strong>Add-On Text<\/strong>, these fields are used for entering any other information you may require for your transcript. For example, you can enter in standardized test scores like SAT or ACT.\u00a0 Additonally, you can enter multiple tests and scores. We recommend separating names and scores with a slash (\/). For example, label is &#8220;SAT\/ACT&#8221; while value is &#8220;1470\/33&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1621\" style=\"width: 990px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TranscriptOptions.jpg\" alt=\"Transcript - New Options\" width=\"990\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TranscriptOptions.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TranscriptOptions-300x56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TranscriptOptions-768x144.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TranscriptOptions-600x113.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Transcript &#8211; New Options<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Standardized Test Score Tracking<\/h2>\n<p><strong>What is it?<\/strong>\u00a0Standardized Test score tracking now includes 4 more sections for tracking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How it works. <\/strong>You can optionally enter 4 additional test sections for recording and reporting, section #7 through 10. All recorded information will appear on the report.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is this for?<\/strong>\u00a0Primarily, because the PSAT has\u00a0 changed, so more &#8220;trackable&#8221; sections are now available.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1623\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/StandardizedTestingMoreSections.jpg\" alt=\"Standardized Testing - Additional Sections\" width=\"533\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/StandardizedTestingMoreSections.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/StandardizedTestingMoreSections-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Standardized Testing &#8211; Additional Sections<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Custom Weightings &#8211; Class Grades In Use<\/h2>\n<p><strong>What is it?<\/strong>\u00a0The Edit Class Details page now highlights which Grade Types are in use when you do Custom Weightings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How it works.\u00a0<\/strong>A button &#8211; &#8220;View Grades&#8221; &#8211; appears next to each Grade Type that has any completed lessons associated with it. By clicking &#8220;View Grades&#8221;, you can view all the lessons\/grades associated with that Grade Type.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is this for?<\/strong>\u00a0The visual cue and button allows you to more easily see which Grade Types are in use in case you need to make any adjustments.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1625\" style=\"width: 376px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CustomWeightingsViewGrades.jpg\" alt=\"Custom Weightings - View Grades in Use\" width=\"376\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CustomWeightingsViewGrades.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CustomWeightingsViewGrades-156x300.jpg 156w, https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CustomWeightingsViewGrades-261x500.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Custom Weightings &#8211; View Grades in Use<\/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>You can now change your Email Address associated without your account with having to contact the Support Team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about the My School Year Homeschool Record Keeping release that occurred on April 14, 2018. &nbsp; Transcript Display Updates What is it?\u00a0Transcripts now have more display customization options. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/transcript-standardized-testing-enhancements-visual-cues-and-more-release-4-14-2018\/\" class=\"more-link\">[&hellip;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"Layout":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Just Released! 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