JMC Starting the 14-15 School Year Checklist - New Client - Manual

Starting the 14-15 School Year Checklist – New Client
The following is a list of items to be completed before school starts or shortly thereafter.
The items listed do not need to be completed if your school does not use one of the
modules or functions, nor do they need to be completed sequentially.
General
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Every JMC user should familiarize themselves with the resources available at our
website: www.JMCINC.com.
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View JMC instructional videos, under the
Resources tab, at the JMC website and present
them to the appropriate staff.
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Review the documentation available and
download the necessary forms. Please note:
These forms do not need to be printed; they can
be viewed as PDFs on your desktop.
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All office users should visit the “New Clients”
section of the JMC website. This gives new
users a general overview of the program and
explains the different resources that are
available to them.
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Every building (i.e elementary, middle school,
high school) should have at least one computer with the Next-Gen form designer
installed on it to create or make edits to Standards and Benchmarks forms,
Custom Report Card forms, or Student Information forms. Directions for the
installation of this program are located on the Next-Gen page on our website.
JMC Modules
Please note: Items that can only be done at the district level will have the
(district level) connotation.
Attendance
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Any students who have enrolled into your school or transferred out since your 13-
14 data has been transferred to JMC must have their demographic data entered or
adjusted. Please go to the Secretary/Office Professionals page on our website and
click the Student Enrollment tab to view the instructions. This will show you how
to complete these important steps.
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Office personnel should be given JMC usernames and passwords with the
appropriate user privileges in File
 User Privileges.
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New teachers should be entered (and given usernames and passwords for the
Gradebook if applicable) in Attendance
 Staff  Teachers.
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Assign advisors en masse for students in Attendance: Staff: Assign Advisees or
assign them individually on the Edit Student Data screen. Advisors are typically a
student’s main teacher in the elementary school and their homeroom teacher in
the middle school and high school.