JMC Starting the 13-14 School Year Checklist - New Client - Manual (Page 3)

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Check to make sure all flags (Active, Attend, State Reporting, Rank, Honor Roll)
are correctly checked for students by going to Attendance
 Student  Exceptions.
Online Modules
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View the instructional video “Online Parent Access/Intro to Online Modules” to
see how all of the Online Modules function and interact with each other.
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Review Online Access settings in File  Online Settings. This screen allows you
to determine how different Online Modules are used.
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Post the website address for Online Parent Access, Online Student Access, and
Online Classroom Attendance on your school’s website.
Online Student Access
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Assign usernames and passwords for all new students in Edit  Student Data 
General (Tab). This tab is on the lower portion of the screen.
Schedules
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If your schedule for the current year is not complete or you need more instruction
on the Scheduling process, please go to
http://jmcinc.com/office and choose the
Schedules tab. There you will find videos and instructions.
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All student schedules should be completed before the on-site training in
August/September.
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If all mass scheduling is completed for the school year, schedules should be
“locked” in Schedules
 Develop  Locking Options. The access code is the
school’s postal area code. Students can then have schedules altered individually
but the “Schedule Students” function is disabled.
Grading
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Review/Edit the course grades and weights in Grading  Utilities  Edit Grade
Values. Make sure the regular grading scale is correct and add any course grades
that may not be on the list.
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Review/Edit the list of available comments from which teachers choose to be
printed on report cards in Grading
 Utilities  Edit Comments. You have 99
comment spaces to use. Each teacher can choose one comment per course per
grading term.
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Choose Standardized Test Scores to be seen “On Screen” and “On Transcripts” in
Grading
 Transcripts  Test Score Selections. The “On Screen” settings are
saved on each local computer.
Period Attendance
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Anyone who will be recording daily attendance in the office should view the
“Period Attendance” instructional video.