Creating a New School Year
Be careful when using the steps that follow as the ability to delete a mistake is limited!!
- Click System Administration>Calendar>School Years
- Click New - the following form appears:
- In the “Label” field type in a short version of the year you are creating following the format of previous years if they exist (e.g. 12-13 versus 2012-2013)
- **IMPORANT** Leave the “Active” field Unchecked
- In the “Start Year” field, type in the four digit year that the school year will start within
- In the “End Year” field, type in the four digit year that the school year will end within
- In the “Start Date” field, enter a date that represents July 1 of the year the school year starts within
- In the “End Date” field, enter a date that represents June 30 of the year the school year ends within
- Leave ALL remaining settings as is and click Save
- Refresh your browser window (for Internet Explorer users just press F5 on the keyboard) - the new year should now be visible to you in the "Year" field drop down in the top left of the screen