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Terms are the first thing a new school sets up, because almost everything else\nattaches to one.",[52,53],"concept-figure",{"alt":54,"caption":55,"src":56},"A diagram of one academic year split into two semesters, each holding three six-week terms and a semester final, with weights beside each term.","One year, two semesters, each split into three six-week terms and a final. Leaf terms hold the work; parents only hold weights.","/img/concepts/terms-year.svg",[58,59,61],"h2",{"id":60},"two-kinds-of-term","Two kinds of term",[48,63,64,68],{},[65,66,67],"strong",{},"Leaf terms"," have no children. Assignments live in them, and the gradebook shows one tab for\neach. A six-week term, a quarter, or a semester in a school that does not split further is a leaf.",[48,70,71,74],{},[65,72,73],{},"Parent terms"," hold other terms. They carry no assignments of their own; they exist to give\ntheir children a shared weight and a name on the report card. A semester made of three six-week\nterms and a final is a parent.",[48,76,77],{},"A year with no nesting, such as Fall and Spring, has only leaves.",[58,79,81],{"id":80},"how-grades-roll-up","How grades roll up",[48,83,84],{},"Grades are computed from the bottom of the tree to the top.",[86,87,88,101,107],"ol",{},[89,90,91,92,95,96,100],"li",{},"A ",[65,93,94],{},"leaf term grade"," is the weighted average of the classroom's\n",[97,98,99],"a",{"href":11},"category"," averages for the work in that term.",[89,102,91,103,106],{},[65,104,105],{},"parent term grade"," is the weighted average of its children, using the term weights.",[89,108,109,110,113],{},"The ",[65,111,112],{},"final grade"," is the weighted average of the top-level terms.",[48,115,116],{},"At every level, weights are normalized by their total. Two semesters at 50 and 50 count equally,\nand so do two at 1 and 1. Three six-week terms at 30, 30, 30 with a final at 10 make the final\nworth a tenth of the semester. A term with no graded work yet is left out of the average rather\nthan counted as zero, so a final grade in September is the first six weeks alone.",[118,119,121],"callout",{"icon":120},"i-lucide-lightbulb",[48,122,123],{},"Set a weight of 0 on a term you want on the calendar but out of the grade, such as an orientation\nweek. It still holds assignments and still appears on the schedule.",[58,125,127],{"id":126},"where-terms-show-up","Where terms show up",[129,130,131,137,143,149,155],"ul",{},[89,132,133,136],{},[65,134,135],{},"Assignments."," Every assignment belongs to one leaf term. The assignment form suggests the\nterm whose dates cover today.",[89,138,139,142],{},[65,140,141],{},"The gradebook."," One tab per leaf term, and a final column that rolls them all up.",[89,144,145,148],{},[65,146,147],{},"Classrooms."," A classroom belongs to one academic year. The year picker in the sidebar\ndecides which classrooms, rosters, and records you are looking at. Past years stay where they\nare.",[89,150,151,154],{},[65,152,153],{},"Report cards and transcripts."," Both are grouped by year and read the term grades above. A\nchanged weight changes the record the next time it is generated.",[89,156,157,160,161,164],{},[65,158,159],{},"Dashboards and schedules."," A ",[97,162,163],{"href":21},"section"," that meets on Mondays would match\nevery Monday of the calendar, including ones in July. Before the dashboard lists today's classes\nor the phone shows a Today screen, it checks that today falls inside one of the year's terms.\nThe gap between semesters is quiet for the same reason.",[58,166,168],{"id":167},"setting-up-a-year","Setting up a year",[48,170,171,172,175,176,179],{},"Go to ",[65,173,174],{},"Settings › General"," and choose ",[65,177,178],{},"Create terms",". Pick a target year, then start from a\npreset or clone last year with every date shifted forward twelve months.",[181,182,183,196],"table",{},[184,185,186],"thead",{},[187,188,189,193],"tr",{},[190,191,192],"th",{},"Preset",[190,194,195],{},"Shape",[197,198,199,208,216,224,232],"tbody",{},[187,200,201,205],{},[202,203,204],"td",{},"Simple 2-Semester",[202,206,207],{},"Fall and Spring, 50 each",[187,209,210,213],{},[202,211,212],{},"Simple 3-Semester",[202,214,215],{},"Three equal terms",[187,217,218,221],{},[202,219,220],{},"6 Weeks + Semester Final",[202,222,223],{},"Two semesters, each with three six-week terms and a final",[187,225,226,229],{},[202,227,228],{},"9 Weeks + Semester Final",[202,230,231],{},"Two semesters, each with two nine-week terms and a final",[187,233,234,237],{},[202,235,236],{},"Blank Custom",[202,238,239],{},"An empty year to build by hand",[48,241,242],{},"Rename terms, set the dates to match the published calendar, adjust weights, and save.",[52,244],{"alt":245,"caption":246,"src":247},"The create terms page with the 6 Weeks + Semester Final preset loaded: a Fall semester holding three six-week terms and a final, each with dates and a weight.","A new year with the 6 Weeks + Semester Final preset loaded. Indented rows sit inside the one above, and every row carries a weight.","/img/concepts/terms-settings.png",[58,249,251],{"id":250},"rules","Rules",[129,253,254,257,260,263,266],{},[89,255,256],{},"A term's end date cannot come before its start date.",[89,258,259],{},"Names must be unique among siblings. Two semesters can each hold a term called Final.",[89,261,262],{},"A year needs at least one term.",[89,264,265],{},"Assignments can only be placed in leaf terms.",[89,267,268,271],{},[65,269,270],{},"Once any assignment exists in a year, that year's terms lock."," Dates, names, and weights stop\nbeing editable, and the year cannot be deleted. This protects the grades already computed\nagainst those terms.",[48,273,274],{},"About a month before the next year is due to start, administrators see a dashboard prompt asking\nfor next year's terms. The date is estimated from the start of the newest year the school already\nhas, so it lands when a published calendar is likely in hand.",[58,276,278],{"id":277},"common-situations","Common situations",[129,280,281,290,296,302],{},[89,282,283,286,287,289],{},[65,284,285],{},"The dates are wrong and no assignments exist yet."," Open the year in ",[65,288,174],{},",\nfix them, and save.",[89,291,292,295],{},[65,293,294],{},"The dates are wrong and assignments exist."," The year is locked. Write to support and say what\nshould change; it can be corrected by hand with every grade preserved.",[89,297,298,301],{},[65,299,300],{},"A new year with the same shape."," Clone the previous year. Every term shifts forward and keeps\nits weight.",[89,303,304,307],{},[65,305,306],{},"The dashboard shows no classes today."," Check that today falls inside a term of the year the\nsidebar is set to. 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