How to Add a Session

Click the Options Menu, LEA Setup to access the LEA Setup Screen.

 

The LEA Setup Tab Slider will appear. Select the School Year Tab. The selected tab is highlighted by a black box.

 

Select a School Year from the School Years Grid. The selected School Year is highlighted in blue.

 

Then, click the Sessions Tab.

 

Click next to the Sessions Grid.

 

The Session Form will appear.

 

Input specifications are as follows:

 

Description: Enter the Description of the Session. For example, 1st Nine Weeks, 1st Semester, 1st Trimester or 1st Block.

 

Session Number: Enter the numeric value for the session. The Session Number must be unique for each Session entered for this set of Sessions.

Examples of valid session numbers can be:

1--1st 9-weeks

1--1st semester

2--2nd 9-weeks

2--2nd Semester

 

Begin Date: Enter the Begin Date for the Session.

 

End Date: Enter the End Date for the Session.

 

Summer School: Check the Check Box if the Session is during Summer School.

 

Term Span Code: Use the Drop Down List Box to enter the Term Span Code.

 

Click to save the Session.

 

Click to save the Session and add another.

 

Now you will need to assign Grading Periods to the Session.

 

Note: The Grading Periods that display in the Available Grading Periods Grid are populated from the LEA Setup/Code Tables/Grading Periods screen. Please call a Municipal Accounting Systems, Inc. Representative for assistance.

 

At the bottom of the screen, move applicable Grading Periods from the Available Grading Periods Grid to the Selected Grading Periods Grid. (You will need to make sure the appropriate Session is selected in the Sessions Grid in the middle of the screen. The selected Session is highlighted in blue.)

 

To move Grading Periods, click next to the appropriate Grading Period.

 

Now the assigned Grading Period will display in the Selected Grading Periods Grid.

 

 

If you want to remove a Grading Period, select the Grading Period from the Selected Grading Periods Grid. The selected Grading Period is highlighted in blue.

 

Then, click next to the Selected Grading Periods Grid.

 

A confirmation screen will appear.

 

Click .