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Add an academic year and grading terms
A screen recording of Pearspark doing exactly this in a sample school, and the same 8 steps written out below in the labels you'll see on screen.
How to add an academic year and grading terms
- 1Click Academics under Learning in the sidebar
- 2Click More in the header, then "Add year"
- 3Read the note: this adds an empty year. To carry this year's classes and students forward, use "Open next year" instead
- 4Set "First day of school" and "Last day of school"; the "Year name" fills in from the first day
- 5Under "Split into", pick two semesters, three trimesters, four quarters or one term; the list shows each term's dates
- 6Under "Days off", untick any suggested holiday you stay open for and add your spring break dates
- 7Click "Add year" — one save makes the year, its terms and its days off
- 8Use "Add term" on the year's card to add another term by hand; the current term changes by itself on each term's first day
Part of School setup & the year cycle
Configure the school once — branding, years and terms, classes, staff, roles — then let the June rollover wizard carry it all into the new year.
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