041921 Release News

This is a big one folks! The April release brings enhancements and new innovations in jmc Office, Teacher, and Family!

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jmc release updates improve the stability, performance, and security of your jmc software and include updates for jmc Office, jmc Teacher, jmc Family, and other apps that are part of the jmc software family.

We recommend updating whenever a new version is available so you always have the latest and greatest feature set.

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jmc Office new features and innovations

  • New Innovation Alert: Import immunization dates from WIR (Wisconsin Immunization Registry). Read this article to learn how!

  • Message Center: Added an opt-out option on all text messaging features as required by carriers.

  • New Feature Alert: Missing Scores Report - Added the ability to email primary contacts.

  • New Innovation Alert: Summer term is now available throughout the entire jmc platform.

  • New Feature Alert: Added the option to print front-to-back 2-sided transcripts.

  • New Feature Alert: New Note field for Edit Teachers to store teacher-specific notes.

  • New Feature Alert: New Note field to Edit Substitutes to store substitute-specific notes.

  • New Feature Alert: Added an option to Show All Teachers on Print Student Schedules for when they have multiple teachers assigned.

  • New Feature Alert: Print Contact Directory report - Two things here! Added a phone description so you know who you are calling and added the student cell phone number for easy access.

  • New Feature Alert: Mass Change Fields - We now allow a selection of grade 0 subgroups to better filter your report.

  • New Feature Alert: Advisor Lists report - Route bus numbers are now included as an option on your report.

  • New Innovation Alert: Turn password resetting off for jmc Student. Check out this article to learn how.

  • New Feature Alert: Include student photos and school logo when printing transcripts.

  • New Feature Alert: Added Resident County and Resident District to Mass Change Fields to easily adjust large numbers of students for Iowa State Reporting.

  • New Innovation Alert: Flag courses when students register for the same course to eliminate a student taking the same class twice.

  • New Feature Alert: Added an Email All Teachers of the Student quick link on Edit Student Data to notify all teachers of a student event.

  • New Feature Alert: Integrations: Change the time entry to a drop-down list with time options from 8 AM to 10 PM in 15-minute intervals for easier configuration.

  • New Feature Alert: Added a Quick Link to a list of contacts who opted out of information sharing with other programs on the Meals Application Status in Minnesota.

  • Point of Sale update for 2021-2022.


jmc Office updates and fixes

  • Fixed an issue when a user visits the Edit Student Transcripts page before any records for the year exist.

  • Fixed an error when clicking the number of students enrolled in a section on the Edit Course Data page.

  • Fixed an issue with the Print Receipt link in Edit Student Lunch and Edit Family Lunch.

  • Removed the unused 504 Plan field from the Special Ed category in Student Lists for Minnesota.

  • Moved the log entry from the Warning log to the General log when a student is deleted.

  • Fixed an issue when using the Print button on the Edit Student Data page.

  • Fixed an error with the Report Card view on the Student Scope page.


jmc Teacher feature updates and fixes

  • New Feature Alert: Made attendance comments viewable on the Enter Attendance page.

  • Removed the empty Enrollment History category from Student Lists in Nebraska and Wisconsin.

  • New filter to prevent teachers from connecting multiple jmc courses to the same Google Classroom course.

  • Turned the auto-fill field browser option off for the Edit Scores page.


jmc Family new features and innovations

  • New Innovation Alert: Added Ancestry and Tribal Affiliations to the jmc Family portal for Wisconsin to collect state-required ancestry information at registration time.

  • Removed the unused Race setting from Online Registration.


jmc Teacher feature updates and fixes

  • Fixed an issue reporting custom fields from the jmc Family portal.

  • Fixed an issue reporting health custom fields from the jmc Family portal.

  • Fixed an issue involving Yes/No custom fields in Online Registration.

If you are district-hosted, please click here to download the latest build.

Some features may not be available for all districts. For specific questions with the update, please email support at support@jmcinc.com.

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