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New features for you! Your September roundup is here!
New features for you! Your September roundup is here!

This September release includes Health Module updates, State Reporting updates, and more!

Emily Hoyne avatar
Written by Emily Hoyne
Updated over a week ago

jmc release updates improve the stability, performance, and security of your jmc software and include updates for jmc Office, jmc Family, jmc Teacher, jmc Student, 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.

jmc Office: New features and innovations

  • All periods will now fit on the "For a Day" report at Period Attendance > Report > For a Day, eliminating the need to scroll.

  • Quickly search for missing scores by a student name on the "Missing Scores Report" at Grading > Reports > Missing Scores.

jmc Office: Updates

  • When creating a new discipline record, users can now select the victim from the Discipline > Data > Edit Student Discipline "Perpetrator/Victim" drop-down list.

  • Users will now be able to place a checkmark in the "All Course Sections have teacher(s) and room assigned for every building" checkbox on the Nebraska > ADVISER > Start Year page to confirm sections are assigned.

  • Now search for families using the "Record Paper Signatures" quick link on the jmc Family > Online Registration > Signature Forms page to mark if the family manually signed or declined the form your district collects.

  • American Indian descriptors for state reporting changed from names to numbers for all Minnesota schools to meet the needs of the MDE.

  • On the View Student Data page student usernames will default to the student's last name if no username is entered.

  • When a medication refill is needed, the medication will turn red to alert health professionals on the Health > Medication Log > Medication Appointments for a Day page.

  • When running a list on the Attendance > Student > Lists page for activities, the most accurate and up-to-date information will now appear.

  • Now view the "For a Day" report print date at Period Attendance > Report > For a Day when printing the report for past dates.

  • Click the "Edit" button on the Message Center > Message Status page to future date your messages.

  • When printing "For a Day" Period Attendance reports, users can now view the reason code to better understand the absence.

  • When importing Program and Special Education History in the State Reporting module, Minnesota schools can now import new Economic Indicators for free or reduced prices meals.

  • Users are now able to import MIIC immunization data from the MDE to their jmc database, avoiding manual entry.

  • When importing MIIC files on the Health > Immunizations > Import MIIC Immunizations page users will no longer receive an error.

  • When viewing midterm grades on the Grading > Reports > Midterm Grade Reports page, the course number will be the same as on the Schedules > Course > Edit Course Data page allowing for easy identification of the courses.

  • When accepting a communication submission on the Communication > Data > Merge Communication Submission page, the most updated and accurate information will be shown to better understand the submission.

  • On the View Student Data page, users are able to email a student's teachers from the "Email All Teachers" quick link for quick and easy communication with a student's teacher.

  • Users at the district level can use the "Delete" link in the Tuition/Fees module to remove selected fees and update Tuition/Fee accounts.

  • When sending out low lunch balance notice calls to lunch contacts, if a call or email fails, the notice will be printed including the message indicating if the failure.

  • Users can now add comments to a specific charge on a student's account on the Tuition/Fees > Data > Edit Student Fee Data page for more information about the fee.

  • When printing Period Attendance from the View Student Data > Student Scope quick link, the absent and tardy reasons will print horizontally to use less paper and save space.

  • The "required" checkbox on the Health > Health Custom Fields > Define Health Fields page was removed allowing required health fields to only be set on the jmc Family > Online Registration > Setup page.

jmc Teacher: New features and innovations

  • Teachers will now have the capability to email students and families Formative Assessment results from selected courses on the Competency-Based Grading > Reports > Formative Assessment Reports page keeping them updated on their student's progress.

  • When searching on the Reports > Missing Scores page, teachers can now search by a student's name allowing teachers to find students' missing scores faster.

jmc Teacher: Updates

  • When importing categories and assignments on the Scores > Categories and Assignments page the date of the assignment will reflect the current school year.

  • Seating charts on the Edit > Seating Charts page will default to the current term for schools using semester courses.

  • When viewing a progress report on the Reports > Progress reports page, the student's name and updated grades will be reflected for teachers to view.

  • A student's most recent assignment score will appear on the Competency-Based Grading > Score Formative Assessments By Student page to easily view student progress.

  • When using formative assessments, a student's score will be reflected on the Reports > Progress reports page to give additional insight into their performance.

  • If a comment is removed from a student, the yellow "!" icon next to the student's name on the Assignment Scores page, will return to the blue informational "i" icon indicating there is no comment.

  • When importing MIIC files on the Health > Immunizations > Import MIIC Immunizations page users will no longer receive an error.

jmc Family: New features and innovation

  • Families can now view if a conference will take place in-person or virtually to inform them of the conference type they are signing up for on the Teacher Conference Scheduler page.

jmc Family apps: Updates

  • Families can now have apostrophes in usernames when logging into the Family app.

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 or search our help center database using the in-app help widget. Simply enter your question in the "Find your answer now" field and search away!

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