Term Extensions allow districts to maintain access to Newsfeed, Calendar, and Messaging during the transition between school years. Normally, class groups become inactive during this period, which can result in limited or missing content. By extending a term’s active dates, districts can ensure communication and visibility continue while moving between academic years.
School and district administrators can both manage term extensions. Changes made by one administrator can override changes made by another.
Term extensions for class groups do not update the academic terms defined in the student information system.
Manage term extensions
You can add, edit, or delete term extensions only for the active school year.
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You must pick a school from the org picker to manage term extensions.
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After your district rolls over to a new school year, term information for that school year becomes available. Until then, the page displays the current school year's data.
Create a term extension
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Ensure you have selected the correct school from the org picker.
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Select Admin and from Portal configurations, choose Configure term extensions. Ensure you have selected the correct school from the org picker.
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Select a term and click Add extension. Alternatively, select multiple terms to apply the same extensions to them
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Optionally, select Extend before term start and select a date.
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Optionally, select Extend after term end and select a date.
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If available, select child items to apply the extension.
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Click Save extension.
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Click Save from the Term extensions page.
Update a term extension
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Ensure you have selected the correct school from the org picker.
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Select Admin and from Portal configurations, choose Configure term extensions.
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Select Edit for the term extension to update.
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Optionally, select or clear Extend before term start or change the date.
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Optionally, select or clear Extend after term end or change the date.
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If available, select or clear child items to apply or remove the extension.
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Click Save extension.
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Click Save from the Term extensions page.
Remove a term extension
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Ensure you have selected the correct school from the org picker.
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Select Admin and from Portal configurations, choose Configure term extensions.
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Select Remove for the term extension to update.
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Review the message and click Remove.
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Click Save from the Term extensions page.