What are terms in Flint?
Terms in Flint allow you to organize people and classes to align with your school's academic calendar. This makes it easier for admins to set up new classes as they change from one academic term to another (e.g. Fall semester to Spring semester).
As an admin, you can easily set up the new term's classes and organize students and teachers into those classes using our integrations with rostering tools. Flint has partnered with Edlink to integrate with SIS and LMS like Veracross, Blackbaud, Canvas, and more.
Follow the steps below to create a new term, import people and classes from your SIS or LMS, and set the new term as active.
Note: when you create a new term, previous admins will not be carried over with their "Owner" status. They will need to be reassigned as an "Owner" once the new term is created.
How can I create a new term in Flint?
First, click on "Settings & members"
Next, click "Manage terms"
Then, click " + Add a new term"
Here, add information for the term and click "Save"
🚨 Note: the new term that you've created is a complete blank slate. No data (users, groups, tutors, etc.) is carried over into the new term.
You will now be prompted to import your students and courses from your rostering tool.
Importing users and groups
Select "SIS or LMS" to link your rostering system
Here, click "Create Edlink integration"
Go through the steps in Edlink to set up the integration
Go through each of the steps on the side to complete the integration.
Once you're done, click "Integrations" in the side bar
Then, select the integration you set up.
Now, click on the access token to copy it to your clipboard
Back in Flint, paste the access token into the text box and click "Connect"
Set up the data pipeline, check the box, and click "Next"
This varies from school to school based on your needs. Follow Edlink's instructions here to find out more. Confirm you have set up the pipeline by checking the box once you are done. Then, click "Next" to move on.
Review the list of users and click "Next"
Review the list of groups and click "Next"
Select "Import" to confirm
Click "Done"
You've successfully imported users and groups into this term in Flint! 🎉
Mark the term as active
Once you've made the new term, it is still hidden from teachers and students — i.e. marked as "Invisible". Once you want to switch your school over to the new term — and have all teachers and students work in the new term — you'll want to mark the new term as "Active"
Click "Mark as active"
You can do this by clicking the button on the banner in the top right corner.
Select "Yes" to confirm
Decide whether to send emails to users about the new term
We recommend selecting "Yes" to make sure users are clear about the change in the term and receive a sign up link to join Flint.
You're done! 🎉
All teachers and students are now migrated over to the new term. If you want to bring over tutors, click on the button and follow the instructions in the guide linked below.
Additional resources
Here are some resources for more specific help with using terms: