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 "Terms"
Then, click "Add 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 "Add SIS or LMS" to link your rostering system or select an existing integration
The SIS and LMS tab will open automatically. Here, you can import students from an existing integration or create a new integration. If you still need to set up the integration for your school, you can refer to this guide on creating a new integration with an SIS or LMS source.
After importing, review users
Review the users included in your import and make sure the information is pulling correctly. If all looks correct, click “Next”. If you need to make any edits to member roles or add additional members, you will be able to do so in Step 9.
Review groups
Review the groups and make sure the information is pulling correctly. If all looks correct, click “Next”.
Complete import
Once you've reviewed the members and groups to be added to this term, click “Import" and then "Done".
Note: If you click on the check mark, it will remove all users not a part of this integration.
Review Members
Go to the “Members” tab within “Settings and members” to make sure individuals have been assigned the proper roles. If you do need to make any edits, adjust and then click “Update”. For more details on changing roles, check out this guide.
Activate Term
Click "Mark as Active" in the top right corner to officially make this term the visible term and hide the old term from students and teachers. Their workspace will reflect the new classes and any former activities that they want to use again can be imported into the new term.
Additional resources
Here are some resources for more specific help with using terms: