Enhancements

Jackrabbit is always improving and adding new features and enhancements. Review the latest
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#	Date	Enhancement	Description
1	04/03/19	Enrolling Students - Improved Workflow	Enrolling students is now easier with several improvements made to the workflow. For more information, use the blog links below: Blog Information Part 1 Blog Information Part 2
2	04/03/19	Express Payroll Improvements	Several improvements have been made for Express Payroll clients: Staff ID will be automatically populated when a staff person is created Export to Payroll has 2 new options: Export Staff Details - Export staff details to send to your payroll company See Export Staff Details Payroll Codes - Add payroll codes as a column in the export to payroll file. Use these to enter flat wage payroll items, such as birthday parties, competitions, etc See Payroll Codes
3	04/03/19	Post Tuition Fees - Added Category 1,2,3 as a Class Filters when post by Class Fee	Post Tuition Fees, when posting by class fee, now has Category 1,2,3 as a class filters. This allows you to target your families easier and ensure you are posting fees to the right people. See PTF Cat 1,2,3 Blog with more information
4	04/03/19	Staff Search - Added Email	Staff Search now has the ability to email staff from the search results list. See Staff Search Email Option Blog with more information
5	04/03/19	Email Template: Added Search	Email Templates now has the ability to search by template name to make finding the template quick and easy. See Email Templates Search Blog with more information
6	03/19/19	Staff Portal - Added Email Reply Option	When a staff person is allowed to send emails from the staff portal, there\'s a new option to have the email replies be sent to the staff person\'s email, instead of the organization email. This setting is found either in Staff Portal>Settings>Edit All Staff Portal Settings or in each person\'s Staff Record>Portal Settings tab. See Setting If you haven\'t started using the staff portal, use the Staff Portal Guided Set Up to get it up and running. Blog with more information
7	03/19/19	List All/Active Classes - Improved Tuesday & Thursday Filters	Filtering classes by Tuesday and Thursday is now easier\! Simply use Tu to search for Tuesday classes and Th for Thursday classes. Blog with more information
8	03/19/19	Fee Summary Report - Added Summary	The Fee Summary Report now has a Summary option which summarizes fees for each Category 1 and Transaction Type. See Summary Setting,&nb'); sp; See Summary View
9	03/07/19	Paid Fees : Added Fee Date Search Criteria	Paid Fees now has Fee Date From/Through as a search criteria\! This will helps schools using accrual accounting, to make adjustements for: Payments received after the cut-off date for a revenue period, eg., month end or year end See Settings Example Prepayments received See Settings Example Blog with more information
10	03/07/19	Class Skills/Levels Report - New Progress Report Option	Class Skills/Levels Report has a new progress report option\! This report includes: An overall skills status bar Status bar for how many skills have been started, tested and attained A legend for started, tested and attained Each skill and sub-skills\' status Your logo See New Progress Report To see the progress report in your database, go to the Class Skills/Level Report and in the Display Settings Section, select I would like a skills progress report. See Skills Progress Report Setting Blog with more information
11	02/19/19	Class Skills/Levels Report - New Worksheet Option	A new Skills Worksheet is available which allows teachers to quickly view and check off students\' skill progression on paper. This is especially valuable to swim schools who can\'t have tablets/phones by or in the water but is useful to all schools wanting a printed worksheet format. See Worksheet Format This is available through the Class Skills/Levels Report and selecting the worksheet option See Worksheet Option Blog for more information
12	02/19/19	Scheduled Emails - Added Send Now Option	Scheduled Emails now has the ability to send a scheduled email now. To do this, go to Scheduled Emails and click the new Send icon See New Send Icon Then click the Send Now button See Send Now Option Blog with more information
13	02/19/19	Student Attendance Report - Added Setting	Student Attendance Report has a new display setting option to Ignore class start and end dates. This is helpful to those who run perpetual classes, meaning their classes don\'t have end dates and the same classes are used indefinitely. This allows more attendance history to be displayed. See New Setting, Blog with more information
14	01/29/19	Email Families: Sea'); rch Criteria Change	Email Families now has the Enrollment Status search criteria grouped together and moved to the top. Also, if you select search criteria which doesn\'t work together, Jackrabbit recognizes this and will notify you with an on-screen alert. See Email Families Changes
15	01/29/19	NEW Fee Summary Report	A new Fee Summary Report was created to help you easily see what has been paid and what is still owed. Highlights about the new report: Simple format provides valuable information using the Transaction Date Easy to read - only one row per fee Amount paid column includes all account credits, not just the payment View accounts receivable by a specific Category 1 or Transaction Type See Fee Summary Report
16	12/20/18	New Makeup Expiration Date	New makeup expiration date option is now available to you\! Go to Tools>Edit Settings and in the Student Settings section, you\'ll see the following options: No expiration date - they can makeup the missed class at any time Based on a time limit - # days, weeks, months *Until the last day of the session See Makeup Expiration Setting
17	12/20/18	Family ePayment Listing: Add email from grid	Family ePayment Listing now gives you the ability to send an email from the results page, to make contacting families easier.
18	12/04/18	Parent Portal - Fixed Fee Messaging for Enrollments	Families with fixed fees will now see messaging in the parent portal when enrolling. This lets them know they have a fixed fee and no fees will be posted at the time of enrollment. It also tells parents the fixed fee amount is subject to change due to the new enrollment and will be reviewed by your organization. See Messaging Example Your organization will receive an email letting you know a family/student with an active fixed fee has enrolled into more classes. This is your notification to review the fixed fee for possible changes.
19	12/04/18	Attendance Improvements in Staff & Parent Portal	Staff Portal has been improved to make it a cleaner and easier experience. Replaced icons with words See Example Added Attendance button to shows the student\'s attendance history. This makes it easier to identify any attendance issues. See Example Parent Portal now has the option to show attendance issues. If you\'d like parents to see this information, go to Tools>Parent Portal>Setting to turn it on. See Example
20	12/04/18	Skills Email - Added Notes, Date & Direct Links	The skills email sent to parents now includes the skill note, along with the date the note was updated. We\'ve also added a direct link to the Parent Portal and links to view the skill or watch the skill video. See Skill Email Example
21	12/04/18	New Family Discount Rule	Tuition Discount Rule can now be at the family level. This makes tuition discount rules even more powerf'); ul by over-riding the rules associated with the student\'s classes and forcing Jackrabbit to use the family assigned rule insted. See Family Rule Example
22	11/20/18	New Custom Billing Cycle	New Custom Billing Cycles are now available in Tuition Billing Settings\! You can now easily create a custom billing cycle starting from the date of your choice and running anywhere between 1 to 52 weeks. To add a custom billing cycle, click Tools>Edit Settings>Tuition Settings. Then click on Manage Tuition Billing Settings. Visit our Help Center for more information See Tuition Billing Settings Example
23	11/20/18	Post Tuition Fees - Billing Cycle Format Change	Post Tuition Fees\' Billing Cycle start date is now a drop-down list. See Billing Cycle Start Date Example
24	11/20/18	Student Attendance Report - New Summary Option	Student Attendance Report now has a summary option, which will show one row per student. See Student Attendance Report
25	11/06/18	Staff Portal - New Skill Started Icon	Staff Portal has a new icon to represent the Skill Started status. See Skill Started Icon
26	11/06/18	Parent Portal - Added Add/Update Credit Card Address	The Parent Portal now allows parents to add and update their credit card billing address.
27	11/06/18	Skills Email - More Visually Appealing	The Skills email sent to parents is now more visually appealing and mobile responsive. See Skill Email Example
28	11/06/18	Discounting & Prorating - Added to Parent Portal, Quick Registration, Class & Student Enroll Buttons	Automatic discounting & prorating has been added to several places\! Parent Portal - Parents will see an accurate tuition amount in their cart to see the exactly amount of tuition. Parents can also click on the transaction after it\'s posted to see the calculation details. See Parent Portal Cart Quick Registration - Jackrabbit calculates the discounted and prorated tuition in the Post Enrollment Fees page so your front desk doesn\'t have to\! See Quick Registration Post Enrollment Fees Class Detail\'s Enroll button - Similar to Quick Registration, the Post Enrollment Fees page calculates the discounted and prorated tuition. Student Detail\'s Enroll button - Similar to Quick Registration, the Post Enrollment Fees page calculates the discounted and prorated tuition.
29	09/25/18	Staff Portal - New Attendance Options	Staff Portal has additional attendance options\! These are Late, Left Early, and Observing. This allows staff to correctly represent the student\'s presence in a class. To try it in the staff portal, click the Present button\'s down arrow See New Options in Staff Portal The Student Attendance Report was also updated with new columns for % Late, Left Early, and Observing. This will allow you to quickly and easily identify problems. See Student Attendance Report New Columns
30	09/25/18	Student Attendance Report: Misc Improvements	Student Attendance Report has a few improvements: New Absence/Attendance button on the student page. This button opens the Student Attendance Report Button also added to the class page *Instructor list now separates active and inactive instructors. Active instructors sort to the top See Absence/Attendance button example in a student page
31	09/11/18	Parent Portal: Fees for Waitlisted Classes Not Shown	Parent Portal will no longer show the class tuition fee when a student is waitlisted into a class.
32	09/11/18	Student Attendance Report: Added Class Status	Student Attendance Report now has Class Status as a search criteria See Class Status
33	09/11/18	Class Rolls: Added Parent Last Name	Class Rolls will now show the parent last name. Also, if you track attendance, the Absences/Makeups section will no longer show.
34	08/28/18	Parent Portal - Added Staff Nickname	There\'s a new Parent Portal Setting for Show Instructor Nickname. When set to Yes, a new field appears in the Staff page called Public Nickname. When a nickname is entered, the Parent Portal shows the nickname instead of the instructor\'s first and last name. See Parent Portal Setting, See Staff Page, See Parent Portal
35	08/28/18	Calendars - Font changed for dark backgrounds	The calendars (weekly calendar, day view, room view) now use a bold white font when the class\'s background color is dark. This makes it easier to read. See Calendar Example
36	08/15/18	Family Address Listing: Added Email Option	You can now email directly from the Family Address Listing report. Simply check the families to include and click the Email button at the top left of the page.
37	08/14/18	New Term Legacy Skills	A new term has been added to Jackrabbit for Legacy Skills. This is to differentiate between the skills shown at the top of the student\'s Skills tab and the skills shown at the bottom of the page. See Students Skills Tab. The Skills label on the Class Rolls search criteria page was also updated to Legacy Skills. See Class Rolls Search Criteria
38	08/14/18	Staff Portal: Added Grade Level	Staff Portal now shows students\' grade level inside the More button. The layout of the information was also updated to make it easier to read. More button with Grade Level & New Layout
39	08/07/18	New Discounting & Prorating Wizard	A wizard for discounting and prorating tuition is now available to guide you through the set-up\! We also updated the tuition settings page to a simplified look. To see the wizard and the new settings page, go to Tools>Edit Settings and click on Tuition Settings. See Wizard , See Tuition Settings
40	08/07/18	Email Listing Report: Added Column Search Filters	Email Listing now has a search filter in each column to find what you need faster. See Email Listing
41	08/07/18	Family Balance Summary & Contact Listing: Added Email Option	You can now email directly from the Family Balance Summary and Contact listing reports. Simply check the families to include and click the Email button at the top left of the page. See Email Option Example
42	07/31/18	New Student Attendance Report	New Student Attendance Report is now available\! This report gives visibility to the following for each student: Number of classes for the date range Number of absences Number of attendances Percentage of attendance *Ability to email directly from the report To see the new report, click on the Report option in the top menu and then click New Reports. Find the report, See search criteria, See report
43	07/17/18	Weekly View/Schedule: Name Change to Weekly Calendar	The Weekly View, Weekly Schedule and Monthly Schedule names have changed to Weekly Calendar or Monthly Calendar. See Name Changes
44	06/19/18	Parent Portal: Added Print Skills, Cart Financial Summary	Parent Portal now has the following: Print Student Skills See Print Skills Financial Summary in the Cart See Cart Financial Summary
45	06/19/18	Parent Portal: Added Print Schedules	Parent portal now has the option to print student schedules\! View Print Schedules
46	06/06/18	Events: New Copy & Edit Options	Events have new copy and edit options\! New Copy Event Type button See Copy Event Type New Copy icon inside an Event Type\'s Dates & Times tab See Copy Event Date *New options when editing an Event\'s Date See Edit Event Date
47	06/06/18	Edit Settings>Drop-down Lists: Renamed Hide & Private	Edit Setting\'s Drop-down List pages were changed to improve the Hide and Private names, so they are more meaningful to you. The new names are Hide from customers and Hide from users. See New Names
48	06/06/18	Staff Portal: Change to Class Name for Private Classes	Staff Portal\'s Manage Classes list now shows the student name, instead of the class name, when the class max size is 1 and enrollment is also 1.
49	06/06/18	Parent Portal: Added Print, Changed Category Display	Parent Portal now does the following: Print Class Schedule See Print Schedule Print Absences See Print Absences *Uses Category1-3 customized labels for filtering when enrolling See Category Filter
50	06/06/18	Parent Portal: Cart Improvements	Parent Portal\'s Cart is updated to improve the parent experience when enrolling If you don\'t post tuition fees in the parent portal, parents will not see the cart. Instead they\'ll see a confirmation of enrollment. If you do post tuition fees in the parent portal, parents will see the cart. The language and workflow was made more intuitive to guide them to the next step See example

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