Seminary and Institute Enrollment and

Attendance ReportsMLS or lds.org

April 2014

Seminary and Institute Enrollment and

Attendance ReportsMLS or lds.org

April 2014

Seminary and Institute Enrollment and Seminary and Institute Enrollment and Attendance InformationAttendance Information

Enrollment and attendance reports for youth and young adults are available Enrollment and attendance reports for youth and young adults are available in MLS and on lds.org for most English speaking countries. On lds.org in MLS and on lds.org for most English speaking countries. On lds.org sign in and go to the drop-down menu and select leader and clerk resources.

Priesthood leaders have received the Priesthood leaders have received the NoticeNotice on the next slide. on the next slide. ““The Bishopric oversees the enrollment of those who are eligible for The Bishopric oversees the enrollment of those who are eligible for

seminary and institute. The bishop and his counselors seminary and institute. The bishop and his counselors encourageencourage:”:”

1.1. ““All youth of the appropriate age (generally 14-18) to participate in All youth of the appropriate age (generally 14-18) to participate in seminary.seminary.

2.2. All single postsecondary students to participate in institute. The All single postsecondary students to participate in institute. The bishopric may also encourage married postsecondary students, as bishopric may also encourage married postsecondary students, as well as young single adults who are not students, to participate in well as young single adults who are not students, to participate in institute as their needs and interests may be served (see 11.2.2)”institute as their needs and interests may be served (see 11.2.2)”

(See (See Handbook I: Stake Presidents and Bishops; 11.1.4) —2010Handbook I: Stake Presidents and Bishops; 11.1.4) —2010).).

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Note: Please see the next slide for additional details.

A Couple of PointsA Couple of Points

If you have problems with accessing attendance information If you have problems with accessing attendance information please contact the MLS help desk. please contact the MLS help desk.

If you need help interpreting the attendance information, please If you need help interpreting the attendance information, please contact your local Seminaries and Institute representative.contact your local Seminaries and Institute representative.

Please note: in order to have the most recent attendance Please note: in order to have the most recent attendance information you should perform a send and receive to download information you should perform a send and receive to download the latest information the latest information before before creating and printing the report.creating and printing the report.

If using lds.org, please follow instructions on the next slide. If using lds.org, please follow instructions on the next slide.

If using MLS please follow instructions on the last eight slides. If using MLS please follow instructions on the last eight slides.

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Lds.org

Clerk and Leader Resources

Seminary and Institute reports

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Select Seminaries and Institutes

Record Record Year in Seminary Year in Seminary for Youthfor Youth

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Select Seminary Enrollment Progress

For youth that are not yet eligible for seminary, not currently enrolled in seminary, or no longer eligible for seminary, you can identify a “Year in Seminary” in MLS for each of these youth. This will remove those youth from the Seminary Attendance Report that are not eligible for seminary this year and make your report percentages more accurate.

Year in Seminary UpdateYear in Seminary Update

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Seminary in 2 YearsSeminary Next YearFirst YearSecond YearThird YearFourth YearPost Seminary

Select the appropriate year in seminary for each youth and then remember to click the Save button at the bottom!

Please make certain that you have selected the “Current Year” option in the dropdown list.

Creating the ReportsCreating the Reports

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Select either• Seminary Attendance Report • Institute Attendance Report

Seminary Attendance ReportSeminary Attendance Report

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The Term-to-Date Attendance will show how many times each student has attended / the number of class sessions held. A percentage of 80% is required to receive credit for seminary.

The Attendance Status will either show “Not Enrolled”, “Good” for those students with 80% attendance or higher, or “Of Concern” for those students with attendance falling below 80%.

Printing the report will provide additional information for each of the youth in the ward.

Sample Seminary Attendance ReportSample Seminary Attendance Report

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Sample Institute Attendance ReportSample Institute Attendance Report

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The Term-to-Date Attendance will show how many times each student has attended / the number of class sessions held. A percentage of 75% is required to receive credit for institute.

The Attendance Status will either show “Not Enrolled”, “Good” for those students with 75% attendance or higher, or “Of Concern” for those students with attendance falling below 75%.

Printing the report will provide additional information for each of the young single adults in the ward.

Seminary and Institute Enrollment and Seminary and Institute Enrollment and Attendance InformationAttendance Information

““The Bishopric oversees the enrollment of those who are eligible The Bishopric oversees the enrollment of those who are eligible for seminary and institute. The bishop and his counselors for seminary and institute. The bishop and his counselors encourageencourage::

1.1. All youth of the appropriate age (generally 14-18) to participate in All youth of the appropriate age (generally 14-18) to participate in seminary.seminary.

2.2. All single postsecondary students to participate in institute. The All single postsecondary students to participate in institute. The bishopric may also encourage married postsecondary students, as bishopric may also encourage married postsecondary students, as well as young single adults who are not students, to participate in well as young single adults who are not students, to participate in institute as their needs and interests may be served (see 11.2.2).”institute as their needs and interests may be served (see 11.2.2).”

(See (See Handbook I: Stake Presidents and Bishops; 11.1.4) —2010Handbook I: Stake Presidents and Bishops; 11.1.4) —2010).).

This report can be used by priesthood leaders to:This report can be used by priesthood leaders to: Encourage enrollment and attendance.Encourage enrollment and attendance. Alert other leaders to those who are struggling with attendance. Alert other leaders to those who are struggling with attendance. Compliment those who are doing very well with their attendance.Compliment those who are doing very well with their attendance.

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