School Year in the DESSA System

Overview

This article defines the school year dates in the DESSA System and what changes will be made at the beginning of a new school year.

The school year in the DESSA System runs from August 1 to July 31.

At the beginning of the new school year:

• All manual changes (i.e. students who were manually assigned to a rater) from the previous school year will be removed
• Rating windows will be reset depending on how many (up to four) rating windows are selected in your Yearly Setup