1. Seminary and Institute Enrollment and Attendance Reports MLS or lds.org April 2014

2. Seminary and Institute Enrollment and Attendance Information  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  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 sign in and go to the drop-down menu and select leader and clerk resources.  Priesthood leaders have received the Notice on the next slide.  “The Bishopric oversees the enrollment of those who are eligible for seminary and institute. The bishop and his counselors encourage:” 1.“All youth of the appropriate age (generally 14-18) to participate in seminary. 2.All single postsecondary students to participate in institute. The bishopric may also encourage married postsecondary students, as 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)” (See Handbook I: Stake Presidents and Bishops; 11.1.4) —2010). Template 003.ppt 2

3. Template 003.ppt 3 Note: Please see the next slide for additional details.

4. A Couple of Points  If you have problems with accessing attendance information please contact the MLS help desk.  If you need help interpreting the attendance information, please contact your local Seminaries and Institute representative.  Please note: in order to have the most recent attendance information you should perform a send and receive to download the latest information before creating and printing the report.  If using lds.org, please follow instructions on the next slide.  If using MLS please follow instructions on the last eight slides. Template 003.ppt 4

5. 1. Template 003.ppt 5 2. 3. Lds.org Clerk and Leader Resources Seminary and Institute reports

6. Template 003.ppt 6 Select Seminaries and Institutes

7. Record Year in Seminary for Youth Template 003.ppt 7 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.

8. Year in Seminary Update Template 003.ppt 8 Seminary in 2 Years Seminary Next Year First Year Second Year Third Year Fourth Year Post 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.

9. Creating the Reports Template 003.ppt 9 Select either Seminary Attendance Report Institute Attendance Report

10. Seminary Attendance Report Template 003.ppt 10 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.

11. Sample Seminary Attendance Report Template 003.ppt 11

12. Sample Institute Attendance Report Template 003.ppt 12 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.

13. Seminary and Institute Enrollment and Attendance Information  “The Bishopric oversees the enrollment of those who are eligible for seminary and institute. The bishop and his counselors encourage: 1.All youth of the appropriate age (generally 14-18) to participate in seminary. 2.All single postsecondary students to participate in institute. The bishopric may also encourage married postsecondary students, as 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).” (See Handbook I: Stake Presidents and Bishops; 11.1.4) —2010). This report can be used by priesthood leaders to:  Encourage enrollment and attendance.  Alert other leaders to those who are struggling with attendance.  Compliment those who are doing very well with their attendance. Template 003.ppt 13