Create reports and official records

Reports reuse information already saved throughout Commonplace. The finished document draws from the student, school year, school details, and records you have chosen to keep.

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   Complete School Details for Reports

   Add the homeschool name and formal details you want on official documents before generating reports.

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   Choose what you need

   Open Reports to find a check-in, a family keepsake, everyday printable records, or official student records. The groups describe what each item is for, not how important it is.

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   Select the student and period

   Choose the student, school year, term, reporting period, or custom dates required by that report.

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   Review the source information

   Check Records at a Glance or open the records used by the report. If the report offers a preview, review that too. Go back to the original entry to correct any details.

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   Generate the document

   Choose Open to generate a PDF from the records currently in Commonplace. Save new transcript, Save a new portfolio, and Save new version keep dated PDFs that stay unchanged when you edit records later. None of these actions sends a report to a school or evaluator.

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   Know whether the report is live or saved

   Attendance, grade, reading, activity, checklist, and course-of-study reports use the records currently in Commonplace each time you open them. Portfolios, transcripts, progress reports, and record packets can also keep saved final versions.

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   Keep the copy you shared

   Save a final version when that option appears, or save the PDF you submit, so later edits do not change the record you already shared.