Every year when I'm configuring my school year setup for grade plans, I have to remind myself that the "Due Date" field is NOT the date that grades are "due" (i.e., it's NOT the date that teachers have to have grades turned in by). Rather, as far as onRecord is concerned, it's the last date that a gradebook assignment could fall on for that marking period and still be factored into the grade calculation for that marking period when a teacher hits the "Calculate" button.

For this reason, the name/label "Due Date" is confusing. I've talked to many other schools who have the same confusion. In common parlance, "due date" for us means "the day teachers need to get grades in by". onRecord uses the "End Date" field for that purpose- the date you set in "End Date" is the date that affects the countdown that teachers see on their "My Day" page, reminding them that they need to get their grades in by that End Date (and they won't be able to continue entering marking period grades after that date).

Can you please rename these two fields, the "Due Date" and "End Date" fields? I don't know what names would make the most sense across a broad range of schools. Maybe "Marking period end" as a replacement for "Due Date", and "Grade Entry Closes" for "End Date"? Something like that?