Within a week of your Mid-Research Deadline, the option to release the Mid-Research Assessments will appear on the dashboard, allowing you to begin the assessments. Step 5 begins when you release the Mid-Research Assessments for all students. You will need to fill out an assessment in order to advance each student to Step 9.
For each assessment has been submitted, Step 8 will appear as complete on your dashboard view, and the student will receive an email prompt to fill out their assessment.
If you need to reset the Mid-Research Deadline before it is reached, you can revisit the Deadline Dates in your dashboard and adjust the date.