Entering Skills-Based Grades

You can enter skills-based grades either by skill or by student. Entering grades by skill makes it easy to quickly enter the grades for multiple students for a single skill. Entering grades by student makes it easy to quickly enter multiple grades for a single student.

Enter grades by skill

1. Select Students from the Jump to Module pull-down list in the upper right corner.

2. Select Grade Book from the Grades menu, then click on the Skills tab.

3. Select the course/section from the Grades for pull-down list, and select the Cycle, if needed.

4. Click the for the skill, and the grade field becomes visible. Example

5. Click in the first field, and enter the grade. The active field is highlighted in yellow, and you can move through the fields by using the Tab or Enter key.

6. Click to save the grades. If you click , none of the changes will be saved.

Enter grades by student

1. Select Students from the Jump to Module pull-down list in the upper right corner.

2. Select Grade Book from the Grades menu, then click on the Skills tab.

3. Select the course/section from the Grades for pull-down list, and select the Cycle, if needed.

4. Click on the student's average, and student's Detail window opens.

5. Click on Edit Grades, and the fields are enabled to enter the grades. Example

6. Enter the grades, and edit the other fields as described.

• Term Grade Details

• Extra Credit: Enter the extra credit points that will be added to the term average. For example, where the cycle average = 85, and the extra credit points = 2, the new cycle average = 87.

• Grade: Select from Grade Modifier or Automated Calculation. Selecting a grade modifier of I - Incomplete will record the modifier for the term, while selecting automated calculation will derive the term grade from the cycle averages.

• Cycle Grade Details

• Transfer Grade fields: This selection determines how the system will handle transferred grade information when applicable. The selection is typically made by the office, but the teacher can edit it. When other than None is selected, a T will be displayed in the Icon column on the main Grades window.

• Select a percentage of the grade from the pull-down list.

• Enter the grade to be transferred.

• Comment: Enter text or select from the district-defined report card comments.

• Citizenship: Used to report behavior on report cards. If a default citizenship grade was designated in the grading policy, it will be used on reports, but remain blank in this window. Select from the district-defined grades, if this student shouldn't receive the default grade.

• Extra Credit: Enter the extra credit points that will be added to the cycle average. For example, where the cycle average = 85, and the extra credit points = 2, the new cycle average = 87.

• Grade: Select from Grade Modifier or Automated Calculation. Selecting a grade modifier of I - Incomplete will record the modifier for the term, while selecting automated calculation will derive the term grade from the cycle averages.

• Skills

• Grade: Select a grade for the skill.

• History: This field tracks all entries & edits for the grade and is updated when grades are entered in the main Grades window. It is only visible in this view and can be edited, if needed.

• Comments: Enter any additional information about an assignment; these comments will be visible in the Parent Portal.

7. Click Save.

8. When finished entering grades for this student, you can either

• select a different student from the Detail for pull-down list at the top, or

• Click Return to Roster to return to the main Grades window.

Return to Grade Book Overview

Return to Grades Overview