Grading Setup

Grade periods should correspond to dates report cards are generated.  

• Click Action… and select Add Grade Period. Grade Period screen displays.

• Enter name of first Grade Period.

• Click Type select either Grading or Progress.

• Enter End Date MM/DD/YY or click and select.

• Click .New grading period displays under Start of School line. Detailed setup for period is displayed on right.

• Click Grade Period bar to close detailed screen.

• Repeat steps above to add another new grade period.

NOTE: Grade Book Standards-Based Report Cards - For schools using standards-based report cards in Grade Book, add periods that will appear on report card, only. Progress reports can be printed at any time in Grade Book.

A grading period mark is the grade that is displayed on the report card. Some periods may have more than one mark, such as a 4th Quarter mark and a Semester 1 Final mark.

Add Mark to Grading Period

• Click grade period name. Name will highlight.

• Click Action ... and select Add Marks to Period. Grade Period Mark screen displays.

• Enter Mark Name.

• Click Mark Type and select Numeric, Alpha, or Alpha or Numeric.

• Enter Mark Order of display.

• Click .  Mark name displays under Grade Period name. Detailed screen of mark displays on right.

If needed, enter a Short Mark Name to make grading columns narrower.  

• Click Grade Book Mark Type and select Computational, Date, or Exam if Synergy SIS is integrated with a grade book system.

• Enter Mark Begin Date if mark is summarizing only part of period or if it is cumulative across multiple periods, MM/DD/YY or click and select.

• Click .

• Repeat steps to add additional marks until all grading periods have marks assigned.

Delete Grade Period Mark

• Click name of mark. Name will highlight.

• Click Action ...   and select Delete (followed by name of mark). Message from webpage displays confirming deletion.

• Click to delete or to cancel.

Configure grade period after all grade period marks have been created.

• Click on name of grade period to see detail for period.

• Click Total Pool Comments to specify amount of comments that may be entered for a section for this period.

Teachers may rate students on Citizenship, Conduct, and Work Habits. Six different types of student absences may be defined and displayed through Tracking Att1 through Att6. Details selected display in Class Grade screen.

• Check Period Detail items to make available.

• Check Report Period Data is Editable to allow this grading period to be edited in TeacherVUE.

• Check Report Period Data is Accessible to be seen in ParentVUE.

• Enter Abbreviated Name, if desired.

Student transcript may include a history of schools attended, incorporating an attendance record.  

• Click Schools Attended History Attendance Definition and select absence definition to use to update history.

• Click .

Assign Grade Period Marks to Terms

• Click Term Selection tab.

• Click on Term Options bar.

• Click Term Code and select.

• Click Posting Mark and select from available marks defined for this period.

• Click to add additional terms.

• Click .

Attendance Definitions need to be completed if period has been configured to show Tracking Att1 through Tracking Att6. Tracking Att1 corresponds to Att Def 1. Tracking Att2 corresponds to Att Def 2, etc..

When Update Grade process is run, attendance definitions count number of absences according to definition and enter number into grading record and schools attended history. These definitions can be set up to provide contrasting information such as excused vs unexcused absences, or days tardy vs days absent.  Totals are displayed in grading period.

• Click Att Def tab of desired number.

• Enter Definition Name. This name displays in column header on Student Grade screen and on report card.

• Click Calculation Method and select.

• • Total by Absence Amount uses absence amount entered, instead of counting reasons, and should be used by schools with this type of attendance turned on, only.  

  • Total by Day counts number of days an absence occurred.  

  • Total by Occurrence counts number of absences, and can be useful for period attendance schools.

One option may be selected in Attendance Date Range as time period to summarize.

• Check Year To Date.

OR

Check Term to Date

OR

Click Term Code to Date and select.

NOTE: It is recommended to select Term Code To Date option if report card should show one term’s attendance, only. Otherwise, attendance updated after last date of term will include absences after end date of term or count absences for current term instead of previous term.

For Absence Definition it is recommended to choose types or reasons, but not both.

• Click absence Reason Types and select up to 4 types.

OR

Check individual Absence Reasons.

• Click .

Classes included for grading can be defined based on student’s length of enrollment.

• Click Include in Grade Option and

If selecting  Always include active classes in grading, then Minimum Class Enrollment Days is left blank.

OR

If selecting Evaluate Active Classes Against Minimum Days Enrolled Threshold, then enter number of threshold days in Minimum Class Enrollment Days.

Use Section Display Option to choose  which sections are available for grading if student was enrolled in same course and period, but in two different sections, during one term. Example: Student was enrolled in section 100, then switched to section 101 of same course during same period.  If Show All Sections is chosen, grades can be issued for both sections.  If Show Latest Section Only is selected, last section is available for grading, only.

• Click Section Display Option and select.

• Click .