Simple Scheduling, Gradebook & Report Card Overview

1. Simple Scheduling, Gradebook & Report Card Overview

2. Introduction Driving Forces behind the SN Gradebook Project “Why we are doing this ????” • New Report Cards • Initiative of Dr. Ackerman and the T& L office • New Curriculum alignment • Compliance Reporting • PIMS State Reporting / HQT Certification Compliance • Centralization and integration of Systems and Services • Consolidate data collection systems • TRA / TCA / K-8 Report Card System / Schoolnet • Better tools for teachers • Teachers have been asking for a Gradebook system for years • Many schools already use their own

3. Old to New There are many similarities between the way we used to do report cards and the new Gradebook way. Many ‘concepts’ remain the same - you will just be doing them differently now! • Teacher-Room Assignment (TRA) • Teacher-Course Assignment (TCA) • Online Grading • Subject Marks * Co-Teacher Assignment • Comments * Special Education Assignments • Corrections • Spanish Report Cards • Some things are also new and/or different • 4 reporting cycles / no specific Correction Cycle • New curricula areas to grade (ex. 21st Century Skills) • Effort and Behavior marks

4. Training Overview Accessed via My Schoolnet • Simple Scheduling (principal task) • Gradebook • Optional: Teachers may use SN Gradebook to calculate final grades. • Mandatory: Teachers must enter all final grades for marking period in Gradebook • Report Cards • All K-8 Report Cards generated from SN Gradebook • In addition to grades, teachers will enter report card data (comments etc.) into SN Gradebook

5. Gradebook & Report Cards

6. Gradebook • Teacher can • Create/grade assignments • Automatically calculate grades • Create interim class level progress reports • Generate pre-configured grade related reports • See how their students are performing in other courses • Create their own ‘custom’ data fields (ex. textbook tracking) • Administrators can • View / Update any teacher’s Gradebook • Assign Special Education teachers to students • Run grade related reports (based on teachers using full GB) • Does NOT include • Attendance (daily or classroom (cuts) – future phase • Parent Access to assignments/grades – future phase • Seating Chart – future phase

7. Gradebook

8. Report Cards • Teacher using full grading system will • Review final calculated grades (based on Gradebook settings) • Override grades if desired • Enter other report card items (ie. Academic Supports) • Verify Grades (process to lock grades in) • Teachers only entering final grades • Will manually enter all final grades for the marking period • Enter necessary report card items • Verify Grades • Administrators • Will verify all teacher grades • Schoolnet/District Admin • Will Generate Report Card PDFs and send to printer

9. Report Card Scoring Ranges Kindergarten: •  Numeric average of 90-100 = O •     Numeric average of 89-75 = S •     Numeric average of 74-0 = N Grade 1-8: • 90-100 – A • 80-89 – B • 70-79 – C • 65-69 – D • 0 -64 – F • NG – No Grade

12. Workflow

13. Timeline

14. Report Card Cycle Example

15. Report Card Cycles 2010-2011Kindergarten KINDERGARTEN (GradeBook System) First Day of School: Thursday, September 16 CYCLE1: Gradebook Opens: Tuesday, September 7 (first day of school) Gradebook Closes for Teachers Tuesday, November 9 Gradebook Closes for Principals Wednesday, November 10 First Report Period Ends: Wednesday, November 10 38 Days Parent Teacher Conference Dates: December 1-2 CYCLE2: Gradebook Opens: Monday, November 15 Gradebook Closes for Teachers Thursday, January 27 Gradebook Closes for Principals Friday, January 28 Second Report Period Ends: Friday, January 28 47 DaysParent Teacher Conference Dates: February 16-17 CYCLE3: Gradebook Opens: Tuesday, February 1 Gradebook Closes for Teachers Wednesday, April 13 Gradebook Closes for Principals Thursday, April 14 Third Report Period Ends: Thursday, April 14 52 Days Parent Teacher Conference Dates: May 4-5 CYCLE4: Gradebook Opens: Monday, April 18 Gradebook Closes for Teachers Tuesday, June 14 Gradebook Closes for Principals Wednesday, June 15 Fourth Report Period Ends: Friday, June 17 39 Days (2 projected attendance days) TOTAL DAYS: 176 Days

16. Report Card Cycles 2010-2011Grades 1-8 ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE GRADES 1-8 (GradeBook System) First Day of School: Tuesday, September 7 CYCLE1: Gradebook Opens: Tuesday, September 7 (first day of school) Gradebook Closes for Teachers Tuesday, November 9 Gradebook Closes for Principals Wednesday, November 10 First Report Period Ends: Wednesday, November 10 43 Days Parent Teacher Conference Dates: December 1-2 CYCLE2: Gradebook Opens: Monday, November 15 Gradebook Closes for Teachers Thursday, January 27 Gradebook Closes for Principals Friday, January 28 Second Report Period Ends: Friday, January 28 47 DaysParent Teacher Conference Dates: February 16-17 CYCLE3: Gradebook Opens: Tuesday, February 1 Gradebook Closes for Teachers Wednesday, April 13 Gradebook Closes for Principals Thursday, April 14 Third Report Period Ends: Thursday, April 14 52 Days Parent Teacher Conference Dates: May 4-5 CYCLE4: Gradebook Opens: Monday, April 18 Gradebook Closes for Teachers Tuesday, June 14 Gradebook Closes for Principals Wednesday, June 15 Fourth Report Period Ends: Friday, June 17 39 Days (2 projected attendance days) TOTAL DAYS: 181 Days