TA Gradebook for K-2 Assessments

1. TA Gradebook for K-2 Assessments Barbara Crouch Sally Eller Laura Elliott Iredell-Statesville Schools

2. Electronic Reporting • K-2 Report Card Revision Team • Year 1 – used TA Progress Report as the Report Card • Feedback parents and teachers • Use the TA Progress Report and the TA Report Card

3. Requirements • Content Areas: English Language Arts, Math, Writing, Science, Social Studies, Health, Handwriting • Enhancements: Music, Art, Computers, PE • Conduct • Marking System

4. Verification of Courses • 1. 2501SZ Elementary Technology • 2. 0000SK Self-Contained K should contain the following courses to explode: 1010SZ, 2001SZ, 9001SZ, 9985SC • 3. 0000SE Self-Contained 1-2 should contain the following courses to explode: 1010SL,1010SH, 1010SZ, 2001SZ, 3001SZ, 4001SZ, 9001SZ, 9010SZ, 9985SC

5. Course Section Maintenance • Data Managers – Created sections for new courses for K-2 Teachers • Students had to be scheduled in courses

6. Mark Scale Entry • School > Mark Information > Mark Scale Entry • Add the following marks: M S N U

7. Marking System - Academic • M – Mastery: 95% or above • S – Satisfactory: 80- 94% • N – Needs Improvement: 70-79% • U – Unsatisfactory: < 70%

8. Marking System – Non Academic • S – Satisfactory • N – Needs Improvement • U - Unsatisfactory

9. Training For all K-2 teachers • Session 1- Set up spreadsheet • Session 2- Enter Assessments & Marks • Session 3 - Progress Reports • Session 4 – Mark Entry for Report Cards • Session 5 – Move Assessments

10. Spreadsheet Set UpMy Options tab • Mark Calculation Method is Total Points • No boxes checked on left side • Other Settings: • Check Allow Shared Access • Check Rounding Marks • Count Blank Marks as 0’s (optional)

11. Spreadsheet Set UpMy Preps tab • Details for Prep – teacher name • Select • Classes • Prep Category – Academic • Prep Assessment Types – Assessment check as Default

12. Add Assessments • Refer to guidebook for assessments for grade level • Score Type – Alpha • Score Max • M for Academic courses • S for Non Academic courses

13. Conduct • Listens and follows directions. • Accepts responsibility for actions. • Completes assigned tasks promptly. • Works independently. • Works well with others. • Exhibits self-control. • Respects rights and property of others.

14. ELA – English Language Arts • Phonemic Awareness • Book & Print Awareness • Retelling Comprehension • Fluency • Writing • Decoding & Word Recognition

15. Math - Kindergarten • Data and Graphing • Measurement and Calendar • Number Sense 0 – 30 • Recognize Basic Shapes and Directional Words • Sorting, Classifying and Patterns

16. Math – 1st Grade • Classification and Patterning • Data,Graphing and Probability Concepts • Identify, Describe, Draw and Build Basic Geometric Shapes • Measurement and Telling Time • Number Sense 0 – 99 & Compute with Numbers

17. Math – 2nd Grade • Algebra • Data Analysis & Probability • Geometry • Measurement • Number Sense 0 – 999

18. Enter Mark/ Comments screen • Copy First Mark Down button • Copy most common mark down • Change for those not making that mark • Comments may be selected or typed in • Copy First Comment Down button

19. K-2 Progress Report • K-2 teachers create and print progress reports just like 3 – 12 teachers • Save a copy • Hard copy • Electronic copy • Can print a Progress Report at any time • Looks just like upper grades

20. K-2 Progress Report • Sample Kindergarten • Sample First Grade • Sample Second Grade

21. K-2 Report Card • Mark Entry (from TA screen) • Select • Course Length • Select Reporting Term • Select Class by Course Number • Provide Course Numbers • Click Students button

22. K-2 Report Card • Teachers manually enter Marks • May enter school comments • Check Mark entry complete box • Mark Entry Screen Example

23. K-2 Report Card • Sample Kindergarten • Sample 1st Grade • Sample 2nd Grade

24. Moving Assessments • Move Assessments to next Reporting Term • Marks move with the assessment • Teachers may only have to tweak marks • See mark from prior term before changing • Teachers need to save a copy each term

25. Support • Handouts: Guidebooks, Assessment sheets provided online • Help Desk • Instructional Technology Coordinators • 3-5 Teachers

26. Questions Iredell-Statesville Schools http://iss.schoolwires.com/ncwise Barbara Crouch – NC WISE Lead Trainer bcrouch@iss.k12.nc.us Sally Eller – NC WISE Lead Trainerseller@iss.k12.nc.us Laura Elliott – NC WISE LEA Coordinator lelliott@iss.k12.nc.us