Attach Grade Groups or Transcript Categories to Courses

Associate Grading with Courses

From the persona menu, select Academics.
Choose Scheduling then select Course selection and schedules.
Select Courses.
Search for and select the course.
Select Grading.
Select the edit icon.
Select the Traditional Grade group, then select Save.

Note: Each course can have 1 traditional grade group and/or 1 Skills-based Grade group.
Enter the Total credits to award.
By default, credits are divided evenly by term. Select Specify credits awarded per term to manually specify the credits per term when the course is offered.
To associate the course with a Skills-Based Grade group, select the Skills tab.
Select the edit icon.
Select the Skills-Based Grade group, then select Save.
Select the Details tab.
Select the edit icon in the GPAs tile to enter the GPA weights, points, and course type. Then select Save.
Select the edit icon in the Transcripts tile to enter a course title abbreviation and choose a transcript category. Then select Save.

Associate Grading with Athletics

From the persona menu, select Extracurricular.
Select Athletics and then select Athletics Setup.
Select Sports & Teams.
Expand a sport to view teams tied to it.
Edit the appropriate team.
Under Grading, enter the necessary grading information .
Select Save & Close.

Associate Grading with Activities

From the persona menu, select Extracurricular.
Select Activities then select Course selection and schedules.
Select Activities.
Edit the Activity.
Enter the necessary grading information .
Select Save & Exit.

Associate Grading with Advisories

From the persona menu, select Extracurricular.
Select Scheduling then select Course selection and schedules.
Select Advisory from the drop down.
Select Advisories.
Edit the Advisory.
Enter the necessary grading information .
Select Save & Exit.

Associate Grading with Dorms

From the persona menu, select Extracurricular.
Select Residence Life then select Setup.
Select Buildings.
Edit the appropriate building.

Note: The building must be tied to the Dorm Group Type for grading options to appear.
Enter the necessary grading information .
Select Save & Close.

Grading terminology

Here are some important definitions to know during grading setup:

Grade Translations are grades (such as A, B, C, D, or F) and the criteria associated with them for use in GPA calculations.
Grade Categories determine how Grade Translations appear on report cards. They are linked to courses through Marking Periods. You should create a Grade Category for each Grade Translation table.
Marking Periods (formerly Grade Plans) are the periods during an academic year when grades are recorded. They are time-sensitive buckets that teachers drop grades into. Marking periods are added to Grade Groups.
Grade Columns (formerly Grade Plan Grades) are what you allow teachers to record during a Marking Period, whether they are comments or traditional grades. If Marking Periods are buckets, then Grade Columns are the contents of those buckets.
Grade Groups (formerly Grade Plan Groups) are used to link courses with Marking Periods. There are two types of Grade Groups: Traditional or Skills-Based.
Grade Calculations use student grades to generate Grade Point Averages, academic performance awards, and class rankings.
Transcript Categories determine how courses are grouped together on a transcript.
Traditional Grading (formerly Standard Grading) uses letter grades or percentages to summarize a student's overall performance in a course and grades are used to calculate GPAs.
Skills-Based Grading (formerly Assessment Grading) evaluates how well a student has mastered specific skills or learning standards. Instead of an overall course grade, it shows progress on each skill to provide clear insight into a student's strengths and areas for growth.