Simple Scheduling, Gradebook & Report Card Overview

IntroductionDriving 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

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Old to NewThere 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

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Training OverviewAccessed 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

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Gradebook & Report Cards

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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 6

Gradebook

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 8

Report Card Scoring RangesKindergarten:• 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

Workflow

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Timeline

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Report Card Cycle Example

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• Grade Entry for Teachers Closes • Must Verify Gradebooks

November 9 (Tuesday)

• Grade Veridical deadline for Principals• Gradebooks LOCKED no changes allowed to current

cycle.

November 10 (Wednesday)

• Report Card PDF Created & Sent to Printer November 11-14

• Printer Delivers Report Cards to District November 23 *

• Parent Teacher Conference

• Delivery dates may change – waiting for decisions on the new Regional Office structure and their role in receiving printed material for school pickup.

December 1-2

Report Card Cycles 2010-2011Kindergarten

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

TOTAL DAYS: 176 Days

Report Card Cycles 2010-2011Grades 1-8

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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 9Gradebook Closes for Principals Wednesday, November 10First Report Period Ends: Wednesday, November 10 43 DaysParent Teacher Conference Dates: December 1-2 CYCLE2:Gradebook Opens: Monday, November 15Gradebook Closes for Teachers Thursday, January 27Gradebook Closes for Principals Friday, January 28Second Report Period Ends: Friday, January 28 47 DaysParent Teacher Conference Dates: February 16-17 CYCLE3:Gradebook Opens: Tuesday, February 1Gradebook Closes for Teachers Wednesday, April 13Gradebook Closes for Principals Thursday, April 14Third Report Period Ends: Thursday, April 14 52 Days Parent Teacher Conference Dates: May 4-5 CYCLE4:Gradebook Opens: Monday, April 18Gradebook Closes for Teachers Tuesday, June 14Gradebook Closes for Principals Wednesday, June 15Fourth Report Period Ends: Friday, June 17 39 Days(2 projected attendance days) 

TOTAL DAYS: 181 Days