Need to answer a couple assessment questions before proceed with setup. Grades 1-6 Are you going to A. Enter assignments or assessments into PT Pro and attach standards to those assignments? Or B. Keep track of your marking elsewhere and will manually (Hard code) your final assessment marks into the system 3 times a year? Answer B is fine as long as you are following District Cumulative assessment practices. Meaning the June report card will have everything from September to June Included. Even if have not covered a topic since October it still needs to be represented on June report card. Please skip to section about Getting Ready for Report Cards Grade K 6 and how to enter comments, Go s, Effort etc. Answer A STEP # 1 Setting up some Default Buttons Standards Grades Calculations ONE-time Setup Set the calculation methods for standards grades for each class. 1. On the menu bar, click Settings, and then choose Standards Grade Calculations. 2. Click the triangle next to the class to expand the view. 3. (Optional) Edit the Default Calculation menu to choose the calculation method for the standards grades. 4. (Optional) Click the Edit icon to set the number of recent scores to include in the Most Recent Scores calculation. 5. SEE Below for 2 important setup options: Option 1: Course Only has General Outcomes: Art, Health, Growth as a Learner; Or you want to attach both GO s and SO s to assignments. DO NOT check the Auto-Calculate checkbox to enable the automatic calculation of lower level standards into the higher level standards grades. Course has both General and Specific Outcomes and you want PT Pro to auto calculate the General Outcome. CHECK the Auto-Calculate checkbox to enable the automatic calculation of lower level standards into the higher level standards grades 6. Repeat for Each Class When Complete Click Save 1
Display Settings ONE-time Setup Choose how you want information to appear in PowerTeacher Pro. 1. On the menu bar, select Settings, and then select Display Settings. 2. Use the Display and Sorting menu to sort the class names. Can also change to Custom Class Display Name if you are using Custom Class Names. 3. Use the Auto-Calculate Assignment Standards Scores menu to determine the default setting for new assignments. Click New Assignments Start Checked to have the setting checked by default for all newly created assignments. If choose to Review and edit other Display settings 4. Click Save. STEP # 2 Entering Assessments Tips: 1. Create an Assignment 1. From PowerTeacher click PowerTeacher Pro https://powerschool.gpcsd.ca/teachers 2. Select your Class from drop down top middle of screen 3. Click Create 4. Select Assignment There are 4 sections or tabs to creating an assignment. Until comfortable with assignments it is best to review each tab. Click the Question Mark 5. Fill in Assignment details 6. Edit Students if needed (2 TABS) more details below 7. Attach Standards (2 TABS) 8. Publish settings 9. Save and Close 10. Enter Assignment Marks on any page in PT pro for full descriptions First Tab Assignment Select Classes: Can select multiple classes but all classes selected must have same standards. Cannot create and assignment and pick both Art and English as they have a different list of standards. Count in Final Grade: This is not related to Elementary report card. Does not have to be checked for ELM assignments. Count in Final Grades means: Take ALL assignment marks and assessed standards and calculate One overall course mark. Student Tab: Review / Edit as needed Publish Tab: parents see or do not see. Can publish assignment but for grades K 6 should not publish scores unless the score is collected only. IF do not want parents to see any Assignment details then set publish to NEVER 2
Standards Tab: There are 2 Tabs under the Standards Tab Teachers select the appropriate standards to be assessed on each assignment. When they enter student scores for the standards on that assignment PT Pro automatically calculates standards based on Standard Grade calculation setup. ADD/EDIT STANDARDS Tab THIS TAB and these settings are Only setting up how you want the multiple standards calculated. The system works best if select Specific outcomes and allow system auto calculates the General Outcome. If you wish to select General outcomes, you will need to modify you Standard Grade Calculation settings (Step # 1 Above). This arrow means the GO will be auto calculated for standards below it. If you see this, you do not need to select the GO it will automatically calculate from the SO s selected below it. If you want to select both SO and GO standards and do not want PT Pro to auto calculate refer back to Step #1 and edit the Auto calculate section of the Standards grades Calculation These two Specific Outcomes (SO s) have been attached to this assignment and being covered by this assignment SHOW SELECTED STANDARDS Tab THIS TAB and these settings are the settings that tell the system if you want the assignment score you enter to push to or Auto fill in the Standard indicator marks After pick your standards DOUBLE check the Show Selected Standards Tab to make sure proper boxes checked off ALL THE BOX s MUST BE CHECKED IF YOU WANT THE ASSIGNMENT SCORE TO AUTO CALCULATE THE STANDARD SCORE 3
Getting Ready for Report Cards Grade K - 6 Report Card includes General Outcomes, Effort, Ipp indicator (if applicable) and Comments Manually need to Enter Comments, Effort, Ipp indicator, GLA (June only for ELA and MAT) 1. From PowerTeacher Click Power Teacher Pro https://powerschool.gpcsd.ca/teachers 2. From Class dropdown (top middle screen) Select a class 3. From left menu Click Grading 4. Click Standards 5. Top right corner make sure in correct reporting term: November (T1), January (S1), March (T2), June (Y1). May have other terms depending on school. This is the page that is Report Card view What shows on this page will be on report card 6. Enter Effort, An IPP indicator (if applicable) GLA (Y1 only) in correct columns.eff=effort.ipp= Student has IPP.GLA=Grade Level Achievement.COM=Comment 7. Review Calculated Standards if used assignments, can also edit or enter manually. 8. Scroll all the way to the right to see Comment column or use filter 9. Save and changes Tip: Click the gear in top right corner and show filter Filter: All standards indicators have similar naming criteria:.com for comment..eff for effort. go for General outcomes OTHER Optional Method Same as above only different view 1. From PowerTeacher Click Power Teacher Pro https://powerschool.gpcsd.ca/teachers 2. From Class dropdown (top middle screen) Select a class 3. From left menu Click Students 4. Click Standard Progress 5. Top right corner make sure in correct reporting term: November (T1), January (S1), March (T2), June (Y1). May have other terms depending on school. 6. Enter Effort, An IPP indicator (if applicable) GLA (Y1 only) in correct columns 7. Review calculated Outcomes, can also edit or enter manually. This is what will be on Report Card 8. Scroll to bottom of list to see comment row. 9. Save any changes To Change students in this view, Click the Blue drop down arrow next to Standards Progress and select next student 4
How to Enter Comments K 6 Step 7 from previous page depends on view using. >Grading > Standards 1. Scroll all the way to the Right or use Filter 2. Click the first cell in comment (.COM) Column 3. Enter Comment 4. Save OR 1. Student > Standard Progress 2. Scroll to bottom of list 3. Click cell to the right of Comment.Com row 4. Enter Comment 5. Save 5
How to Enter Comments 7-12 1. From PowerTeacher click PowerTeacher Pro https://powerschool.gpcsd.ca/teachers 2. Select your Class from drop down top middle of screen 3. From Menu on Left Click Grading 4. Click Scoresheet 5. Top right corner make sure in correct reporting term: November (T1), January (S1), March (T2), June (Y1). May have other terms depending on school. 6. Click a Final Grade for any student 7. Save CLICK in the Final Grade Column. This is mark on Report Card 6
If Using Personal Comment Bank Quick Steps: 1. When Score Inspector open 2. Click Comment Bubble 3. Click Show Comment Bank 4. Click Gear 5. Change Bank to My Comments 6. Click Plus sign to next to comments to add. Can also filter comment bank. 7. Arrow down to next student or Click The Score Inspector icon to close comment bank. 8. Save Visual Steps: CLICK Comment Bubble 7
CLICK Show Comment Bank CLICK GEAR AND My Comments Solutions to popular questions You have selected multiple classes for this assignment but the standards are not the same. You can only choose multiple classes if the standards are the same for those classes. In this example Art and Grade 3A courses have been selected. Grade 3A does not have standards. Edit the Assignment, on first tab Assignment unselect Grade 3A from the classes drop down and save. On Final Standards seeing NA This is not an error. The NA will not print on Report Card or effect final grades. If seeing the NA on comments check you have not attached a.com (comment) standard to an assignment. 8
Grades 1 to 9 Standards and Assignments ITS Not Working! Reasons: If you enter Assignment scores before setup correct or before attaching standards PT Pro will not automatically fill in the standard marks. Or some or your default class settings need adjusting. UH OH Too Late? STEP 1 Attach standards to assignment and double check all necessary boxes are checked off. And you have correct calculations setup. CHECK: Settings> Standard Grade Calculations > Auto Calculate Do not Check IF: Only attaching GO s to assignments, Course Does not have standards, Course does not have SO s OR You want to click both GO s and SO s for assignments and do not want standards to auto calculate and want to control what assignments are used to calculate the GO. YES CHECK IF: You are attaching SO s and want PT Pro to auto calculate the GO. AND CHECK: Assignments > Edit > Standards > Add Edit Standards > Make sure have some Standards selected. Assignments > Edit > Standards > Show Selected Standards >. Make sure all buttons Checked AND TRY: After all settings corrected try recalculating: >Grading > ScoreSheet > Click Gear icon in top right > Recalculate Final Grades > Select multiple classes (optional) > Check off Tranditional and Stadard Final Grades boxes > Recalculate STILL ISNT WORKING!! Double Check all is setup correctly OPTION A Clear Assignment scores > Save > Reenter Assignment Scores. (Test with one student to make sure working correctly before change all students) OR OPTION B AFTER assignment setup correctly. Create a Duplicate or that assignment Goto ScoreSheet. Copy assignment scores from original assignment and Paste into duplicate assignment. Save. If working correctly can delete original assignment. 9