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Rethinking Grading

Episode #8: Power School for Students, Parents, and Caregivers

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Good News

  • Checking grades is easy!

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  • Understanding grades will feel different, but it’s also easy!

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Reminder

This is a draft visual for our new grade scale. A final version is coming soon. Many thanks to Mr. Culp for his help!

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Checking Course Grades

  1. Log in to Power School.

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That’s it!

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Checking Course Grades

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Checking Standards Grades

  1. Click the Standards Grades tab.

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  • Click on the course you’d like to review.

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That’s it!

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Checking Standards Grades

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Checking Assignments

  1. Click on the Grades and Attendance tab.

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  • Click on the grade in the F0 column.

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That’s it!

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Checking Assignments

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Understanding Assignments

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Understanding Assignments

  • In the flag column, click on the blue button with a small chart.

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  • That will show you the standards assessed by each assignment as well as the grade for each standard.

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Understanding Assignments

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Passing

  • To pass, the F0 grade must be DE, PR, AD, or EX.

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  • UN and NC are failing grades.

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Honor Roll

Honor Roll

    • F0 grades must be EX, AD, or PR.

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High Honor Roll

    • F0 grades must be EX or AD.

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The Big Takeaways

  • To see how you or your kiddo is doing, log in to Power School and check the F0 grade.

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  • To see why you or your kiddo has earned that grade, click on the Standards Grades tab.

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  • It’s still possible to view individual assignments.

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Questions? Concerns?

jscopelleti@ssvotech.org

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(781) 878-8822 x. 317

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SST’s Rethinking Grading website