Elementary GPA & Course Setup
Overview
Elementary Schools can set up a GPA scale and assign it to courses to include GPA on Grades 6-8 report cards.
Permissions
GPA Permission
Note: If the Grade Point Average (GPA) is not included in the School Profile, users will need to enable GPA permissions from the School Profile > Security section. This can be done by navigating to Security and locating GPA under the Organization tab. Please ensure to check this option within the designated Group that is responsible for setting the GPA.
Courses Permission
If courses is not available on the main menu, users will need to enable courses permissions from the School Profile > Security section. This can be done by navigating to Security and locating Courses . Please ensure to check this option within the designated Group that is responsible for setting the courses.
GPA Setup
When navigating to the School Profile section and selecting GPA, utilize the yellow plus sign to "Add New Scale." The next step involves naming the GPA scale (Standard, High School, AP, etc.) and selecting the Type (Letter or Number). It is recommended that the school opts for the Number type. Use Add Row to add rows to the GPA scale. When done use the Save button.
Elementary School GPA
Schools with elementary students can activate GPA for grades 6, 7, and 8 by using the "Enable GPA for the following grades" feature. This feature will appear above the GPA scale in School Profile > GPA. Schools can select which grades they would
Elementary School who want to show GPA on Grades 6-8 report cards should first reach out to the AE-Connect support for the support team to activate Elementary courses for the school.
Courses
NOTE: Please reach out to AE-Connect team if after activating Courses the tab does not appear on the main page,
The school will have courses already available for Elementary. The user should use the gear to edit the course. The user should select the appropriate course.
THE NAME OF THE COURSE MUST MATCH THE NAME OF THE SUBJECT FOR ELEMENTARY!
LEAVE THE LEVEL AS ELEMENTARY
The name of the course MUST match the name of the subject for Elementary. You may noticed other courses when adding course to your elementary but those are ONLY for secondary.
THE NAME OF THE COURSE MUST MATCH THE NAME OF THE SUBJECT FOR ELEMENTARY
The next steps are to add GPA scale and mark if the class should be included on Report Card.
