Term Grades & Report Card (Step 1 of 3) : Class Grade and Skills

Overview

This guide will cover the first step of completing report cards in AE-Connect.  Step 1 of the report card process in AE-Connect consists of reviewing and posting class grades, as well as completing and posting skills.

AE-Connect uses a three-step report card process.

Step 1: Post class grades &  complete/post complete skills to AE-Connect report cards.

• Class grades are for students in Grades 1–12.
• Skills are for students in Grades K–8.

Step 2: Complete and post Social development/Work ethic

• Social development and work ethic are for students in Grades K–8. See this guide for this step.

Step 3: Preview, publish, and print/email report cards.  This guide covers that step.

Parts of Guide:

• Posting Class Grade
• Red Checkmarks
• Override Grades
• Completing and Post Skills
• Video Guide

Posting Class Grades

Before users can post class grades to commit them to the report card, they must first have at least one graded assignment per class to populate the Term Grade > Class grade field.

• Grades 1–12 must have at least one graded assignment per class to populate the Term Grade > Class grade.
• Kindergarten students do not require an assignment, because class grades are not posted for Kindergarten students.

Users should navigate to the Classes Menu screen to find Term Grade. Term Grade is the last tab in the Class View.    From there, users can view final grades for a single class or for multiple classes. Users can review the final grades for each of their students.  Users can post all students’ Class Grades using the yellow + action menu, or they can post individual student grades.

Explanation of Picture

1. Action Menu = post grades for all students visible on the screen.
2. Comment = Can be added. Comment will appear on the AE-Connect report cards with the class heading.
3. Users can select the grade for an individual students to post for the selected student or override the grade. (See below or grade override )
4. Instructional Level = Only present in Mathematics and Language Arts
5. Reading Level (Optional) = present in Language Arts. It includes up to four characters for student reading level such as 500 or 7-8. Reading Level Chart Example

When all grades are posted a green checkmark will appear. This indicates that all class grades have been post and committed to the report card.

Red Checkmarks

Users may encounter red checkmarks in the Term Grade > Class Grade area. This indicates that the class grades were posted and then the gradebook grade was changed.  To turn the checkmark green again, the user must repost  to  update grade.  The user should select the grade for the student and post to update the grade for the student to the final grade in gradebook. Users must repeat this process for each student with a red checkmark. All checkmarks must be green in order to complete report cards.

Override Grade

Users may need to replace a student’s current grade with a new one. Users can override student grades by selecting the grade box next to the student they wish to update.  The flyout will open, and users can choose Override. They should then enter the percentage they want the student to have posted. This action will override the final grade in the gradebook and display the updated grade in the override box.  To ensure school staff can review the change if needed, the user must provide a comment explaining why the override was completed.

Additional

Users will post all class grades for all classes they teach in AE-Connect. Posting Class Grades commits the grade to the report cards.

Skills Grades

Skills are required for Grades K–8.  Skills is the second tab in Term Grade.  To complete and post all skills for each student, the user must navigate to  Term Grade > Skills.  Skills must be completed before report cards can be finalized.

• TK–K: Skills are posted using the letter grade set at the school (either ESN or IPNT) and N/A.
• Grade 1–8: Use N/A or 1–4.

Completing Skills

Users may enter each grade individually for each student, or users may complete a column or the entire grade for all students using the quick fills.

Explanation of Picture

1. After entering grades use the Post Skills to commit  them to the report card.
2. Select the box to enter a skill grade for one student and one skill.
   1. HINT: Users can select spacebar on keyboard to open up the input option menu
3. Select the Skill name to choose a skill grade and enter it for all students.
4. Select the grading scale to choose a skill grade and enter grades for all students and all skills.

Video Guide