Burke County High School Grade Book Set-Up in Power Teacher

http://pschool.burke.k12.ga.us/teachers

It is imperative that your grade book is set up EXACTLY as it appears in this document.

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Our Grade Book at a Glance

SEMESTER CLASSES

With an EOCT Without an EOCT

YEARLONG CLASSES

With an EOCT

Without an EOCT

S1 50

Q1 40

Q2 40

M1 20

S2 50

Q3 40

Q4 40

F1 20

E1, F1, M1 are set to total points Y1, S1, S2 are set to term weights

Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 are set to category weights

Category Weights Formative Assessment – 50% Summative Assessment – 40%

Homework – 10%

Q1 or Q3 40

Q2 or Q4 40

F1 20

Q1 or Q3 40

Q2 or Q4 40

E1 20

S1 40

Q1 40

Q2 40

M1 20

S2 40

Q3 50

Q4 50

F1 N/A

E1 20

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Abbreviations Y1 – Yearlong Class S1 – First Semester

Q1 – 1st Nine Weeks Grading Period Q2 – 2nd Nine Weeks Grading Period M1 – Mid Term/Semester Exam

S2 – Second Semester Q3 – 3rd Nine Weeks Grading Period Q4 – 4th Nine Weeks Grading Period F1 – Final Exam

E1 – EOCT Grade

Launch PowerTeacher Gradebook

PowerTeacher gradebook is accessible via the Gradebook button. How to Launch PowerTeacher Gradebook

Click Gradebook. The PowerTeacher Gradebook Launch page appears. Click Launch Gradebook. A digital signature verification dialog appears. Click Trust. PowerTeacher gradebook opens.

Note: You can have only one active session of PowerTeacher gradebook launched at a time. If you attempt to launch a second session of PowerTeacher gradebook, the Terminate Other Sessions window appears, displaying the message, "Other active sessions exist for this user account. Would you like to terminate the other sessions or quit this session?" Either click Terminate Other Sessions or Quit. By default, the grade book opens to this screen:

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Categories Before you can create assignments, you must set up categories. Categories are groups of the same types of assignments. Categories are not class-specific, eliminating the need to create the same categories multiple times for each class.

Setting Up Categories By default, PowerTeacher grade book includes four pre-defined categories: Homework, Project, Quiz, and Test. These categories appear in the Categories pane. Burke County High School requires that ALL teachers use the SAME three categories: Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment, and Homework. Therefore, you will need to create these categories if you have not already done so.

Creating New Categories

Name of the Category Abbreviation Weight Color

Formative Assessment FA 50% Red

Summative Assessment SA 40% Blue

Homework HW 10% Green

How to Edit Existing Categories that will NOT be Used On the Categories pane, right-click on the category and

choose Edit. The Categories dialog appears. Open the drop-down menu and change the color to NONE. Click OK to save your changes. Do not delete categories that are “in use,” meaning categories that have been used in years past.

How to Add a Category

In the Categories pane, click the Plus (+) button. The Categories Dialog appears.

Enter the required information. See the chart on the next page for Name, Abbreviation, and Color.

Click OK to save your changes. The new category now appears in the Categories pane.

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Setting Up Final Grade Weights Once you have created the assignment categories, you will need to setup how your students’ final grades will be calculated. Grade setup should be done for EVERY section you teach...BOTH semesters. It is advised that you set up your grade book BEFORE entering grades.

Grade Setup Use the Grade Setup window to specify how you want final grades to be calculated for students in your classes. Calculation methods include total points, term weight, or category weight. Follow the steps outlined in this document so that tour grade book will reflect the guidelines set forth by the BCHS Administration.

For Yearlong Classes with EOCT

Y1 – Yearlong:

This screen should be set so that

the final grade is calculated by

using TERM WEIGHTS. Note:

S1 and S2 are both weighted 40%

while E1 is weighted 20%.

Change the value by double clicking on the existing value.

Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.

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S1 Screen

S2 Screen

S1 – Semester 1:

This screen should be set so that the

final grade is calculated by using TERM

WEIGHTS. Note: Q1 and Q2 are both

weighted 40% while M1 is weighted

20%.

S2 – Semester 2:

This screen should be set so that the

final grade is calculated by using TERM

WEIGHTS. Note: Q3 and Q4 are both

weighted 50% each while F1 is

weighted 0%. The EOCT will take the

place of the final exam; therefore, F1

should be left blank.

Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.

Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.

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Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 Screens

E1, M1, and F1 Screens

E1 – EOCT Grade; M1 –

Midterm/Semester Exam; F1

– Final Exam:

This screen should be set so that

these grades count as TOTAL

POINTS and calculate in the

final average as such. Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.

Q1 – 1st, Q2 – 2nd, Q3 – 3rd, and Q4

– 4th Nine Weeks Grading Periods:

Each screen should be set so that the

final grade is calculated by using

CATEGORY WEIGHTS. Note:

Formative Assessment Grades (RED)

will be weighted 50%, Homework

Grades (GREEN) will be weighted 10%,

and Summative Assessment Grades

(BLUE) will be weighted 40%.

Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.

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For SEMESTER Classes with an EOCT (Economics and PLATO only)

S1 or S2 Screen

Q1 and Q2 (1st Semester) or Q3 and Q4 (2nd Semester) Screens

S1 – Semester 1 or S2 –

Semester 2:

This screen should be set so

that the final grade is

calculated by using TERM

WEIGHTS. Note: Q1 and

Q2 are both weighted 40%

while F1 is 0% and E1 is

weighted 20%.

Q1 – 1st, Q2 – 2nd, Q3 – 3rd, and

Q4 – 4th Nine Weeks Grading

Periods:

Each screen should be set so that

the final grade is calculated by using

CATEGORY WEIGHTS. Note:

Formative Assessment Grades (RED)

will be weighted 50%, Homework

Grades (GREEN) will be weighted

10%, and Summative Assessment

Grades (BLUE) will be weighted

40%.

Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.

Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.

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E1 and F1 Screens

E1 – EOCT Grade; F1 – Final Exam:

This screen should be set so that these grades count as TOTAL

POINTS and calculate in the final average as such.

Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.

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For Classes without an EOCT

Y1 Screen

S1 and S2 Screens

Y1 – Yearlong:

This screen should be set so that

the final grade is calculated by

using TERM WEIGHTS. Note:

S1 and S2 are both weighted 50%

while E1 is weighted 0%.

S1 – Semester 1; S2 –

Semester 2:

This screen should be set so that

the final grade is calculated by

using TERM WEIGHTS. Note:

Q1 and Q2 are both weighted

40% while M1 is weighted 20%.

S2 will be set up the same way.

Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.

Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.

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Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 Screens

E1, M1, and F1 Screens

Q1 – 1st, Q2 – 2nd, Q3 – 3rd,

and Q4 – 4th Nine Weeks

Grading Periods:

Each screen should be set so that

the final grade is calculated by

using CATEGORY WEIGHTS.

Note: Formative Assessment

Grades (RED) will be weighted

50%, Homework Grades (GREEN)

will be weighted 10%, and

Summative Assessment Grades

(BLUE) will be weighted 40%.

E1 – EOCT Grade; M1 –

Midterm/Semester Exam; F1

– Final Exam:

This screen should be set so that

these grades count as TOTAL

POINTS and calculate in the final

average as such.

Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.

Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.