What is Chancery SMS?

• A database that collects, organizes, stores and displays student information.

Advantages

• Student Names already in gradebook• Report Cards printed by school (not

individually)• Attendance included on report card• UIL Reporting done automatically• No more Bubble Sheets• Be able to see historical grades (next yr.)

Access from any computer on the PISD network

User ID and password are the same as your network account (email, computer login)

Teacher Owned Scoresheets•GRADE KEEPING•Built By Teacher•Individual Assignments•Calculates Averages

Grading Period Scoresheets•GRADE REPORTING•Created by School•Scores that will appear on Report Cards

Populated

2 types of Grade Score Sheets:

Chancery SMS Gradebook

Categories A category is a

grouping of assignments

Each category has a name and can have an assignment weight

Categories can be created within the current scoresheet, class, or all classes

Category WeightHomework 3Essay 1Lab 4Quiz 2Test 6

Category WeightHomework 3Essay 1Lab 4Quiz 2Test 6

Chancery SMS Gradebook

Assignment Details Name Possible Points Category Grade Item Association Grading Period

Association Date Assigned Due Date Description

Chancery SMS Gradebook Interface12 3

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Chancery SMS Gradebook

Setting Up Your GradebookSet up First Teacher-Owned Scoresheet1

Create Categories2

Copy Scoresheet3

Create Assignments4

Copy Assignments5

Let’s Begin!

Last page in your booklet

Student Names automatic from Office

Click and Submit Attendance

School Owned ScoreSheets(Report Card Grades and Comments)

Your Homepage

Class Rosters Click on Printer Icon for reports

Click Carrot (v) for file formats

Class Rosters Click on name for additional information

Exercise 1

• Login• Make a desktop shortcut to SMS• Work with your class roster

Attendance

Click ‘A’ or ‘T’ for those students that are not present

Once attendance has been submitted, a teacher CANNOT change!(Office personnel can change)

Attendance

Click on student name to view attendance history

Click Carrot (v)to view more information

Exercise 2

• Perform Attendance Duties• Look at Attendance Reports

Creating a teacher-owned scoresheet

• On your homepage, ( ) click • Choose• Click on (towards the bottom of

screen)

• Click on and then

Creating a teacher-owned scoresheet

Now, you should have a gradebook link under Quick Links

Exercise 3

• Install the gradebook application• Create a desktop shortcut for gradebook