Edit Grade Ranges For Single Course

Grade Ranges come from the main system when a course is added to the grade book. Each course has its own set and those ranges can be modified. The program uses grade ranges to convert grades from number to letter and letter to number. For example, if the user enters a 96 for Term 1, the program would check the grade ranges and add an A+ in the letter column. If the user enters an A+ in the letter column, the program would check the grade ranges and put a 98 in the number column. It tries to pick the middle of the range.

Both letter and number grades are always stored in the grade book. When grades are exported to report cards, the program determines whether to send letter grades or number grades based on your school's configuration.

In addition to the grade ranges set out on this screen you may have special grades that have been added to your system. Typically, schools will have an I for Incompletes, a P for Pass, a WD for Withdrawn, etc. Those grades are not included in the grade ranges screen. When one of them is typed into the grade book the program automatically populates both the letter and the number field with the appropriate symbol. The program verifies that the symbol is a valid grade by checking the list of grades defined in Setup-Grades-Definitions-Grade Definitions. If the program is not connected to the network, a list of valid grades is stored in the stand alone file.

Steps

1. Click on the AdministrationMenu and select Teacher Desk. 
2. If you are an administrator, click on the arrow in the Teacher field and select the teacher whose grade book you wish to access. If you are a teacher, your name should display and your courses will be listed.
3. Click on the course for which you are editing grade ranges.
4. Click the Grade Ranges button on the left of the window to display the Grade Ranges window.
5. Click on the grade to modify and then click the modify button.
6. Enter the lowest and highest grades for that symbol and click OK.
7. Click OK on the Grade Ranges window to save your changes.

Note: You should not have any gaps in your ranges nor should you have any overlapping ranges.

You should never include grades outside the A+ through F range. For example, I (Incomplete), S (Satisfactory), P (Pass) should not be included in grade ranges.

See Also

Grade Ranges

Configure Course Information