View Honor Roll Configuration

Data in this window is configured for you by Wicked Good Software when you purchase the Grade Reporting System. The Honor Roll window allows you to view the Honor Roll rules established by your school. Up to three different Honor Rolls can be configured. Read the field definitions below the two Honor Roll windows for detailed information on possible Honor Roll configurations.

  1. Name: You can define a different name for each Honor Roll. This name is printed at the top of the Honor Roll list and is also stored in the database along with the Honor Roll average for each student. Each student's Honor Roll name and average can be viewed using the View GPA/QPA Information window on the student screen.
  2. Honor Roll Average: This is the minimum average that the student must have to be included on the Honor Roll. This would be the average of grades in courses that are set to be included in Honor Roll. See the Honor Rolls Tab on the GPA/QPA Calculations window for information on the calculation being used to determine the average.
  3. Unweighted/Weighted Honor Roll: This option indicates whether the track value for the course or the system's unweighted track value is used in the average calculation. If the system's unweighted track value is being used, then all grades are treated equally.
  4. Min/Max Grade: This option allows you to give a range of grade values that the student can have and still be included on the Honor Roll. In the graphic shown above the student must have at least 4 grades with a value of 4.0 (A's) and no more than 2 grades with a value of 3 (B's). No other grades are allowed.
  5. Advanced: This option opens the window shown below and gives you access to additional Honor Roll Rules. Those rules are described below the Advanced window.

  1. Only One Grade In Range......: This option lets you allow a low grade offset by a high grade to count for Honor Roll. For example, if a student has one C (2.0) that is offset by an A (4.0) they would still be on the Honor Roll.
  2. No Grade Less Than....: This option eliminates students from the Honor Roll if they have a grade lower than the number indicated in courses that are not good for Honor Roll. They could have a grade lower than the number indicated in courses that are good for Honor Roll unless that is covered by another rule. In the window displayed above, students could not have any grade lower than a B (3.0) in a course that is not good for Honor Roll.

    3. Note: To make a Course good for Honor Roll you must go to the Courses - Calculation Tab on the Course Information window and check the Include in Honor Roll box.

  3. Minimum Number Of Courses: This option requires that students be taking a specific number of classes that are good for Honor Roll. For example, if the requirement is two classes, and the student is taking three classes that are not good for Honor Roll, he would not be on the Honor Roll. However, if two of the three classes are listed as good for Honor Roll, he would be on the Honor Roll.
  4. Minimum Number Of Credits: This option requires that students be taking classes that are good for Honor Roll and that the total credit per grading period value of those classes be the number specified here. For example, if the requirement is 1.00 then in a typical school the student must be taking four classes that are good for Honor Roll with a credit per grading period of .25 each to meet the requirement.
  5. Exclude Student From Honor Roll If Report Card Class Attendance Is: This option allows you to search for a specific number in the class attendance column on the report card for courses that are good for Honor Roll. Schools that use this option typically put in a special code (i.e. 99) for students who are excluded from Honor Roll for excessive absences, disciplinary problems, etc.
  6. Incompletes: If a student receives an Incomplete (grade must be the letter I) in courses that are good for Honor Roll the program can exclude the student from the Honor Roll, skip that grade when calculating Honor Roll or average the incomplete into the Honor Roll average using the grade value of the incomplete.