[Applies to secondary schools only.]
Use PowerSchool SMS to calculate grade point averages (GPAs). Note: "Grade Point Average" refers to any grade average, not just averages using grade points.
PowerSchool SMS supports four types of GPAs:
| = | Current year GPAs include grades from the current year only. For details, see Working with current year GPAs [>>]. |
| = | Cumulative GPAs include both current year grades and historical grades. For details, see Working with cumulative GPAs [>>]. |
| = | Term GPAs: |
| = | End-of-term GPAs include grades for a district-defined period of time in the current year only. Term GPAs are only calculated if your district has set up GPA/class rank reporting terms. |
| = | Cumulative-to-end-of-term GPAs include current year and historical grades, but only for a district‑defined period of time. |
Note: To calculate term GPAs, your district must set up GPA/class rank reporting terms. When GPA/class rank reporting terms are set up and calculations are run, end-of-term GPAs and cumulative-to-end of term GPAs are calculated automatically.
GPA/Class rank reporting terms in PowerSchool SMS enable schools to produce GPAs and class ranks for district-defined time periods. GPA/Class rank reporting terms are set up by your district and are based on district policies.
Note:A "reporting term" is a period of time determined by your district. It might be a semester, trimester, or some other time period.
If your district has set up GPA/class rank reporting terms, GPA/Class Rank Reporting Term appears on the Grading Period page. Use this field to assign a district-defined reporting term to each report card grading period. This assignment enables PowerSchool SMS to determine which grades to use when calculating term GPAs and term class ranks.
Note: If your district does not calculate GPAs and class ranks by term, GPA/Class Rank Reporting Term does not appear on the Grading Period page.
In the example [Figure 214]:
| A | There is an "RC1" report card grading period. |
| B | A grade item called "Semester" |
| C | The district GPA/class rank reporting term called "GPA & Class Rank Reporting Termn D1" is assigned to report card grading period "RC1". |
When you run GPA calculations, only the grades from the Semester grade item are included in the term calculation.
Figure 214: Grading period example
Note: For a grade item to be included in the GPA calculation, on the Course Grading page, the "Use in Cum GPA" setting for the grade item must be set to "Yes". For further information, see Scheduling [>>].
| = | For further information about term GPA calculations, see Calculating term GPAs [>>]. |
| = | For further information about term class rank calculations, see Calculating class ranks [>>]. |
| = | For information about setting up district GPA reporting terms, see Setting up GPA/Class Rank Reporting Terms [>>]. |
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