[Applies to secondary schools only.]
You need to create separate grading periods when you want report cards and progress reports with:
| = | the same date ranges but different grade items. |
| = | the same grade items but different date ranges. |
You should align the grading period end dates with the scheduling term end dates set up in your school's schedule. Attendance summary statistics that appear on report cards, such as the number of days a student was absent during the grading period, reflect the grading period, not the scheduling term. For information about scheduling, see Scheduling [>>].
Grading periods are defined in sets, enabling you to stagger grading periods by grade levels. The grade levels you choose from are defined on the Grade Levels Setup page. Grading periods affect what grade levels a given report card applies to, because a grading period set is linked to one or more grade levels in your school.
You need to create separate grading period sets when you want:
| = | different grade levels with different date ranges. |
| = | different grade levels with different grade items. |
Ensure that all of the grade levels in your school are included in a grading period set.
The following diagram shows two grading period sets at a school. Each set has different date ranges for different grade levels. Within the sets there are separate grading periods for progress reports and report cards because these have different date ranges as well.
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Grading Period |
Progress Report Period |
Grading Period |
Report Card Period |
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End Date |
Name |
End Date |
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1 |
Progress Report Q1 |
Oct. 3 |
2 |
Report Card Q1 |
Nov. 1 |
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3 |
Progress Report Q2 |
Nov 30 |
4 |
Report Card Q2 |
Jan. 9 |
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Grading Period |
Progress Report Period |
Grading Period |
Report Card Period |
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End Date |
Name |
End Date |
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1 |
Progress Report Q1 |
Oct. 25 |
2 |
Report Card Q1 |
Nov. 15 |
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3 |
Progress Report Q2 |
Dec. 14 |
4 |
Report Card Q2 |
Jan. 14 |
