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MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Student Information System Grade Reporting Training Guide Copyright © 2002, MAXIMUS All Rights Reserved Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX TABLE OF CONTENTS GRADE REPORTING OUTLINE ................................................................................................. 1 ACCESSING GRADE REPORTING MODULE .......................................................................... 4 Grade Reporting Menu (GR001) ................................................................................................ 4 GRADE SET UP/TABLES ............................................................................................................ 6 Grade Set Up/Tables Menu (GR003) ......................................................................................... 6 Copy Grade Reporting Data (GR330) ........................................................................................ 7 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................... 7 Copying Grade Reporting Data from One Year to Next ........................................................ 8 Grade Reporting Parameters (GR225)...................................................................................... 10 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 10 Set Transcript Report and Grade Post Error Report Parameters........................................... 11 Inquire into Grade Reporting Parameters for Particular School and Year ........................... 11 Add or Change Grade Reporting Parameters........................................................................ 11 Define GPAs ......................................................................................................................... 12 Delete Grade Reporting Parameters...................................................................................... 13 Grade Type (GR220) ................................................................................................................ 14 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 14 Inquire into Grade Types ...................................................................................................... 15 Add, Change or Delete a Grade Type................................................................................... 15 Grades and Values (GR205) ..................................................................................................... 16 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 16 Inquire into Grade Types ...................................................................................................... 16 Add or Delete a Grade Type ................................................................................................. 17 Navigation Buttons ............................................................................................................... 17 Grading Strategies (GR210) ..................................................................................................... 18 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 18 Inquire into Grading Strategies............................................................................................. 19 Add a New Grading Strategy................................................................................................ 19 Change a Grading Strategy ................................................................................................... 20 Delete a Grading Strategy..................................................................................................... 20 Comment Groups (GR212)....................................................................................................... 21 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 21 Inquire into a Comment Group ............................................................................................. 22 GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 i MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Add a Comment Group......................................................................................................... 22 Change a Comment Group.................................................................................................... 22 Delete a Comment Group ..................................................................................................... 23 Grading Pattern Requirements (GR230)................................................................................... 24 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 24 Inquire into Grading Pattern Requirements .......................................................................... 25 Add a Grading Pattern Requirement..................................................................................... 25 Change a Grading Pattern Requirement ............................................................................... 25 Delete a Grade Pattern Requirement..................................................................................... 26 Class Grading Pattern (GR232) ................................................................................................ 27 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 27 Inquire into a Class Grading Pattern..................................................................................... 28 Add a Class Grading Pattern................................................................................................. 28 Change a Class Grading Pattern ........................................................................................... 28 Delete a Class Grading Pattern ............................................................................................. 29 Navigation Buttons ............................................................................................................... 29 GR Exclusions and GPA Factors (GR235)............................................................................... 30 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 30 Inquire into Grade Reporting Exclusions and GPA Factors for a Course ............................ 30 Exclude a Course’s Grades from Printing on Certain Reports ............................................. 31 Change the Method of GPA Calculation for a Course ......................................................... 31 Report Card Definition (GR245) .............................................................................................. 33 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 33 Inquire into Report Card Definitions .................................................................................... 34 Add a Report Card Definition............................................................................................... 34 Change a Report Card Definition ......................................................................................... 34 Delete a Report Card Definition ........................................................................................... 34 Navigation Buttons ............................................................................................................... 35 Report Card Parameters (GR246)............................................................................................. 36 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 36 Inquire into Report Card Parameters .................................................................................... 36 Add Report Card Parameters ................................................................................................ 37 Change Report Card Parameters........................................................................................... 37 Delete Report Card Parameters............................................................................................. 37 Honor Rolls (GR240)................................................................................................................ 38 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 38 GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-ii Grade Reporting_V1-0 SchoolMAX MAXIMUS Inquire into Honor Rolls for Particular School and School Year ......................................... 38 Add an Honor Roll Definition .............................................................................................. 39 Change an Honor Roll Definition ......................................................................................... 39 Delete an Honor Roll Definition........................................................................................... 39 Navigation Buttons ............................................................................................................... 40 Grade Mapping Maintenance (GR255) .................................................................................... 41 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 41 Inquire into Auxiliary Grades ............................................................................................... 42 Add an Auxiliary Grade........................................................................................................ 42 Change an Auxiliary Grade .................................................................................................. 42 Delete an Auxiliary Grade .................................................................................................... 42 Grade Reporting Miscellaneous Codes Table (GR282) ........................................................... 43 Inquire into a Code Table ..................................................................................................... 44 Add a Code to a Code Table ................................................................................................. 44 Change a Code in a Code Table............................................................................................ 44 Delete a Code from a Code Table......................................................................................... 44 GR282 – GPA Course Type Table ....................................................................................... 45 GR282 – Progress Grade Type Table ................................................................................... 46 GR282 – Course Grade Type Table...................................................................................... 47 GR282 – Credit Type Table.................................................................................................. 48 Transcript Miscellaneous Codes Table (TN282)...................................................................... 49 Inquire into a Code Table ..................................................................................................... 50 Add a Code to a Code Table ................................................................................................. 50 Change a Code in a Code Table............................................................................................ 50 Delete a Code from a Code Table......................................................................................... 50 TN282 -- Graduation Status Codes Table............................................................................. 51 TN282 – Post Secondary Graduation Status Codes Table.................................................... 52 TN282 – Post Secondary Plans Codes Table........................................................................ 53 GRADE REPORTING ENTRY/MAINTENANCE..................................................................... 54 Scanning Errors Correction (GR296) ....................................................................................... 54 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 54 Inquire into Scanning Errors................................................................................................. 55 Correct Scanning Errors........................................................................................................ 55 Navigation Buttons ............................................................................................................... 55 Error Types and Corrections................................................................................................. 56 GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 iii MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Class Grade Entry (GR268) ...................................................................................................... 61 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 61 Inquire Into Grade Entry Record for Class ........................................................................... 62 Add or Change Student Grades............................................................................................. 62 Mid-Term Class Section Changes ........................................................................................ 63 Student Grade Entry by Course/Section (GR270) .................................................................... 64 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 64 Inquire Into Student Grade Record for Course-Section........................................................ 65 Add or Change Student’s Grades for Course-Section .......................................................... 65 Student Grade Correction (GR275) .......................................................................................... 66 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 66 Inquire Into Student’s Grade Record for Grade Reporting Period ....................................... 67 Add or Change Student’s Grades for Grade Reporting Period............................................. 67 Student Grades – Report Card Format (GR280)....................................................................... 68 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 68 Inquire Into Student’s Grades ............................................................................................... 69 Add or Change Student’s Grades.......................................................................................... 69 Navigation Buttons ............................................................................................................... 69 Student Transcript Header (TN210) ......................................................................................... 70 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 70 Inquire into a Student’s Transcript Header........................................................................... 70 Add a Student’s Transcript Header....................................................................................... 71 Change a Student’s Transcript Header ................................................................................. 71 Delete a Student’s Transcript Header ................................................................................... 72 Navigation Buttons ............................................................................................................... 72 Transcript Notes........................................................................................................................ 73 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 73 Inquire into a Transcript Note............................................................................................... 73 Add a Transcript Note........................................................................................................... 74 Change a Transcript Note ..................................................................................................... 74 Delete a Transcript Note ....................................................................................................... 75 Navigation Buttons ............................................................................................................... 75 Student Transcript (TN220)...................................................................................................... 76 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 76 Inquire into Student’s Transcript Record.............................................................................. 77 Add Student Transcript Record ............................................................................................ 77 GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-iv Grade Reporting_V1-0 SchoolMAX MAXIMUS Change Student Transcript Record ....................................................................................... 78 Delete Student Transcript Record......................................................................................... 78 Print Student Transcript ........................................................................................................ 78 Navigation Buttons ............................................................................................................... 78 Student Transcript – Single Record (TN221) ........................................................................... 79 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 79 Inquire into a Single Transcript Record................................................................................ 80 Add a Student Transcript Record.......................................................................................... 80 Change a Transcript Record.................................................................................................. 80 Delete a Transcript Record ................................................................................................... 81 Navigation Buttons ............................................................................................................... 81 GRADE INFORMATION............................................................................................................ 82 Student Grade Information (GR460) ........................................................................................ 82 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 82 View Student Grade Information.......................................................................................... 83 Student’s Credits and Honor Points (GR265)........................................................................... 84 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 84 Inquire into a Student’s Credits and Honor Points ............................................................... 85 Add a Credits and Honor Points Record............................................................................... 85 Change a Credits and Honor Points Record ......................................................................... 85 Delete a Credits and Honor Points Record ........................................................................... 86 Navigation Buttons ............................................................................................................... 86 Student’s Credits Override (GR237) ........................................................................................ 87 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 87 Assign Student Credit Overrides for a Partially Completed Course..................................... 87 Student Transcript Inquiry (TN420) ......................................................................................... 89 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 89 View a Student’s Transcript.................................................................................................. 90 Print a Transcript................................................................................................................... 90 Navigation Buttons ............................................................................................................... 91 Graduation Requirement – Credit Summary (GR430) ............................................................. 92 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 92 View a Student’s Transcript.................................................................................................. 93 Navigation Buttons ............................................................................................................... 93 Graduation Requirement – Credit Detail (GR435)................................................................... 94 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 94 GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 v MAXIMUS SchoolMAX View a Student’s Transcript.................................................................................................. 95 Navigation Buttons ............................................................................................................... 95 PROCESS ..................................................................................................................................... 96 Calculate Intermediate Grades (GR310)................................................................................... 96 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 96 Inquire into Intermediate Grade Calculation Record............................................................ 97 Add an Intermediate Grade Calculation Record................................................................... 97 Calculate an Intermediate Grade........................................................................................... 97 REPORTS ..................................................................................................................................... 99 Report Card Printing (GR410).................................................................................................. 99 Key Fields ............................................................................................................................. 99 Print Options ....................................................................................................................... 100 Print Report Cards............................................................................................................... 102 Navigation Buttons ............................................................................................................. 103 GRADE REPORTING AND TRANSCRIPT REPORTS.......................................................... 104 List of Reports and Their Functions ....................................................................................... 104 Transcript Quick Reference Guide ......................................................................................... 107 GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-vi Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GRADE REPORTING OUTLINE 1. Before beginning, be sure the following records are set up: A. System Administration 1) SY005 District Record 2) SY010 School Record 3) SY211 School Grade Table 4) CA205 School Calendar(s) 5) SY230 Staff Records 6) SY040 Room Records B. Census 1) CE010 Family Records 2) CE220 Family Member Records C. Student 1) ST208 (or ST210) Enrollment Records D. Scheduling 1) SC231 Course Definition 2) SC233 Course Scheduling Rules 3) SC250 Student Schedule 4) All students scheduled in classes 2. To set up grade reporting: A. GR330 Copy Grade Reporting Data B. GR225 Grade Reporting Parameters C. GR220 Grade Types D. GR205 Grades and Values E. GR212 Comment Groups F. GR210 Grading Strategies G. GR230 Grading Pattern Requirements H. Print GRMSMRPT and verify I. GR232 Class Grading Pattern J. GR235 GR Exclusions and GPA factors K. Print GRMSMRPT and verify L. GR245 Report Card Definition M. GR240 Honor Rolls GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-1 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX 3. Updating student attempted credits, grade points, and credits toward graduation A. GR237 Student’s Credits Override B. GR265 Student’s Transcript Credits and Honor Points 4. Print class lists and verify 5. Entering grades on the system A. Grades entered manually at the school 1. GR268 Class Grade Entry 2. GR270 Student Grade Entry by Course-Section 3. Via i-Cue (online teacher access utility) OR B. GRSCANPRT Scan Sheet Printing 1) Teachers bubble grades and comments on grade scan sheets 2) Grade scan sheets are scanned at district or school office a. Error report printed as result of loading grades C. Edit student grades 1) GR296 Scanning Errors Correction 2) GR275 Student Grade Correction 3) GR280 Student Grades—Report Card Format D. Print GRMISSING Grade Reporting Missing Grades Report 1) Re-edit, if necessary 6. Run GRRANKCALC Class Rank Calculation A. Must be run before printing report cards or printing class ranks B. Calculates GPA, class rank, and final grades for students in your school C. Designate if multiple school transcript history needs to be included in GPA calculation 7. Viewing student grading information A. GR460 Student Grade Information 8. Print the following reports: A. Request Report Card print 1) Request report cards via GR410 B. GRAUDITLST Grade Audit List Report 1) Give to teachers to verify grades given C. GRREGSPEC Students with Combination Grades Report 1) Prints a list of students who have both regular and optional (zero value) grades, to assist in adjusting GPAs and final grades GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-2 Grade Reporting_V1-0 SchoolMAX MAXIMUS D. GRINCFAIL Incompletes/Failures List 1) List of students receiving incompletes/failures E. GRRANKLIST Class Rank List 1) List of students, their GPAs, and class rank F. GRHONOR Grade Reporting Honor Roll Report 1) List of students whose GPA falls within a specified range a. You may set up several of these reports to accommodate each GPA range in your school 2) List of students whose GPA has risen/fallen by a specified range G. GRHONOR2 Honor Rolls Report 1) List of two honor rolls, not inclusive of each other—a student on honor roll A, will not repeat on honor roll B H. GRGPAAVG GPA Average by Course Report 1) Report listing course/sections, number of students enrolled in each, sum of their cumulative GPAs, and their average cumulative GPAs I. GRCUMLABEL Grade Reporting Cumulative Labels J. GRTITLEIX Title IX Report 1) Provides a list of the number of students, gender percentages, cumulative and average GPAs for each course in your school 2) Use the information to file the Title IX Report required by the federal government K. GRYRENDRPT Year End Scholastic Record Report 1) Report listing students’ previous grade points, credits, and credits earned prior to the current school year or term, those values added during the current school year or term, and the total accumulated values as of the end of the school year or term GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-3 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX ACCESSING GRADE REPORTING MODULE GRADE REPORTING MENU (GR001) To access the Grade Reporting Module from the SchoolMAX Main Menu (SY000), click the Grade Reporting Tab. The Grade Reporting Menu screen (GR001) will appear as shown below. The Grade Reporting Menu is broken down into five submodules: Entry/Maintenance, Information, Process, Reports, and Set Up. GR001 GRADE REPORTING MENU You can access any Grade Reporting Module screen from GR001 by simply clicking on its tab, or by entering its number in the Next Screen field. Screen GR003 is the menu for all grade reporting setup screens. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-4 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Note: GR268, GR270, GR275, and GR280 provide different methods of accessing and entering the same data: GR268—Grades by class (comments shown) GR270—Grades by course, section, student, grade reporting period (comments shown) GR275—Grades by student, by grade reporting period (comments not shown) GR280—Grades by student, all grades (comments not shown) GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-5 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GRADE SET UP/TABLES GRADE SET UP/TABLES MENU (GR003) GR003 GRADE SET UP/TABLES All Grade Reporting set up and table screens are accessed through GR003. You can access GR003 by clicking its tab on the Grade Reporting Menu (GR001) or by entering “GR003” in the next screen field on any screen. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-6 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX COPY GRADE REPORTING DATA (GR330) GR330 COPY GRADE REPORTING DATA Use this screen to copy all or selected grade reporting data from one year to next. You can also copy selected data from one house to another, from one department to another, or from course to course(s). Using this screen will save time and effort; however, you will need to review all setup and table screens to make certain that the copied data is applicable to the new school year. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-7 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Copying Grade Reporting Data from One Year to Next DIST, SCHL, and both School Year fields will pre-fill. Change these fields if necessary and press <Enter>. Make certain the coming school year is in the “to School Year” field. Designate the kinds of data you want to copy to the new year by clicking the appropriate check box in the Data to be Copied box. Choices include: ■ Grades and Values—Copies school grades and their equivalent values from GR205. ■ Grade Types—Copies grade types from GR220. Examples: term grade, quarter grade, final grade, etc. ■ Grading Pattern Requirements—Copies grading patterns requirements for a house, department, or course from GR230. ■ Grading Strategies—Copies grading strategies from GR210. Some strategies may include plus and minus grades, some may be competency-based, etc ■ Honor Roll Table—Copies honor roll tables established on GR240. Defines all possible honor roll ranges for the school. ■ Comment Groups—Copies comment groups established on GR212. Can have multiple comment groups based on courses, teachers, general, department, etc. ■ Report Card Formats—Copies report card formats established on GR245. Designate the range of data to be copied by choosing one of the options in the For Grading Pattern Requirements box. The kinds of data designated in the Data to be Copied box will apply to your selection here. Choices include: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Entire School—Click this check box to copy the selected data for the entire school. All Houses—Click this check box to copy the selected data for all houses in the school. All Departments—Click this check box to copy the selected data for all departments in the school. All Courses—Click this check box to copy the selected data for all courses in the school. From House to House—Copy this selected data from one house to another. From Department to Department—Copy this selected data from one department to another. From Course to Course—Copy this selected data from one course to up to four other courses. After designating the kinds and range of data to be copied, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-8 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Tip: After copying your Grade Reporting data to the new school year, check the following screens to make certain that the copied data is applicable to the courses in the new school year: ■ ■ GR235 GR Exclusions and GPA Factors—Check to make certain all courses have the correct number of credits, exclusions, GPAs, and weights. GR230 Grading Pattern Requirements—Copying grade reporting data via GR330 does not create class grading patterns. Go to GR230 to create class grading patterns for the new year once you have copied your master schedule to version 00. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-9 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GRADE REPORTING PARAMETERS (GR225) GR225 GRADE REPORTING PARAMETERS Use this screen to: √ Identify attendance and grading periods for report cards √ Identify GPAs and if they are weighted √ Specify grade entry cutoff dates for teachers √ Specify the default transcript printed from transcript screens √ Specify that final grade calculations are included in class grading patterns Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-10 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX SCH YR—School year Number of Grade Reporting Periods—Number of times in a year you wish to report student grades In Attendance Reporting Box: Begin Date—Beginning date for attendance reporting period End Date—Ending date for attendance reporting period For Grade Reporting Box: Eligible Date—If a student drops a class before this date, he/she will not be listed on the scan sheet and will not receive a grade for the class Grade Entry Cutoff Date—Date beyond which teachers can no longer enter/update grades on GR268 Class Grades Entry or via i-Cue. Note: Administrators can change grades after the cutoff date using GR275 Student Grade Correction. GPA Definition Box: GPA 1 Cumulative—Always the cumulative GPA GPA 2 GR Period—Averages grades for the current grading period only GPA3 & GPA4—User defined Set Transcript Report and Grade Post Error Report Parameters Transcript Report—Designates the transcript report that will print when you click the “Print Transcript” button on TN220 or TN420 Sequence—Sequence of the specified transcript report that will print from TN220 or TN420 Grade Post Error Spacing—designate line spacing on the error report you receive after scanning grades Inquire into Grade Reporting Parameters for Particular School and Year The DIST, SCH YR,Error! Bookmark not defined. and SCHL key fields will pre-fill when you access GR225. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Add or Change Grade Reporting Parameters Inquire into GR225 for the appropriate school and school year, as described above. Highlight Add or Chg (Change) in the maintenance list box. Enter or change the number of grade reporting periods for the school year in the Number of Grade Reporting Periods field. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-11 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Final Grade Calculation box: Create Class Grading Patterns—Select only if you want the system to include automatic final grade calculation in your class grading patterns and calculate final grades for your classes. Note that class grading patterns are defined on GR232 Class Grading Pattern. Use Alternate Value—Select only if you defined two sets of grade values on GR205 Grades and Values and you wish the system to calculate final grades based on the alternate value. For Attendance Reporting box—Enter or change the Begin and End dates for each grade reporting period. For Grade Reporting box—Enter or change the Eligible Date and the Grade Entry Cutoff Date for each grade reporting period. GPA Definition box—Follow the directions in Define GPAs below. When finished adding or changing all applicable parameters, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Define GPAs Inquire into GR225 for the appropriate school and school year, as described above. Highlight Chg (Change) in the maintenance list box. GPA1 (Cumulative) and GPA2 (GR Period) are mandatory and cannot be redefined, except for the three fields on the right: ■ Apply Wt—Select this check box to apply the weighting factors specified for each course on GR235 GR Exclusions and GPA Factors. ■ Use Final Grde Only—Select this check box to use only the final grade in calculating this GPA. ■ GPA Crs Ty—Specify what GPA Course Type will be included in the GPA. GPA course types are defined on GR235. GPA3 and GPA4 are optional GPA calculation definitions, which a school can define for itself. For example, you can create a GPA that includes only academic or scholastic courses. Or you can use this option to create a year-to-date GPA. In addition to the three fields at the right, the following options apply to these optional GPAs: None—Click this radio button if you do not want to use the GPA option. Cumulative—Click this radio button if you want the GPA to be cumulative. GR Period—Click this radio button if you want the GPA to include only the current grade reporting period. Year-to-Date—Click this radio button if you want to the GPA to include all grades in the year up to and including the current grade reporting period. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-12 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Description—Enter a short description (10 characters or fewer) of the GPA option. Delete Grade Reporting Parameters Inquire into GR225 for the appropriate school and school year, as described above. Highlight Del (Delete) in the maintenance list box. Press <Enter>. Remember that each school needs at least one Grade Reporting Parameters record to be able to report grades and issue report cards. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-13 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GRADE TYPE (GR220) GR220 GRADE TYPE Use this screen to identify all of the different grade types in your school – term, semester exam, term paper, special project, math competency, etc. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year GRADE TYPE—School-assigned code to designate a grade type. Always define ZZ as the final grade type. Description—Brief description of grade type GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-14 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Inquire into Grade Types The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR220. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Press <Enter> and the school’s Grade type table for the selected school year will display. If a grade type appears in the “Next” field, there are more grade types on other screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of grade types. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Add, Change or Delete a Grade Type Inquire into grade types for your school and the school year, as described above. Select [A]dd or[C]hange by entering the appropriate letter in the column at the far left. Grade Type—Enter a new grade code or modify the existing grade code. The first character must be alphabetical. Description—Enter or modify a brief description for the grade type. A maximum of 40 characters are allowed. Competency Based—Place a check here if the grade is competency based. Use for Period GPA—Place a check here if this grade type is to be included in the period GPA. Allow Comments—Place a check here if comments are allowed with this grade type. Once finished adding or modifying the grade type code entry, press <Enter>. To delete a grade type code, enter “D” in the field at the far left of the grade code and press <Enter>. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-15 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GRADES AND VALUES (GR205) GR205 GRADES AND VALUES This screen is used to define and enter grade point values for all available grades in your school. These grades must be assigned to GR210 Grading Strategies before they can be used. You cannot change an existing grade, rather you must delete the grade and re-enter it correctly. Do not delete grades during the school year because you may affect existing student records. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year GRADE—Code for grade type. No more than 3 characters (alpha/numeric) Inquire into Grade Types The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR205. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Press <Enter> and a list of the grades already defined for that school year will display. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-16 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX If a grade type appears in the “Next” field, there are more grade types on other screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of grade types. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Add or Delete a Grade Type Inquire into grade types for your school and the school year, as described above. Select [A]dd or [D]elete by entering the appropriate letter in the A/C/D column at the far left. Grade—Enter the grade (alpha/numeric, 3-character). Value—Enter the grade point value for the grade. Alternate Value—Used if a second set of values is appropriate for the grade. Description—Enter a brief description for the grade (optional). 15 character maximum. Use as Calculated Final—Check this box if this grade is available for automatic calculation of final grades by the system. Grade Attributes—Used in the selection of students for reports. Incompl—Check if the grade is equal to an incomplete. Fail—Check if this grade is a failing grade. No Grade—Check if this grade is equivalent to a no grade. Does not affect GPA. Spl—Check if this is a special (zero value) grade. Affects GPA. Credit Earn—Check to indicate that if the student receives this grade, a credit is earned. Attempted—Check to indicate that if the student receives this grade, a credit is attempted. Comp Based—Check if this grade is competency based. Once finished adding or modifying the grade, press <Enter>. To delete a grade, enter “D” in the field at the far left of the grade entry and press <Enter>. Navigation Buttons Grade Strat—Takes you to GR210 Grade Strategies. Remember that grades established on GR205 must be assigned to GR210 Grading Strategies before they can be used in grade reporting. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-17 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GRADING STRATEGIES (GR210) GR210 GRADING STRATEGIES A school may have several grading strategies—one class may be graded traditionally, another competency based, some departments may allow plus and minus grades, etc. Use this screen to enter possible grading strategies for your school, grades, grade values, grade attributes and credits. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year GRADE STRAT—Number of grading strategy Description—Brief description of grading strategy GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-18 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Inquire into Grading Strategies The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR210. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Highlight Inq in the maintenance list box and press <Enter>. Enter the number of the desired grading strategy in the GRADE STRAT field. Use the STRATEGIES list box to obtain a list of all grading strategies established for the school for that school year. Clicking on the down arrow at the right of the list box will produce a list of grading strategies. Select a grading strategy by highlighting it on the list and pressing <Enter>. Click the “List Grades in Strategy” radio button to display only those grades in the desired strategy. The “List ALL Grades” radio button will display all the grades defined for the school for the school year so you can choose which ones to add to a strategy. A list of grades in the grading strategy will appear below and the description of the grading strategy will appear in the Description field. If a grade appears in the “Next” field, there are more grades in the strategy on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of grades. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Add a New Grading Strategy Access GR210. The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Highlight Add in the maintenance list box. Click the “List ALL Grades” radio button to display all the grades defined for the school for the school year. Press <Enter>. Select only those grades that you want to include in the new grading strategy by clicking in the check box at the left of the grade. Note: You cannot change any of the grade parameters and characteristics defined in the check boxes to the right of the grade description. To change a grade’s parameters, you must return to GR205 Grades and Values. Minimum for Final Comp—Enter the minimum number of grade points a student needs to earn the grade (if applicable). Used if the system computes final grades. No Adj check box—Clicking in this check box excludes the grade from any weighing or adjustments defined for the grade on GR235 Exclusions and GPA Factors. Enter a grading strategy number in the GRADE STRAT field and a description of the grading strategy in the Description field. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-19 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Change a Grading Strategy Inquire into the grading strategy you want to change as described above. Click the “List ALL Grades” radio button to display all the grades defined for the school for the school year. Press <Enter>. The grades included in the grading strategy will have a check in the box at the grade’s left. To remove a grade from the strategy, simply uncheck the check box at the grade’s left. To add a grade, check the box at the grade’s left. Minimum for Final Comp—Enter the minimum number of grade points a student needs to earn the grade (if applicable). Used if the system computes final grades. No Adj check box—Clicking in this check box excludes the grade from any weighing or adjustments defined for the grade on GR235 Exclusions and GPA Factors. Highlight Chg in the maintenance list box. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Delete a Grading Strategy Inquire into the grading strategy you want to delete as described above. Highlight Del in the maintenance list box. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-20 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX COMMENT GROUPS (GR212) GR212 COMMENT GROUPS Use this screen to add comments to a group, making the comments available for teacher use at grading time, or to change the content of one or more comments in a group. This screen is also used to add/delete comment groups, which must exist before adding comments to the group. You can have up to 999 possible comment groups; for example, general, art, a particular teacher’s comments, reading competency, etc. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year COMMENT GRP—Number of Comment Group Nbr—Number of comments within Group GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-21 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX If you use scan sheets to enter grades and comments, you may be limited to numbers using a combination of 1, 2, and 3 (maximum of 27 comments). If you do not use scan sheets, you can have up to 999 comments per comment group. Comment Text—Content of comment (maximum of 20 characters); this will print on student’s report card. Note that you can have up to three comments per grade printed on the report card. Inquire into a Comment Group The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR212. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Highlight Inq in the maintenance list box and press <Enter>. Enter the number of the desired comment group in the COMMENT GRP field. Use the GROUPS list box to obtain a list of all comment groups established for the school for that school year. Clicking on the down arrow at the right of the list box will produce a list of comment groups. Select a comment group by highlighting it on the list. A list of comments in the comment group will appear below and the description of the comment will appear in the Comment Text field. If a number appears in the “Next” field, there are more comments on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of comments. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Add a Comment Group Access GR212. The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Highlight Add in the maintenance list box. Enter the number and comment text for each new comment in the appropriate fields. When you fill the entire screen with comments, place your curser in the “Next” field, and press <Enter>. A new blank screen will appear. Enter a comment group number in the COMMENT GRP field and a description of the comment group in the Description field. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Note that you also can create a new comment group by inquiring into an existing comment group, making appropriate changes, and assigning a new comment group number to the revised group. Change a Comment Group Inquire into the comment group you want to change, as described above. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-22 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX To remove a comment from the comment group, enter “D” in the A/C/D field at the comment’s left. To add a comment, go to a blank line and enter “A” in the A/C/D field at the comment’s left. Enter the new comment number and text. To change a comment, enter “C” in the A/C/D field at the comment’s left. Change the comment’s text as desired. Do not try to change a comment’s number. To change a comment number, you must delete the existing comment, and add a new comment with a new number and the old text. Once you have finished revising the comment group, highlight Chg in the maintenance list box. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Delete a Comment Group Inquire into the comment group you want to delete, as described above. Highlight Del in the maintenance list box. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-23 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GRADING PATTERN REQUIREMENTS (GR230) GR230 GRADING PATTERN REQUIREMENTS Use this screen to specify when certain grades will be given in your school; this may be done for the entire school, by house, by department, or at the course level. You can also use this screen to change term code or grade reporting periods or the weight of a grading requirement. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year House OR Department OR Course—Enter a value in one of these three options if the grade type applies to only one of these three categories. Note that each of these fields is a list box, which can be used to obtain a list of the valid numbers for its category. Click the down arrow at the right of list box to produce a dropdown list of houses, departments, or courses. To select a house, department, or course from a list, highlight it and press <Enter>. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-24 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Grade Type—School-assigned grade type code Term Code—Term code from SC282 Grade Reporting Period—A check in one of these boxes indicates that the grade type will be reported in that period. Note that semesters and terms may consist of more than one grading periods. Inquire into Grading Pattern Requirements The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR230. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Enter the appropriate house, department, or course. If you leave all blank, schoolwide grading pattern requirements will display. View for Term Code—To view requirements for a particular term, enter the term code here. Press <Enter>. If a grade type appears in the “Next” field, there are more grade types on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of grade types. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Add a Grading Pattern Requirement Inquire into the grading pattern requirement table, as described above. On a blank line, enter “A” in the A/C/D field at the left. Enter a grade type and term code. Valid grade types for your school are listed on GR220. Valid term codes are listed on SC282. The description and source of the grade type will appear when you process the addition. Select the Grade Reporting Periods when you want the grade reported. Specify a weight for the grade type. Click the Create Class Grading Patterns button at the bottom right of the screen. This will apply the grading pattern requirements you just created to courses created in the Scheduling module. You must copy your master schedule to version 00 before using the Create Class Grading Patterns button. If you run this process more than once, remember that if you have manually deleted class grading patterns for individual classes, they will be recreated. Change a Grading Pattern Requirement Note that you can change grade pattern requirements made at your administrative level. Only school administrators can change grade pattern requirements made at the school level, and only department administrators can change requirements at GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-25 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX the department level. The level of grade pattern requirement is show in the “Source” field. Inquire into the grading pattern requirement table as described above. Enter “C” in the A/C/D field at the left of the requirement you want to change. Make appropriate changes to the term code, grade reporting period(s), or weight. Repeat for any other lines you wish to change. When you are through entering your changes, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. NOTE: If you make a change on GR230 after you have created class grading patterns, you must modify each class grading pattern individually on GR232 to reflect the changes made on GR230. Delete a Grade Pattern Requirement Inquire into the grading pattern requirement table as described above. Enter “D” in the A/C/D field at the left of the requirement you want to delete. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Delete All Class Grading Patterns button—Use this option with care as it removes all existing class grading patterns set up for your school. Do not do this after the first grade has been assigned to a student. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-26 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX CLASS GRADING PATTERN (GR232) GR232 CLASS GRADING PATTERN This screen indicates a course/section’s grading information and requirements. Teachers may use this screen to customize grading requirements, strategies, or comments for their classes. It may also be used to add class grading patterns in the middle of the semester. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year COURSE—Course number SECTION—Section number Grading Strategy—Grading strategy number Comment Group—Comment group number GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-27 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Inquire into a Class Grading Pattern The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR232. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Highlight Inq in the maintenance list box. Enter the course number in the COURSE field, and the section number in the SECTION field. Press <Enter>. Information on the class will display in the Class Information box at the right side of the screen. Any previously assigned Grading Strategy or Comment Group for the class will display. Any other information on the class’s grading pattern will also display. If a grade type appears in the “Next” field, there are more grade types on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of grade types. Add a Class Grading Pattern Inquire into the grading pattern for the desired class, as described above. If the record does not exist, a Record not found message will appear in the status line at the bottom of the screen. You will need to add a new class grading pattern for this class. Highlight Add in the maintenance list box. Enter the grading strategy and comment group numbers. Click the Calculate Final Grade box if you want the system to calculate the final grade. Enter the grading report period in which you want the final grade reported in the GR Period for Final Grade field. For each new grade type: Enter an “A” in the A/C/D field on the left. Enter a grade type. Click on the appropriate grading period radio buttons to designate the grading period(s) when the grade will be reported. Enter the grade’s weight for the final grade calculation (default = 1.000). This is necessary for the GPA to be calculated After you have finished adding all the grade types, press <Enter>. Change a Class Grading Pattern Inquire into the class grading pattern as described above. Highlight Chg in the maintenance list box. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-28 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Make any necessary changes to the grading strategy and comment group numbers, and to the Calculate Final Grade and GR Period for Final Grade fields. To change information regarding a grade type, enter “C” in the A/C/D field at the left of the grade type you want to change. Make any changes to the GR Periods radio buttons and the For Final Grade Calculation Weight field. Note that you cannot change the Grade Type. To change a grade type, you must delete the grade type entirely and create a new grade type entry. To add a new grade type, enter “A” in the A/C/D field at the left of a blank row. Enter a grade type, designate its grade reporting periods, and assign a weight to it. Repeat the above two steps for any other lines you want to change. To delete a grade type, enter “D” in the A/C/D field at the left of the grade type you want to delete. When you are through entering your changes, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Delete a Class Grading Pattern Inquire into the class grading pattern as described above. Highlight Del in the maintenance list box. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Navigation Buttons GR Excl/GPA—Takes you to GR235 GR Exclusions and GPA Factors, where you can view, add, change, or delete grade reporting exclusions and GPA factors. Comment Grps—Takes you to GR212 Comment Groups, where you can view, add, change, or delete comment groups. Grade Types—Takes you to GR220 Grade Type, where you can view, add, change, or delete grade types. Strategies—Takes you to GR210 Grading Strategies, where you can view, add, change, or delete grading strategies. Pattern Requirements—Takes you to GR230 Grading Pattern Requirements, where you can view, add, change, or delete grading patterns. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-29 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GR EXCLUSIONS AND GPA FACTORS (GR235) GR235 GR EXCLUSIONS AND GPA FACTORS This screen allows you to adjust the credits for courses, govern the printing of courses on certain reports, exclude courses from GPA calculation, or weight courses. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year Inquire into Grade Reporting Exclusions and GPA Factors for a Course The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR235. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-30 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX The courses for the school and school year will begin displaying in numerical order. To display the courses immediately following those on the screen, press <Enter>. To display a particular course, either page through the list of courses until you reach the one you want, or enter the course’s number in the next course field (white box at bottom left), and press <Enter>. Other fields providing information on the course will display directly below or to the right of the course title. These include: Credit—Number of credit awarded for completion of course Prog Gr Type—Progress report grade type (defined on GR282) Crs Gr Type—Course grade type (defined on GR282) Crs Cr Type—Course credit type (defined on GR282) Exclude a Course’s Grades from Printing on Certain Reports Inquire into a school’s GR235 screen and display the course you wish to exclude from grade reports, as described above. Check the appropriate check box for the reports from which you want to exclude the course. Options include: Transcripts—Exclude course from printing on the transcript. State Reports (Title 9)—Exclude course from printing on state reports. Rpt Card—Exclude course from printing on report cards. Cuml Label—Exclude course from printing on the cumulative label. Distrib Rpts—Exclude course from printing on grade distribution reports. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Change the Method of GPA Calculation for a Course Inquire into a school’s GR235 screen and display the course you wish to change, as described above. To exclude a course from one or more GPA calculations, click the “Excl” check box next to the GPA. GPA options include: Cumulative—Cumulative GPA for year Mid-Term—Mid-Term GPA GPA 3—Alternative GPA defined on GR225 GPA 4—Alternative GPA defined on GR225 If you wish to add or change the additive adjustment factor for the course, enter it in the “Add Adj” field. It will affect (boost) any non-excluded GPAs. The GPA calculation becomes the sum of Credits X [Grade value + Add Adj] ÷ Attempted GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-31 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Credits. If you have an additive adjustment factor, the Mult Adj field should be set to 1.00. If you wish to change or add the multiplicative adjustment factor for a GPA, enter it into the “Mult Adj” field. (This weight adjustment corresponds to the legacy system’s X-factor). The GPA calculation becomes the sum of Credits X [Mark value X Mult Adj] ÷ Attempted Credits. If you use a multiplicative adjustment factor, the Add Adj field should be set to 0.00. If you want to change or add the weight of the credits students receive for completing this course, enter the credit weight in the “Weight” field. The normal weight of a class is 1.00. You can adjust it up or down. The GPA calculation becomes the sum of [Credits X Weight Factor] X Mark value ÷ Weighted Credits. When a weight factor of 2.0 is applied, the mark has the effect of receiving 2 of those marks, compared to other marks with a value of 1. In Osiris, “Course Weight” is the result of applying a weight factor to the course credits, and so it is actually the weighted credit value of a course. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-32 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX REPORT CARD DEFINITION (GR245) GR245 REPORT CARD DEFINITION This screen is used to design the layout(s) for your report cards. You must set up the report card definition before you can begin grading. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year CARD FORMAT—Title of the report card definition. Clicking on the down arrow will produce a drop-down list of existing report card definitions. Select a report card definition by highlighting it and pressing <Enter>. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-33 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Inquire into Report Card Definitions The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR245. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Enter the title of a report card definition in the CARD FORMAT field, or select a title from the drop-down list. Highlight Inq in the maintenance list box and press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Add a Report Card Definition Inquire into the desired report card definition, as described above. If the report card definition does not exist, a Record not found message will appear in the status line at the bottom of the screen. You may add a new report card definition. Highlight Add in the maintenance list box. In the Print on Report Card box, click on the appropriate check boxes to choose the GPA and Class Rank types you want to print on the report card. Descriptions of the GPA and Class Rank types can be found on GR225. Also click the appropriate Course Section information radio button. The choices are a 6character course number with separate section number, or a 10-character course only number. Specify the report card’s layout in the Report Card Layout box. SchoolMAX allows up to 8 columns on a report card. Other layout parameters include: Col Hdg—The column headings you want to print on the report card. Grade Type—The grade type you want to print under each of your designated column headings. You can obtain a list of valid grade types by clicking on the down arrow in the Grade Types list box. Clicking on the down arrow will produce a drop-down list of grade types. Select a grade type by highlighting it and pressing <Enter>. GR Period—The grade reporting period in which the grade type should print on the report card. After you have finished defining the new report card parameters, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Change a Report Card Definition Inquire into the desired report card definition, as described above. Highlight Chg in the maintenance list box. Change the report card’s layout and print parameters as appropriate. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Delete a Report Card Definition GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-34 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Inquire into the desired report card definition, as described above. Highlight Del in the maintenance list box and press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Navigation Buttons Rpt Crd Print—Takes you to GR410 Report Card Printing, where you can specify format, sorting, and mailing instructions for report cards and also print report cards. GR Parameters—Takes you to GR225 Grade Reporting Parameters, where you can view or change grade reporting parameters. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-35 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX REPORT CARD PARAMETERS (GR246) GR246 REPORT CARD PARAMETERS Use this screen to add, change, or delete legends, grading scales, or comments that print on report cards. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year CODE—Code for comment, grade scale, or legend Inquire into Report Card Parameters The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR246. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-36 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Add Report Card Parameters Inquire into your district’s most recent report card parameters, as described above. On a blank line, enter “A” in the A/C/D field at the left. Enter the code and description for the new parameter. For a drop-down list of parameter codes and descriptions, click the down arrow to the right of the grey search box. Select a parameter by highlighting it and pressing <Enter>. After you have finished adding all new parameters, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Change Report Card Parameters Inquire into your district’s most recent report card parameters, as described above. Enter “C” in the A/C/D field at the left of the parameter you want to change. Change the parameter’s code and/or description. Use the gray search box to obtain a list of parameter codes and descriptions, as described above. If a parameter code appears in the “Next” field, there are more parameters on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of report card parameters. After you have finished making all appropriate changes, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Delete Report Card Parameters Inquire into your district’s most recent report card parameters, as described above. Enter “D” in the A/C/D field at the left of the parameter you want to delete. After you have finished designating all parameters to be deleted, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-37 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX HONOR ROLLS (GR240) GR240 HONOR ROLLS Use this screen to define all honor rolls for your school, including setting criteria for inclusion in an honor roll. You can also track students whose GPAs are increasing or decreasing. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year Inquire into Honor Rolls for Particular School and School Year The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR240. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-38 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX If an honor roll code appears in the “Next” field, there are more honor rolls on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of honor rolls. Add an Honor Roll Definition Inquire into the Honor Roll table for your school, as described above. On a blank line, enter “A” in the A/C/D field at the left. Honor Roll—Enter school-designated honor roll code. Description—Enter a brief definition of the honor roll. GPA Type 1/2/3/4—Click on the radio button to select the appropriate GPA type on which this honor roll will be based. Refer to GR225 Grade Reporting Parameters for definitions of GPA types. You can quickly access GR225 by clicking the GR Parameters navigation button at the bottom of the screen. Choose GPA calculation method: Actl—Calculate the actual GPA. Decr—Calculate the amount GPA decreased since last term. Incr—Calculate the amount GPA increased since last term. Enter the Value range From—Minimum GPA to qualify for this honor roll. To—Maximum GPA to qualify for this honor roll. Min Attpd Credits—Minimum attempted credits required to appear on honor roll. Min Grade—Minimum grade allowed to appear on honor roll. Repeat above steps for all new honor rolls. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Change an Honor Roll Definition Inquire into the Honor Roll table for your school, as described above. Enter “C” in the A/C/D field at the left of the Honor Roll you want to change. Make appropriate changes to the Honor Roll definition. Repeat for any other lines you wish to change. When you are through entering your changes, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Delete an Honor Roll Definition Inquire into the Honor Roll table for your school, as described above. Enter “D” in the A/C/D field at the left of the Honor Roll you want to delete. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-39 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Navigation Buttons GR Parameters—Takes you to GR225 Grade Reporting Parameters, where you can view, add, change, or delete grade reporting parameters, including GPA definitions. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-40 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GRADE MAPPING MAINTENANCE (GR255) GR255 GRADE MAPPING MAINTENANCE Use this screen to define additional grades other than final grades that can appear on transcripts. They are called Auxiliary Grades on TN220 Student Transcript. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SEQ NO—Sequence Number for auxiliary grade Scheduling Term Code—School-assigned code for term for which auxiliary grade is assigned. Valid term codes can be found on SC282. Grade Type—Grade type for auxiliary code, defined on GR220. Grade Period—Grading period for which auxiliary grade is assigned Auxiliary Grade—Links the auxiliary grade to one of the nine fields on TN220. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-41 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Inquire into Auxiliary Grades The DIST and SCHLError! Bookmark not defined. key fields will pre-fill when you access GR255. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. If an auxiliary code sequence number appears in the “Next” field, there are more auxiliary codes on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of auxiliary codes. Add an Auxiliary Grade Inquire into auxiliary grades for your school, as described above. On a blank line, enter “A” in the A/C/D field at the left of the line. Enter appropriate information for the new auxiliary grade, including sequence number, term code, grade type, grade period, and auxiliary code (column on TN220). Note that “Last Update” will display automatically and need not be entered at this time. Repeat above steps for all new auxiliary codes. After you have finished entering all new auxiliary codes, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Change an Auxiliary Grade Inquire into auxiliary grades for your school, as described above. Enter “C” in the A/C/D field at the left of the auxiliary grade you want to change. Make appropriate changes to the auxiliary grade definition. Do not change the sequence number. Repeat for any other lines you wish to change. When you are through entering your changes, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Delete an Auxiliary Grade Inquire into auxiliary grades for your school, as described above. Enter “D” in the A/C/D field at the left of the auxiliary grade you want to delete. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-42 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GRADE REPORTING MISCELLANEOUS CODES TABLE (GR282) GR282 GRADE REPORTING MISCELLANEOUS CODE TABLES This screen contains several tables listing codes used in the Grade Reporting functions. The code tables are accessed by clicking on the down arrow at the right of the TYPE box. This will cause a list of tables to drop down. To have a table display on the screen, highlight its name in the drop-down list and press the <Enter> key. The table name will display in the TYPE box, and the codes will display below. The following tables can be accessed through this screen: √ GPA Course Type—Defines the type of courses included in a GPA √ Progress Grade Type—The types of progress grades used by academic institutions for academic courses (shown above) √ Course Grade Type— The types of course grades used by academic institutions for academic courses √ Credit Type—Types of academic course credits awarded by the school GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-43 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX NOTE: The following instructions apply generally to any of the four tables accessed on GR282. Examples of each of the four tables follow these instructions. Inquire into a Code Table Access GR282 and select a table from the drop-down menu in the TYPE field, as described above. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. If a code appears in the “Next” field, there are more codes on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of codes in the same table. Add a Code to a Code Table Inquire into the desired code table, as described above. On a blank line, enter “A” in the A/C/D field at the left. Enter at least the code and a brief description. You can also enter an Abbreviation for the code and a corresponding State Code, if appropriate. Only the Code and Description are required fields. Repeat above steps for all new codes. After you have finished entering all new codes, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Change a Code in a Code Table Inquire into the desired code table, as described above. Enter “C” in the A/C/D field at the left of the code you want to change. Make appropriate changes to the code and/or description. You can also make changes to the Abbreviation and the State Code. Repeat for any other lines you wish to change. When you are through entering your changes, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Delete a Code from a Code Table Inquire into the desired code table, as described above. Enter “D” in the A/C/D field at the left of the code you want to delete. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-44 Grade Reporting_V1-0 SchoolMAX MAXIMUS GR282 – GPA Course Type Table GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-45 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GR282 – Progress Grade Type Table GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-46 Grade Reporting_V1-0 SchoolMAX MAXIMUS GR282 – Course Grade Type Table GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-47 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GR282 – Credit Type Table GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-48 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX TRANSCRIPT MISCELLANEOUS CODES TABLE (TN282) TN282 TRANSCRIPT MISCELLANEOUS CODE TABLE This screen contains several tables listing codes used in the Transcript printing functions. The code tables are accessed by clicking on the down arrow at the right of the TYPE box. This will cause a list of tables to drop down. To display a table on the screen, highlight its name in the drop-down list and press <Enter>. The table name will display in the TYPE box, and the codes will display below. The following tables can be accessed through this screen: √ Graduation Status—Defines student’s graduation status or degree earned √ Post Secondary Graduation Status—Defines postsecondary graduation status or degree earned (adults only) √ Post Secondary Plans—Defines student’s plans after graduation √ Header Comment—Not used currently NOTE: The following instructions apply generally to any of the four tables accessed on GR282. Examples of each of the four tables follow these instructions. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-49 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Inquire into a Code Table Access TN282 and select a table from the drop-down menu in the TYPE field, as described above. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. If a code appears in the “Next” field, there are more codes on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of codes in the same table. Add a Code to a Code Table Inquire into the desired code table, as described above. On a blank line, enter “A” in the A/C/D field at the left. Enter at least the code and a brief description. You can also enter an Abbreviation for the code and a corresponding State Code, if appropriate. Only the Code and Description are required fields. Repeat above steps for all new codes. After you have finished entering all new codes, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Change a Code in a Code Table Inquire into the desired code table, as described above. Enter “C” in the A/C/D field at the left of the code you want to change. Make appropriate changes to the code and/or description. You can also make changes to the Abbreviation and the State Code. Repeat for any other lines you wish to change. When you are through entering your changes, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Delete a Code from a Code Table Inquire into the desired code table, as described above. Enter “D” in the A/C/D field at the left of the code you want to delete. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-50 Grade Reporting_V1-0 SchoolMAX MAXIMUS TN282 -- Graduation Status Codes Table GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-51 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX TN282 – Post Secondary Graduation Status Codes Table GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-52 Grade Reporting_V1-0 SchoolMAX MAXIMUS TN282 – Post Secondary Plans Codes Table GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-53 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GRADE REPORTING ENTRY/MAINTENANCE SCANNING ERRORS CORRECTION (GR296) GR296 SCANNING ERRORS CORRECTION This screen displays a list of scanning errors and permits you to correct the grades and comments. GR296 identifies the scan sheet page and line numbers for each error for ease of comparison to the scan sheets. Note that GR295 may be used as an alternative to GR296, but it does not provide a third comment column and does not include citizenship grades and credits. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-54 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Inquire into Scanning Errors The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR296. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Display Order box—Choose the order in which you want the errors displayed, by clicking the appropriate radio button – by Page or by Class. Press <Enter>. The first page of scanning errors will display below. Correct Scanning Errors Inquire into scanning errors, as described above. Errors can be corrected by changing one or more of the following fields: C/D—Enter “C” to change the error or “D” to delete the error Grade—Enter a valid grade from GR205 for the student Comments 1/2/3—Enter valid comment(s) from GR212 Citizenship—Citizenship grade for student Credit—Number of credits assigned to course The following fields cannot be changed: Course—Course number Section—Section number Page #—Page number of scan sheet on which the error occurred Line #—Line number on which the error occurred ID Number—Student number for the student with an error Grade Type—Grade type that is in error on the scan sheet Errors—Numerical code for the scanning error(s) If error information appears in the “Next” field (lower right), there are more errors on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of errors. ERRORS list box—Drop-down list containing brief explanations of the error types. See the table beginning on the next page for explanations of the different error types and instructions on how to correct each error type. After finishing correcting all errors, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Navigation Buttons Grade Grp—Takes you to GR210 Grading Strategies, where you can view, add, change, or delete grading strategies. Cmt Grp—Takes you to GR212 Comment Groups, where you can view, add, change, or delete comment groups. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-55 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Error Types and Corrections No. Error Message Explanation/Required Action How to Proceed 01 ERROR IN GRADE This message always indicates that the grade has been scanned incorrectly. Change or add the grade. On GR296, key “C” in the C/D maintenance field for the error and add or correct the grade in the GRADE field so the grade agrees with the scan sheet. Press <Enter>. 02 ERROR IN COMMENT This message always indicates that the comment code has been scanned incorrectly. Change or add the comment. On GR296, key “C” in the C/D maintenance field for the error, and add, correct, or delete the comment code in the COMMENTS field so the comment number agrees with the scan sheet. 03 GRADE REPORTING PARAMETERS NOT DEFINED YET Grade reporting parameters may have been deleted after the scan sheets were printed. Re-define this school’s grade reporting parameters for the current school year. Define attendance periods, grade reporting periods, and GPAs on GR225. Then, re-scan or manually assign the grades. Return to GR296. Key “D” in the C/D maintenance field to delete the item and press <Enter>. 04 SCHOOL DOES NOT USE THIS GR PERIOD The grade reporting (GR) period may have been deleted since the scan sheets were printed. Re-add the deleted GR period and re-enter the grade. a. Add the deleted grade reporting period on GR225. b. Assign the student’s grade on GR268, GR270, or GR280. c. Return to GR296 and key “D” in the C/D maintenance field to delete the item. Press <Enter>. 05 COURSE (OR COURSESECTION) DOES NOT EXIST The course (or section) may have been deleted. Add the course and/or section back into the master schedule and assign the grade. a. Use SC231 to create the course or SC260 to define the class. b. Add student(s) to class roster on SC255. c. Create a class grading pattern on GR232. Assign grades on GR268. d. Return to GR296. Key “D” into the C/D maintenance field for the error and press <Enter>. OR 06 GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-56 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX No. Error Message Explanation/Required Action 07 STUDENT HAS NOT TAKEN THE COURSE-SECTION The student may have dropped the course since the scan sheets were printed. If so, add the student back into the class. a. Add the student to the class roster on SC255. b. Assign the student’s grade on GR268 or GR270. c. Return to GR296. Key “D” in the C/D maintenance field and press <Enter>. 08 GRADE TYPE NOT FOUND The grade type may have been deleted. If so, add the grade type to the grade type table. Then assign the student’s grade. a. Add the grade type to GR220. b. Make certain the grade type is included on GR232 for the course. c. On the student’s GR275 screen for the correct GR period, enter the grade in the correct grade type field. d. Return to GR296. Key “D” in the C/D maintenance field to delete the error and press <Enter>. 09 GRADING PATTERN FOR THIS GRADE TYPE NOT FOUND The grading pattern may have been deleted since the scan sheets were printed. a. Re-create the grading pattern on GR232, adding the grade type(s). b. On the student’s GR275 screen for the correct GR period, enter the grade in the correct grade type field. c. Return to GR296. Key “D” in the C/D maintenance field to delete the error and press <Enter>. 10 GRADE NOT FOUND An invalid grade was assigned. Find and assign the appropriate grade. If a scanning error has occurred, do this: The grade may have been deleted since the scan sheets were printed. If so, add the grade to the Grades and How to Proceed On GR296, assign the grade shown on the scan sheet. Be sure to assign the grade to the correct grade type. a. Add the grade to GR205. b. On GR210, add the grade to the course’s grading strategy. c. On GR275, assign a valid grade of the correct grade type to the student. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-57 MAXIMUS No. Error Message SchoolMAX Explanation/Required Action How to Proceed Values table and include it in the grading strategy for the course you are attempting to grade. d. Return to GR296. Key “D” in the C/D maintenance field to delete the error and press <Enter>. 11 USE COMP-BASED GRADE FOR COMP BASED GRADE TYPE Delete the non-competency grade and assign a competency-based grade instead. a. On GR275, assign a valid grade from the GRADE LIST scroll box for the grade type shown on the scan sheet. b. Return to GR296. Key “D” in the C/D maintenance field to delete the error and press <Enter>. 12 USE NONCOMPBASED GRADE FOR NONCOMP GRADE TYPE Delete the competency-based grade and assign a noncompetency based grade instead. a. On GR275, assign a valid grade for the student from the GRADE LIST scroll box. Be sure to use the grade type shown on the scan sheet. Press <Enter>. b. Return to GR296. Key “D” into the C/D maintenance field to delete the error and press <Enter>. 13 COMMENTS NOT ALLOWED FOR GRADE TYPE Delete comments. They are not allowed for this grade type. 14 COMMENT NUMBER CANNOT BE DUPLICATED Comment code number was input twice for the same student and course. Change a duplicate comment code to a different code: OR On GR296, delete the comment code(s) from the COMMENT field(s) for this error and press <Enter>. a. Inquire into screen GR270 for the course, section, student, and GR period involved. b. Choose a comment from the CMT GRP list box and assign it to the correct grade type. c. Click the PREV SCREEN navigation button to return to GR296. d. Key “C” into the C/D GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-58 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX No. Error Message Explanation/Required Action How to Proceed maintenance field for the error. Delete the incorrect comment number and press <Enter>. Delete the duplicate comment code. 15 COMMENT NOT FOUND On GR296, key “C” into the C/D maintenance field for the error. Delete the duplicated comment number and press <Enter>. Comment code number is not valid. If a scanning error has occurred: a. Inquire into GR270 for the course, section, student, and GR period involved. Choose a comment from the CMT GRP list box and assign it to the correct grade type. b. Click the PREV SCREEN navigation button to return to GR296. c. Key “D” into the C/D maintenance field for the error and press <Enter>. 16 STUDENT’S GRADE ALREADY EXISTS The student’s grade may have been entered manually. Return to GR296. Key “D” into the C/D maintenance field for the error and press <Enter>. 17 ERROR IN CITIZENSHIP GRADE This message always indicates that the grade has been scanned incorrectly. Change or add the grade. On GR296, key “C” into the C/D maintenance field for the error. Add or correct the grade in the GRADE field so the grade agrees with the scan sheet. Press <Enter>. 18 CITIZENSHIP GRADE TYPE NOT ON SY080 Citizenship grade type must be specified on SY080. Add a valid citizenship grade type to SY080 if the field is blank. Grade types are defined on GR220. Return to GR296 and add or change the grade in the Citizenship field for the error. Press <Enter>. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-59 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX No. Error Message Explanation/Required Action How to Proceed 19 ERROR IN CREDIT Number of credits is invalid. On GR296, correct the earned credits in accordance with the credits defined for the course on GR235. Press <Enter>. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-60 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX CLASS GRADE ENTRY (GR268) GR268 CLASS GRADE ENTRY This screen is used to manually assign grades to all students in a particular course/section or to correct grades for multiple students in a particular course/section. Grades can be entered on this screen until the grade cutoff date specified on GR225 Grade Reporting Parameters. Teachers and supervisors have access to the screen through their usercode/password via SY004. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year COURSE—Course number SECTION—Section number GR PERIOD—Grade reporting period GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-61 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GRADE TYPE—Grade type code and brief description Inquire Into Grade Entry Record for Class The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR268. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Fill in the COURSE, SECTION, GR PERIOD, and GRADE TYPE key fields. For a drop-down list of grade types, click the down arrow to the right of the GRADE TYPES list box. Select a grade type by highlighting it and pressing <Enter>. Make certain the “ALL” radio button in the List by box is selected. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. The Term Code, Comment Group, and Grading Strategy for this course will display at the top right. Add or Change Student Grades Inquire into the Grade Entry Record for the class for which you want to enter or change grades. A student roster for the class should appear. The Gr (Grade), Name, Drop Date, and ID number fields should pre-fill if appropriate for the student. These fields cannot be changed. Enter or change grades and comments as appropriate. You can enter up to 3 comments per student. For a drop-down list of valid grades for this course, click on the down arrow in the Grades list box. For a drop-down list of valid comments for this course, click on the down arrow in the Comments list box. If a student appears in the “Next” field (lower right), there are more students on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of students. After you have finished adding or changing grades and comments for all applicable students, press <Enter>. NOTE: If an invalid grade has been entered, correct it before pressing <Enter> or moving to another screen. If you don’t correct the error, all of your grade entries will be lost. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-62 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Mid-Term Class Section Changes If a student changes class sections mid-term and term grades have already been assigned in the old section, follow these steps: Add the student to the new class section and assign the term grade from the old section to the new section on GR268. Enter “NG” (No Grade) as the final grade (ZZ) for the old section. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-63 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX STUDENT GRADE ENTRY BY COURSE/SECTION (GR270) GR270 STUDENT GRADE ENTRY BY COURSE-SECTION Use this screen to view, enter, or change a student’s grades or comments for a course/section. This screen is for teacher/supervisor use and is available to them through their usercode/password via SY004. Grades can be changed on this screen until the grade reporting cutoff date specified on GR225 for the specific term. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year COURSE—Course number SECTION—Section number GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-64 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX ID NUMBER—Student’s ID number GR PERIOD—Grade reporting period Inquire Into Student Grade Record for Course-Section The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR270. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Fill in the COURSE, SECTION, GR PERIOD, and ID NUMBER key fields. For a drop-down list of students and ID numbers, click the down arrow to the right of the SEARCH list box. You can also enter at least 3 characters from the student’s last name and press <Enter>. Select a student from the dropdown list by highlighting his or her name and pressing <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. The Grade (Gr), Drop Date, Term Code, Grading Strategy, and Comment Group (Cmt Grp) for this student and course will display at the top right. Add or Change Student’s Grades for Course-Section Inquire into the course/section grade record for the class and student for which you want to enter or change grades, as described above. The Grade Type and Description fields should pre-fill with the appropriate grade types for the course/section. These fields cannot be changed. Enter or change grades and comments as appropriate. You can enter up to 3 comments per grade type. For a drop-down list of valid grades for this course, click on the down arrow in the Grades list box. For a drop-down list of valid comments for this course, click on the down arrow in the Comments list box. If a grade type appears in the “Next” field (lower right), there are more grade types on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of grade types. After you have finished adding or changing grades and comments for the course, press <Enter>. NOTE: If an invalid grade has been entered, correct it before pressing <Enter> or moving to another screen. If you don’t correct the error, all of your grade entries will be lost. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Recalc GPA—If this box (upper right) is checked, the student’s GPA needs recalculating. Use the GPA recalculation functions on GR275 or GR280 to recalculate the student’s GPA. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-65 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX STUDENT GRADE CORRECTION (GR275) GR275 STUDENT GRADE CORRECTION Use this screen to enter or change several grades for one student. You can only change existing grades or add a grade where the field is blank. Existing grades or blanks indicate that grade type is available for the given grading period. “***” indicates that no grade is allowed for this grading period. This screen also allows you to recalculate the student’s GPA. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year ID NUMBER—Student’s ID number GR PERIOD—Grade reporting period GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-66 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Inquire Into Student’s Grade Record for Grade Reporting Period The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR275. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Fill in the ID NUMBER and GR PERIOD key fields. For a drop-down list of students and ID numbers, click the down arrow in the SEARCH list box. You can also enter at least 3 characters from the student’s last name in the box and press <Enter>. Select a student from the drop-down list by highlighting his or her name and pressing <Enter>. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. The Grade (Gr), Enrollment Status (Enr Stat), Enrollment Date (Enrolled on) for this student will display at the top right. Add or Change Student’s Grades for Grade Reporting Period Inquire into the student’s grade record for the grade reporting period for which you want to enter or change grades, as described above. The Course, Section, Crs Abbrv, Teacher, Drpd, and Strategy fields should prefill. These fields cannot be changed. Chg—You must click on this box to change the grade for the course/section on that line. Enter or change grades for the appropriate grade types. For a drop-down list of valid grades for this course, click on the down arrow in the Grades list box. If a grade type appears in the white field (upper right) below the “Next GrTy” button, there are more grade types. Press the “Next GrTy” button to display more grade types. If a course number appears in the “Next” field (lower right), there are more courses on another screen(s). Press the “Next Crs” button to display the next screen of courses. After you have finished adding or changing grades for all appropriate courses, press <Enter>. NOTE: If an invalid grade has been entered, correct it before pressing <Enter> or moving to another screen. If you don’t correct the error, all of your grade entries will be lost. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Recalc GPA—If this box (upper right) is checked, the student’s GPA needs recalculating if you change or add any grades. Press the “Recalculate GPA” button (lower right) to recalculate the student’s GPA. NOTE: To update the student’s rank after adding or changing a grade, you must run a GRRANKCALC report. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-67 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX STUDENT GRADES – REPORT CARD FORMAT (GR280) GR280 STUDENT GRADES – REPORT CARD FORMAT This screen should be used to change or enter grades for a student when you are dealing with multiple term codes. The entire year will view on the screen. If a student has started the course, dropped the course, and re-entered, the course/section will appear multiple times, but print only once. Manually entered grades are not overwritten by the scanning process. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year CARD FORMAT—Report card format ID NUMBER—Student’s ID number GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-68 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Inquire Into Student’s Grades The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR280. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Fill in the CARD FORMAT and ID NUMBER key fields. For a drop-down list of report card formats, click the down arrow in the card format list box. Select a card format from the list by highlighting it. For a drop-down list of students and ID numbers, click the down arrow in the SEARCH list box. Enter at least 3 characters from the student’s last name in the box and press <Enter>. Select a student from the drop-down list by highlighting his or her name and pressing <Enter>. The Grade (Gr), Enrollment Status (Enr Stat), Enrolled On (date) for this student will display at the top right. Add or Change Student’s Grades Inquire into the student’s grades, as described above. The Course, Section, Credit, Term, Drpd (Dropped), and Gr Stgy (Grade Strategy), and Teacher fields should pre-fill. These fields cannot be changed. Chg—Click on this box to change the grade for the course/section on that line. Enter or change grades for the appropriate grade types. The columns correspond to the grades types specified on GR245 Report Card Definition. To view that screen, click the Rpt Crd Def navigation button. For a drop-down list of valid grades, click on the down arrow in the Grades list box. If a course number appears in the “Next” field (lower right), there are more courses on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of courses. When you have finished adding or changing grades for all appropriate courses, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Recalc GPA—If this box (upper right) is checked, the student’s GPA needs recalculating if you change or add any grades. Press the “Recalculate GPA” button (lower right) to recalculate the student’s GPA. NOTE: To update the student’s rank after adding or changing a grade, you must run a GRRANKCALC report. Navigation Buttons Rpt Crd Def—Takes you to GR245 Report Card Definition, where you can view, change, add, or delete report card formatting parameters. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-69 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX STUDENT TRANSCRIPT HEADER (TN210) TN210 STUDENT TRANSCRIPT HEADER Use this screen to create, change, or delete information from a student’s transcript header. An “X” in the Notes field (upper right) indicates that notes exist for this student’s transcript. These notes can be accessed (or new notes created) by clicking the Notes navigation button. Key Fields DIST—District ID number ID NBR—Student’s ID number Inquire into a Student’s Transcript Header The DIST key field will pre-fill when you access TN210. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-70 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Enter the student’s ID NUMBER. You can also search for a student ID by entering at least 3 characters from the student’s last name in the SEARCH box and pressing <Enter>. Select a student from the drop-down list by highlighting his or her name and pressing <Enter>. The student’s personal information and transcript header information should display. Add a Student’s Transcript Header Inquire into the student’s Transcript Header, as described above. If the student’s family member record (CE220) and enrollment record (ST208/ST210) have been created, the student’s personal information will display, including Gr (Grade), Enr Stat (Enrollment Status), Last Name, First (Name), Middle (Initial), To (Parent or Guardian Name and Address), Sur (Generation Indicator), Birthdate, M/F, SSN (Social Security Number), Ethnic (Ethnicity Code), State ID (Number), Language (Code), Hm (Home) Phone, and Graduation Standard Year. Highlight Add in the maintenance list box. Enter the relevant transcript header information, including: Graduation Type—District-defined graduation code College Entry—Student’s college entry code Graduation Status—Student’s graduation status; codes are defined on TN282 Post Secondary Plans—Student’s plans after graduation; values are defined on TN282 K-12 Enrollment Status—Has student enrolled in K-12 school (adults only) Graduation Date—Date student graduated or will graduate Certification Date—Student’s certification date Post Secondary Grad Status—Post-secondary graduate status or degree earned (adults only), valid values are defined on TN282 Foreign Degree Status—Check if student’s highest degree or diploma was earned outside the U.S. (adults only) Yrs of School Completed—Applies to vocational education performancebased programs. Indicates the number of years of formal education the student completed prior to entry into the vocational education program Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Change a Student’s Transcript Header Inquire into the student’s Transcript Header, as described above. Highlight Chg in the maintenance list box. Change the Transcript Header information as necessary. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-71 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Delete a Student’s Transcript Header Inquire into the student’s Transcript Header as described above. Highlight Del in the maintenance list box. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Navigation Buttons Notes—Takes you to the Transcripts Notes screen, discussed below. Stu Grades—Takes you to GR460 Student Grade Information, where you can view the student’s grade history. Stu Credits—Takes you to GR265 Student’s Transcript Credits and Honor Points, where you can view and update the student’s previous grade points, attempted credits, and credits earned. Stu Trnscrpt—Takes you to TN220 Student Transcript, where you can view, add, change, or delete the student’s transcript information. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-72 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX TRANSCRIPT NOTES The above screen is used to view, add, change, or delete notes to a student’s transcript. It is accessed only through TN210 Student Transcript Header. Key Fields DATE—Date the note was created Page—Page number of note. Notes may have up to 99 pages Inquire into a Transcript Note To access the Transcript Notes screen, click the “Notes” navigation button on TN210 Student Transcript Header. If notes already exist for this student, the most recent note will display. On the Transcript Notes screen, enter the date of the note you want to view. To search for notes by keyword, enter the keyword in the Keyword field and press <Enter>. OR you can use the adjacent list box to obtain a list of keywords GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-73 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX associated with this student’s transcript notes. Select the “Keyword” radio button, and click on the down arrow at the right of the list box to produce a list of keywords. Clicking on the “More” button will display more keywords. Select a keyword by highlighting it on the list and pressing <Enter>. The most recent note associated with that keyword will display. To search for notes by initials of the person who created the note, enter the person’s initials in the Initials field. OR you can use the adjacent list box to obtain a list of initials associated with this student’s transcript notes. Select the “Initials” radio button, and click on the down arrow at the right of the list box to produce a list of initials. Clicking on the “More” button will display more initials. Select a set of initials by highlighting it on the list and pressing <Enter>. The most recent note associated with those initials will display. To view a note other than the most recent for that student, keyword, or initials, you can: ■ Enter the date of the desired note (if known) and press <Enter>. ■ Click the “Prev” button at the lower right to view the previous note. ■ Click the “Next” button at the lower right to view the next note. To view the next page in the note, enter the next page number in the “Page” field and press <Enter>. Add a Transcript Note Access the Transcript Note screen from TN210. If no notes exist for the student, a blank screen will display. If notes exist for the student, the most recent note will display. To display a blank screen, click the “Add New” button in the lower right. Highlight Add in the maintenance list box. Enter a Keyword to assist in identifying the note. Enter your Initials. Enter the text of the note. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Change a Transcript Note Access the Transcript Note screen from TN210 and display the note you want to change, as described above. Highlight Chg in the maintenance list box. Make appropriate changes to the text of the note or to the Keyword. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-74 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Delete a Transcript Note Access the Transcript Note screen from TN210 and display the note you want to delete. Highlight Del in the maintenance list box. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Navigation Buttons Prev—Takes you to previous note Next—Takes you to next note Add New—Displays a blank note page Return—Takes you back to TN210 Student Transcript Header GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-75 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX STUDENT TRANSCRIPT (TN220) TN220 STUDENT TRANSCRIPT Use this screen to add or change a student’s historical transcript records. Additions and changes here will reflect on the student’s Begin Credits and Honor Points record (GR265). Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number ID NUMBER—Student’s ID number Year—School year Course—Course number Section—Section number Grade—Student’s grade for course Class Title—Class section or course title GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-76 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Inquire into Student’s Transcript Record The DIST and SCHL key fields will pre-fill when you access TN220. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Enter the student’s ID NUMBER. You can also search for a student ID by entering at least 3 characters from the student’s last name in the SEARCH box and pressing <Enter>. Select a student from the drop-down list by highlighting his or her name and pressing <Enter>. The M/F, Grade, and Enr Stat (Enrollment Status) fields should display the student’s information. Highlight Inq in the maintenance list box. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Add Student Transcript Record Inquire into the student’s transcript records, as described above. The student’s background information appearing below the student’s ID number should display when you inquire into the student’s records. These fields include: Grad Type—District-defined graduation code Grad Date—Student’s planned graduation date College Entry—Code for student’s post-secondary plans, defined on TN282 Cert Date—Certification date Transfer School—School where the course was taken or last school from which the student transferred The student’s existing transcript records will display below. In the A/C/D field at the left of a blank record, enter “A.” Enter the Year, Course (number), Section, Grade (earned by student), and Course Title. (All are required fields.) Enter information in the other fields, if known. These include: Term Cd—Term Code. For external courses, leave this field blank. Dept—Department Value—Grade point value for course (fills automatically) Credits Attempted—Credits Attempted Honor Points—Honor points for completing course (fills automatically) Credits Earned—Graduation credits the student actually earned for the course. Enr Grade—Student’s enrolled grade Teacher—Course teacher’s employee number. Aux Grades—Auxiliary or additional grades (besides final grade) posted to transcript. These are defined on GR255 Grade Mapping Maintenance. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-77 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Transfer School—School where the course was taken if not taken at school in the SCHL key field. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Change Student Transcript Record Inquire into the student’s transcript records, as described above. In the A/C/D field at the left of the record you want to change, enter “C.” Change the information in all appropriate fields for that record. Remember that the Year, Course, Section, Grade, and Course Title fields are required. If a year, course, and section number appear in the “Next” fields at the bottom of the screen, there are more transcript records for the student on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of transcripts. After you have made changes to all appropriate records, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Note that the GPA field just below the last record is not automatically updated when you add or change a transcript record. To update the student’s GPA, run a GRRANKCALC report. Delete Student Transcript Record Inquire into the student’s transcript records, as described above. In the A/C/D field at the left of the record you want to delete, enter “D.” Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Print Student Transcript Inquire into the student’s transcript records, as described above. Make any necessary changes, additions, or deletions. Designate the Destination (which printer or e-mail address) for the transcript. Enter the Report Sequence for the transcript. Press the “Print Transcript” button. The transcript format is determined by the entries on GR225 Grade Reporting Parameters. Navigation Buttons Stu Grades—Takes you to GR460 Student Grade Information, where you can view the student’s grade history. Stu Credits—Takes you to GR265 Student’s Transcript Credits and Honor Points, where you can view and update the student’s previous grade points, attempted credits, and credits earned. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-78 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX STUDENT TRANSCRIPT – SINGLE RECORD (TN221) TN221 STUDENT TRANSCRIPT – SINGLE RECORD Use this screen to view, add, change, or delete information about a student’s transcript record for a single course. Examples of the use of this screen would be to add or change a transcript record when a student has retaken a course in summer school or to add a transcript record when the student takes a class at another school. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number ID NUMBER—Student’s ID number SCH YEAR—School year COURSE—Course number SECTION—Section number DEPT—Department GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-79 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX TERM CODE—Code for term when course was taken Grade—Student’s grade for course Inquire into a Single Transcript Record The DIST, SCHL, and SCH YR key fields will pre-fill when you access TN221. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Highlight Inq in the maintenance list box. Enter the student’s ID NUMBER and press <Enter>. You can also search for a student ID by entering at least 3 characters from the student’s last name in the SEARCH box and pressing <Enter>. Select a student from the drop-down list by highlighting his or her name and pressing <Enter>. The M/F, Grade, and Enr Stat (Enrollment Status) fields should fill with the student’s information. Enter the COURSE, SECTION, DEPT, and TERM CODE for the course for which you want to view the transcript. Or click on the down arrow in the STUDENT TRANSCRIPT LIST box. A drop-down list of the student’s transcript records will appear. Select a record by highlighting and clicking it. Press <Enter>. The remaining fields will display with the available transcript information for that class. Add a Student Transcript Record Inquire into the student’s transcript records, as described above. Highlight Add in the maintenance list box. Enter the Grade and Class Title. Enter the TERM CODE for internal classes. For external classes, leave this field blank. Enter the Attempted Credits and Earned Credits. Enter information in other fields, if appropriate. These include: Enr Grade—Student’s enrolled grade Teacher—Course teacher’s employee number. Name will automatically display next to ID number. Aux Grades—Auxiliary grades. Additional grades (besides final grade) posted to transcript. These are defined on GR255 Grade Mapping Maintenance. Transfer School—School where the course was taken if not taken at school in the SCHL key field. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Change a Transcript Record Inquire into the student’s transcript records, as described above. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-80 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Highlight Chg in the maintenance list box. Change the information in all appropriate fields for that record. Remember that the SCH YR, COURSE, SECTION, DEPT, TERM CODE, and Grade fields are required. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Delete a Transcript Record Inquire into the student’s transcript records, as described above. Highlight Del in the maintenance list box. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Navigation Buttons Stu Grades—Takes you to GR460 Student Grade Information, where you can view the student’s grade history. Stu Credits—Takes you to GR265 Student’s Transcript Credits and Honor Points, where you can view and update the student’s previous grade points, attempted credits, and credits earned. Transcript Hdr—Takes you to TN210 Transcript Header, where you can view, add, change, or delete a student’s transcript header. Transcript Inq—Takes you to TN420 Student Transcript Inquiry, where you can view a list of courses the student took at a specific school. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-81 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GRADE INFORMATION STUDENT GRADE INFORMATION (GR460) GR460 STUDENT GRADE INFORMATION GR460 is like a final report card on-line. It shows all final grades, credits earned, attendance for the year, GPA, and Class Rank. Also shown is a cumulative before, totals from other schools, this year, and cumulative after look at the student’s attempted credits, grade points, and credits toward graduation. The grade information displayed cannot be changed from this screen. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year ID NUMBER—Student’s ID number GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-82 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX View Student Grade Information The DIST, SCHL and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR460. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Enter the student’s ID NUMBER. You can also search for a student ID by entering at least 3 characters from the student’s last name in the SEARCH box and pressing <Enter>. Select a student from the drop-down list by highlighting his or her name and pressing <Enter>. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Data Fields Gr—Student’s current grade level Enr Stat—Student’s current enrollment status at your school Course—Course number Section—Section number Course Title—Title of course Final Grade—Student’s grade for course Earned Credits—Graduation credits student earned for this course Attendance—Displays student’s total absences and total tardies for the course for the year-to-date Cuml GPA—Student’s cumulative GPA Rank—Student’s cumulative class rank Period GPA— Student’s most recently completed grade reporting period Attempted Credits—Credits that are included in the calculation of the student’s GPA Honor Points—Number of honor points student has earned Earned Credits—Number of credits student has actually completed Cuml Before— Student’s cumulative credits attempted, honor points, and earned credits before current school year Adjustment—Adjustments to GPA; defined on GR265 Student’s Credits and Honor Points Other Schools—Credits and honor points earned by student at other schools This Year—Credits attempted, honor points, and earned credits for this school year Cuml After—Cumulative credits attempted, honor points, and earned credits including the current school year If a course number appears in the “Next” field (lower right), there are more courses on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of courses. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-83 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX STUDENT’S CREDITS AND HONOR POINTS (GR265) GR265 STUDENT’S CREDITS AND HONOR POINTS Use this screen to view and update a student’s previous grade points, attempted credits, and credits earned. This screen can also be used to enter beginning credits and honor points for a student transferring from another district. Note: Do not update GR265 if you update TN220. TN220 automatically updates this screen. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year ID NUMBER—Student’s ID number GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-84 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Inquire into a Student’s Credits and Honor Points The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR275. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Enter the student’s ID NUMBER. You can also search for a student ID by entering at least 3 characters from the student’s last name in the SEARCH box and pressing <Enter>. Select a student from the drop-down list by highlighting his or her name and pressing <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. The Last Period Calculated, Last Rank Calculation, and Grade (Gr) for this student will display at the top right. Highlight First in the maintenance list box and press <Enter> to display the record of the first student in the database. Records are arranged consecutively by student number. You can also double click First to display the first student’s record. Highlight Next in the maintenance list box and press <Enter> to display the record of the next student in the database. You can also double click Next. Highlight Last in the maintenance list box and press <Enter> to display the last student record in the database. You can also double click Last. Highlight Back in the maintenance list box and press <Enter> to display the previous student record in the database. You can also double click Back. Add a Credits and Honor Points Record For a student transferring from another district, you must first create a ST208/ST210 Student Enrollment record. Then you can create a GR265 record to record the student’s credits and honor points from the other school(s). Inquire into the student’s Credits and Honor Points Record, as described above. If there is no record for the student, a Record not found message will display in the status line at the bottom of the screen. Highlight Add in the maintenance list box. Enter the student’s Attempted Credits, Honor Points, and/or Earned Credits in the applicable white fields in the Adjustment column. Note that the GPA descriptions are defined on GR225 Grade Reporting Parameters. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. To update the student’s GPA and class rank, you must run the GRRANKCALC report. Change a Credits and Honor Points Record Inquire into the student’s Credits and Honor Points Record, as described above. Highlight Chg in the maintenance list box. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-85 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX The Last Period Calculated, (date of) Last Rank Calculation, and Grade (Gr) for the student will display in the upper right. Enter the additional attempted credits and honor points for each of the affected GPAs and/or Earned Credits. (Earned credits is applicable to all GPAs.) A decimal is required in all Adjustment fields, but you do not need to add zeros after the decimal. The system automatically adds the zeros. Remember that adjustments are cumulative. For example, if you previously added two attempted credits for this school year, and want to add two more, change the adjustment figure to 4. To delete a previously entered adjustment, change the adjustment value to 0. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. If “GPA/Class Ranks Need Recalculation” appears in red next to the navigation buttons, adjustments have been made to the student’s credits and honor points and you need to recalculate the student’s GPA and class rank. To update the student’s GPA and class rank, you must run the GRRANKCALC report. After running the report, inquire again into the student’s GR265 record, as described above, for the updated GPA and class rank. Delete a Credits and Honor Points Record Inquire into the student’s Credits and Honor Points Record, as described above. Highlight Del in the maintenance list box. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Navigation Buttons Stu Exclusions—Takes you to ST212 Student Exclusions - School, where you can view, change, or delete exclusions (from grade reporting, for example) for the student. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-86 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX STUDENT’S CREDITS OVERRIDE (GR237) GR237 STUDENT’S CREDIT OVERRIDE Use this screen to allot partial credit for a course by student. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year COURSE—Course number SECTION—Section number Assign Student Credit Overrides for a Partially Completed Course The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill when you access GR237. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-87 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Enter the course number in the COURSE field, and the section number in the SECTION field. Press <Enter>. The student roster for that course will display. The grade, student name, Add Date, Drop Date, and ID number will automatically fill in. The Percentage of Credit Attempted and Earned fields will display 100.0 (percent). Change these numbers for each appropriate student to indicate what partial credit the student earned for a partially completed class. If a student name and ID number appear in the “Next” fields (white fields at right and left sides of the bottom of the screen), there are more students on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of students. Once you have finished entering partial credit overrides for all appropriate students, press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-88 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX STUDENT TRANSCRIPT INQUIRY (TN420) TN420 STUDENT TRANSCRIPT INQUIRY Use this screen to view a student’s transcript by school. The transcript information displayed cannot be changed from this screen. The navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen and the arrow buttons at the left of entries will take you to screens where transcript information may be changed, added, or deleted. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number ID NUMBER—Student’s ID number SORT BY—Sort courses by year or by department GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-89 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX View a Student’s Transcript The DIST and SCHL key fields will pre-fill when you access TN420. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Enter the student’s ID NUMBER and press <Enter>. You can also search for a student ID by entering at least 3 characters from the student’s last name in the SEARCH box and pressing <Enter>. Select a student from the drop-down list by highlighting his or her name and pressing <Enter>. The M/F, Grade, and Enr Stat (Enrollment Status) fields should fill with the student’s information. Select the order in which the transcript is to be sorted (by Year or by Department) by clicking the appropriate radio button. Press <Enter>. The remaining fields will display the available transcript information for that student at the selected school. Transcript data fields include: Arrow button—Click to go directly to the student’s TN221 Student Transcript – Single Record for this course Schl—School where the course was taken Dept—Department to which course is assigned Gr—Grade in which student was enrolled when he/she took class TC—Code for term when student took course Year—School year when student took course Course—Course number or abbreviated name Section—Section number Class Title—Course Title Grade—Grade assigned to student for course Value—Grade point value for student’s grade Graduation Req—Indicates if course is required for graduation Abs—Number of absences from course If a school, department, year, and course number appear in the “Next” fields at the bottom of the screen, there are more transcript records for the student on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of transcripts. Print a Transcript View the student’s transcript records as described above. Designate the Destination (which printer or e-mail address) for the transcript. Enter the Report Sequence for the transcript. Press the “Print Transcript” button. The transcript format is determined by the entries on GR225 Grade Reporting Parameters. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-90 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Navigation Buttons Stu Grades—Takes you to GR460 Student Grade Information, where you can view the student’s grade history. Stu Credits—Takes you to GR265 Student’s Transcript Credits and Honor Points, where you can view and update the student’s previous grade points, attempted credits, and credits earned. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-91 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GRADUATION REQUIREMENT – CREDIT SUMMARY (GR430) GR430 GRADUATION REQUIREMENT – CREDIT SUMMARY Use this screen to view a student’s required, earned, and needed graduation credits by department. Before GR430 can be effectively used, you must specify each department’s required credits on SC280 Departments and assign courses to departments on SC231 Course Descriptions. Note that the course information cannot be changed from this screen. The navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen can take you to screens where student credit information can be changed. A grad standard year must also be assigned on the student’s CE220 Family Member record. Key Fields DIST—District ID number Grad Year—Year the student graduated or will graduate ID NUMBER—Student’s ID number GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-92 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX View a Student’s Transcript The DIST key field will pre-fill when you access GR430. Enter the student’s ID NUMBER and press <Enter>. You can also search for a student ID by entering at least 3 characters from the student’s last name in the SEARCH box and pressing <Enter>. Select a student from the drop-down list by highlighting his or her name and pressing <Enter>. The M/F, Grade, and Enr Stat (Enrollment Status) fields should fill with the student’s information. Press <Enter>. The remaining fields will display the credit information for that student arranged alphabetically by department. The Grad Year field will also display the year that the student will graduate. Data fields include: Subject Area—Department name and abbreviation Credit Required—Number of credits from department required for graduation Credit Earned—Number of credits student earned in department through last reporting period Credit in Progress—Number of credits student is currently taking in department Credit Needed—Number of credits student still needs to take in department to graduate If a department abbreviation appears in the “Next” fields at the bottom of the screen, there are more departments on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of departments. Navigation Buttons Stu Grades—Takes you to GR460 Student Grade Information, where you can view the student’s grade history. Stu Credits—Takes you to GR265 Student’s Transcript Credits and Honor Points, where you can view and update the student’s previous grade points, attempted credits, and credits earned. GR-Credit Det—Takes you to GR435 Grade Reporting – Credit Detail, where you can view detailed information regarding the student’s earned and needed credit status. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-93 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GRADUATION REQUIREMENT – CREDIT DETAIL (GR435) GR435 GRADUATION REQUIREMENT – CREDIT DETAIL Use this screen to view a student’s detailed earned and needed graduation credits by department. Before GR435 can be effectively used, you must specify each department’s required credits on SC280 Departments and assign courses to departments on SC231 Course Descriptions. Note that the course information cannot be changed from this screen. The navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen can take you to screens where student credit information can be changed. A grad standard year must also be assigned on the student’s CE220 Family Member record. Key Fields DIST—District ID number Grad Year—Year the student graduated or will graduate ID NUMBER—Student’s ID number GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-94 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX View a Student’s Transcript The DIST key field will pre-fill when you access GR435. Enter the student’s ID NUMBER and press <Enter>. You can also search for a student ID by entering at least 3 characters from the student’s last name in the SEARCH box and pressing <Enter>. Select a student from the drop-down list by highlighting his or her name and pressing <Enter>. The M/F, Grade, and Enr Stat (Enrollment Status) fields should fill with the student’s information. Press <Enter>. The remaining fields will display credit information for the student arranged alphabetically by department. The Grad Year field will display the year that the student will graduate. Data fields include: Subject Area—Department name and abbreviation CR Req—Number of credits from department required for graduation Course—Course Number Description—Course description Year—Year that student completed course Grade—Student’s grade for course Earned—Number of credits student earned through last reporting period In Progress—Number of credits student is currently taking Needed—Number of credits student still needs to take in department to graduate If a department abbreviation appears in the “Next” fields at the bottom of the screen, there are more departments and courses on another screen(s). Press <Enter> to display the next screen of departments and courses. Navigation Buttons Stu Grades—Takes you to GR460 Student Grade Information, where you can view the student’s grade history. Stu Credits—Takes you to GR265 Student’s Transcript Credits and Honor Points, where you can view and update the student’s previous grade points, attempted credits, and credits earned. GR-Credit Sum—Takes you to GR430 Grade Reporting – Credit Summary, where you can view summary information regarding the student’s graduation credit status GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-95 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX PROCESS CALCULATE INTERMEDIATE GRADES (GR310) GR310 CALCULATE INTERMEDIATE GRADES Use this screen to define and calculate intermediate grades. An intermediate grade includes grades from more than one grading period and/or more than one grade type, but are not final grades. You can assign a percentage of the calculated grade to each component grade. Key Fields DIST—District ID number SCHL—School ID number CALCULATION NAME—Name of intermediate grade calculation GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-96 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Grade Type—Grade type GR Period—Grade reporting period Weight—Percent this grade type represents of the total intermediate grade Inquire into Intermediate Grade Calculation Record The DIST and SCHLError! Bookmark not defined.Error! Bookmark not defined. key fields will pre-fill when you access GR310. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Highlight Inq in the maintenance list box. Enter the CALCULATION NAME or click on the down arrow in the CALCULATION LIST box to display a drop-down list of intermediate grade calculation names. Select a calculation name by highlighting it. The calculation name will remain in the CALCULATION NAME field highlighted. Press <Enter>. The calculation values will display below. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Add an Intermediate Grade Calculation Record Add a new intermediate grade calculation if you need to calculate a grade based on several other grades at a time other than year-end. For example, if your school assigns grades for each quarter, you can set up an intermediate grade that calculates the semester grades based on those quarter grades. Highlight Add in the maintenance list box. Enter the applicable Grade Type and Grade Reporting Period in the fields underneath the Calculate to heading. (Required) Under the For heading, enter a Term Code and/or Department. This will limit the calculation to just the selected term code and/or department. (Optional) In the Include these grades in the calculation box, specify which grade types you want to include in the intermediate grade calculation. For each grade type, specify the grade period and weight to be applied. The weights of the all the included grade types must add up to 1.000 (100%). (Required) Calculate even if include grades are missing—Change N to Y if you want grades calculated even if some component grades are missing for some students. Press <Enter>. Check the status line at the bottom of the screen for messages. Calculate an Intermediate Grade Inquire into an Intermediate Grade Calculation record, as described above. Check all parameters for the Intermediate Grade calculation, and change if necessary. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-97 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Click the Calculate Grades button. A Process Initiated message will display in the status line at the bottom of the screen. When the grades are calculated, a “Grade calculation completed” message will display in the status line. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-98 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX REPORTS REPORT CARD PRINTING (GR410) GR410 REPORT CARD PRINTING Use this screen to specify format, sorting, and mailing instructions for report cards and to print report cards. You can also use this screen to add optional attendance and graduation standards information to report cards. Report cards can be printed for the entire school, a teacher, a student, a grade, a house, or a homeroom. Key Fields DIST—District ID number GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-99 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX SCHL—School ID number SCH YR—School year CARD FORMAT—Format in which report cards will be printed GR PERIOD—Grade reporting period for which report cards will be printed Report Card Style—How report cards will be printed (kind of form) Select for—Options for range of students to be included in print Sort—Sorting method for printing report cards Course print sequence—Order courses in which courses are printed Address to—Person to whom the report will be addressed Print Options CARD FORMAT—Select the appropriate report card format using the list box. Click the down arrow for a drop-down list of card formats (defined on GR245). Select a format by highlighting it and pressing <Enter>. (Required) GR PERIOD—Enter the appropriate grade reporting period (defined on GR225). (Required) Term Nbr Range—Enter the beginning and ending term numbers (defined on SC240). Default = blank or every term within grade reporting period. Report Card Style—Select the appropriate radio button to indicate how you want the report cards to print. The default is “Non-mailer.” This option governs the type and size of the form on which the report cards will be printed. (Required) Message—An “X” in this box indicates a message is to be printed on laser print report cards. Click on the Message navigation button to view the message. POSTAL PERMIT LIST box—Select the postal permit number against which report card mailings will be charged. Click the down arrow for a drop-down list of postal permits (assigned on SY270). Select a postal permit by highlighting it and pressing <Enter>. Select For box—Select the range of students for which you want to print report cards by clicking the appropriate check box and entering any appropriate values. (Required) Options include: Entire School—Prints report cards for all students in your school Grade—Prints report cards for the grade you specify, only Student Group—Prints report cards only for the student group you specify House—Prints report cards only for the house you specify Homeroom—Prints report cards only for the homeroom you specify Hmrm Teacher—Prints report cards only for the homeroom teacher you specify ID Number—Prints a report card only for the student ID number you specify. You can also search for a student ID by entering at least 3 characters from the student’s last name in the box and press <Enter>. Select a student from the GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-100 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX drop-down list by highlighting his or her name and number and pressing <Enter>. You should Sort—Choose the method by which the report cards will be sorted by clicking the appropriate radio button. (Required) Report cards can be sorted alphabetically by Grade, Class Teacher, Homeroom, School, Teacher, Counselor, or Zip Code. If you choose to sort by Class Teacher, specify the Period, Day, and Term Number in the white fields above the Attendance Data Search box. PRINT Options (center screen)—Select what additional information is to be printed on the report card or its envelope. Use only if you select a “Mailer” style above. Select as many options as applicable by clicking in the appropriate check box(es). “Presorted” on mailer—Prints “Presorted” on the envelope. May be necessary for postal permit Counselor name at bottom—Prints the name of the student’s counselor at the bottom of the report card Homeroom in return address—Prints the student’s homeroom number in the return address on the report card Classroom and teacher in return address— Prints the student’s classroom number and teacher’s name in the return address on the report card Absence/Tardy—Prints the number of absence and tardy days on the report card Credit Earned/Absence—Prints the number of credits earned and the number of absence days on the report card Promoted/Retained—Indicates whether the student was promoted or retained on the report card Profiles of Learning—Prints grad standards on the report card Basic Test Scores—Prints ACT and SAT scores on the report card Attendance Data—Select what kinds of attendance data you want to include on the report card, including no attendance data. Click the down arrow in the scroll box for a drop-down list of attendance data. Select an entry by highlighting it and pressing <Enter>. Course Print Sequence—Select the order in which you want courses and grades printed by clicking the appropriate radio button. (Required) Address to—Select the kind of addressee for the report card. Click the down arrow in the scroll box for a drop-down list of possible kinds of addressees. Note that all selections require printing of the address. Select a kind of addressee by highlighting it and pressing <Enter>. (Required) Include all families—Clicking in this check box will include all families (primary and secondary) associated with the student in the mailing. Leaving the check box blank, will cause the report card to be sent only to the primary family. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-101 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX Include contacts—Clicking in this check box will include contacts associated with the student (on ST015) in the mailing. Leaving the check box blank, will exclude contacts from the mailing. Number of copies—Enter the number of copies of the report card you want printed. Default = 1. Destination—Enter the designation for the printer on which the report cards are to be printed. Print Message—Click this check box to print a message on the report card. Click on the Message navigation button to enter your message on the Laser Report Card Message Screen. Messages may only be used with laser printer report card styles. Print Duplicate Laser—If you are using a laser printer report card style, check this box to have a duplicate copy of the report card printed. Spacing—Use the scroll box to select the line spacing for the report card. Click the down arrow in the scroll box for a drop-down list of spacing options. Select an entry by highlighting it and pressing <Enter>. Print Report Cards Access GR410. The DIST, SCHL, and SCHL YR key fields will pre-fill. Change these key fields if appropriate and press <Enter>. Fill in the CARD FORMAT and GR PERIOD fields. (Required) Choose a Report Card Style by selecting the appropriate radio button. (Required) In the Select For box, select the range of students for whom you want to print report cards by clicking the appropriate check box and entering any appropriate value next to the check box. You can select only one option. (Required) Choose how you want the report cards to be sorted, by selecting the appropriate radio box in the Sort option. If you choose to sort by Class Teacher, specify the Period, Day, and Term Number in the white fields above the Attendance Data Search box. (Required) For “mailer” style report cards, select what you want printed on the report card or the envelope by selecting the appropriate options in the PRINT section of the screen. Select the kind of attendance data you would like printed on the report cards (including no attendance data) using the Attendance data scroll box. Select the sequence in which courses and grades are to be printed by selecting the appropriate radio button next to Course print sequence. (Required) Select to whom you want the report cards addressed using the Address to scroll box. (Required) Select any further options below the Address to box, such as the number of copies or whether to include all families in the mailing, by clicking the appropriate check box or entering appropriate information. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-102 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GPA/Class Ranks Need Recalculated—If this warning appears in red at the top of the screen underneath the title, you need to run the GRRANKCALC report to recalculate GPAs and class rankings. After you have set all options for the report cards and double-checked them, press the Print Report Card button in the lower right. A Report Cards Order message will display in the status line at the bottom of screen when the process is initiated. A Report Card Run Completed message will display when the process is finished. Navigation Buttons Message—Takes you to the Laser Report Card Message Screen (shown below), where you can enter a new message to be printed on laser report cards or change an existing message. LASER REPORT CARD MESSAGE SCREEN GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-103 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX GRADE REPORTING AND TRANSCRIPT REPORTS LIST OF REPORTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS REPORT TITLE FUNCTIONS GRAUDITLIST Grade Audit List Report Prints report listing students and their assigned grades, sorted by course, section, teacher, grade, ID number, or other criteria GRCMTASGN Comment Group Number Assignment Report Print report that lists comments and comment codes in comment group (or range of comment groups) and courses and sections that use each comment group GRCREDDET Graduation Requirements – Credit Detail GRCUMLABEL Grade Reporting Cumulative Labels Prints report showing required, earned, in-progress and needed credits for particular student, sorted by department and course. Includes extra credit distribution Prints students’ cumulative file labels GRCUMPOST Grade Reporting Cumulative Post GRDISTRIB Grade Distribution Report GRGPAAVG GPA Average by Course Report GRHONOR GRHONOR2 Grade Reporting Honor Roll Report Converts scheduling and grading information to transcript file and creates TN220 Student Transcript records Prints a report showing number and percentage of students receiving each valid grade for each course Prints a report showing grade distribution by teacher Prints report showing average GPA for each section of course with total by course Prints list of students within specified GPA range Prints list of students whose GPAs have risen or fallen by specified value Set ups two honor rolls with overlaping GPA values GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-104 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX REPORT TITLE FUNCTIONS GRINCFAIL Incompletes/Failures List Prints report listing students who have received incomplete or failing grades and classes where those grades were received GRLSTPRT Student Grade Listing Prints list of students, their ID numbers, courses, teachers, grade types, and grades GRMISSING Missing Grades Report Prints report that lists students who are missing at least one course grade and course, class, and teacher of missing grade. GRMSMRPT Grade Reporting Master Schedule GRRANKCALC Class Rank Calculation GRRANKLIST Class Rank List GRREGSPEC Students with Combination Grades Report GRSCANPRT GRSCANPRT2 Scan Sheets Printing Report Prints comprehensive listing of course sections, their term codes, seat counts, teachers, cycle days, credits, grade groups, and comment groups. Calculates final grades for classes that have Calculate Final option selected Calculates credits, honor points and GPAs for every student and every type of defined GPA Ranks students by grade level according to their GPAs Prints report listing students, their GPAs, and class ranking. Prints report that lists students who have combination of regular and zero-value grades for same course so that GPAs can be adjusted and final grades manually assigned Creates scan sheet print file and prints scan sheets for all courses that use them Prints replacements if some scan sheets have been lost or destroyed GRSCANUPD Scan Sheet Update Applies scanned date to database Produces listing of errors that occurred during grade entry and scanning that may be used for error correction. GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-105 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX REPORT TITLE FUNCTIONS GRTITLE IX Title IX Report Prints report that lists number of students, percentage of males and females, and cumulative and average GPAs for each course. Use information to file Title IX Report required by federal government GRYRENDRPT Year End Scholastic Report Prints report showing students’ attempted credits, honor points and graduation credits earned before current school year or term, those added during current school year or term, and total accumulated as of end of school year or term. Run this report together with cumulative labels to close out school year or term. TNTRANALL Official Secondary Transcript Version 2 Prints official transcript that includes grades earned in specified grade range. This version may be signed by a school official and sent to colleges or employers TNTRANCS Standard College Transcript Prints transcript that includes courses, grades, and credits plus work in progress, GPA summary, credit summary by subject area, and immunization data TNTRANRPT Student Transcript Prints simplified student transcript that lists year course was taken, term code, course number and description, and final grade and credits. This version is particularly useful for mailing to parents TNTRANSCR Comprehensive Transcript TNTRANSTU Official Secondary Transcript Prints transcript that includes course section numbers, term codes, point values, credits and percent attempted, percent earned, and honor points in addition to year, course, grade and credits earned Prints official transcript that may be signed by school official and sent to colleges or employers. Includes ACT and SAT scores GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Page GR-106 Grade Reporting_V1-0 MAXIMUS SchoolMAX TRANSCRIPT QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE The table be low is a quick reference guide to the several varieties of transcript report available within SchoolMAX. FEATURE Style TNTRANALL TNTRANRPT TNTRANSCR TNTRANSTU TNTRANCS Official Secondary Transcript Simplified Transcript Complete Official Secondary Transcript Standard College Portrait Portrait Landscape Portrait Can be produced using “Print Transcript” button on TN220 and TN420 screens Y Y Y Y Y Includes all TN data, including Term Code, Attempted Credits, Honor Points, Percentages, etc. N N Y N N Official format with School Official signature line Y N N Y Y Parameter to sort classes by Term Code instead of Dept. Y Y Y Y N Parameter to print TN classes in Grade Range Y Y Y N Y Parameters to select weighted or non –weighted GPA Y N N Y Ya Includes summary attendance information Y N N Y Y Indicates Honors/ Weighted courses and GPA-excluded courses N Y N N Y Option to suppress District and School Headings N Y Y N N Include standardized test scores (from GS255) Y N N Y Yb N N N N Include Work in Progress Include Immunization Data N Y N Y a. Specify GPA 3 or 4. b. Parameter option GRADE REPORTING TRAINING GUIDE Grade Reporting_V1-0 Page GR-107