Report Cards Admin: Standards Based Setup

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Teachers > CMS Classroom Management > CMS CLassroom Management

Step 1: Update Class Marks section

 Click Class Marks

Click Gradebook

Set the Following areas on the bottom of the screen

• Default Assignment Weight/Points Possible (Must be an Integer) : Will be the Largest number you assign students usually a 4 or 6 depending on your Default Grade Method
• Mastery Threshold : Usually 60 but it depends on what your school desires
• Default Grade Method : Numeric 0-4
• Handle Numbers As : Points

Type in the box next to save: This will affect all grades

Click Save

Step 2: Go into each gradebook and be sure that all the information you entered above is the same for each gradebook

Click on the Gradebook Icon

Click the Cogwheel

Click Gradebook

Ensure that you review All the settings in Each gradebook to confirm that they align with the settings you previously completed.

Step 3: Add Assignments

Make sure all assignments that are added from the curriculum are STANDARDS

• You can make all the standards due at the end of the semester and grade multiple times if necessary
• or
• You can make the standards due as you would regular assignments
  

Make sure all assignments that are added from the curriculum are STANDARDS

This is what it looks like once you have standards assigned

Step 4: Entering Grades

• You can enter the students numeric grade once
  or
• You can also edit the students numeric grade multiple times and type in the new numeric grade 
  Example: Last month you gave the student a 3 in a standard
  This month the student is doing better and you give them a 4
  If you do this the number grade will be highlighted in blue to let you know you have edited that grade
  
  
  If you right click in the Cell (where the numeric grade is blue)
  
  
  Click Edit Attempts
  You can see all the times the Numeric Number has been changed
  You have the option to add if needed