ProgressBook v12.0 System Manager Guide - Swoca

Attendance Setup
Note: Use numbers in increments of 5 or 10, so you can add assessments later, if
needed.
6. In the Mark Type column, select the Points option.
Note: You do not have to select a default grading scale for attendance
assessments to calculate properly.
7. If you are creating standards-based report cards and you selected Use Basic Calculations
on the General tab, select Average in the Default Calculation list. See “Add Assessments
to Report Cards” for a detailed description of calculation methods.
Note: If your school district does not want GradeBook to automatically calculate
attendance assessments but instead wants teachers to manually enter
attendance assessments on the Report Card Entry screen, you must select None
in the Default Calculation list. This same condition applies in traditional report
cards, but you must select No in the Calc Mark? list.
8. If you are creating traditional report cards and you selected Use Basic Calculations as the
Average Calculation Method on the General tab, select Y in the Calc Mark? column. If you
selected Use Advanced Calculations on the General tab, the Calc Mark? Column does not
display.
• Yes – The mark type selected is a calculated mark type, such as grading scales,
points and percentages.
• No – The mark type selected is not a calculated mark type.
9. In the Value Req? Column, select one of the following options.
• Yes – Displays teachers on the Report Card Verification Report who have not entered
marks for assessments.
• No – Does not display teachers on the Report Card Verification Report who have not
entered marks for assessments.
External Reference Column on the Assessments T ab on the Report Card Screen
Note: If your school district is not integrated with a student information system,
the External Reference column does not display.
10. In the External Reference column, select the appropriate option(s) to instruct the student
information system of the appropriate place to put the assessment during data integration.
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