ProgressBook v12.0 System Manager Guide - Swoca

Report Cards and Interims
9. In the Select the rounding precision to use when averaging from letter grades list, select
one of the following values that represents the number of decimal places you want to
display after the decimal point:
• 0 – Rounds up to the nearest whole number, such as 90.
• 1 – Rounds up or down to the nearest tenth and displays one place after the decimal
point, such as 89.7.
• 2 – Rounds up or down to the nearest hundredth and displays two places after the
decimal point, such as 89.76.
• 3 – Rounds up or down to the nearest thousandth and displays three places after the
decimal point, such as 89.765.
• 4 – Rounds up or down to the nearest ten thousandth and displays four places after
the decimal point, such as 89.7658.
Note: Do not select a value to display more decimal places than the number of
decimal places defined in the ranges set up in the grading scale.
10. In the Select the report card mode options, ensure that Testing is selected.
The following modes are available at various stages of the report card/interim building
process:
• Active – The report card/interim must be made Active after it has been compiled and
does not contain critical or severe errors. Once the report card/interim has been made
active, teachers can update report card/interim grades on the Report Card Entry
screen. Most changes made to the report card/interim while it is in Active mode and in
use causes errors.
• Inactive – Disables the report card/interim, so it cannot be accessed by teachers.
• Testing – Default option. Allows changes to be made to the report card/interim setup,
and allows report card/interim grades to be viewed by teachers on the Report Card
Entry screen.
Note: An error message displays if you try to make changes to the report
card/interim while it is in Active mode.You must change the mode to Inactive or
Testing before you make changes.
Note: If your school district is not integrated with a student information system,
select None in the following data integration steps.
11. In the Choose the data integration method list, select one of the following options:
• Batch – Student marks are exported from GradeBook to the student information
system in an automated data integration process that runs after the report
card/interim grade entry time frame has passed. Marks exported from the batch data
integration process overwrite existing marks in the student information system with
the exception of those marks designated in the Protected Marks screen.
• Live – Student marks are saved in GradeBook and are automatically updated in the
student information system in real time.
• None – Recommended for school districts that are not integrated with a student
information system or create elementary style report cards/interims that do not export
marks to the student information system.
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