Administrator's Plus Report Cards Manual - Rediker Software, Inc.

Chapter 1
Customize RC
GPA Factor
The wildcard grades N, X, and P included in the default grade table can be modified
unless they are used in students’ transcripts. If you change the value of these grades in
the grade table, the symbol you changed them to in the grade table will print on the
report cards. For example, if you change the N to NC for No Credit, when teachers
bubble in N on the scan forms, NC will print on the report card.
GPA Factor
NOTE:
The GPA factor calculates the adjusted GPA and may optionally be used in calculating
honor rolls. It enables extra quality points to be awarded for grades received in advanced
level courses. For example, a grade of a B in Advanced Placement Chemistry could be
made to count the same as an A in a lower level course. In an alpha grading system, this
is generally accomplished by entering a 1 as the GPA factor for the course. When the
program calculates the student's GPA, this GPA factor of 1 will be added to the normal
quality points of 3 for a B to give the student 4 quality points for the course. Average
level courses would have zeroes entered as their GPA factors, which would cause the
quality points to remain unchanged.
Similarly, in a numerical grading system, a GPA factor of 10 could be added to a grade
of 85 to make it count as a 95. However, some schools may choose to have their quality
points multiplied by the GPA factor. In this case, a GPA factor of 1.1 could be entered
for an accelerated course so that an 85 would count as a 93.5 when the GPA is calculated.
These schools would have to enter a 1 for their average courses so that their quality
points would remain unchanged.
This option in the Customize RC program allows you to choose between adding or
multiplying your GPA factor. If you do not intend to use the GPA factor, choose the adding
option so that the default GPA factor of zero does not affect the quality points associated
with the course.
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