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academy:student:grade_reporting_grade_averaging_class_ranking

ASCENDER Grade Reporting - Run Grade Averaging & Class Ranking and Print AARs (Academic Achievement Record)

The grade averaging and class ranking process determines a student’s cumulative grade average and rank, which also determines the valedictorian and the salutatorian for the campus, as well as the students graduating in the top 10% of the class.

Because TEA provides no specific guidelines for class ranking, the process can vary greatly between districts. The district’s GPA policy should be outlined in the student handbook or a similar publication. Campuses should review the local policy to determine how and when the computation should be run (i.e. Valedictorian and Salutatorian, Highest-Ranking Graduate/Honor Graduate Certificate).

Most high school campuses run the Grade Averaging and Class Ranking utility at the following times:

  • At midterm for semester 1 (including seniors)
  • During the 2nd semester for early computation (see the Early Computation explanations below)
  • At the end of the school year for semesters 1 and 2 (excluding seniors).

The ASCENDER Grade Reporting - Recalculate Historical Grade Averages guide covers the process of recalculating historical grade averages.

IMPORTANT: Before running Annual Student Data Rollover (ASDR), it is highly recommended that all grade averaging and class ranking calculations be run for the current school year. Do not forget to run the utility at the end of the final semester for grade levels 9-11. Be sure to review local policy to determine if 12th graders should be run at the end of the second semester/end of school year.

Prerequisites

  • This guide assumes you are familiar with the basic features of the ASCENDER Student system and have reviewed the ASCENDER Student Overview guide.

  • Review district and campus policy to ensure that setup and procedures adhere to guidelines.

  • Complete the end-of-semester process to ensure that all cycle, exam, semester grades have been verified. Note: Not completed for early computation/end of 5th six weeks.

I. Before You Begin

  • Set campus-level grade reporting options.
  • Set up and verify grade averaging tables.
  • Verify course settings in district master schedule.
  • Enter any exceptions for individual students (not common).

II. Calculate Grade Average and Class Rank for Current Year

  • Run the Grade Averaging and Class Ranking utility.
  • Run early computation for seniors.

III. After Calculating Grade Average and Class Rank

academy/student/grade_reporting_grade_averaging_class_ranking.txt · Last modified: 2022/06/27 15:57 by apape