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This page allows you to select the students to print IPRs for. The IPR is generated for a specific point in time during the current semester-cycle to provide a report of a student's grades up to that point. You can run IPRs any time throughout the semester, including occasions when you are meeting with a student's parents and want to show them a detailed report of the student's grades. You can also print IPRs for previous semesters-cycles.
For each student, you can select the semester and cycle, the courses you want to print IPRs for, and the level of detail you want to include on the report.
❏ Select the course-section you want to print IPRs for:
Semester | The current semester is displayed by default. You can select another semester. |
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Cycle | The current cycle is displayed by default. You can select another cycle. |
Course-Section |
Select the course-section you want to print IPRs for. NOTE: IPRs cannot be produced for elementary skills-based courses. |
❏ Click Retrieve.
The grid displays all students currently enrolled in the course-section. Students are sorted by last name, unless you have specified a custom sort order on Settings > Arrange Student Order.
The columns can be sorted according to your preferences.
If you sort by the last name column, the table sorts by last name, then first name. If you sort by the first name column, the table sorts by first name, then last name.
NOTE: Sorting the columns overrides the custom sort order established on the Arrange Student Order page. However, if you leave this page and return, the students are displayed in your custom sort order. (This does not apply on the Post/View Attendance page.)
Show Withdrawn | Withdrawn students are displayed in a blue row, and the message “Withdrawn” and the withdrawal date are displayed by the student's name. The withdrawal date may be the student's withdrawal date from school or his withdrawal date from the class. |
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Show Blank Grades | Select to include all assignments on the IPR, including assignments with blank grades. This does not apply for courses that use standards-based grading. |
Student ID | The student's ID is displayed. Click the student ID to view the student's profile. |
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Average | The student's working cycle average is displayed. For more information on calculating averages, view the online Help for Weighting Type on Settings > Manage Categories. |
❏ Select the students and level of detail:
Select Students with Average Below | To print IPRs only for students with an average below a specific average for the course-section, type the average in this field and click Select. The students are selected for printing. |
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This Class | Select to print an IPR for the student for only the selected course-section. If selected, Default View is selected and cannot be changed.
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All My Classes | Select to print IPRs for the student for all classes you teach in which the student is enrolled. If selected, the default view for the IPR is the summary view.
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Detailed View |
Select to print the detailed IPR. If not selected, the summary IPR is printed.
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Language |
For each student, select the language in which to print the IPR. |
IPR-wide Note | (Optional) Type a note to be displayed on all IPRs selected for printing. This note will be appended to any notes entered in the Note field on the IPR Comments page. (Notes entered on the IPR Comments page are student-specific.) |
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Print Parent Signature Line | Select to print a parent signature line at the bottom of the IPR. |
❏ Click Print Selected IPRs.
The Interim Progress Reports page opens. Click Return to IPR Selection to return to this page.
Print IPRs for students whose average is below specified number.
This page allows you to print IPRs for students in all of your courses who have a working cycle average below a specified average.
❏ Select students:
Select students from all my classes with any class average below: | Type the average. All of your students with a working cycle average below this average will be selected. |
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❏ Click Select.
All My Classes | Select to print IPRs for the student for all classes you teach in which the student is enrolled. If selected, the default view for the IPR is the summary view.
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Detailed View |
Select to print the detailed IPR. If not selected, the summary IPR is printed.
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Language |
For each student, select the language in which to print the IPR. |
IPR Wide Note | (Optional) Type a note to be displayed on all IPRs selected for printing. This note will be appended to any notes entered in the Note field on the IPR Comments page. (Notes entered on the IPR Comments page are student-specific.) |
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Print Parent Signature Line | Select to print a parent signature line at the bottom of the IPR. |
❏ Click Print Selected IPRs.
The Interim Progress Reports page opens. Click Return to IPR Selection to return to this page.
Reports:
Generate percent failing report.
This report provides the percentage of a teacher's students who have a failing working cycle average for each class, as well as a total for all of the teacher's classes. The data can be displayed in a pie chart or grid format. Non-graded courses are not included.
Administrative users have the option to view the data for all teachers across the campus.
NOTE: Background colors may not automatically print, depending on your browser settings. For more information, click here.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. | ||||
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Cycle | The current cycle is displayed. You can select a different cycle. | ||||
Viewing Options |
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Admin Options | These fields are only displayed if you are logged on as an administrative user.
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❏ Click Generate.
Generate student grade report (and UIL Eligibility) (if granted access).
Reports > Student Grades Report (and UIL Eligibility)
Reports > Student Group Reports > Student Grades Report
Settings > Student Group Manager > Group Reports > Student Grades Report
This report lists student working cycle averages for all of their courses. Courses in which the student has failing grades are shaded pink.
The report is available to users who log on to TeacherPortal with a district- or campus-level administrative ID, teachers who have access to run the student groups report, or teachers who have UIL access. However, the report can also be run for a student group by any user who has existing groups.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. |
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Cycle | The current cycle is displayed. You can select a different cycle. |
Course-Section Student Groups | Select the course for which to produce the report, or select NO SELECTION to run the report for all course-sections. You must specify either a course-section or special program, or both. If you are running the group report, Student Groups is displayed instead of Course-Section. Select the student group for which to run the report. |
Special Programs | This field is only displayed if you have been granted access to run group reports. Select the group for which to produce the report. If a program is selected, the report only includes students enrolled in that special program. You can select both a course-section and a special program. If you make selections in both fields, the report includes only students enrolled in the course-section who are also enrolled in the special program. If you select Generic, the generic program field appears allowing you to select a specific generic program. Only generic programs for the campus are listed. If a local program is selected, the report only includes students enrolled in that program. |
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Show only students with at least one grade below | Select to limit the report to students who have at least one course with a working cycle average below a specific grade (e.g., below 70), and type a grade in the field. |
Show only students and courses that are UIL Eligible |
Select to display only the UIL eligible courses in order to check for UIL eligibility. |
❏ Click Generate.
Generate student group reports.
Settings > Manage Student Groups
Group Manager (left grid) | Your existing groups are listed. Otherwise, the message “No Student Groups were found” is displayed. |
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Group Reports (right grid) | The available student group reports are listed; they are linked to the reports in the Reports > Student Group Reports submenu. Some of the group reports mirror other reports available in the Reports menu. If no groups exist, the message “No Student Groups Exist” is displayed in place of any reports. |
Group Reports (left grid) |
Click a report title to run the report for a student group:
• The group Admin Student Grades page allows you to run the Admin Student Grades report for a student group. |
Generate student notes report.
This report displays any of the following notes for one or all courses, and for one or all students.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. The selected semester affects the courses listed in the Course-Section drop-down list, but it does not affect the notes displayed; the notes are not semester-specific. For example, for a two-semester course, the notes are displayed for the entire year. |
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Cycle | The current cycle is displayed. You can select a different cycle. |
Course-Section | Select the course-section for which to print the report. Or, select ALL to produce the report for all of your course-sections. The drop down lists the two-digit period and course name. The course number and section number are in parentheses. |
❏ Under Notes Selection Options:
Student ID | Begin typing the student's ID. As you begin typing the ID, a drop-down list displays students whose student ID matches the numbers you have typed. From the drop-down list, select a student. | ||||||
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Select Note Type |
Select one or more note types to be printed. The descriptions for each note type are listed above.
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❏ Under Viewing Options:
Include withdrawn students | Withdrawn students are not automatically included. Select the field to include withdrawn students in the report. |
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Page break between courses | Select to print one course per page. Otherwise, the data will print continuously. |
❏ Click Generate.
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Manage cycle grades information.
This page allows you to manage end-of-cycle and end-of-semester grade data, including cycle and semester averages, working final grade, override grades, exams, citizenship grades, and comments. When all data has been entered correctly and is ready to post, you must submit the cycle and/or semester grades to the campus administrator.
No data is displayed for future cycles.
For self-paced courses, see the Self-paced Courses section below.
❏ Select the course-section you want to enter end-of-cycle grades for:
Semester | The semester of the selected date is displayed by default. |
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Course-Section | Select the course-section you want to enter cycle grades for. The drop down lists the two-digit period and course name. The course number and section number are in parentheses. |
Show Withdrawn Students |
Withdrawn students are not automatically displayed. Select the field to include withdrawn students in the list. |
❏ Click Retrieve.
The grid displays all students currently enrolled in the course-section. Students are sorted by last name, unless you have specified a custom sort order on Settings > Arrange Student Order.
The columns can be sorted according to your preferences.
If you sort by the last name column, the table sorts by last name, then first name. If you sort by the first name column, the table sorts by first name, then last name.
NOTE: Sorting the columns overrides the custom sort order established on the Arrange Student Order page. However, if you leave this page and return, the students are displayed in your custom sort order. (This does not apply on the Post/View Attendance page.)
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Press ENTER after you type each grade to move down the list to the next student. You can press SHIFT+ENTER to move up the list. You can also press the up and down arrow keys to move up and down the list.
Press TAB to move across the list to the next assignment. You can press SHIFT+TAB to move back to the left.
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ID | The student's ID is displayed. Click the student ID to view the student's profile. |
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Under Current Semester: N, Cycle: N Current cycle information appears under the Current Semester: N, Cycle: N heading, where N is the semester and cycle numbers. Current cycle information includes the following: |
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Average/(Auto Grade) |
The student's working cycle average is displayed, which is based on the data entered up to this point on Grades > Assignment Grades. This value is recalculated as assignment grade data is entered or changed for the student. |
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Override |
You can use this field to override a student's working cycle average with a different grade (e.g., if the student's working cycle average is 69, you may give the student a cycle grade of 70). You can also type N/G to assign an override grade of no grade. |
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Citizenship |
Type the student's citizenship grade for the current cycle. Valid grades are E, S, N, U, A, B, C, D, and F. |
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Report Card Comments | Type up to five one-character comment codes to specify the comments you want to print on the report card (e.g., “Conference Requested” or “Puts forth good effort”).
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Report Card Narrative | This field is displayed if enabled at the campus level, and only for the current cycle. You can type up to 5000 characters which will appear on the student's report card. |
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Reading Level |
The field is only displayed for credit level E courses that have a service ID with ELLA or ENGL (i.e., Elementary English Language Arts courses at elementary campuses), and only if the table is setup in Grade Reporting > Maintenance > TeacherPortal Options > District > Reading Levels. |
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CLOSED CYCLES & SEMESTERS | |||||
Posted Sem: # |
For closed semesters, the posted semester grades are displayed under the Posted Sem: # heading, where # is the closed semester. If you are currently in the first semester, the Posted Sem # heading is not displayed.
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Posted Cycles |
Posted cycle grades for the current semester are displayed by cycle. If you are currently in the first cycle of a semester, the Posted Cycles heading and cycle numbers are not displayed. NOTE: For transfer students, the prior cycle grades are entered at the campus level. |
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For self-paced courses, a modified version of the Cycle Grades page is displayed to accommodate cycle grade data for self-paced courses.
The semester grades for self-paced courses are automatically posted when they are saved. |
Once saved, failing grades are highlighted in pink.
Save and print:
You must save your grades before you exit this page. Otherwise, your changes will be lost.
IMPORTANT: Saving grades is different from posting grades. You can only post your grades once at the end of the cycle, as described below; however, you must save any changes every time you visit this page. This allows you to leave this page and return as you enter cycle grade data.
PIN | Type your four-digit personal identification number (PIN). |
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❏ Click Save.
Click to print the cycle grades displayed on the page. |
Post cycle grades:
❏ After you enter cycle grades data for the course, review your input carefully, and save all changes.
Once the data is posted by the campus administrator, you cannot change any data. If you discover an error after grades are posted, you must contact the campus administrator to correct any errors.
❏ When you are satisfied with your input for one or more of the cycle grades, notify the system that you are ready to post:
Select courses to mark grades as Ready to Post |
Click the link. The window closes, and the selected course(s) are listed below the PIN field.
The window opens allowing you to re-select the course(s). |
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PIN | Type your four-digit personal identification number (PIN). |
❏ Click Continue.
The page reloads, and a message is displayed indicating that the cycle grades were successfully sent to be posted. The message “[READY]” is displayed in the Course-Section drop-down list next to the course.
You can submit your grades more than one time if you make a change shortly after mark the grades as ready to post; however, once the data is posted by the campus administrator, you cannot change any data.
After grades are posted and the cycle is closed, you can make changes to the grades and view the working cycle average (e.g., for a student who missed the last few days of a cycle due to illness); however, you cannot post any changes. Instead, print your changes and submit your printout to the campus administrator.
NOTE: The campus administrator can run a report to determine which teachers have posted their grades and which teachers have not.
Reports:
Generate the cycle grade range report.
The report displays cycle grades that fall within a specified range according to options entered.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. |
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Cycle | The current cycle is displayed. You can select a different cycle. |
Course-Section | Select the course-section for which to print the report. The drop down lists the two-digit period and course name. The course number and section number are in parentheses. |
❏ Under Grade Selection Options, select the range of grades to include in the report.
Grade Level | Specify the grade level to run the report for, or leave blank to run the report for all grade levels. |
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Show all Cycle Grades | Select to include all cycle grades. Blank and incomplete grades are excluded unless you select Show Blank Grades and/or Show Incomplete Grades. |
Show all Cycle Grades between | Select to narrow the report to a specific range of grades, and type a maximum and minimum grade in the Maximum grade and Minimum grade fields. A note below the Maximum grade and Minimum grade fields indicates the highest failing cycle grade at the campus for your reference. |
Show Blank Grades | Select to include blank grades on the report, regardless of the settings of the Maximum grade and Minimum grade fields. |
Show Incomplete Grades | Select to include incomplete grades on the report, regardless of the settings of the Maximum grade and Minimum grade fields. |
❏ Under Viewing Options:
View Student Names | Select to display the student names on the report. Otherwise, the names are not printed on the report, and students can only be identified by their student IDs. The student IDs are always displayed on the report. | ||||
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View Current or All Course Section(s) | Select one:
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View Current Cycle Grade |
This field is only displayed for standards-based courses. |
❏ Under Admin Options:
These fields are only displayed if you are logged on as an administrative user.
Across Campus |
Select to view grades for all courses across the campus. Otherwise, grades are only displayed for the selected course-section or for the impersonated teacher’s courses.
NOTE:If you are impersonating a teacher for whom no courses are defined, the message “No courses defined” is displayed at the bottom of the page, and the fields are disabled. However, once you select Across Campus, the message is removed because it may not apply to all instructors at the campus, and the fields are enabled.
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❏ Click Generate.
Generate percent failing report.
This report provides the percentage of a teacher's students who have a failing working cycle average for each class, as well as a total for all of the teacher's classes. The data can be displayed in a pie chart or grid format. Non-graded courses are not included.
Administrative users have the option to view the data for all teachers across the campus.
NOTE: Background colors may not automatically print, depending on your browser settings. For more information, click here.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. | ||||
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Cycle | The current cycle is displayed. You can select a different cycle. | ||||
Viewing Options |
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Admin Options | These fields are only displayed if you are logged on as an administrative user.
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❏ Click Generate.
Generate student grade report (and UIL Eligibility) (if granted access).
Reports > Student Grades Report (and UIL Eligibility)
Reports > Student Group Reports > Student Grades Report
Settings > Student Group Manager > Group Reports > Student Grades Report
This report lists student working cycle averages for all of their courses. Courses in which the student has failing grades are shaded pink.
The report is available to users who log on to TeacherPortal with a district- or campus-level administrative ID, teachers who have access to run the student groups report, or teachers who have UIL access. However, the report can also be run for a student group by any user who has existing groups.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. |
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Cycle | The current cycle is displayed. You can select a different cycle. |
Course-Section Student Groups | Select the course for which to produce the report, or select NO SELECTION to run the report for all course-sections. You must specify either a course-section or special program, or both. If you are running the group report, Student Groups is displayed instead of Course-Section. Select the student group for which to run the report. |
Special Programs | This field is only displayed if you have been granted access to run group reports. Select the group for which to produce the report. If a program is selected, the report only includes students enrolled in that special program. You can select both a course-section and a special program. If you make selections in both fields, the report includes only students enrolled in the course-section who are also enrolled in the special program. If you select Generic, the generic program field appears allowing you to select a specific generic program. Only generic programs for the campus are listed. If a local program is selected, the report only includes students enrolled in that program. |
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Show only students with at least one grade below | Select to limit the report to students who have at least one course with a working cycle average below a specific grade (e.g., below 70), and type a grade in the field. |
Show only students and courses that are UIL Eligible |
Select to display only the UIL eligible courses in order to check for UIL eligibility. |
❏ Click Generate.
Generate student group reports.
Settings > Manage Student Groups
Group Manager (left grid) | Your existing groups are listed. Otherwise, the message “No Student Groups were found” is displayed. |
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Group Reports (right grid) | The available student group reports are listed; they are linked to the reports in the Reports > Student Group Reports submenu. Some of the group reports mirror other reports available in the Reports menu. If no groups exist, the message “No Student Groups Exist” is displayed in place of any reports. |
Group Reports (left grid) |
Click a report title to run the report for a student group:
• The group Admin Student Grades page allows you to run the Admin Student Grades report for a student group. |
Generate student notes report.
This report displays any of the following notes for one or all courses, and for one or all students.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. The selected semester affects the courses listed in the Course-Section drop-down list, but it does not affect the notes displayed; the notes are not semester-specific. For example, for a two-semester course, the notes are displayed for the entire year. |
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Cycle | The current cycle is displayed. You can select a different cycle. |
Course-Section | Select the course-section for which to print the report. Or, select ALL to produce the report for all of your course-sections. The drop down lists the two-digit period and course name. The course number and section number are in parentheses. |
❏ Under Notes Selection Options:
Student ID | Begin typing the student's ID. As you begin typing the ID, a drop-down list displays students whose student ID matches the numbers you have typed. From the drop-down list, select a student. | ||||||
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Select Note Type |
Select one or more note types to be printed. The descriptions for each note type are listed above.
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❏ Under Viewing Options:
Include withdrawn students | Withdrawn students are not automatically included. Select the field to include withdrawn students in the report. |
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Page break between courses | Select to print one course per page. Otherwise, the data will print continuously. |
❏ Click Generate.
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Complete all end-of-cycle steps, plus the following:
Manage semester grades information.
This page allows you to manage end-of-cycle and end-of-semester grade data, including cycle and semester averages, working final grade, override grades, exams, citizenship grades, and comments. When all data has been entered correctly and is ready to post, you must submit the cycle and/or semester grades to the campus administrator.
No data is displayed for future cycles.
For self-paced courses, see the Self-paced Courses section below.
❏ Select the course-section you want to enter assignment grades for:
Semester | The semester of the selected date is displayed by default. |
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Course-Section | Select the course-section you want to enter semester grades for. The drop down lists the two-digit period and course name. The course number and section number are in parentheses. |
Show Withdrawn Students |
Withdrawn students are not automatically displayed. Select the field to include withdrawn students in the list. |
❏ Click Retrieve.
The grid displays all students currently enrolled in the course-section. Students are sorted by last name, unless you have specified a custom sort order on Settings > Arrange Student Order.
The columns can be sorted according to your preferences.
If you sort by the last name column, the table sorts by last name, then first name. If you sort by the first name column, the table sorts by first name, then last name.
NOTE: Sorting the columns overrides the custom sort order established on the Arrange Student Order page. However, if you leave this page and return, the students are displayed in your custom sort order. (This does not apply on the Post/View Attendance page.)
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Press ENTER after you type each grade to move down the list to the next student. You can press SHIFT+ENTER to move up the list. You can also press the up and down arrow keys to move up and down the list.
Press TAB to move across the list to the next assignment. You can press SHIFT+TAB to move back to the left.
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ID | The student's ID is displayed. Click the student ID to view the student's profile. |
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LAST CYCLE/END OF SEMESTER | |||
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Under Semester Grades: End-of-semester information includes the following: |
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Exam |
Enter the student's semester exam grade. If the student has a pre-posted exam grade, it is displayed and cannot be changed.
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Working Average |
The student's working semester average is displayed, based on the data entered up to this point. The value is recalculated every time you access the page, click Calculate Semester Averages, or save grades.
NOTE: If a cycle grade is blank, the semester grade is not calculated. |
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Override |
This field allows you to override a student's working semester average with a different grade (e.g., if the student's working cycle average is 69, you may give the student a cycle grade of 70, depending on district policy). You can also type N/G to assign an override grade of no grade. |
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Posted Average | The field is blank until a semester grade is posted. Then, the posted semester grade is displayed. |
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For campuses that do not have semester exams every semester (e.g., a four-semester campus that has semester exams at the end of the second and fourth semesters), the semester averages are only calculated if there is a semester exam for the current semester.
• The Exam field is displayed.
• The Exam field is not displayed. |
Once saved, failing grades are highlighted in pink.
Save and print:
You must save your grades before you exit this page. Otherwise, your changes will be lost.
IMPORTANT: Saving grades is different from posting grades. You can only post your grades once at the end of the cycle, as described below; however, you must save any changes every time you visit this page. This allows you to leave this page and return as you enter cycle grade data.
PIN | Type your four-digit personal identification number (PIN). |
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❏ Click Save.
Click to print the cycle grades displayed on the page. |
Post semester grades:
❏ After you enter semester grades data for the course, review your input carefully, and save all changes.
Once the data is posted by the campus administrator, you cannot change any data. If you discover an error after grades are posted, you must contact the campus administrator to correct any errors.
❏ When you are satisfied with your input for one or more of the cycle grades, notify the system that you are ready to post:
Select courses to mark grades as Ready to Post |
Click the link. The window closes, and the selected course(s) are listed below the PIN field.
The window opens allowing you to re-select the course(s). |
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PIN | Type your four-digit personal identification number (PIN). |
❏ Click Continue.
The page reloads, and a message is displayed indicating that the cycle grades were successfully sent to be posted. The message “[READY]” is displayed in the Course-Section drop-down list next to the course.
You can submit your grades more than one time if you make a change shortly after mark the grades as ready to post; however, once the data is posted by the campus administrator, you cannot change any data.
After grades are posted and the cycle is closed, you can make changes to the grades and view the working cycle average (e.g., for a student who missed the last few days of a cycle due to illness); however, you cannot post any changes. Instead, print your changes and submit your printout to the campus administrator.
NOTE: The campus administrator can run a report to determine which teachers have posted their grades and which teachers have not yet posted their grades.
Reports:
Generate percent failing report.
This report provides the percentage of a teacher's students who have a failing working cycle average for each class, as well as a total for all of the teacher's classes. The data can be displayed in a pie chart or grid format. Non-graded courses are not included.
Administrative users have the option to view the data for all teachers across the campus.
NOTE: Background colors may not automatically print, depending on your browser settings. For more information, click here.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. | ||||
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Cycle | The current cycle is displayed. You can select a different cycle. | ||||
Viewing Options |
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Admin Options | These fields are only displayed if you are logged on as an administrative user.
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❏ Click Generate.
Generate missing exam grades report.
This report lists students who are missing semester exam grades. The report can only be run for campuses that require exams and have enabled the option for exams for high school courses. Otherwise,
the message “Report not applicable to this campus” is displayed.
District and campus administrative users have the option to view the grades for all courses across the campus.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. |
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❏ Under Admin Options:
These fields are only displayed if you are logged on as an administrative user.
Across Campus | Select to view missing exam grades for all courses across the campus. Otherwise, grades are only displayed for the impersonated teacher's courses.
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❏ Click Generate.
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Attendance Reports:
Attendance > Attendance Rosters
Attendance > Attendance Rosters
This page allows you to print attendance rosters for one course or all of your courses at one time. A signature line is provided at the bottom of each period-course.
Date | Type a date in the MMDDYYYY format, or click to select a date from the calendar. |
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Semester | The current semester is displayed by default. You can select another semester. |
Period | Select the period-course for which you want to print the roster. Or, select ALL CLASSES to print rosters for all periods. |
Sorting Options | Indicate if you want to sort the rosters by student ID, last name, first name, or course-section. |
❏ Click Generate.
Reports > Attendance Verification
Reports > Attendance Verification
This report displays attendance for all of your students for a selected course-section and date range. You can view data for up to one semester. You can also generate a summary report that displays only totals for the selected date range.
The following codes are used:
An asterisk next to the attendance code indicates that the absence or tardy occurred in a course other than the course the student is currently enrolled in (e.g., if he transferred from one course to another during the school year).
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❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. |
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Course-Section | Select the course-section and period for which to print the report. |
From Date To Date | Enter the beginning and ending dates. Both dates must fall within the selected semester. |
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Include Withdrawn Students | Withdrawn students are not automatically included. Select the field to include withdrawn students in the report. |
Summary Only | Select to display only totals for the selected date range. If not selected, the report lists all absences for the selected date range. |
❏ Click Generate.
This report provides a blank class roster by semester and course, including a list of students enrolled in the course and up to 50 blank columns. You can choose the sort order and whether to include the student’s birth date and contact information. The report can be exported in CSV format.
If you print the report for a course group, the Course Section column is included allowing you to identify the course-section in which the student is enrolled.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. | ||||||||
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Course-Section | Select the course-section and period for which to print the report. The drop down lists the two-digit period and course name. The course number and section number are in parentheses. If course groups have been created on the Course Grouping page, the groups are listed as well as the individual courses. |
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Columns | Type the number of blank columns to display on the report, up to 50. | ||||||||
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Sorting Options | Indicate the order in which to sort the report data. You can sort by student name (last name), Student ID, course-section (for course groups), birth date (if included), or custom student order. Custom student order is the order specified for the course-section on Settings > Arrange Student Order. |
❏ Click Generate.
This report prints a teacher's seating charts for all periods or one period. For each period, the seating chart is displayed followed by a list of students who are not assigned to seats. The seating chart lists the student name, gender, and ID.
If printed for all periods, each period prints on a separate page.
NOTE: If that field has been changed, and the seating charts have not been re-saved on Settings > Manage Charts since the setting was changed, a warning message is displayed when the report is generated indicating that the reports will not be accurate until the Manage Seating Charts page has been re-saved. You must review the seating chart for each period on the Manage Seating Charts page, make any necessary changes, and then re-save each chart.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. | ||||
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Period | Select the period-course(s) to print the seating chart for, or select ALL CLASSES to print seating charts for all periods. If Combine Courses in Attendance is selected on your Settings > Update Profile page, the courses are combined by period. |
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width | Select the width setting for the report.
For either width setting, you can adjust the orientation when you print. Select Landscape to increase the number of students that fit on the page. |
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Show Pictures | Select to display student photos in the seating chart. Photos are only available if they have been added by the district. |
❏ Click Generate.
Grades Reports:
Reports > Student Grade Report (and UIL Eligibility) (if granted access)
Reports > Student Grades Report (and UIL Eligibility)
Reports > Student Group Reports > Student Grades Report
Settings > Student Group Manager > Group Reports > Student Grades Report
This report lists student working cycle averages for all of their courses. Courses in which the student has failing grades are shaded pink.
The report is available to users who log on to TeacherPortal with a district- or campus-level administrative ID, teachers who have access to run the student groups report, or teachers who have UIL access. However, the report can also be run for a student group by any user who has existing groups.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. |
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Cycle | The current cycle is displayed. You can select a different cycle. |
Course-Section Student Groups | Select the course for which to produce the report, or select NO SELECTION to run the report for all course-sections. You must specify either a course-section or special program, or both. If you are running the group report, Student Groups is displayed instead of Course-Section. Select the student group for which to run the report. |
Special Programs | This field is only displayed if you have been granted access to run group reports. Select the group for which to produce the report. If a program is selected, the report only includes students enrolled in that special program. You can select both a course-section and a special program. If you make selections in both fields, the report includes only students enrolled in the course-section who are also enrolled in the special program. If you select Generic, the generic program field appears allowing you to select a specific generic program. Only generic programs for the campus are listed. If a local program is selected, the report only includes students enrolled in that program. |
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Show only students with at least one grade below | Select to limit the report to students who have at least one course with a working cycle average below a specific grade (e.g., below 70), and type a grade in the field. |
Show only students and courses that are UIL Eligible |
Select to display only the UIL eligible courses in order to check for UIL eligibility. |
❏ Click Generate.
This report lists assignment grades for all students in a course according to options entered on this page. The overall assignment average and class average are also displayed.
NOTE: The Category Legend as it appears on the report matches the Cat ID (category ID) column (in the Assignment Legend) to the corresponding category name and category weight. The Assignment Legend matches the assignment ID heading to the corresponding assignment name, total points, and Cat ID.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. |
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Cycle | The current cycle is displayed. You can select a different cycle. |
Course-Section | Select the course-section for which to print the report. Or, select All to produce the report for all of your course-sections. The drop down lists the two-digit period and course name. The course number and section number are in parentheses. |
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Sorting Options | Indicate the field to sort the report by.
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❏ Click Generate.
Reports > Rubrics (if enabled for campus)
There are two ways to access the rubric printing options:
Print the rubric chart:
❏ Click Print to print a report of the displayed rubric chart.
The Rubric Report Selection page opens allowing you to make selections for printing the report.
This report prints a rubric chart which has been set up on Settings > Manage Rubric Charts. You can print only the rubric chart (i.e., blank), or you can print the rubric chart with student grades for a particular assignment.
❏ Specify report options:
Rubric Name | Select the rubric chart you want to print. Only rubric charts that have skills and scores already set up are listed. | ||||||
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Title | (Optional) Type a title for the report, up to 50 characters. If blank, the rubric chart name is used as the title. | ||||||
Print with grades |
Select to print the report with student grades. This field is only displayed if the selected rubric chart has already been used to grade an assignment.
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❏ Click Generate.
Grades Reports (Standards-Based):
Reports > Assignment Grades (Standards-Based)
Reports > Assignment Grades Standards-Based
This report lists assignment grades (i.e., scores) and class averages for all students in a standards-based course according to options entered on this page. The overall class average is also displayed. The report can be exported as a spreadsheet.
Printing the scores is optional; you can also print the report with just the students' class averages.
NOTE: If the report is too large to fit on one page, you must export the report in order to print the complete report. The Export button is available on the report. If you click Print, only the first page is printed.
- indicates the assignment grade is excluded.
- indicates the assignment grade is marked as late (but not excluded).
- indicates the assignment grade is marked as re-do (but not excluded).
- indicates the assignment is incomplete.
- indicates the assignment is missing.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. |
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Cycle | The current cycle is displayed. You can select a different cycle. |
Course-Section | Select the course-section for which to print the report. The drop down lists the two-digit period and course name. The course number and section number are in parentheses. |
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Sorting Options | Indicate the field to sort the report by. |
❏ Click Generate.
This report displays a student's standard assignment grades in a line chart format, which allows you to see the student's grade progression for each standard. This report only applies to course-sections that are set up to use standards-based grading.
The rubric score grid lines are displayed according to the scale used by the campus.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. |
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Cycle | The current cycle is displayed. You can select a different cycle. Or, select All to generate the report for all cycles to date in the current semester. |
Course-Section | Select the course-section for which to print the report. Or, select All to produce the report for all of your course-sections. The drop down lists the two-digit period and course name. The course number and section number are in parentheses. |
Standard | Select the standard for which to print the report. Or, select All Standards to print the report for all standards, where one chart is displayed per standard. |
Student | Select the student to print the report for. |
❏ Click Generate.
End-of-Cycle/Semester Reports:
Reports > Blank/Missing Grades
Reports > Blank/Missing Grades
This report lists blank, missing, and incomplete assignment grades according to options entered on this page.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. |
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Cycle | The current cycle is displayed. You can select a different cycle. |
Course-Section | Select the course-section for which to print the report. The drop down lists the two-digit period and course name. The course number and section number are in parentheses. |
Grade Selection Options | Select the items you want to include in the report. For example, to include all student assignment grades for which no grade has been entered, select Show Blank Grades. To include all items, select Select All. | ||||||||||||
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❏ Click Generate.
This report displays any of the following notes for one or all courses, and for one or all students.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. The selected semester affects the courses listed in the Course-Section drop-down list, but it does not affect the notes displayed; the notes are not semester-specific. For example, for a two-semester course, the notes are displayed for the entire year. |
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Cycle | The current cycle is displayed. You can select a different cycle. |
Course-Section | Select the course-section for which to print the report. Or, select ALL to produce the report for all of your course-sections. The drop down lists the two-digit period and course name. The course number and section number are in parentheses. |
❏ Under Notes Selection Options:
Student ID | Begin typing the student's ID. As you begin typing the ID, a drop-down list displays students whose student ID matches the numbers you have typed. From the drop-down list, select a student. | ||||||
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Select Note Type |
Select one or more note types to be printed. The descriptions for each note type are listed above.
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❏ Under Viewing Options:
Include withdrawn students | Withdrawn students are not automatically included. Select the field to include withdrawn students in the report. |
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Page break between courses | Select to print one course per page. Otherwise, the data will print continuously. |
❏ Click Generate.
This report provides the percentage of a teacher's students who have a failing working cycle average for each class, as well as a total for all of the teacher's classes. The data can be displayed in a pie chart or grid format. Non-graded courses are not included.
Administrative users have the option to view the data for all teachers across the campus.
NOTE: Background colors may not automatically print, depending on your browser settings. For more information, click here.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. | ||||
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Cycle | The current cycle is displayed. You can select a different cycle. | ||||
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Admin Options | These fields are only displayed if you are logged on as an administrative user.
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❏ Click Generate.
This report lists students who are missing semester exam grades. The report can only be run for campuses that require exams and have enabled the option for exams for high school courses. Otherwise,
the message “Report not applicable to this campus” is displayed.
District and campus administrative users have the option to view the grades for all courses across the campus.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. |
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❏ Under Admin Options:
These fields are only displayed if you are logged on as an administrative user.
Across Campus | Select to view missing exam grades for all courses across the campus. Otherwise, grades are only displayed for the impersonated teacher's courses.
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❏ Click Generate.
The report displays cycle grades that fall within a specified range according to options entered.
❏ Specify report options:
Semester | The current semester is displayed. You can select a different semester. |
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Cycle | The current cycle is displayed. You can select a different cycle. |
Course-Section | Select the course-section for which to print the report. The drop down lists the two-digit period and course name. The course number and section number are in parentheses. |
❏ Under Grade Selection Options, select the range of grades to include in the report.
Grade Level | Specify the grade level to run the report for, or leave blank to run the report for all grade levels. |
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Show all Cycle Grades | Select to include all cycle grades. Blank and incomplete grades are excluded unless you select Show Blank Grades and/or Show Incomplete Grades. |
Show all Cycle Grades between | Select to narrow the report to a specific range of grades, and type a maximum and minimum grade in the Maximum grade and Minimum grade fields. A note below the Maximum grade and Minimum grade fields indicates the highest failing cycle grade at the campus for your reference. |
Show Blank Grades | Select to include blank grades on the report, regardless of the settings of the Maximum grade and Minimum grade fields. |
Show Incomplete Grades | Select to include incomplete grades on the report, regardless of the settings of the Maximum grade and Minimum grade fields. |
❏ Under Viewing Options:
View Student Names | Select to display the student names on the report. Otherwise, the names are not printed on the report, and students can only be identified by their student IDs. The student IDs are always displayed on the report. | ||||
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View Current or All Course Section(s) | Select one:
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❏ Under Admin Options:
These fields are only displayed if you are logged on as an administrative user.
Across Campus |
Select to view grades for all courses across the campus. Otherwise, grades are only displayed for the selected course-section or for the impersonated teacher’s courses.
NOTE:If you are impersonating a teacher for whom no courses are defined, the message “No courses defined” is displayed at the bottom of the page, and the fields are disabled. However, once you select Across Campus, the message is removed because it may not apply to all instructors at the campus, and the fields are enabled.
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❏ Click Generate.
Multipurpose Reports:
This report is only available to users who log on to TeacherPortal with a district- or campus-level security administrator user ID, or to teachers who have access to run the special programs report.
This report lists of the special programs for each student in the class.
Only the special programs selected by the campus are included. If enabled, the Generic column appears in the report and displays program information.
❏ Specify report options:
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As Of Date | Type a date in the MMDDYYYY format. Or, or click to select a date from the calendar. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Viewing Options |
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Admin Options | These fields are only displayed if you are logged on as an administrative user:
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❏ Click Generate.
Reports > Student Groups Reports
Settings > Manage Student Groups
Group Manager (left grid) | Your existing groups are listed. Otherwise, the message “No Student Groups were found” is displayed. |
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Group Reports (right grid) | The available student group reports are listed; they are linked to the reports in the Reports > Student Group Reports submenu. Some of the group reports mirror other reports available in the Reports menu. If no groups exist, the message “No Student Groups Exist” is displayed in place of any reports. |
Group Reports (left grid) |
Click a report title to run the report for a student group:
• The group Admin Student Grades page allows you to run the Admin Student Grades report for a student group. |
Grades > IPR Comments
This page allows you to enter IPR comments and notes that will be displayed on the printed IPRs.
❏ Select the course:
❏ Click Retrieve.
The students in the course-section or group are displayed.
Students are sorted by last name, unless you have specified a custom sort order on Settings > Arrange Student Order.
The columns can be re-sorted.
The columns can be sorted according to your preferences.
If you sort by the last name column, the table sorts by last name, then first name. If you sort by the first name column, the table sorts by first name, then last name.
NOTE: Sorting the columns overrides the custom sort order established on the Arrange Student Order page. However, if you leave this page and return, the students are displayed in your custom sort order. (This does not apply on the Post/View Attendance page.)
Type up to five one-character comment codes to specify the comments you want to print on the IPR (e.g., “Conference requested”).
(located below the grid) Click to view a list of valid IPR comment codes and descriptions. These codes are created in the Student system.
NOTE: If a description exists in Spanish, the Spanish description is displayed below the English description. If the student's report card is generated in Spanish, and a Spanish comment exists, the Spanish comment is printed on the report card. If a Spanish comment does not exist, the English comment is printed on the report card. These codes and descriptions are maintained at the campus level.
Click to enter notes about the student that will appear on the printed IPR. Click Ok to save the note, or click Clear to clear the note. If a note is entered for the student, the yellow note icon is displayed.
NOTE: Your comments and notes are not actually saved until you type your PIN and click Save. When you click Ok, it only saves your notes until you save all data on the page.
Click to clear all comments for all displayed students. Notes are not cleared.
NOTE: Your comments are not actually cleared until you enter your PIN and click Save.
Save data:
❏ Click Save.
If your changes were saved successfully, the page reloads, and a message is displayed indicating that the grades were saved successfully.
To print IPRs for the selected students, go to Grades > Print IPR. Follow the instructions provided in the online Help for the page.