Course Type | Operator | Value | Grade | Calculation | Weighted Grade |
Dual Credit | %+ - PERCENT PLUS OPERATOR | 10 | 85 | 85 x .10 = 8.5
85 + 8.5 | = 93.5 |
Modified Coursework | %- - PERCENT MINUS OPERATOR | 5 | 85 | 85 x .05 = 4.25
85 - 4.25 | = 80.75 |
The operator’s calculation may produce a decimal place in the weighted grade which is not rounded up or down. The decimal place is used in calculating the student’s current year grade point average.
NOTE: If no weight will be applied to a course (such as a Regular), the Operator must be set to + ADD OPERATOR, and Value must be 0. These settings will include the course in grade averaging and use the student’s grade at face value.
Different Weights for Different Grades:
The Numeric Grade Average Operator/Value table allows different grade ranges to have different weights applied within the same course type.
Example:
Course Type | Operator | Value | Low Grade | High Grade |
Honors | %+ - PERCENT PLUS OPERATOR | 10 | 090 | 100 |
Honors | %+ - PERCENT PLUS OPERATOR | 5 | 075 | 089 |
Failing Grades:
Failing grades are processed differently in numeric grade averaging than in grade point grade averaging. Numeric grade averaging uses the grade at face value if it falls outside the high or low grade range. In grade point grade averaging, the grade must be listed in the Grade Point Grade Averaging table, with a grade other than zero, to be included in the average.
Example:
If the Low Grade field in the Numeric Grade Average Operator/Value table is set to 070, and the student’s grade is 65, the student will not receive the weighted value for the course. Instead, the student’s grade of 65 is used in calculating the GPA.
Blank, Incomplete, and No Grade:
Grades that are blank are adjusted to zero in grade averaging calculations, and the course is counted in the student’s total number of courses.
Grades that are incomplete (I) and no grade (N/G) are not counted in grade averaging calculations, and the I or N/G will display on the report.
Running Both Numeric and Grade Point Grade Averaging:
A district can choose to use numeric grade averaging with no weights applied to calculate the student’s true numeric average, and then use grade point grade averaging to weight the courses and rank the students. In this case, the Numeric Grade Average Operator table must include all Course Type codes used at each campus entered with Operator set to + ADD OPERATOR, and Value set to 0. Then, the Grade Point tables are used to weight the grades and used to rank the students.
NOTE: If you are running both numeric and grade point grade averaging, you must run grade point grade averaging last. Each time grade averaging is run, the program overwrites the student’s existing current year rank.