Burke County High School Grade Book Set-Up in Power Teacher
http://pschool.burke.k12.ga.us/teachers
It is imperative that your grade book is set up EXACTLY as it appears in this document.
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Our Grade Book at a Glance
SEMESTER CLASSES
With an EOCT Without an EOCT
YEARLONG CLASSES
With an EOCT
Without an EOCT
S1 50
Q1 40
Q2 40
M1 20
S2 50
Q3 40
Q4 40
F1 20
E1, F1, M1 are set to total points Y1, S1, S2 are set to term weights
Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 are set to category weights
Category Weights Formative Assessment – 50% Summative Assessment – 40%
Homework – 10%
Q1 or Q3 40
Q2 or Q4 40
F1 20
Q1 or Q3 40
Q2 or Q4 40
E1 20
S1 40
Q1 40
Q2 40
M1 20
S2 40
Q3 50
Q4 50
F1 N/A
E1 20
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Abbreviations Y1 – Yearlong Class S1 – First Semester
Q1 – 1st Nine Weeks Grading Period Q2 – 2nd Nine Weeks Grading Period M1 – Mid Term/Semester Exam
S2 – Second Semester Q3 – 3rd Nine Weeks Grading Period Q4 – 4th Nine Weeks Grading Period F1 – Final Exam
E1 – EOCT Grade
Launch PowerTeacher Gradebook
PowerTeacher gradebook is accessible via the Gradebook button. How to Launch PowerTeacher Gradebook
Click Gradebook. The PowerTeacher Gradebook Launch page appears. Click Launch Gradebook. A digital signature verification dialog appears. Click Trust. PowerTeacher gradebook opens.
Note: You can have only one active session of PowerTeacher gradebook launched at a time. If you attempt to launch a second session of PowerTeacher gradebook, the Terminate Other Sessions window appears, displaying the message, "Other active sessions exist for this user account. Would you like to terminate the other sessions or quit this session?" Either click Terminate Other Sessions or Quit. By default, the grade book opens to this screen:
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Categories Before you can create assignments, you must set up categories. Categories are groups of the same types of assignments. Categories are not class-specific, eliminating the need to create the same categories multiple times for each class.
Setting Up Categories By default, PowerTeacher grade book includes four pre-defined categories: Homework, Project, Quiz, and Test. These categories appear in the Categories pane. Burke County High School requires that ALL teachers use the SAME three categories: Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment, and Homework. Therefore, you will need to create these categories if you have not already done so.
Creating New Categories
Name of the Category Abbreviation Weight Color
Formative Assessment FA 50% Red
Summative Assessment SA 40% Blue
Homework HW 10% Green
How to Edit Existing Categories that will NOT be Used On the Categories pane, right-click on the category and
choose Edit. The Categories dialog appears. Open the drop-down menu and change the color to NONE. Click OK to save your changes. Do not delete categories that are “in use,” meaning categories that have been used in years past.
How to Add a Category
In the Categories pane, click the Plus (+) button. The Categories Dialog appears.
Enter the required information. See the chart on the next page for Name, Abbreviation, and Color.
Click OK to save your changes. The new category now appears in the Categories pane.
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Setting Up Final Grade Weights Once you have created the assignment categories, you will need to setup how your students’ final grades will be calculated. Grade setup should be done for EVERY section you teach...BOTH semesters. It is advised that you set up your grade book BEFORE entering grades.
Grade Setup Use the Grade Setup window to specify how you want final grades to be calculated for students in your classes. Calculation methods include total points, term weight, or category weight. Follow the steps outlined in this document so that tour grade book will reflect the guidelines set forth by the BCHS Administration.
For Yearlong Classes with EOCT
Y1 – Yearlong:
This screen should be set so that
the final grade is calculated by
using TERM WEIGHTS. Note:
S1 and S2 are both weighted 40%
while E1 is weighted 20%.
Change the value by double clicking on the existing value.
Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.
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S1 Screen
S2 Screen
S1 – Semester 1:
This screen should be set so that the
final grade is calculated by using TERM
WEIGHTS. Note: Q1 and Q2 are both
weighted 40% while M1 is weighted
20%.
S2 – Semester 2:
This screen should be set so that the
final grade is calculated by using TERM
WEIGHTS. Note: Q3 and Q4 are both
weighted 50% each while F1 is
weighted 0%. The EOCT will take the
place of the final exam; therefore, F1
should be left blank.
Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.
Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.
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Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 Screens
E1, M1, and F1 Screens
E1 – EOCT Grade; M1 –
Midterm/Semester Exam; F1
– Final Exam:
This screen should be set so that
these grades count as TOTAL
POINTS and calculate in the
final average as such. Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.
Q1 – 1st, Q2 – 2nd, Q3 – 3rd, and Q4
– 4th Nine Weeks Grading Periods:
Each screen should be set so that the
final grade is calculated by using
CATEGORY WEIGHTS. Note:
Formative Assessment Grades (RED)
will be weighted 50%, Homework
Grades (GREEN) will be weighted 10%,
and Summative Assessment Grades
(BLUE) will be weighted 40%.
Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.
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For SEMESTER Classes with an EOCT (Economics and PLATO only)
S1 or S2 Screen
Q1 and Q2 (1st Semester) or Q3 and Q4 (2nd Semester) Screens
S1 – Semester 1 or S2 –
Semester 2:
This screen should be set so
that the final grade is
calculated by using TERM
WEIGHTS. Note: Q1 and
Q2 are both weighted 40%
while F1 is 0% and E1 is
weighted 20%.
Q1 – 1st, Q2 – 2nd, Q3 – 3rd, and
Q4 – 4th Nine Weeks Grading
Periods:
Each screen should be set so that
the final grade is calculated by using
CATEGORY WEIGHTS. Note:
Formative Assessment Grades (RED)
will be weighted 50%, Homework
Grades (GREEN) will be weighted
10%, and Summative Assessment
Grades (BLUE) will be weighted
40%.
Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.
Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.
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E1 and F1 Screens
E1 – EOCT Grade; F1 – Final Exam:
This screen should be set so that these grades count as TOTAL
POINTS and calculate in the final average as such.
Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.
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For Classes without an EOCT
Y1 Screen
S1 and S2 Screens
Y1 – Yearlong:
This screen should be set so that
the final grade is calculated by
using TERM WEIGHTS. Note:
S1 and S2 are both weighted 50%
while E1 is weighted 0%.
S1 – Semester 1; S2 –
Semester 2:
This screen should be set so that
the final grade is calculated by
using TERM WEIGHTS. Note:
Q1 and Q2 are both weighted
40% while M1 is weighted 20%.
S2 will be set up the same way.
Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.
Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.
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Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 Screens
E1, M1, and F1 Screens
Q1 – 1st, Q2 – 2nd, Q3 – 3rd,
and Q4 – 4th Nine Weeks
Grading Periods:
Each screen should be set so that
the final grade is calculated by
using CATEGORY WEIGHTS.
Note: Formative Assessment
Grades (RED) will be weighted
50%, Homework Grades (GREEN)
will be weighted 10%, and
Summative Assessment Grades
(BLUE) will be weighted 40%.
E1 – EOCT Grade; M1 –
Midterm/Semester Exam; F1
– Final Exam:
This screen should be set so that
these grades count as TOTAL
POINTS and calculate in the final
average as such.
Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.
Click SAVE before moving on to the next screen.