There are times students are added to a class mid semester either because they have switched courses or they have transferred to the Glenbrooks.  There are a couple of options for how to enter those grades so that they calculate correctly for the remainder of the semester depending on the situation.  

Instructions

A new student just entered your class during the semester. How do you address the assignments that the student missed for the current semester? There are several choices:


Choice 1: Exempt from all previous assignments

This would typically be done if the student is new to the school and we have no previous records or grades for that student. (Use the Horizontal Fill feature for easy entry!)

Choice 2: Transfer scores for all previous assignments

If the student was in another section and DID the same assignments, you can use the transfer scores feature now built in to PowerTeacher to automatically import scores from the old class to the new class OR manually  re-enter scores in the new class.

Choice 3: Enter assignment(s) with a provided percentage 

This option is typically used if a student is coming from another teacher’s class AND the assignments are not the same.  Total points graders and weighted graders need to enter scores slightly differently to accurately represent the incoming grade.


Total Points Graders:

  1. Find the number of total points for the semester at the point when the student entered your class.

  2. Create an assignment titled “Student Transfer Grade”  with the total number of points for the semester and assign it only to that student.  To assign to a specific student, click on the “Students” tab when creating the assignment, click on “Add or Remove Students” and only check the box next to the new student.

  3. Enter the number of points that corresponds with the student’s incoming percentage.  For example, if there are 500 points for the semester and a student is coming in with a 90%, enter 450 points for the student in that assignment.


Weighted Graders: 

Weighted graders must add a separate assignment for every category in the class. 


  1. Find the number of total points for each category at the point when the student entered your class.

  2. Create an assignment titled “Student Transfer Grade: ‘Category””  with the total number of points for that category and assign it only to that student.  To assign to a specific student, click on the “Students” tab, click on “Add or Remove Students” and only check the box next to the new student.  

  3. Enter the number of points that corresponds with the student’s incoming percentage.  For example, if there are 100 points for the category and a student is coming in with a 90%, enter 90 points for the student in that assignment.

  4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each category.