Enter Classroom Grading

Under the Teacher Menu, click on Enter Classroom Grading. This is where you will enter and view student grades for the selected course/section.

Select the Enter Classroom Grading entry point. On the Course Section List page, highlight a course section and click the Select button to open the Frontline SIS Gradebook.

The course/section list in the header above the Gradebook tabs shows the course/section you selected on the Course Section List page. You can use this drop-down list to view the grades for another course/section without having to search for another course/section.

Our district has set up the Filter field to display, you can select a Special Program by which to filter the list of students on the tab. To return the list to the view of all students, select All from the drop-down list.

• Gradebook tabs (MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4) - Use these to manage your assignments and grades for your class roster. There is a gradebook tab for each gradebook grading cycle.

• Report Card tab - Use to record student grades and comments, calculate grades, and review attendance information

• Progress tab - Use this tab to add grades and comments to the report

• Credit tab - Use to view the Credit Attempted and Credit Earned for a student's grades.

• Avg column: Gradebook cycle average column.

• (SM1/SM2) Running semester average column: If a posted grade exists for the current grading cycle, a district business rule controls whether the posted or running average is used in the semester average column.

• Assignment Name: The assignment name is a link you can click to display the single-assignment view of the Gradebook with additional fields for recording up to two retake grades for an assignment, extra points, an override grade, whether the assignment was late, and notes for the additional information. To return to the default view of the tab with all assignments, click the assignment name again.

• Additional Assignment Information (listed under Assignment Name):
• Scale x Count: This row displays the scale value set for the assignment and the count associated with the assignment. If you have created an Extra Credit assignment, EC is displayed instead of the Scale x Count.
• Category: The category of the assignment
• Due Date: Due date of the assignment

3).Links for Viewing Additional Student Information:

• D: Click to open the Student Summary Data tab and view details, including demographic, enrollment, and contact information. If address or phone information is displayed in red text, it has been coded as private information, not for public distribution.
• S: Click to access a student's schedule
• G: Click to view Report Card and Progress Report information for all the student’s classes. Whether this link is shown is controlled by campus-level setting.
• A: Click to view a summary of all absences for a student the current year at all campuses.
• L: If a student has dropped/added a course section and the previous and current course sections have been linked, click L to view the student’s assignments and grades for the dropped course section. This link is not shown for students with no dropped course sections that have been linked.
• SB: If your course/section uses the Skillbook, click SB to access the student’s Skillbook grades.

At the top of an assignment column, the Assignment name is a link you can click to display the Gradebook tab for only the selected assignment and with fields for recording additional details for the assignment.

• Final Grade: The Final Grade field defaults to the original grade you entered for the assignment, but if you complete any other grade options for this assignment, the Final Grade field will update to reflect the latest average. If an Override Grade is entered, the Final Grade will equal the Override Grade. If no Override Grade is entered, the Final Grade will equal highest grade from the Original Grade, 1st Retake, or 2nd Retake, plus any Extra Points.

• Original Grade: The Original Grade field displays the original grade you entered for the assignment on the default view of the Gradebook tab. You can edit the Original Grade in this display.

• 1st Retake: Enter the grade for the student's first retake of the assignment, if applicable.

• 2nd Retake: Enter the grade for the student's second retake of the assignment, if applicable.

• Extra Points: Enter any extra points the student earned on the assignment, if applicable. Extra points will only be applied to the Original Grade, 1st Retake, or 2nd Retake.

• Override Grade: Use the Override Grade field to override the system and enter what will be the Final Grade for the assignment. Extra Points are not considered with an Override Grade.

• Late?: If the assignment was late, you can select the Late? box to indicate this. This field is informational only and does not change the grade value.

• Notes: Any student notes you previously entered on the default view of the Gradebook tab are displayed in the Notes field, and the Final Grade displays the arc in the lower left corner of the cell. A purple arc ( ) indicates a private note, and a black arc ( ) indicates a non-private note that parents/guardians can view in the Parent Self Serve application. You can also add a note for the assignment here.

• Private?: The Private? box defaults as selected, which means the note is private and cannot be seen in the Parent Self-Serve application. If you clear the selection (remove the checkmark), the note is not private, and a student’s parent/guardian will be able to view it. For previously entered notes that are not private, the selection box is not displayed in the Private? cell, but you can click in the cell to display the box and select it to make the note Private, if you wish.

• Save: Click the Save button to save your changes to the tab. An Alert box notifies you that your changes have been saved to the database. Click the OK button to close the box.

• Restore: If you want to revert back to the last saved version of the tab (for example, if you realize you made an error), click the Restore button. The system asks you to confirm the action. Any entries you have made since the last time you saved the form are cleared.

• Post to [Report Card or Progress Report]: During the data entry date range that is set for Progress grade types or Report Card grade types, a Post button is displayed on the Gradebook tab. Depending on the grade type, the button is labeled either Post to Progress Report or Post to Report Card.

• Return to Search Results: If you want to go back to the Course Section List tab, click the Return to Search Results button.

• Assignments: Click the Assignments button to go to the Teacher Gradebook Assignment tab of the Maintain Teacher Gradebook Category entry point for the course/section with which you are working.

• Notes: Click the Notes button to add a short note about the student’s grade on the assignment.

• Reports: Click the Reports button to print a report for the class roster you are viewing.

• Attendance: Click the Attendance button to access the Take Classroom Attendance entry point in an alternate browser window and take attendance for the course/section selected in the Gradebook. When you have finished working with the Take Classroom Attendance entry point, click X to close the alternate window.

• Email Parents: Click the Email Parents button to open the Select Parents tab in an alternate browser window. On the Select Parents tab, the Parent column lists the parent the student resides with, as well as any parent who has the Receives Mailing flag set to Yes in SIS.

• Email Students: Click the Email Students button to open the Select Students tab in an alternate browser window. All student district email addresses will populate.

• P< (Previous)/ N> (Next): When you are viewing assignments for one student, the P< (Previous ) and N> (Next) buttons are displayed in the lower left corner of the tab and can be used to redisplay the individual student assignments view of the tab for the previous or next student listed on the class roster. If you selected a Special Program in the Filter field on the Gradebook tab, the Previous and Next buttons will move to the previous or next student in the filtered list of students.