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The New Button This handout is about the New button and how to transfer student grades. The New Button gives teachers access to five options for grade transfer for new students.
Scenario Recommended Option Number
• Student is transferring from one section to another section of the same course, usually taught by the same teacher.
• The number and details for all assignments match exactly.
• Example: Student moves from teacher’s first block Algebra 1 to same teacher’s third block Algebra 1. Teacher has entered the exact assignments in both classes.
Option 1
• Student is coming from a class with similar assignments.
• Example: A student moves from a regular class to a Pre-‐AP class.
Option 2
• Student does not have any dropped classes available.
• Teacher needs to enter term grades only for closed grading periods.
• Students usually come from other schools in the district or from outside of the district.
Option 3
• Student transfers from one section to another section of the same course and student has few or no matching assignments.
• Two different teachers usually teach the courses.
Option 4
• Student changes schools within the district during a term.
• The student’s grade from his class in the previous school will be applied to each current assignment in your class.
Option 5
Click the New Button next to the student’s name in the gradebook to see the grade transfer options.
Note: If the New button is accidently turned off, the same information can still be accessed. Click on the student’s name in the grade book, and then select the New Student tab at the top of the page.
Option #1
1. Click the Transfer Matching Scores button
2. A new window with a list of matching assignments will open. All details of the assignment (Due Date, Category, Max Score and Weight, Description) must match exactly for the transfer to be successful.
3. If this option will transfer all assignments, click Save to complete the transfer process.
Option #2 To manually transfer assignment and term grades:
1. In Option 2, Choose assignments and term grades from the drop down menu. 2. Click the blue Select Another Class link and select the appropriate course. 3. Click on Manually Transfer Scores.
4. Your assignments and grades are listed. 5. Click the blue Grade link on the first assignment in your list.
6. Assignments from the previous teacher are listed at the bottom of the screen. 7. Choose an assignment that is the same or similar to your assignment. Click the
Transfer link for that assignment. 8. The score will appear in the score box in the middle of the window. Add comments if
necessary. Note: You can manually input grades in the score box if there is not a similar assignment option.
9. Click Save.
10. After clicking Save, you will return to the list of your assignments. 11. Follow the steps above until all grades have been transferred. 12. Check the No Count option for any assignments that will not count for the student. 13. Click the Complete Assignment Scoring button
14. After verifying the term grade on the next screen, click Save Term Grades and Finish.
To manually transfer term grades only:
1. In Option 2, choose term grades only from the drop down menu. 2. Click on Select Another Class. 3. Click on Manually Transfer Scores
4. Enter any report card grades from the dropped class on the left to the New Percent Column for the new class on the right. If there is no grade in the report card column, leave the corresponding percent column blank.
5. Click the Save Term Grades and Enter Semester Grades button. Add semester grades if necessary. If not adding Semester Grades, the button will say Save Term Grades and Finish.
Option #3
1. Click Manually Enter Scores
2. Office Staff will have entered the grades for the new student. Enter that grade into the New Percent column.
3. Click the Save Term Grades and Enter Semester Grades button. Add semester grades if necessary. If not adding Semester Grades, the button will say Save Term Grades and Finish.
Option #4
1. The grade on top is the grade in the student’s previous class; the grade on the bottom is the grade in the current class.
2. Click on the Transfer Percent button for each complete six weeks. Option #5
1. Click the Enter a Starting Grade button.
2. Enter the grade from the previous school in the Starting Grade Percent box. You will need to get this grade from the office.
3. All missing grades for the student, from the start of the current term up to (and including) the student start date, will be assigned the starting grade unless they are marked no count or after the student start date.
4. Click the Apply Grade Percent button. Important
When transfer grades are complete, click on the New button again and click to check the box next to Do not display NEW by this student’s name. This will help you track which students’ grades have been transferred and which have not.