Secondary Schoology Setup 2. Merge Courses **Only do this if there are NO grades entered yet; also, it is best done PRIOR to adding content 3. Click on COURSES 4. Click on My Courses 5. If you plan to merge classes (must have the same course number), do the following: Click the gear to the right of the course name 6. Click on Link Existing Section 7. Select any sections you wish to merge 8. Click on Next 9. Select either option - because this is prior to any grades being entered, your selection is not important 10. Click on Download and Next, then cancel the download. Merge your classes. Now go to the merged courses 11. Grade Setup 12. Enter a course and click on Grade Setup 13. To create categories that match those in PowerSchool, click on Add 14. Type the name of your first category (Classwork, project, quiz, test are the standard categories in PowerSchool) 15. Click on Create 16. Add additional categories as needed 17. Under Grading Periods and Final Weights, change the Q's to a value of 40 for CHS and 45 for CMS. Any X terms need to have a value of 20 for CHS and 10 for CMS 18. Below is how CHS Final Weights should look (less the 2021-2022 information) 19. At the bottom of the screen, check Hide Grading Category score columns 20. Check Hide overall grade in student grade report 21. Check Hide grading period grades in student grade report 22. Save your changes 23. Link Schoology to PowerSchool 24. Click on the PowerSchool app in Schoology 25. The first time you click this app, you may need to grant authorization to the app 26. Click on the Configuration tab 27. Check Automatically shorten assignment titles 28. Match your Schoology categories to the PowerSchool categories 29. Save Changes 30. If your courses are merged, you will need to complete Configuration for each section ?
