Setting up PowerSchool for an Elementary Classroom

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1. 1. Go to PowerTeacherPro

2. 2. Click on a course for which you enter grades (not homeroom)

   

3. 3. Click on A+ Grading

   

4. 4. Click on Categories

   

5. 5. Click on Create (plus sign in the upper right hand corner of the screen)

   

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1. 6. Click on Category

   

2. 7. Type the name of a category for the course you have chosen

   

3. 8. Click on Save

   

4. 9. Click on the Create (plus sign) icon to create additional categories as needed for this class

   

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1. 10. Click on Settings

   

2. 11. Click on Traditional Grade Calculations

   

3. 12. Click on Edit (the pencil) to the right of any one term

   

4. 13. Click on Total Points

   

5. 14. Change to Category Weighting

   

6. 15. Under Attribute, select one category applicable to this course

   

7. 16. Under Weight, type the appropriate percentage for the selected category

   

8. 17. Click on Add (plus sign) to add additional categories as needed for this class

   

9. 18. When you have finished, the weight column should match the percent column (your category percentages should equal 100%)

   

10. 19. Click on Save

    

11. 20. Click the gear icon to copy these grade calculations for THIS class to the other terms for the year

    

12. 21. Click on Copy Traditional Grade Calculations

    

13. 22. Select "Within A Class"

    

14. 23. In the first dropdown, select the current class in which you are working

    

15. 24. In the first dropdown, select the term which you just set up (Q1, for example)

    

16. 25. Click on Select Reporting Terms

    

17. 26. Select the remaining quarters (Q2, Q3, Q4)

    

18. 27. Save your changes