Classic View: Grading and Standards > Score Groups and Rubrics

Search Terms: Score Groups and Rubrics

Score Groups and Rubrics are two different ways to determine the scores that make up the basis of grading. While very similar, Score Groups hold objective marks for traditional grading (98% = A, 60% or less = F for example) while Rubrics hold subjective marks for standards grading (Pass, Fail, etc.).

Score Groups and Rubrics are used by teachers to score student work. Rubrics are aligned to standards in the Standards Bank. Score groups are linked to Grading Tasks. Score Groups and Rubrics cannot be removed if they are aligned to tasks or standards. Scores from Score Groups and Rubrics are not typically used in assignments, only in Grading Tasks and Standards, respectively.

Score Groups and Rubrics

The Score Groups and Rubrics editor can be sorted alphabetically by clicking Name or Type.

List Item Options

This table describes the fields associated with Score Groups and Rubrics. See the article for creating Score Groups and Rubrics for more information about how these fields should be used.

Field	Description
Sequence	The sequence determines the order in which the items will appear. This is the order that the scores appear in Post Grades and the Grade Book. If sequences are not entered, scores will appear in alphabetical order. Sequences must be entered for Rubric scores for Proficiency Estimates to work correctly in the Grade Book.
Name	The descriptive name of the item.
Score	This is the score that teachers will assign to assignments and term grades and which will be seen by students in the Portal. This is the value that appears in report cards and transcripts. This value must be unique.
State Score	The State Score value that is mapped to score groups. This value is available for selection on the Transcript. This field is only used in Tennessee, New Hampshire and Minnesota districts.
Ed-Fi Grade Type	Reports the completion status of a course in the Ed-Fi Grades resource. Users should only add the 'Final' Ed-Fi Grade Type value onto grading tasks that are truly the Final grade in a particular course. This field is only used in Wisconsin districts.
Passing Score	This checkbox indicates that the list item is considered to be a passing score. This field determines the color-coded system used in the Grade Book to indicate which students are passing. For Standards and Rubrics, the individual scores will be color-coded as passing or not. For Grading Tasks and Score Groups, the color-coding logic is applied to the In Progress grade. At least one score must be marked as passing in order to save the group or rubric.
Credit Coefficient	This value is used as a multiplier to determine if this score changes the number of credits earned for the course.
Minimum Value	The minimum percent needed to earn this score. This field is only used in conjunction with the Auto Grade Wizard. To calculate a grade when a method of Mean or Decaying Average is selected, rubric scores are converted into numeric values using the Mean Value field on the rubric. Those values are then averaged and converted back into a rubric score using the Minimum and Mean values.
Rollup Value	The numerical value assigned to each rubric score, which is used in generating a rollup calculation. This value only applies to calculation types of Mean and Weighted Mean. For example, when calculating the rollup score using the calculation Type of Mean, the mean of the child standards is calculated using this numerical value and that number is then converted back into a rubric score based on the Minimum Value. The Rollup Value for each score cannot be lower than that score's Minimum Value.
Mean Value	The numerical value assigned to each rubric score, which is used in calculating the Mean of scores received. To calculate a grade when a method of Mean or Decaying Average is selected, rubric scores are converted into numeric values using the Mean Value field on the rubric. Those values are then averaged and converted back into a rubric score using the Minimum and Mean values.
GPA Value	GPA values are usually used only for Score Groups. The weight of the score when calculating GPA. For example, in a Score Group, an A is commonly considered to calculate as a 4, a B as a 3, etc. When a score should not affect the student's GPA, this field should be left blank.
GPA Unweighted Value	GPA values are usually used only for Score Groups. The unweighted GPA value of the score for calculating GPA. When a score should not affect the student's GPA, this field should be left blank.
GPA Bonus Points	Indicates any bonus points for GPA calculation assigned to the score.
Bypass Composite Rule	This checkbox refers to the System Preference to Require all scores for Composite Grading and only displays if it is set to Yes. If this checkbox is marked for a score and that score is posted for a task that is part of a composite setup, that task is not included in the calculation of the composite grade.The composite grade is calculated based on the proportionate weights of the remaining posted grades, based on the same logic that calculates a composite grade if this system preference is not set and grades are not posted for all children tasks. Example scenario: A course has a Final task that is a composite of two Semester tasks and a Final Exam task. However, if students gets an A in both semester tasks, they don't have to take the final exam. In the score group aligned to the tasks, the district includes an grade in the Score Group called Exempt that has this Bypass checkbox marked. Students who don't need to take the final exam receive this Exempt score as the posted grade for the Final Exam task. The composite task is calculated from the remaining posted grades.

For Score Groups, it is recommended that users populate both GPA Value and Unweighted GPA Value, even if the values are the same. These values calculate independently of each other in students' Transcript Tab.

Score Groups and Rubrics can be displayed in Report Cards if the option is selected in Report Card Preferences.

Create a Score Groups

Select New Score Group icon in the action bar.
Give the Score Group a unique Name.
Enter the appropriate information for each desired Score Group List Item. See the List Item Options table following for a description of each option.
Click Add ScoreListItem to add additional List Items.
Click the Save button when finished.

Create a Rubric

Select New Rubric icon in the action bar.
Give the Rubric a unique Name. In report cards Rubrics displays as "Academic Achievement Level For Name Entered."
Enter the appropriate information for each desired Rubric List Item. See the List Item Options table following for a description of each option.
To include Power Law fields in a Rubric, mark Show Power Law Fields and enter values based on the field descriptions below.
Click Add ScoreListItem to add additional List Items.
Click the Save button when finished.

Power Law Fields

Power law is a mathematical calculation that determines a student's proficiency on a standard based on the trend shown by the scores that student has earned. Power law trend values provide a guide for teachers in determining a student's overall proficiency in a standard. When given a series of proficiency estimates, teachers no longer have to guess at what those estimates mean together.

Campus calculates power law by converting rubric scores into numeric values and applying a standard power law formula to determine the trend of the student's proficiency. This calculation considers both the student's performance and rate of improvement, and the expected rate of improvement for the material. More recent scores are given a higher weight than older scores.

To set up a rubric to calculate power law, mark the checkbox next to the rubric Name to Show Power Law Fields. Three additional fields display for the rubric. These three fields implement established district grading policy, which should be discussed and finalized prior to use.

Power Law Numeric Value: In order to calculate power law trend score, rubric scores must be mapped to numeric values. This field defaults to a whole number for each rubric score starting at 1, but you can change these values to represent the distribution of scores. Keep in mind that even if your rubric uses numbers (such as a 1,2,3,4 scale) these are symbols that represent a proficiency level, not numeric values. Numeric values do not need to match rubric scores.
Power Law Minimum Trend: After the student's power law trend score is calculated, this is the lowest score that will be converted back into the corresponding rubric value in the grade book. Allows up to two decimal places. Gaps between one score's minimum trend and the previous score's maximum trend generate an error.
- Campus recommends setting the lowest minimum as 0.
Power Law Maximum Trend: After the student's power law trend score is calculated, this is the highest score that will be converted back into the corresponding rubric value in the grade book. Allows up to two decimal places. Gaps between one score's maximum trend and the next score's minimum trend generate an error.
- Campus recommends setting the highest maximum as 2 x the highest numeric value.

Please note, all rubric setup should be done based on district policy.

Power Law Top-to-Toe Example

The following steps describe the process of using power law to calculate In Progress grades:

Administrator establishes the Power Law Numeric Value, Minimum Trend, and Maximum Trend values for a rubric. That rubric is aligned to a standard.
Teacher selects Power Law as the method of calculation in the Grade Calculation Options.
Teacher enters rubric scores for students in the Grade Book for assignments aligned to that standard.
Each rubric score is converted into its corresponding Power Law Numeric Value.
The Power Law Trend is calculated from these values. This trend displays in the Trend column of the In Progress area of the Grade Book.
Using the Minimum and Maximum Trend ranges, the In Progress Trend value is mapped back to a rubric score, which displays in the Rubric column of the In Progress area of the Grade Book.
Teacher can post this Rubric score as is or modify if desired.

Power Law in Campus Instruction

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The Score Groups and Rubrics tool allows users to create score groups and rubrics, which are used to score grading tasks and standards. This video demonstrates how to create score groups.

PATH: System Administration > Grading & Standards > Grading Scales

Grading scales are used by the Campus grade book to convert numeric percentages to In Progress grades. Values entered in the Score column must match items defined in the Score Group in order to post grades. The grading scale should include all scores that can be auto-calculated by the Campus Grade Book.

Grading Scales are not dependent on the Year or School selected in the Campus toolbar.

Screenshot of the grading scales setup tool, with a grading scale selected and items displayed. Grading Scales express percentages as letter grades.

For example, a school that has grades of A through F with pluses and minuses would create one item for each grade on the grading scale. Report card grades such as I for incomplete or NC for no credit should not be automatically calculated by Grade book and should be left off of the grading scale. A tool exists in the instruction modules for teachers to create their own personal Grading Scales if district policy allows them to do so.

Creating a Grading Scale

Select the New button.
Enter a unique Name for the grading scale.
Enter the Name for each item in the grading scale, such as A, Pass or Satisfactory. Add additional items by clicking the Add Grading Scale Item button. Remove items by clicking the X next to the item.
Enter a Score for each item in the grading scale, such as A, P or S.
Enter a Min Percent for each item in the grading scale. This number is the lowest percent that will earn the entered score. For example, if the Min Percent for an A is 93 and the Min Percent for an A- is 90, the possible percents that will earn an A- are 90-92. This value can be a decimal with up to three digits before and after the decimal.
Enter a Sequence for each item in the grading scale, which will control the order in which the scores appear.
Indicate which scores are considered Passing.
Click Save to save the grading scale.

Uses in Campus

Grading Scales are created at the district level in System Administration or at the teacher level in the Grade Book. Grading Scales and Assignment Marks are used to score assignments and then converted using Score Groups and Rubrics into values reported on student transcripts.

Grading scales are selected for use in the Grade Book using the Grade Calculation Options.

The Grading Scales Setup tool allows administrators to create grading scales which can then be used to grade assignments in Campus Grade Book. This video demonstrates how to create grading scales.

Classic View: Grading and Standards > Credit Groups

Search Terms: Credit Groups

Credit Groups define how credits earned by students are counted on the transcripts and are used in tracking a student's progress towards graduation. Credits on the transcript will display chronologically, but a summary of student work is available on the transcript showing the number of credits in each category defined in the Credit Group. Credit Groups do not include the number of credits earned by a student, which is determined by the course's Grading Tasks, but instead organizes credits earned across courses on the student's Credit Summary tab. See the Uses in Campus for more information.

If you are using the Multiple Year Academic Planning functionality, see the Best Practices section.

Screenshot of the Credit Groups tool. Credit Groups

Uses in Campus

Credit Groups are attached to a School on the School Standards tab, which lists all credit parent groups and parent groups for Standards in alphabetical order. If a School is selected in the Campus toolbar when you create a Credit Group, that group will be marked by default on that school's School Standards tab.
- If a Credit Group is NOT marked on the School Standards tab for ANY school, the Credit Group is considered inactive. Any scores on the student's Transcript that are associated with an inactive credit group will display as such in the Transcript Credit Editor when entering a new transcript entry or editing an existing entry. The word INACTIVE displays behind the name of the Credit Group only; the transcript does not print this word.
Credit Types, the Credit Groups within credit parent groups, are attached to Grading Tasks when they are aligned to Courses. The number of credits earned for that Grading Task are also indicated.
Credit Groups can be included in Transcripts by selecting the appropriate checkboxes when creating the Transcript Report Preferences. Credit Groups do not need to be selected for a specific School to be added to a Transcript Report.
Credit Groups are used in Academic Planning (Student Information) to define required credits and to indicate a student's progress towards completion of an academic program.
The student Credit Summary tab organizes the number of credits the student has earned in each Credit Group and Credit Type. In order to be included on this tab, Credit Groups must be selected in the Transcript Report Preferences AND have scores posted to the Grading Task that includes the Credit Group.

Diagram of the workflow how Credit Groups are created, used, and viewed in Campus. Credit Groups and Credit Types in Campus

Credit Groups vs. Credit Types

Credit Groups are buckets of credit types. They help to organize the credit types. A Group might be high level enough to be at the school level - High School, Middle School, etc. A Credit Type in this setup would be created for each area in which students receive credit - History/Social Studies, English, Science, Mathematics, etc.

Credit Groups are created first and follow a parent/child setup that other areas in Campus follow.

Credit Group Fields

The same fields exist when creating both groups and types.

Field	Description
Name	Displays the name of the credit group/type.
PESC Name	PESC Standards are used in the eTranscript process to validate transcript records. See the eTranscript article for more information. If your district is using the eTranscript functionality, a value from this dropdown needs be to populated.
Parent Group	Selection indicates the credit group that is associated with this new credit type. When creating a group, leave the Parent Group field blank. This field is only populated when creating a type.
Credit Overflow Rollup	This section indicates where the student receives credit when the student has met the credit requirement of the designated credit type and where the additional credit should now be placed. For example, a student takes 4 years of Math and only 3 years are required. The additional credit earned will overflow to Electives. Infinite Campus supports n-tiers of credit roll-ups, so it is possible for Math to roll-up to Academic Electives which roll up to General Electives. This should only be populated on Credit Types. Logic exists to eliminate the possibility of users creating an infinite loop of credit overflow assignment. For example, History Course A overflows to Government and Government Course B overflows to History, a loop is created. To eliminate this, a validation exists when saving the entry to check for any potential loops that may occur. Users must change the selections that are causing the loops before saving. See the Credit Overflow Rollup section for more information and how it relates to Academic Planning.
Comments	Enter any comments related to this new group or credit.

Best Practices for Credit Groups and Credit Types

If you are using Academic Planning functionality:

Set up a district-wide credit structure. This means all high schools within the district will have the same credit groups, and all middle schools that allow students to earn high school credits have the courses aligned to high school credits. This structure also allows for a student's academic plan to be easily updated if he transfers schools within the district.
Ensure Credit Types are granular enough to support all programs offered in the district. If a Credit Group is named High School, the Credit Types should be named according to each area of study in which a student can receive credit. This granularity does not need to be to the grade level, just the topic of credit (i.e., English, Math, Science).

Create Credit Groups

Click the New Group icon. A Credit Group Detail editor displays to the right.
Enter the Name of the Credit Group.
Click the Save icon. The new credit group is listed in the Credit Group Tree.

Create Credit Types

Click the New Group icon. A Credit Group Detail editor displays to the right.
Enter the Name of the Credit Type.
Select the PESC Name from the dropdown list, if desired.
Select the Parent Group from the dropdown list.
Select the appropriate option for the Credit Overflow Rollup option.
Enter any Comments about the credit type.
Click the Save button to finish creating the type.

Credit Overflow Rollup

This is necessary if you are using Academic Planning.

The Credit Overflow Rollup field will redirect excess credits from the current credit type. Once the current credit type has met its credit requirements, any additional credits will be placed in the credit type designated by the value in the Credit Overflow Rollup field.

The Credit Overflow Override field is set for a single course Grading Task. It is used to roll credits when the current credit type has met its credit requirements. The credits from the course will first try to roll up to the override credit type. If that credit type has met its requirements, it will then look at the overflow setup for the course's credit type.

Screenshot of Credit Group Detail editor with a callout around the Credit Overflow Rollup field. Credit Overflow Rollup Field

Credit Overflow Rollup In Practice

Taking four years of math meets the credit requirement of three years required by the state. The extra credit goes toward meeting the elective credit requirement, using the Credit Overflow Rollup field.

Campus supports n-tiers of credit rollups, so it is possible for Math to rollup to Academic Electives which roll up to General Electives. Campus also supports n-trees of credit rollups so it is possible for Math to roll up to Academic Electives and then Physical Education rolls up to General Electives for two separate end buckets.

Credit Overflow Override in Practice

A particular course may be able to count towards more than one credit type. For example, a particular CTE course may fulfill a science credit or a math credit. This course would be set up with its default credit type of Math and an override rollup credit type of Science.

If the student has completed their math requirement, this course would be counted as a science credit (only if a science credit was still needed). If both credit requirements were met, then the default rollup would occur, likely going from math to elective credit.

Screenshot of Course Grading Task Detail editor with a callout around the Credit Type and Credit Overflow Override fields. Course Grading Task Detail - Credit Overflow

Best Practices for Credit Overflow

If a credit is moved from overflow in one credit type to another, and the second credit type is full, the credit keeps moving until a credit type is found that hasn't met the minimum credit amount or a credit type that doesn't have the Credit Overflow Rollup set.
The Grad Progress tool will display the correct credits for:
- each credit group total
- each grade level/credit group field
- each grade level total
- each overflow total
- and the overall total
The Course Plan displays the correct credits for:
- each credit group
- each grade level
- each overflow credit that is counted in the correct credit group
- all completed courses

Set Credit Overflow Rollup

Create Credit Groups, following the procedures listed listed above.
Create Credit Types, following the procedures listed above.

Set Credit Overflow Override

Search for a Course and navigate to the Grading Tasks tab.
Select the Grading Task where the student receives credit (usually a Semester or Trimester grading task).
Verify the Credit Type selected is the correct one. If not, select the correct one.
Set the desired credit type option for the Credit Overflow Override field. This selection is the one in which the student receives credit if the student has met the desired credits.

Save

PATH: Grading & Standards > School Standards

The School Standards tab is used to determine which Credit Groups and Standards Banks are used in grading in the school selected in the Campus toolbar.

Credit Groups are used as categories of credit on student transcripts.
Standards are used in conjunction with standard-based grading by teachers.

After Credit Groups and Standards are selected here on the School Standards tab, they can be added to Courses and Course Masters. This tool simplifies using standards and credit groups at the school level so that individual schools don't have to look through all the items in the district when aligning items to course and masters.

School Standards Tab Example

The Credit Groups and Standards also display when adding Transcript Credits to a student's Transcript.

Select School Standards

Mark the checkbox next to the credit group and standards group(s) to be used at the school.
Click Save.

Classic View: Scheduling > Courses > Grading Tasks

Search Terms: Grading Tasks

The Grading Tasks tab lists the items the teachers grade as part of the grading process. These tasks include mid-term grades, quarter grades, semester grades, etc. These grading tasks are created in the Grading Tasks tool in the Grading and Standards area.

If you are using the Multiple Year Academic Planning functionality, see the Best Practices for more information.

Screenshot of the Grading Tasks tool for courses listing the tasks aligned to the course. Course Grading Task

The new Grading Window (released in Campus.1941) does NOT use Active Mask logic. For this reason, the Active Mask checkboxes have been removed as of the Campus.2024 Release Pack (June 2024). Review this article for information on using the New Grading Window.

Read - View grading tasks assigned to the course.

Write - Edit existing grading tasks assigned to the course.

Add - Add new grading tasks assigned to the course.

Delete - Remove grading tasks assigned to the course.

See the Tool Rights section below for more details on what actions can be performed with each right.

Grading Tasks can also be managed at the Course Master level. Icons in the Grading Task List provide more information about each task:

Icon	Text	Description
	Locked to Course Master	Indicates that the task corresponds to a task at the Course Master level. These tasks are not editable in this tool.
	Linked Course Catalog Unlocked	Indicates that tasks are unlocked for the whole Course Catalog. These tasks are editable in this tool
	Course Master Unlinked	Indicates that the tasks is associated with a tasks at the Course Master level, but that the link with that task is broken. To relink tasks: Use the Push All Course Masters tool: select a Push Mode of Overwrite and leave Grading Tasks marked in the Data to be Pushed section. Use the Course Status tool. Click the Reset Data to Course Master Settings button (if the Course Catalog is unlocked).
	Course Managed	Indicates that the task is managed at the Course level and does not have a corresponding record at the Course Master level.

Visit the Course Status tool to view a list of all courses associated with a given course master, see the status of grading setup for each course, and relink courses as needed.

Best Practices for Grading Tasks

If you are using Multiple Year Academic Planning functionality:

If a calendar is assigned a Course Master, the Credit Overflow Override field must be set on the Grading Task tab of the course in the course master.
If a calendar is not assigned a Course Master, and courses are maintained at each school, the Credit Overflow Override field must be set on the grading task tab of the course.

For districts that have more than one high school and multi-year academic planning is used, it is recommended that Course Masters be created. This reduces the amount of individual course maintenance that needs to be performed.

Grading Task Information in Ad hoc Query Wizard

Course Grading Task fields are available in the Query Wizard when using the Course/Section Data type in the Course > Course Information > Grading Task Credit folder.

Screenshot highlighting the Grading Task fields in an Ad hoc query. Grading Task Ad hoc Fields

Course Grading Task Detail Editor

Before assigning grading tasks to courses, verify the following:

Grading Tasks are created in the Grading and Standards area.
Score Groups are created in the Grading and Standards area.
Credit Types are created in the Grading and Standards area.

The Grading Task Editor provides a summary of the grading task, including its name, assigned credit group and credit type (if listed), the score group, the credit value and the term GPA. It also indicates if that grading task is locked. The locked icon displays when the course is linked to a Course Master, and grading tasks are assigned at the Course Master level. Changes can only be made through the Course Master. Fields are marked as locked on the Course Catalog.

Grading Task Lock Display from Course Master

The Grading Task editor provides a list of grading tasks and a detail editor showing specific elements of the selected grading task. The following provides a description of the fields on the Course Grading Task editor.

Field	Description	Ad hoc Fields
Score Group	Determines the points and/or letter grades that is used when scoring the grading task.	GradingTaskCredit.ScoreGroupName
Term GPA	Indicates the weight used when calculating the grade of the student.	GradingTaskCredit.TermGPA
Credit	Indicates the amount of credit the student receives upon completion of the course or when the course is posted on a transcript. This value depends on the set up of courses - whole year courses or semester long courses. This is usually only populated on those tasks that are posted to transcripts.	GradingTaskCredit.Credit
Credit Type	Indicates the group of credit the student receives when credit is given. This is used in Academic Planning when tracking the progress of the student towards graduation.	GradingTaskCredit.CreditType
Credit Overflow Override	This field is set for a single course Grading Task and is used to roll credits when the current credit type has met its credit requirements. The credits from the course first try to roll up to the override credit type. If that credit type has met its requirements, it then looks at the overflow setup for the course's credit type. A particular course may be able to count towards more than one credit type. For example a particular CTE course may fulfill a science credit or a math credit. This course would be set up with its default credit type of Math and an override rollup credit type of Science. If the student has completed their math requirement, this course would then be counted as a science credit (only if a science credit was still needed). If both credit requirements were met, then the default rollup would occur, likely going from math to elective credit.	GradingTaskCredit.CreditOverflowName
Term Mask	Selection indicates when the task must be graded. In a four-term setup, a quarter grade would be graded at the end of each term, which would mean the Term Mask is marked for all four terms. For semester grade tasks, the term mask would only be selected at the end of term 2 and term 4.	N/A
Post-only Grading Task	Indicates a grading task cannot be aligned to assignments and categories in the teacher's Grade Book. Post-only Grading Tasks are for posting grades only, not for aligning student work.	GradingTaskCredit.PostOnly Reports a value of 1 if the checkbox is marked; reports a value of 0 if the checkbox is not mark.
Exclude from Ed-Fi (WI only)	Indicates the Grading task is not reported to Ed-Fi.

Add Grading Tasks to Courses

Click the New icon. A Course Grading Task Detail displays.
Select the Grading Task to add to the Courses from the dropdown list.
Select the Score Group from the dropdown list.
Enter the Term GPA weight the student receives.
Enter the Credit value the student receives.
Select the Credit Type from the dropdown list.
If desired, select the appropriate Credit Overflow Override option from the dropdown list.
Mark the appropriate Term Mask for the grading task.
If desired, mark the Post-only Grading Task checkbox.
Click the Save icon when finished.

Copy Grading Tasks to Another Course

Use the Copy icon to easily add the Grading Tasks associated with one course to another course (called the Source Course) to one or more other courses (called Destination Courses). The Copy icon displays when proper tool rights are assigned.

When copying a grading task from one course to another:

Grading tasks that already exist in the destination course are not copied again. This means when five grading tasks are selected to be copied in the source course, but three of those already exist in the destination course, only the two that do not exist in the destination course are copied.
Destination courses cannot be tied to any course masters.
Grading tasks are copied from one course to another course within the same calendar year.

Screenshot highlighting the copy button at the top of the screen and the copy modal that displays. Copy Grading Tasks

Select a specific grading task to copy, and then click the Copy icon.Or, just click the Copy icon without selecting a grading task. When a specific grading task is selected to copy, that grading task is the only one selected to copy; when no grading tasks are selected to copy, all of the grading tasks in that course are automatically selected to copy.
Select the Source Course from the dropdown list. This displays the currently selected course. To change this selection, begin typing in the dropdown field.
Mark the Grading Tasks to Copy. Or, clear the selections by clicking the checkbox in the gray Grading Task Name header.
Select the Destination Course(s):
1. All Courses: copies tasks to all courses in the calendar.
2. Active Courses: copies tasks to all courses in the calendar that currently have the Active flag marked.
3. Select Courses: copies tasks to the selected courses. To select a course, type the Number or Name in the search field. Multiple courses can be selected. Click Clear to remove all courses from the list.
Click the Save button to copy the selected grading tasks to the destination course.

If there are no grading tasks to copy, an alert displays indicating all selected grading tasks already exist in the destination course master.

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Grading Tasks (Courses) [.2211 - .2247]

Grading tasks are the items that appear on student report cards and transcripts. This video demonstrates how to use the Grading Tasks Setup tool to define the types of grades that will be posted.

Classic View: Scheduling > Courses > Grading Tasks

Search Terms: Grading Tasks

The Grading Tasks tab lists the items the teachers grade as part of the grading process. These tasks include mid-term grades, quarter grades, semester grades, etc. These grading tasks are created in the Grading Tasks tool in the Grading and Standards area.

If you are using the Multiple Year Academic Planning functionality, see the Best Practices for more information.

Screenshot of the Grading Tasks tool for courses listing the tasks aligned to the course. Course Grading Task

The new Grading Window (released in Campus.1941) does NOT use Active Mask logic. For this reason, the Active Mask checkboxes have been removed as of the Campus.2024 Release Pack (June 2024). Review this article for information on using the New Grading Window.

Read - View grading tasks assigned to the course.

Write - Edit existing grading tasks assigned to the course.

Add - Add new grading tasks assigned to the course.

Delete - Remove grading tasks assigned to the course.

See the Tool Rights section below for more details on what actions can be performed with each right.

Grading Tasks can also be managed at the Course Master level. Icons in the Grading Task List provide more information about each task:

Icon	Text	Description
	Locked to Course Master	Indicates that the task corresponds to a task at the Course Master level. These tasks are not editable in this tool.
	Linked Course Catalog Unlocked	Indicates that tasks are unlocked for the whole Course Catalog. These tasks are editable in this tool
	Course Master Unlinked	Indicates that the tasks is associated with a tasks at the Course Master level, but that the link with that task is broken. To relink tasks: Use the Push All Course Masters tool: select a Push Mode of Overwrite and leave Grading Tasks marked in the Data to be Pushed section. Use the Course Status tool. Click the Reset Data to Course Master Settings button (if the Course Catalog is unlocked).
	Course Managed	Indicates that the task is managed at the Course level and does not have a corresponding record at the Course Master level.

Visit the Course Status tool to view a list of all courses associated with a given course master, see the status of grading setup for each course, and relink courses as needed.

Best Practices for Grading Tasks

If you are using Multiple Year Academic Planning functionality:

If a calendar is assigned a Course Master, the Credit Overflow Override field must be set on the Grading Task tab of the course in the course master.
If a calendar is not assigned a Course Master, and courses are maintained at each school, the Credit Overflow Override field must be set on the grading task tab of the course.

For districts that have more than one high school and multi-year academic planning is used, it is recommended that Course Masters be created. This reduces the amount of individual course maintenance that needs to be performed.

Grading Task Information in Ad hoc Query Wizard

Course Grading Task fields are available in the Query Wizard when using the Course/Section Data type in the Course > Course Information > Grading Task Credit folder.

Screenshot highlighting the Grading Task fields in an Ad hoc query. Grading Task Ad hoc Fields

Course Grading Task Detail Editor

Before assigning grading tasks to courses, verify the following:

Grading Tasks are created in the Grading and Standards area.
Score Groups are created in the Grading and Standards area.
Credit Types are created in the Grading and Standards area.

The Grading Task Editor provides a summary of the grading task, including its name, assigned credit group and credit type (if listed), the score group, the credit value and the term GPA. It also indicates if that grading task is locked. The locked icon displays when the course is linked to a Course Master, and grading tasks are assigned at the Course Master level. Changes can only be made through the Course Master. Fields are marked as locked on the Course Catalog.

Grading Task Lock Display from Course Master

The Grading Task editor provides a list of grading tasks and a detail editor showing specific elements of the selected grading task. The following provides a description of the fields on the Course Grading Task editor.

Field	Description	Ad hoc Fields
Score Group	Determines the points and/or letter grades that is used when scoring the grading task.	GradingTaskCredit.ScoreGroupName
Term GPA	Indicates the weight used when calculating the grade of the student.	GradingTaskCredit.TermGPA
Credit	Indicates the amount of credit the student receives upon completion of the course or when the course is posted on a transcript. This value depends on the set up of courses - whole year courses or semester long courses. This is usually only populated on those tasks that are posted to transcripts.	GradingTaskCredit.Credit
Credit Type	Indicates the group of credit the student receives when credit is given. This is used in Academic Planning when tracking the progress of the student towards graduation.	GradingTaskCredit.CreditType
Credit Overflow Override	This field is set for a single course Grading Task and is used to roll credits when the current credit type has met its credit requirements. The credits from the course first try to roll up to the override credit type. If that credit type has met its requirements, it then looks at the overflow setup for the course's credit type. A particular course may be able to count towards more than one credit type. For example a particular CTE course may fulfill a science credit or a math credit. This course would be set up with its default credit type of Math and an override rollup credit type of Science. If the student has completed their math requirement, this course would then be counted as a science credit (only if a science credit was still needed). If both credit requirements were met, then the default rollup would occur, likely going from math to elective credit.	GradingTaskCredit.CreditOverflowName
Term Mask	Selection indicates when the task must be graded. In a four-term setup, a quarter grade would be graded at the end of each term, which would mean the Term Mask is marked for all four terms. For semester grade tasks, the term mask would only be selected at the end of term 2 and term 4.	N/A
Post-only Grading Task	Indicates a grading task cannot be aligned to assignments and categories in the teacher's Grade Book. Post-only Grading Tasks are for posting grades only, not for aligning student work.	GradingTaskCredit.PostOnly Reports a value of 1 if the checkbox is marked; reports a value of 0 if the checkbox is not mark.
Exclude from Ed-Fi (WI only)	Indicates the Grading task is not reported to Ed-Fi.

Add Grading Tasks to Courses

Click the New icon. A Course Grading Task Detail displays.
Select the Grading Task to add to the Courses from the dropdown list.
Select the Score Group from the dropdown list.
Enter the Term GPA weight the student receives.
Enter the Credit value the student receives.
Select the Credit Type from the dropdown list.
If desired, select the appropriate Credit Overflow Override option from the dropdown list.
Mark the appropriate Term Mask for the grading task.
If desired, mark the Post-only Grading Task checkbox.
Click the Save icon when finished.

Copy Grading Tasks to Another Course

Use the Copy icon to easily add the Grading Tasks associated with one course to another course (called the Source Course) to one or more other courses (called Destination Courses). The Copy icon displays when proper tool rights are assigned.

When copying a grading task from one course to another:

Grading tasks that already exist in the destination course are not copied again. This means when five grading tasks are selected to be copied in the source course, but three of those already exist in the destination course, only the two that do not exist in the destination course are copied.
Destination courses cannot be tied to any course masters.
Grading tasks are copied from one course to another course within the same calendar year.

Screenshot highlighting the copy button at the top of the screen and the copy modal that displays. Copy Grading Tasks

Select a specific grading task to copy, and then click the Copy icon.Or, just click the Copy icon without selecting a grading task. When a specific grading task is selected to copy, that grading task is the only one selected to copy; when no grading tasks are selected to copy, all of the grading tasks in that course are automatically selected to copy.
Select the Source Course from the dropdown list. This displays the currently selected course. To change this selection, begin typing in the dropdown field.
Mark the Grading Tasks to Copy. Or, clear the selections by clicking the checkbox in the gray Grading Task Name header.
Select the Destination Course(s):
1. All Courses: copies tasks to all courses in the calendar.
2. Active Courses: copies tasks to all courses in the calendar that currently have the Active flag marked.
3. Select Courses: copies tasks to the selected courses. To select a course, type the Number or Name in the search field. Multiple courses can be selected. Click Clear to remove all courses from the list.
Click the Save button to copy the selected grading tasks to the destination course.

If there are no grading tasks to copy, an alert displays indicating all selected grading tasks already exist in the destination course master.

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Classic View: Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Grading Tasks

Search Terms: Grading Tasks

The Grading Tasks tab lists the items the teachers grade as part of the grading process. These tasks include mid-term grades, quarter grades, semester grades, etc. These grading tasks are created in the Grading Tasks tool in the Grading and Standards area.

Course Master Grading Tasks Editor

Visit the Course Status tool to view a list of all courses associated with a given course master, see the status of grading setup for each course, and relink courses as needed.

Grading Task Information in Ad hoc Query Wizard

Course Grading Task fields are available in the Query Wizard when using the Course/Section Data type in the Course > Course Information > Grading Task Credit folder.

Screenshot highlighting the Grading Task fields in an Ad hoc query. Grading Task Ad hoc Fields

Course Master Workflow

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Step		Campus Location
1.	Create Course Catalogs for the district.	Grading and Standards > Course Catalogs
2.	Assign the Course Catalog to the school.	System Administration > Resources > School
3.	Create Course Masters for the district.	Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Course Master Info
4.	Add Grading Tasks to the Course Master.	Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Grading Tasks
5.	Add Standards to the Course Master.	Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Standards
6.	Add Categories to the Course Master.	Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Categories
7.	Add Assessments to the Course Master.	Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Assessments
8.	Establish Grade Calc Options for the Course Master.	Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Grade Calc Options
9.	Push the Course Master to the Courses.	Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Course Master Info > Push to Courses
10.	Copy Course Master information to other Course Masters.	Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Course Master Info > Copy
11.	Use the Push ALL Course Masters tool to update the Course Catalog with the latest Course Master data.	Grading and Standards > Push All Course Masters
12.	Use the Push ALL Courses tool to update all courses in the selected calendar with the latest Course data.	Grading and Standards > Push All Courses

Course Master Grading Task Editor

Before assigning grading tasks to courses, verify the following:

Grading Tasks have been created in the Grading and Standards area.
Score Groups have been created in the Grading and Standards area.
Credit Types have been created in the Grading and Standards area.

The Grading Task editor provides a list of grading tasks and a detail editor showing specific elements of the selected grading task. The following provides a description of the fields on the Course Master Grading Task editor.

Field	Description	Ad hoc Fields
Score Group	Determines the points and/or letter grades that will be used when scoring the grading task.	GradingTaskCredit.ScoreGroupName
Term GPA	Indicates the weight used when calculating the grade of the student. Refer to the GPA Calculations in Campus article for detailed explanations.	GradingTaskCredit.TermGPA
Credit	Indicates the amount of credit the student receives upon completion of the course or when the course is posted on a transcript. This value depends on the setup of courses. This is usually only populated on those tasks that are posted to transcripts.	GradingTaskCredit.Credit
Credit Type	Indicates the group of credit the student receives when credit is given. This is used in Academic Planning when tracking the progress of the student towards graduation.	GradingTaskCredit.CreditType
Credit Overflow Override	This field is set for a single course Grading Task and is used to roll credits when the current credit type has met its credit requirements. The credits from the course will first try to roll up to the override credit type. If that credit type has met its requirements, it will then look at the overflow setup for the course's credit type. A particular course may be able to count towards more than one credit type. For example a particular CTE course may fulfill a science credit or a math credit. This course would be set up with its default credit type of Math and an override rollup credit type of Science. If the student has completed their math requirement, this course would then be counted as a science credit (only if a science credit was still needed). If both credit requirements were met, then the default rollup would occur, likely going from math to elective credit. See the Setting Up Credit Overflow article for more information.	GradingTaskCredit.CreditOverflowName
Term Mask	Selection indicates when the task is graded. Term masks are always selected when the task is needing to be graded. In a four-term setup, a quarter grade would be graded at the end of each term, which would mean the Term Mask is marked for all four terms. For semester grade tasks, the term mask would only be selected at the end of term 2 and term 4.	This field is not available in Ad hoc Reporting.
Post-only Grading Task	Indicates a grading task cannot be aligned to assignments and categories in the teacher's Grade Book. Post-only Grading Tasks are for posting grades only, not for aligning student work.	GradingTaskCredit.PostOnly Reports a value of 1 if the checkbox is marked; reports a value of 0 if the checkbox is not mark.

Add Grading Tasks to Course Masters

Click the Add icon. A Course Master Grading Task Detail will display.
Select the Grading Task to add to the Course Masters from the dropdown list.
Select the Score Group from the dropdown list.
Enter the Term GPA weight the student receives.
Enter the Credit value the student receives.
If desired, select the appropriate Credit Overflow Override option from the dropdown list.
Select the Credit Type from the dropdown list.
Mark the appropriate Term Mask for the grading task.
If desired, mark the Post-only Grading Task checkbox.
Click the Save icon when finished.

Any changes made to the Grading Tasks or any other Course Master tab require a push process to the courses. This option is available on the Course Master Info tab.

Delete a Grading Task from a Course Master

Select the Grading Task to delete from a course from the Grading Task table.
Click the Delete icon. A warning message will appear indicating the Grading Task is about to be deleted. If the Grading Task is used in a composite grade calculation, that calculation must be edited to not use the Grading Task that's being deleted.
Click OK to continue or click Cancel.

Copy a Grading Task to Another Course Master

The entire Course Master can be copied from one school to another using the Copy button on the Course Master Info tab.

Use the Copy icon to easily add the Grading Tasks associated with one Course Master (called the Source Course Master) to one or more other Course Masters in the same Course Catalog (called Destination Course Masters). The Copy icon displays when proper tool rights are assigned.

When copying a grading task from one course master to another:

The Course Catalogs must be the same for the source course master and the destination course master.
Grading tasks that already exist in the destination course master will not be copied again. This means when five grading tasks are selected to be copied in the source course master, but three of those already exist in the destination course master, only the two that do not exist in the course master will be copied.
When a Course Catalog is locked for grading tasks, the copy process pushes the grading task to destination courses.

Copy Grading Tasks

Select a specific grading task to copy or just click the Copy icon without selecting a grading task. When a specific grading task is selected to copy, that grading task is the only one selected to copy; when no grading tasks are selected to copy, all of the grading tasks in that Course Master are automatically selected to copy.
Select the Source Course Master from the dropdown list. This displays the currently selected course master. To change this selection, begin typing in the dropdown field.
Mark the Grading Tasks to Copy. Or, clear the selections by clicking the checkbox in the gray Grading Task Name header.
Select the Destination Course Master:
- All Course Masters: copies task(s) to all course masters in the course catalog.
- Active Course Masters: copies task(s) to all course masters in the course catalog that currently have the Active flag marked.
- Select Course Masters: copies task(s) to the selected course masters. To select a master, type the Number or Name in the search field. Multiple masters can be selected. Click Clear to remove all masters from the list.
Click the Save button to copy the selected grading tasks to the destination course master. This action saves the selection; the grading tasks are not copied until a school year is selected (see the information below).

When the copy is complete, and the catalog is locked, an alert displays asking to which calendar years the information should be pushed. Select the school year from the dropdown and click OK.

A confirmation displays indicating the selected grading tasks from the Source Course Master have been copied to the Destination Course Masters. At this point, the grading tasks are copied and are displayed on the Course Master Grading Task tab of the Destination Course Master.

If there are no grading tasks to copy, an alert displays indicating all selected grading tasks already exist in the destination course master.

Alert Indicating No Grading Tasks were Copied

To return to the main view of Course Master Grading Task, click the Grading Task List button.

Classic View: Scheduling > Courses > Grade Calc Options

Search Terms: Grade Calc Options

Grade Calculation Options determine how In Progress Grades for grading tasks and standards calculate in the Grade Book.

Before setting grade calculation options, Grading Tasks and Standards must be assigned to the Course.

Grade Calculation Options

Read - View grade calculation options for the selected course.

Write - Edit grade calculation options for the selected course.

Add - Add new grade calculation options for the selected course.

Delete - Remove grade calculation options for the course.

See the Tool Rights section below for more details on what actions can be performed with each right.

Be aware that any updates made after school has started may affect student's current grades.

Updating the grade calc options for a course that is linked to a course master temporarily breaks the connection with the master - changes pushed from the course master level will not update this grade calc option. Click Reset to Default to restore the link to the course master.

Screenshot highlighting the Reset to Default option that displays when course-level options are no longer synced with the course master.

Use the Course Audit Report to identify discrepancies between course and course master setup.

Grade Calc Options can be managed at the Course Master level. Icons next to each option provide more information:

Icon	Text	Description
	Locked to Course Master	Indicates that the option corresponds to a option at the Course Master level. These options are not editable in this tool.
	Linked Course Catalog Unlocked	Indicates that options are unlocked for the whole Course Catalog. These options are editable in this tool.
	Course Master Unlinked	Indicates that the option is associated with a option at the Course Master level, but that the link with that option is broken. Options can be relinked using the Push All Course Masters tool, selecting a Push Mode of Overwrite and leaving Grade Calc Options marked in the Data to be Pushed section.
	Course Managed	Indicates that the option is managed at the Course level and does not have a corresponding record at the Course Master level.

Grade Calc Options in Ad hoc Query Wizard

Grade Calc Options fields are available in the Query Wizard when using the Course/Section Data type in the Course > Course Information > Composite Grading folder.

Composite Grading Ad hoc Fields

Fill and Filter Options

To apply a specific grading setup to multiple tasks or standards, select Fill Options. From there, filter using the Type, Term, and Task dropdown lists and then select the Calculation Type and other options to apply to all standards or tasks that fit the filter criteria. For example, in the image below, I'm setting the Term Grade task to calculate the same way in all terms.

Use the Fill and Filter options to apply grade calculation options to multiple standards or tasks.

Additionally, the filter options are available in the main Grade Calc Options screen to filter the individual standards and tasks displayed.

Grade Calculation Options for Standards

Establish calculation preferences for multiple standards using the Fill options or for each Term/Standard combination individually.

Select the applicable calculation options for standards

The following table describes the Types for Standards:

Option	Description
No Calculation	Select this option to exclude the standard from calculation of students' In Progress proficiency estimate in the Grade Book. This option is pre-selected and cannot be modified when a standard is marked as Post-only on the Course Standards tab or the Course Masters Standards tab. No assignments or categories can be assigned to this standard.
In Progress Grade	Select this option to calculate an In Progress grade for this standard using a Grading Scale. Use this option if scoring for the standard is done with Points or Marks. Additional options appear when this option is selected: Grading Scales - Choose a scale to convert student score percentages into grades in the scale, such as A-, B+, D, etc. Click the information icon next to the dropdown list to see the scale options. Weight Categories - Marking this checkbox indicates the Weight values entered for the Category should be included in the calculation of the In Progress grade. Use score's % value - Marking this checkbox calculates scores based on the percentage of points earned for each assignment rather than the raw point value across all assignments. For example, two assignments are scored as 8/10 and 100/100. The point value calculated for these two assignments would be 108/110, or 98%. The percent value calculated would be 80% and 100%, or 90% for the Category. If this option is chosen, all assignments aligned to the Standard must be worth more than zero points.
Proficiency Estimate (Rubrics)	Select this option if the standard is scored using a rubric. Rubrics are used to described quality of work, rather than a numerical score. Choose a Method to calculate grades: Power Law: Power Law is a mathematical calculation that converts proficiency levels into numeric values and determines a trend based on the student's scores. Power Law works on the assumption that standards are assessed at consistent intervals, such as weekly. See Posting Grades when Using Power Law for an example of using Power Law. Highest Score: Determines the highest proficiency level the student has achieved. Sequence must be entered for items on the Rubric for this option to calculate correctly. Mode: Determines the most common score for the student across scores. Enter a value in Limit Assignments to Last ____ to limit the calculation to the x number of recent assignments. Most Recent: Populates the most recent proficiency level. Mean: Calculates the grade as the average of all scores entered based on the Mean % Value entered for the Rubric. To calculate a grade, rubric scores are converted into numeric values using the Mean % Value field on the rubric. Those values are then averaged and converted back into a rubric score using the Minimum % and Mean % values. Decaying Average: Calculates the grade as the average of all scores entered, but with more recent scores weighted more heavily. The most recent score is calculated at full weight, with the next most recent score worth 65%, the score previous to that worth 65%² (42%), then 65%³ (27.5%), etc. The average is calculated by converting scores into numeric values and back based on Rubric values as described above. In the grade book, hover over a student's proficiency estimate to see each of these values calculated.

Option

Description

No Calculation

Select this option to exclude the standard from calculation of students' In Progress proficiency estimate in the Grade Book.

This option is pre-selected and cannot be modified when a standard is marked as Post-only on the Course Standards tab or the Course Masters Standards tab. No assignments or categories can be assigned to this standard.

In Progress Grade

Select this option to calculate an In Progress grade for this standard using a Grading Scale. Use this option if scoring for the standard is done with Points or Marks. Additional options appear when this option is selected:

Grading Scales - Choose a scale to convert student score percentages into grades in the scale, such as A-, B+, D, etc. Click the information icon next to the dropdown list to see the scale options.
Weight Categories - Marking this checkbox indicates the Weight values entered for the Category should be included in the calculation of the In Progress grade.
Use score's % value - Marking this checkbox calculates scores based on the percentage of points earned for each assignment rather than the raw point value across all assignments. For example, two assignments are scored as 8/10 and 100/100. The point value calculated for these two assignments would be 108/110, or 98%. The percent value calculated would be 80% and 100%, or 90% for the Category. If this option is chosen, all assignments aligned to the Standard must be worth more than zero points.

Proficiency Estimate (Rubrics)

Select this option if the standard is scored using a rubric. Rubrics are used to described quality of work, rather than a numerical score. Choose a Method to calculate grades:

Power Law: Power Law is a mathematical calculation that converts proficiency levels into numeric values and determines a trend based on the student's scores. Power Law works on the assumption that standards are assessed at consistent intervals, such as weekly. See Posting Grades when Using Power Law for an example of using Power Law.
Highest Score: Determines the highest proficiency level the student has achieved. Sequence must be entered for items on the Rubric for this option to calculate correctly.
Mode: Determines the most common score for the student across scores. Enter a value in Limit Assignments to Last ____ to limit the calculation to the x number of recent assignments.
Most Recent: Populates the most recent proficiency level.
Mean: Calculates the grade as the average of all scores entered based on the Mean % Value entered for the Rubric. To calculate a grade, rubric scores are converted into numeric values using the Mean % Value field on the rubric. Those values are then averaged and converted back into a rubric score using the Minimum % and Mean % values.
Decaying Average: Calculates the grade as the average of all scores entered, but with more recent scores weighted more heavily. The most recent score is calculated at full weight, with the next most recent score worth 65%, the score previous to that worth 65%² (42%), then 65%³ (27.5%), etc. The average is calculated by converting scores into numeric values and back based on Rubric values as described above.

In the grade book, hover over a student's proficiency estimate to see each of these values calculated.

Assign Grade Calculation Options for Standards

Select the desired Calculation Type for each Standard assigned to the course, choosing to mass-assign the same calculation type using the Fill Down option or assigning the calculation type for each standard one at a time.
If any standard needs to be a Composite standard, set those options.
Click the Save icon when finished.

Grade Calculation Options for Grading Tasks

Establish calculation preferences for multiple tasks using the Fill options or for each Term/Task combination individually.

Select calculation options for Tasks

The following table describes the Types for Grading Tasks:

Option	Description
No Calculation	Select this option to exclude the task from calculation of students' In Progress grades in the Grade Book.
In Progress Grade	Select this option to calculate an In Progress grade for this task. Additional options appear when this option is selected: Grading Scales - Choose a scale to convert student score percentages into grades in the scale, such as A-, B+, D, etc. Weight Categories - Marking this checkbox indicates the Weight values entered for the Category should be included in the calculation of the In Progress grade. Use score's % value - Marking this checkbox calculates scores based on the percentage of points earned for each assignment rather than the raw point value across all assignments. For example, two assignments are scored as 8/10 and 100/100. The point value calculated for these two assignments would be 108/110, or 98%. The percent value calculated would be 80% and 100%, or 90% for the Category. If this option is chosen, all assignments aligned to the Standard must be worth more than zero points.

Option

Description

No Calculation

Select this option to exclude the task from calculation of students' In Progress grades in the Grade Book.

In Progress Grade

Select this option to calculate an In Progress grade for this task. Additional options appear when this option is selected:

Grading Scales - Choose a scale to convert student score percentages into grades in the scale, such as A-, B+, D, etc.
Weight Categories - Marking this checkbox indicates the Weight values entered for the Category should be included in the calculation of the In Progress grade.
Use score's % value - Marking this checkbox calculates scores based on the percentage of points earned for each assignment rather than the raw point value across all assignments. For example, two assignments are scored as 8/10 and 100/100. The point value calculated for these two assignments would be 108/110, or 98%. The percent value calculated would be 80% and 100%, or 90% for the Category. If this option is chosen, all assignments aligned to the Standard must be worth more than zero points.

Post-only Tasks

Categories and assignments cannot be aligned to tasks marked as Post-only on the Course > Grading Tasks or Course Masters > Grading Tasks tabs. However, calculation options can be set up for these tasks to allow a Grade to be calculated in the Posted column when a Percent is entered for a student.

Assign Grade Calculation Options for Grading Tasks

Select the desired Calculation Type for each Grading Task assigned to the course, choosing to mass-assign the same calculation type using the Fill Down option or assigning the calculation type for each standard one at a time.
If any standard needs to be a Composite standard, set those options.
Click the Save icon when finished.

Additional Options in Grade Calc Options

The following options are available for standards and tasks:

Option	Description
Composite	A composite task or standard is a parent task that is grade based on the child tasks that make it up. For example, a semester task may be a composite of two quarter tasks. See the Composite Grading article for more information.
Rollup	A parent standard or task can be calculated by "rolling up" child tasks. See the Rollup Grade Calculations article for more information.
Limit Assignments to Last ___	This option limits the grade calculation to only include the most recent x number of assignments. For example, proficiency in a standard may be calculated as the mode of the most recent 5 assignments.
Cumulative Grading Starting in	This option allows teachers to set a starting term for calculating grading across multiple terms. See the Cumulative Grading article for more information.

Composite Grading

For grading tasks that are calculated together with other grading tasks to have a composite grade (like a Semester Grade or End of Year Grade), mark the Composite checkbox. This displays a Child Task/Standard editor within the grading task window where the Grading Tasks and Standards can be set to properly calculate the composite grade.

If Composite Grading is set at the course level and is not locked, Grade Book adheres to the section level Composite Grading setup (set by the teacher).
If Composite Grading is set at the course level and is locked, Grade Book adheres to the course level Composite Grading setup.

In the example below, the Final Grade is marked as Composite and combines the student's Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 grades together. Each of the quarter grades are worth 50% of the Final grade.

Composite Grade Setup

Note the following:

Grading Tasks and Standards need to be assigned to the Course.
Active Terms need to be set properly before setting the composite grade.
The Weight field value can be entered as a decimal or as a whole number, but the total Effective Percentage of all of the child tasks entered here cannot be more than 100%.
A task/standard can only be selected once. Previously chosen tasks/standards display in gray and cannot be chosen again.

Assign a Composite Grade Calculation

Locate the Grading Task or Standard to set as a Composite.
Mark the Composite checkbox. The Child Task/Standard editor displays.
Select the grading tasks that are to be used in the composite calculation.
Enter the Weight value for each of the child tasks.
If desired, mark the Lock Composites checkbox. When this is marked, teachers would not be able to modify the composite grading setup (add more child tasks or change entered weight values), even if they have the tool rights to modify composite grading information.

Rollup Grade Calculation

Rollup calculations allow users to grade a parent standard based on the scores a student has received for child standards, rather than having to manually estimate the grade. Alternately, child standards can be selected to rollup to a grading task, with the rubric scores converted to numeric values and then into items in the score group selected for the task.

These calculations display in the Grade Book and Post Grades tool. Rollup calculation preferences are set up on this tab or in the Grade Calc Options tool in Course Masters.

When rolling up from standard to standard, all standards must be graded using the same rubric.

Rollup Grade Calculation

Setup Rollup Grade Calculation

Mark the Rollup checkbox for the parent. The grade for this standard or task is calculated based on the child standards and Calculation Type.
Select the Calculation Type to determine how grades in child tasks contribute to the rolled up grade. See the descriptions of each type in the table following.
1. Select the Child Tasks/Standards to be included in the rollup calculation. Add rows for additional children as needed. When calculating from standard to standard, available standards are those entered as children of the parent standard in the Standards Bank.
Click Save when finished.

Calculation Types

Type	Description
Manual	Provides no rollup calculation.
Mean	Rollup calculation is the average of the grade for each child standard, based on the Rollup Values entered on the Rubric. When the parent is a task, numeric rubric values are converted based on the selected Score Group. Rollup value, Minimum Value, and Mean Value should be populated for the rubric.
Weighted Mean	When this type is selected, a weight field displays for each child standard, with an Effective % value calculating as weights are entered. Rollup calculation is the average of the grade for each child standard, based on the Rollup Values entered on the Rubric, weighted based on the values entered for each child. Similar to Composite Grading, weight values can be entered as percentages (such as 25%, 25%, and 50%) or as proportions (such as 1, 1, 2). Rollup value, Minimum Value, and Mean Value should be populated for the rubric.
Median	Rollup calculation displays as the grade at the middle of the grade distribution. For example, if the child standards have grades of U, U, P, P, HP, the median value is P.
Mode	Rollup calculation displays as the most common grade received across child standards. For example, if the child standards have grades of U, P, P, P, HP, the mode is P. If there is no mode in the entered scores, a rollup value is not reported.
Highest	Rollup calculation displays the highest grade achieved.

Copy Grade Calc Options to Another Course

Use the Copy icon to easily add Grade Calculation Options associated with one Course (called the Source Course) to one or more other Courses (called Destination Course Masters). The Copy icon displays when proper tool rights are assigned.

When copying grade calc options from one course to another:

Destination courses cannot be tied to any course masters.
Grade calc options are copied from one course to another course within the same calendar year.
Grading tasks and standards need to completely match between the two courses being copied.

Copy Grade Calc Options

Click the Copy button.
Select the Source Course from the dropdown list.
Select the Destination Course:
1. All Courses: copies options to all courses in the calendar.
2. Active Courses: copies options to all courses in the calendar that currently have the Active flag marked.
3. Select Courses: copies options to the selected courses. To select a course, type the Number or Name in the search field. Multiple courses can be selected. Click Clear to remove all courses from the list. Only Courses that do not already have Grade Calc Options established are available to be selected.
Click the Save button to copy the grade calculation options to the destination course.

When the copy is completed, an alert displays indicating the copy has been saved.

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Grade Calc Options (Scheduling) [.2211 - .2247]

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Classic View: Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Grade Calc Options

Search Terms: Grade Calc Options

Grade Calculation Options determine how In Progress Grades for Grading Tasks and Standards calculate in the Grade Book.

Before setting Grade Calculation Options, Grading Tasks and Standards must be assigned to the Course Master.

Grade Calc Options determine how grades are calculated for standards and tasks aligned to a course master.

Course Master Workflow

Expand to see how this tool fits into the workflow of managing Course Masters (step 8):

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Step		Campus Location
1.	Create Course Catalogs for the district.	Grading and Standards > Course Catalogs
2.	Assign the Course Catalog to the school.	System Administration > Resources > School
3.	Create Course Masters for the district.	Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Course Master Info
4.	Add Grading Tasks to the Course Master.	Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Grading Tasks
5.	Add Standards to the Course Master.	Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Standards
6.	Add Categories to the Course Master.	Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Categories
7.	Add Assessments to the Course Master.	Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Assessments
8.	Establish Grade Calc Options for the Course Master.	Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Grade Calc Options
9.	Push the Course Master to the Courses.	Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Course Master Info > Push to Courses
10.	Copy Course Master information to other Course Masters.	Grading and Standards > Course Masters > Course Master Info > Copy
11.	Use the Push ALL Course Masters tool to update the Course Catalog with the latest Course Master data.	Grading and Standards > Push All Course Masters
12.	Use the Push ALL Courses tool to update all courses in the selected calendar with the latest Course data.	Grading and Standards > Push All Courses

Fill and Filter Options

To apply a specific grading setup to multiple tasks or standards, select Fill Options. From there, filter using the Type, Term, and Task dropdown lists and then select the Calculation Type and other options to apply to all standards or tasks that fit the filter criteria. For example, in the image below, I'm setting the Term Grade task to calculate the same way in all terms.

Use the Fill and Filter options to apply grade calculation options to multiple standards or tasks.

Additionally, the filter options are available in the main Grade Calc Options screen to filter the individual standards and tasks displayed.

Grade Calculation Options for Standards

Establish calculation preferences for multiple standards using the Fill options or for each Term/Standard combination individually.

Select calculation options for standards

The following table describes the Types for Standards:

Option	Description
No Calculation	Select this option to exclude the standard from calculation of students' In Progress proficiency estimate in the Grade Book. This option is pre-selected and cannot be modified when a standard is marked as Post-only on the Course Standards tab or the Course Masters Standards tab. No assignments or categories can be assigned to this standard.
In Progress Grade	Select this option to calculate an In Progress grade for this standard using a Grading Scale. Use this option if scoring for the standard is done with Points or Marks. Additional options appear when this option is selected: Grading Scales - Choose a scale to convert student score percentages into grades in the scale, such as A-, B+, D, etc. Click the information icon next to the dropdown list to see the scale options. Weight Categories - Marking this checkbox indicates the Weight values entered for the Category should be included in the calculation of the In Progress grade. Use score's % value - Marking this checkbox calculates scores based on the percentage of points earned for each assignment rather than the raw point value across all assignments. For example, two assignments are scored as 8/10 and 100/100. The point value calculated for these two assignments would be 108/110, or 98%. The percent value calculated would be 80% and 100%, or 90% for the Category. If this option is chosen, all assignments aligned to the Standard must be worth more than zero points.
Proficiency Estimate (Rubrics)	Select this option if the standard is scored using a rubric. Rubrics are used to described quality of work, rather than a numerical score. Choose a Method to calculate grades: Power Law: Power Law is a mathematical calculation that converts proficiency levels into numeric values and determines a trend based on the student's scores. Power Law works on the assumption that Standards are assessed at consistent intervals, such as weekly. See Posting Grades when Using Power Law for an example of using Power Law. Highest Score: Determines the highest proficiency level the student has achieved. Sequence must be entered for items on the Rubric for this option to calculate correctly. Mode: Determines the most common score for the student across scores. Enter a value in Limit Assignments to Last ____ to limit the calculation to the x number of recent assignments. Most Recent: Populates the most recent proficiency level. Mean: Calculates the grade as the average of all scores entered based on the Mean % Value entered for the Rubric. To calculate a grade, rubric scores are converted into numeric values using the Mean % Value field on the rubric. Those values are then averaged and converted back into a rubric score using the Minimum % and Mean % values. Decaying Average: Calculates the grade as the average of all scores entered, but with more recent scores weighted more heavily. The most recent score is calculated at full weight, with the next most recent score worth 65%, the score previous to that worth 65%² (42%), then 65%³ (27.5%), etc. The average is calculated by converting scores into numeric values and back based on Rubric values as described above. In the grade book, hover over a student's proficiency estimate to see each of these values calculated.

Option

Description

No Calculation

Select this option to exclude the standard from calculation of students' In Progress proficiency estimate in the Grade Book.

This option is pre-selected and cannot be modified when a standard is marked as Post-only on the Course Standards tab or the Course Masters Standards tab. No assignments or categories can be assigned to this standard.

In Progress Grade

Select this option to calculate an In Progress grade for this standard using a Grading Scale. Use this option if scoring for the standard is done with Points or Marks. Additional options appear when this option is selected:

Grading Scales - Choose a scale to convert student score percentages into grades in the scale, such as A-, B+, D, etc. Click the information icon next to the dropdown list to see the scale options.
Weight Categories - Marking this checkbox indicates the Weight values entered for the Category should be included in the calculation of the In Progress grade.
Use score's % value - Marking this checkbox calculates scores based on the percentage of points earned for each assignment rather than the raw point value across all assignments. For example, two assignments are scored as 8/10 and 100/100. The point value calculated for these two assignments would be 108/110, or 98%. The percent value calculated would be 80% and 100%, or 90% for the Category. If this option is chosen, all assignments aligned to the Standard must be worth more than zero points.

Proficiency Estimate (Rubrics)

Select this option if the standard is scored using a rubric. Rubrics are used to described quality of work, rather than a numerical score. Choose a Method to calculate grades:

Power Law: Power Law is a mathematical calculation that converts proficiency levels into numeric values and determines a trend based on the student's scores. Power Law works on the assumption that Standards are assessed at consistent intervals, such as weekly. See Posting Grades when Using Power Law for an example of using Power Law.
Highest Score: Determines the highest proficiency level the student has achieved. Sequence must be entered for items on the Rubric for this option to calculate correctly.
Mode: Determines the most common score for the student across scores. Enter a value in Limit Assignments to Last ____ to limit the calculation to the x number of recent assignments.
Most Recent: Populates the most recent proficiency level.
Mean: Calculates the grade as the average of all scores entered based on the Mean % Value entered for the Rubric. To calculate a grade, rubric scores are converted into numeric values using the Mean % Value field on the rubric. Those values are then averaged and converted back into a rubric score using the Minimum % and Mean % values.
Decaying Average: Calculates the grade as the average of all scores entered, but with more recent scores weighted more heavily. The most recent score is calculated at full weight, with the next most recent score worth 65%, the score previous to that worth 65%² (42%), then 65%³ (27.5%), etc. The average is calculated by converting scores into numeric values and back based on Rubric values as described above.

In the grade book, hover over a student's proficiency estimate to see each of these values calculated.

Assign Grade Calculation Options of Standards

Select the desired Calculation Type for each Standard assigned to the Course Master, choosing to mass-assign the same calculation type using the Fill Down option or assigning the calculation type for each standard one at a time.
If any standard needs to be a Composite standard, set those options.
Click the Save icon when finished.

Grade Calculation Options for Grading Tasks

Establish calculation preferences for multiple tasks using the Fill options or for each Term/Task combination individually.

Select calculation options for tasks

The following table describes the Types for Grading Tasks:

Option	Description
No Calculation	Select this option to exclude the task from calculation of students' In Progress grades in the Grade Book.
In Progress Grade	Select this option to calculate an In Progress grade for this task. Additional options appear when this option is selected: Grading Scales - Choose a scale to convert student score percentages into grades in the scale, such as A-, B+, D, etc. Weight Categories - Marking this checkbox indicates the Weight values entered for the Category should be included in the calculation of the In Progress grade. Use score's % value - Marking this checkbox calculates scores based on the percentage of points earned for each assignment rather than the raw point value across all assignments. For example, two assignments are scored as 8/10 and 100/100. The point value calculated for these two assignments would be 108/110, or 98%. The percent value calculated would be 80% and 100%, or 90% for the Category. If this option is chosen, all assignments aligned to the Standard must be worth more than zero points.

Option

Description

No Calculation

Select this option to exclude the task from calculation of students' In Progress grades in the Grade Book.

In Progress Grade

Select this option to calculate an In Progress grade for this task. Additional options appear when this option is selected:

Grading Scales - Choose a scale to convert student score percentages into grades in the scale, such as A-, B+, D, etc.
Weight Categories - Marking this checkbox indicates the Weight values entered for the Category should be included in the calculation of the In Progress grade.
Use score's % value - Marking this checkbox calculates scores based on the percentage of points earned for each assignment rather than the raw point value across all assignments. For example, two assignments are scored as 8/10 and 100/100. The point value calculated for these two assignments would be 108/110, or 98%. The percent value calculated would be 80% and 100%, or 90% for the Category. If this option is chosen, all assignments aligned to the Standard must be worth more than zero points.

Post-only Tasks

Categories and assignments cannot be aligned to tasks marked as Post-only on the Course > Grading Tasks or Course Masters > Grading Tasks tabs. However, calculation options can be set up for these tasks to allow a Grade to be calculated in the Posted column when a Percent is entered for a student.

Assign Grade Calculation Options for Grading Tasks

Select the desired Calculation Type for each Grading Task assigned to the Course Master, choosing to mass-assign the same calculation type using the Fill Down option or assigning the calculation type for each standard one at a time.
If any standard needs to be a Composite standard, set those options.
Click the Save icon when finished.

Additional Options in Grade Calc Options

The following options are available for standards and tasks:

Option	Description
Composite	A composite task or standard is a parent task that is grade based on the child tasks that make it up. For example, a semester task may be a composite of two quarter tasks. See the Composite Grading article for more information.
Rollup	A parent standard or task can be calculated by "rolling up" child tasks. See the Rollup Grade Calculations article for more information.
Limit Assignments to Last ___	This option limits the grade calculation to only include the most recent x number of assignments. For example, proficiency in a standard may be calculated as the mode of the most recent 5 assignments.
Cumulative Grading Starting in	This option allows teachers to set a starting term for calculating grading across multiple terms. See the Cumulative Grading article for more information.

Composite Grading

For Grading Tasks that are calculated together with other Grading Tasks to have a composite grade (like a Semester Grade or End of Year Grade), mark the Composite checkbox. This displays a Child Task/Standard editor within the grading task window where the Grading Tasks and Standards can be set to properly calculate the composite grade.

In the example below, the Final Grade is marked as Composite and combines the student's Term 3 and Term 4 grades together. Each of the term grades are worth 50% of the Final grade.

Mark the Composite checkbox to display the Child Task/Standard dropdown lists.

Note the following:

Grading Tasks and Standards need to be assigned to the Course Master.
Active Terms need to be set properly before setting the composite grade.
The Weight field value can be entered as a decimal or as a whole number, but the total Effective Percentage of all of the child tasks entered here cannot be more than 100%.
A task/standard can only be selected once. Previously chosen tasks/Standards display in gray and cannot be chosen again.

Assign a Composite Calculation

Locate the Grading Task or Standard to set as a Composite.
Mark the Composite checkbox. The Child Task/Standard editor displays.
Select the Grading Tasks that are to be used in the composite calculation.
Enter the Weight value for each of the child tasks.
If desired, mark the Lock Composites checkbox. When this is marked, teachers would not be able to modify the composite grading setup (add more child tasks or change entered weight values), even if they have the tool rights to modify composite grading information.

Rollup Grade Calculation

Rollup calculations allow users to grade a parent standard based on the scores a student has received for child standards, rather than having to manually estimate the grade. Alternately, child standards can be selected to rollup to a grading task, with the rubric scores converted to numeric values and then into items in the score group selected for the task.

These calculations display in the Grade Book and Post Grades tool. Rollup calculation preferences are set up on this tab or in the Grade Calc Options tab for Courses.

Standards can only be selected to contribute to a rollup calculation if they are graded using the same rubric.

Rollup Grade Calculation

Setup Rollup Grade Calculation

Mark the Rollup checkbox for the parent standard. The grade for this standard or task is calculated based on the child standards and Calculation Type.
Select the Calculation Type to determine how grades in child tasks contribute to the rolled up grade. See the descriptions of each type in the table following.
Select the Child Tasks/Standards to be included in the rollup calculation. Add rows for additional children as needed. Available standards are those entered as children of the parent standard in the Standards Bank.
Click Save when finished.

Calculation Types

Type	Description
Manual	Provides no rollup calculation.
Mean	Rollup calculation is the average of the grade for each child standard, based on the Rollup % Values entered on the Rubric. When the parent is a task, numeric rubric values are converted based on the selected Score Group. Rollup value, Minimum Value, and Mean Value should be populated for the rubric.
Weighted Mean	When this type is selected, a weight field displays for each child standard, with an Effective % value calculating as weights are entered. Rollup calculation is the average of the grade for each child standard, based on the Rollup % Values entered on the Rubric, weighted based on the values entered for each child. Similar to Composite Grading, weight values can be entered as percentages (such as 25%, 25%, and 50%) or as proportions (such as 1, 1, 2). Rollup value, Minimum Value, and Mean Value should be populated for the rubric.
Median	Rollup calculation displays as the grade at the middle of the grade distribution. For example, if the child standards have grades of U, U, P, P, HP, the median value is P.
Mode	Rollup calculation displays as the most common grade received across child standards. For example, if the child standards have grades of U, P, P, P, HP, the mode is P. If there is no mode in the entered scores, a rollup value is not reported.
Highest	Rollup calculation displays the highest grade achieved.

Copy Grade Calculation Options to Another Course Master

The entire Course Master can be copied from one school to another using the Copy button on the Course Master Info tab.

Use the Copy icon to easily add Grade Calculation Options associated with one Course Master (called the Source Course Master) to one or more other Course Masters in the same Course Catalog (called Destination Course Masters). The Copy icon displays when proper tool rights are assigned.

When copying grading calc options from one course master to another:

The Course Catalogs must be the same for the source course master and the destination course master.
Grade calculation options only copy to courses/course masters that do not have any grade calc options set up. This means courses/course masters that already have grade calc options assigned are not searchable in the destination course master.
When a Course Catalog is locked for grade calc options, the copy process pushes the grade calc options to destination courses.

Copy Grade Calc Options

Select a specific grade calc option to copy or just click the Copy icon without selecting a grade calc option.
Click the Copy icon.
Select the Source Course Master from the dropdown list. This displays the currently selected course master. To change this selection, begin typing in the dropdown field.
Select the Destination Course Master:
1. All Course Masters: copies options to all course masters in the course catalog.
2. Active Course Masters: copies options to all course masters in the course catalog that currently have the Active flag marked.
3. Select Course Masters: copies options to the selected course masters. To select a master, type the Number or Name in the search field. Multiple masters can be selected. Click Clear to remove all masters from the list. Only Course Masters that do not already have Grade Calc Options established are available to be selected.
Click the Copy button again to copy the grade calculation options to the destination course master.

When the copy is completed, an alert displays indicating the copy has been saved.

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Classic View: Scheduling > Courses > Categories

Search Terms: Course Categories

Categories are used in Campus Instruction to sort assignments into groups. Categories need to be created before assignments can be created.

Course Categories

Read - View categories for the selected course.

Write - Edit categories for the selected course.

Add - Add new categories for the selected course.

Delete - Remove categories for the course.

See the Tool Rights section below for more details on what actions can be performed with each right.

When Categories are assigned at the Course level, every teacher who teaches the course can use same Categories. This ensures all assignments in a category have the same weight and calculations are all done the same way. Teachers can use these categories if they choose, or create their own categories (if they have proper tool rights assigned).

Use the Push to Sections option to push categories from the course level to sections, or push categories for a group of courses using the Push All Courses tool

Categories can also be managed at the Course Master level. Icons in the Category List provide more information about each category:

Icon	Text	Description
	Locked to Course Master	Indicates that the category corresponds to a category at the Course Master level. These categories are not editable in this tool.
	Linked Course Catalog Unlocked	Indicates that categories are unlocked for the whole Course Catalog. These categories are editable in this tool
	Course Master Unlinked	Indicates that the category is associated with a category at the Course Master level, but that the link with that category is broken. Categories can be relinked using the Push All Course Masters tool, selecting a Push Mode of Overwrite and leaving Categories marked in the Data to be Pushed section.
	Course Managed	Indicates that the category is managed at the Course level and does not have a corresponding record at the Course Master level.

The best time to implement district-level Categories is at the beginning of the school year.

Add New Categories

Click the Add button. A Category Detail section displays.
Enter the category Name. This name displays on assignments and in the Grade Book , Planner and Assignment Overview. Names should be unique (as in, Categories cannot be named the same as another category).
Enter the category Weight. The weight of a category determines the effect of each category on the final grade, in relation to other Categories. Weights are calculated as a ratio based on the other weights entered. Weights only influence calculation if the Weight Categories option is selected in the Grade Calculation Options in the teacher's Grade Book.
Enter the category Sequence. Categories display in sequence order.
If the category should be excluded from calculations, mark the checkbox accordingly.
If the lowest score from any assignment should be dropped from the calculation, mark the checkbox accordingly. See the Drop Lowest Score Logic for more information.
Click the Save button when finished. The new category displays in Sequence order in the Category List section.

Categories can be set up at the Course Master level when courses are linked to the Course Master. This provides the district the ability to lock Categories, if desired.

When the Course Catalog is marked to lock the editing of Categories, Course Categories display with a lock icon, indicating changes to those cannot be made.

If teachers have tool rights to Categories, they can create their own categories and edit categories pushed from the course. If a course is linked to a course master, the Categories field must also be unlocked on the Course Catalog for teachers to edit pushed categories.

Modify Categories

Users with proper tool rights have the ability to modify Categories at the Course level. Edits can be made to the entered Categories by selecting it from the Category List, making the necessary changes and saving the changes. Categories can also be deleted completely by selecting the category and clicking the Delete button. This removes the category completely from the Course.

If a category that has been pushed to sections is deleted, instances of the category that have assignments will be converted to section-owned categories. These categories function the same as any created by the teacher and are no longer tied to a category at the course level.

Category additions and modifications should be made at the beginning of the year.

Drop Lowest Score Logic

The Drop Lowest Score feature marks as dropped the lowest scored assignment (by percentage) for a category for each student.

The dropped score is determined through a series of steps:

First, the feature creates a list of possible scores to drop for each student based on the following characteristics:

The assignment must be active.
The score field must be not null; in other words, some kind of score must be entered, including an entered shortcut such as M: Missing.
The score must not be flagged as exempt.

Next, the feature assigns a percentage value to each acceptable score based on the following logic:

If the Score Type is Assignment Marks and the score does not equal a valid mark score, or if the Score Type is Points and the score is not a shortcut key or number, the score will not be considered among those to be dropped because it is not in a valid format that the calculation can consider.
Assignments with valid scores entered will calculate as a percentage of points possible.

Assignments scored as M (Missing) or Ch (Cheating) will be assigned a percentage of 0. Scores flagged as missing or cheated using the Context Menu will not be considered in the calculation because the score is Null. Keep this in mind when using this feature. For example, if the score of a "cheated" assignment should not be among those considered to be dropped, mark it using the checkboxes in the context menu rather than the "ch" keyboard shortcut.

Finally, the feature marks the score with the lowest percentage value as "dropped" and removes the dropped flag from any other score for that student. As long as the Drop Lowest Score checkbox is marked, this calculation will run each time an assignment score is changed.

In the event of a tie between multiple assignments, the score with the highest points possible is dropped.

Copy Categories to Another Course

Use the Copy button to easily add the Categories associated with one Course (called the Source Course) to one or more other Courses (called Destination Course). The Copy button displays when proper tool rights are assigned.

When copying categories from one course to another:

Categories can only be copied to courses that are in the same calendar year.
Destination courses should NOT be linked to Course Masters. If they are, copy the categories at the Course Master level.
Source courses and destination courses cannot have the same name.

Copy Categories

Select a specific category to copy or just click the Copy button. When a specific category is selected to copy, that category is the only one selected to copy; when no categories are selected to copy, all of the categories in that Course Master are automatically selected to copy.
Select the Source Course from the dropdown list. This displays the currently selected course. To change this selection, begin typing in the dropdown field.
Mark the Categories to Copy. Or, clear the selections by clicking the checkbox in the gray Category Name header.
Select the Destination Course by typing in the search field. More than one destination course master can be selected, but the destination course should NOT be linked to a course master.
1. All Courses: copies categories to all courses in the calendar.
2. Active Courses: copies categories to all courses in the calendar that currently have the Active flag marked.
3. Select Courses: copies categories to the selected courses. To select a course, type the Number or Name in the search field. Multiple courses can be selected. Click Clear to remove all courses from the list.
Click the Next button.
Click the Save button to copy the selected categories to the destination course.

When the copy is completed, an alert displays indicating the copy has been saved. If there are no categories s to copy, an alert displays indicating all selected categories already exist in the destination course.

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Classic View: Grading and Standards > Score Groups and Rubrics

Search Terms: Score Groups and Rubrics

Score Groups and Rubrics are two different ways to determine the scores that make up the basis of grading. While very similar, Score Groups hold objective marks for traditional grading (98% = A, 60% or less = F for example) while Rubrics hold subjective marks for standards grading (Pass, Fail, etc.).

Score Groups and Rubrics are used by teachers to score student work. Rubrics are aligned to standards in the Standards Bank. Score groups are linked to Grading Tasks. Score Groups and Rubrics cannot be removed if they are aligned to tasks or standards. Scores from Score Groups and Rubrics are not typically used in assignments, only in Grading Tasks and Standards, respectively.

Score Groups and Rubrics

The Score Groups and Rubrics editor can be sorted alphabetically by clicking Name or Type.

List Item Options

This table describes the fields associated with Score Groups and Rubrics. See the article for creating Score Groups and Rubrics for more information about how these fields should be used.

Field	Description
Sequence	The sequence determines the order in which the items will appear. This is the order that the scores appear in Post Grades and the Grade Book. If sequences are not entered, scores will appear in alphabetical order. Sequences must be entered for Rubric scores for Proficiency Estimates to work correctly in the Grade Book.
Name	The descriptive name of the item.
Score	This is the score that teachers will assign to assignments and term grades and which will be seen by students in the Portal. This is the value that appears in report cards and transcripts. This value must be unique.
State Score	The State Score value that is mapped to score groups. This value is available for selection on the Transcript. This field is only used in Tennessee, New Hampshire and Minnesota districts.
Ed-Fi Grade Type	Reports the completion status of a course in the Ed-Fi Grades resource. Users should only add the 'Final' Ed-Fi Grade Type value onto grading tasks that are truly the Final grade in a particular course. This field is only used in Wisconsin districts.
Passing Score	This checkbox indicates that the list item is considered to be a passing score. This field determines the color-coded system used in the Grade Book to indicate which students are passing. For Standards and Rubrics, the individual scores will be color-coded as passing or not. For Grading Tasks and Score Groups, the color-coding logic is applied to the In Progress grade. At least one score must be marked as passing in order to save the group or rubric.
Credit Coefficient	This value is used as a multiplier to determine if this score changes the number of credits earned for the course.
Minimum Value	The minimum percent needed to earn this score. This field is only used in conjunction with the Auto Grade Wizard. To calculate a grade when a method of Mean or Decaying Average is selected, rubric scores are converted into numeric values using the Mean Value field on the rubric. Those values are then averaged and converted back into a rubric score using the Minimum and Mean values.
Rollup Value	The numerical value assigned to each rubric score, which is used in generating a rollup calculation. This value only applies to calculation types of Mean and Weighted Mean. For example, when calculating the rollup score using the calculation Type of Mean, the mean of the child standards is calculated using this numerical value and that number is then converted back into a rubric score based on the Minimum Value. The Rollup Value for each score cannot be lower than that score's Minimum Value.
Mean Value	The numerical value assigned to each rubric score, which is used in calculating the Mean of scores received. To calculate a grade when a method of Mean or Decaying Average is selected, rubric scores are converted into numeric values using the Mean Value field on the rubric. Those values are then averaged and converted back into a rubric score using the Minimum and Mean values.
GPA Value	GPA values are usually used only for Score Groups. The weight of the score when calculating GPA. For example, in a Score Group, an A is commonly considered to calculate as a 4, a B as a 3, etc. When a score should not affect the student's GPA, this field should be left blank.
GPA Unweighted Value	GPA values are usually used only for Score Groups. The unweighted GPA value of the score for calculating GPA. When a score should not affect the student's GPA, this field should be left blank.
GPA Bonus Points	Indicates any bonus points for GPA calculation assigned to the score.
Bypass Composite Rule	This checkbox refers to the System Preference to Require all scores for Composite Grading and only displays if it is set to Yes. If this checkbox is marked for a score and that score is posted for a task that is part of a composite setup, that task is not included in the calculation of the composite grade.The composite grade is calculated based on the proportionate weights of the remaining posted grades, based on the same logic that calculates a composite grade if this system preference is not set and grades are not posted for all children tasks. Example scenario: A course has a Final task that is a composite of two Semester tasks and a Final Exam task. However, if students gets an A in both semester tasks, they don't have to take the final exam. In the score group aligned to the tasks, the district includes an grade in the Score Group called Exempt that has this Bypass checkbox marked. Students who don't need to take the final exam receive this Exempt score as the posted grade for the Final Exam task. The composite task is calculated from the remaining posted grades.

For Score Groups, it is recommended that users populate both GPA Value and Unweighted GPA Value, even if the values are the same. These values calculate independently of each other in students' Transcript Tab.

Score Groups and Rubrics can be displayed in Report Cards if the option is selected in Report Card Preferences.

Create a Score Groups

Select New Score Group icon in the action bar.
Give the Score Group a unique Name.
Enter the appropriate information for each desired Score Group List Item. See the List Item Options table following for a description of each option.
Click Add ScoreListItem to add additional List Items.
Click the Save button when finished.

Create a Rubric

Select New Rubric icon in the action bar.
Give the Rubric a unique Name. In report cards Rubrics displays as "Academic Achievement Level For Name Entered."
Enter the appropriate information for each desired Rubric List Item. See the List Item Options table following for a description of each option.
To include Power Law fields in a Rubric, mark Show Power Law Fields and enter values based on the field descriptions below.
Click Add ScoreListItem to add additional List Items.
Click the Save button when finished.

Power Law Fields

Power law is a mathematical calculation that determines a student's proficiency on a standard based on the trend shown by the scores that student has earned. Power law trend values provide a guide for teachers in determining a student's overall proficiency in a standard. When given a series of proficiency estimates, teachers no longer have to guess at what those estimates mean together.

Campus calculates power law by converting rubric scores into numeric values and applying a standard power law formula to determine the trend of the student's proficiency. This calculation considers both the student's performance and rate of improvement, and the expected rate of improvement for the material. More recent scores are given a higher weight than older scores.

To set up a rubric to calculate power law, mark the checkbox next to the rubric Name to Show Power Law Fields. Three additional fields display for the rubric. These three fields implement established district grading policy, which should be discussed and finalized prior to use.

Power Law Numeric Value: In order to calculate power law trend score, rubric scores must be mapped to numeric values. This field defaults to a whole number for each rubric score starting at 1, but you can change these values to represent the distribution of scores. Keep in mind that even if your rubric uses numbers (such as a 1,2,3,4 scale) these are symbols that represent a proficiency level, not numeric values. Numeric values do not need to match rubric scores.
Power Law Minimum Trend: After the student's power law trend score is calculated, this is the lowest score that will be converted back into the corresponding rubric value in the grade book. Allows up to two decimal places. Gaps between one score's minimum trend and the previous score's maximum trend generate an error.
- Campus recommends setting the lowest minimum as 0.
Power Law Maximum Trend: After the student's power law trend score is calculated, this is the highest score that will be converted back into the corresponding rubric value in the grade book. Allows up to two decimal places. Gaps between one score's maximum trend and the next score's minimum trend generate an error.
- Campus recommends setting the highest maximum as 2 x the highest numeric value.

Please note, all rubric setup should be done based on district policy.

Power Law Top-to-Toe Example

The following steps describe the process of using power law to calculate In Progress grades:

Administrator establishes the Power Law Numeric Value, Minimum Trend, and Maximum Trend values for a rubric. That rubric is aligned to a standard.
Teacher selects Power Law as the method of calculation in the Grade Calculation Options.
Teacher enters rubric scores for students in the Grade Book for assignments aligned to that standard.
Each rubric score is converted into its corresponding Power Law Numeric Value.
The Power Law Trend is calculated from these values. This trend displays in the Trend column of the In Progress area of the Grade Book.
Using the Minimum and Maximum Trend ranges, the In Progress Trend value is mapped back to a rubric score, which displays in the Rubric column of the In Progress area of the Grade Book.
Teacher can post this Rubric score as is or modify if desired.

Power Law in Campus Instruction

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Rubrics are used as a tool to determine subjective marks for standards that make up the basis of grading. This video demonstrates how to create a rubric.

Classic View: Grading and Standards > Standards Bank

Search Terms: Standards Bank

A Standards Bank is used to create and organize state, district, and local standards and provides an organizational structure for all standards in the district. The bank is made up of groups, which are organization units, and standards, which represent abilities and skills assessed by teachers or others to determine student proficiency. Groups are not scored; standards appear in teachers' grading tools and can be aligned to assignments and then scored.

See the Standards Setup for an overview of standards processes.

The Import Standards article provides more information about the import process.

The Standards Bank collects all standards in the district.

This article includes information on the following topics:

Creating a new group, standard or one-time standard.
Copying Items
Searching for a standard.
Managing groups and standards.

Campus recommends the following:

Organize standards by subject area, or by grade level and then subject area.
Limit organization structure to Parent Groups, Child Groups within them, and Standards within the Child Groups for clarity of reporting in students' report cards. See Image 9 for an example.

Navigating the Standards Bank

The standards bank list all standards for the district, sorted into groups. Search within the tree or Filter the list by School or by Setting.

Groups and standards that meet the entered search criteria display in bold, with parents and related items shown in gray.
The School list includes standards aligned in the School Standards tool.
The Setting list filters standards based on whether they are included in the Portal or not, or whether they are included on a report card or not.
By default, Archived standards are not shown in this list. Click the Show Archived toggle to include archived standards and groups.

Icons

	Groups
	Standards
	Archived Groups
	Archived Standards
	Imported Groups
	Imported Standards

Imported vs. Created in Campus

Standards and groups that fit CASE specifications can be imported using the Standards Import wizard. These frameworks are usually approved and provided by state departments of education.

The following list includes the differences between items that have been imported using this wizard, in comparison to items created in Campus.

Icons: Imported items have different icons with a small arrow indicating imports.
Fields: Imported items include a Date Last Imported field and a CF Identifier, which is the unique identification number used to distinguish the item in the CASE system.
Limitations: Imported items cannot be deleted, parent items cannot be modified, and items cannot be moved to different parents.
Copying: When an imported item is copied, the original item and the copy are automatically given a Standards Association of Exact Match.
Conversion: Imported groups can be converted to standards if desired.

Creating New Groups and Standards

Buttons to create new items are at the bottom of the screen.

Option	Description
	A group is used to organize the Standards Bank and can contain other groups and standards. Enter information based on the descriptions in the Group Detail section below.
	Standards can be assessed multiple times to track student achievement. Standards must be located within a group. Enter information based on the descriptions in the Standard Detail section below.
	One-Time Standards can only be assessed once per student per Course. Enter information based on the descriptions in the Standard Detail section below. One-Time Standards cannot be associated with assignments in the Grade Book.
	Districts in states that have published standards that meet the CASE specification have the option of importing standards. See the Import Standards article for more information.

Click a New button.
Enter details for the group or standard. A Name is required for either, a Rubric is required for a group, and an Abbreviation and Parent are required for standards.
Click Save or click the arrow next to the save button to select another save option:
- Save & Copy: save the current item and copy it as a starting place for a new one. Child groups and standards are not copied.
- Save & New Group: save the current group and open a new, blank group.
- Save & New Standard: save the current standard and open a new, blank standard.
- Save & New One-Time Standard: save the current standard and open a new, blank, one-time standard.

Groups and standards can also be created within a group or standard using the button under Child Standards or Child Groups.

Group and Standard Details

Click a group or standard to view details and make edits. Access groups and standards from the standards bank, or anywhere a name displays as a hyperlink, including and item's Parent, Child Standards, or Child Groups

Group Editor

In the Report Card, Parent groups appear capitalized, bolded, centered, and with a gray-shaded background. See example below.

Field	Description
Type	Hard-coded identifier of Standard Group. For imported standards, this value is determined by the provider.
Group Name	The name that displays for the group. 40 character limit.
Date Last Imported	The date on which this item was last imported. Only displays for items imported using the Import Wizard.
CF Identifiers	The identification number tied to each item imported using the Import Wizard.
Rubric	The rubric used when scoring standards in this group. Rubrics are created in the Score Groups & Rubrics tool. The rubric chosen applies to all child standards. Groups themselves are not scored, nor are they visible in the teacher's Grade Book.
Sequence	The placement of the Group within the Standards Bank and report card. Child groups can be sequenced from the parent by clicking and dragging groups within the Child Groups list. Ordering groups in this way automatically updates the entered sequence number beginning with 1, overwriting the exiting sequence.
Credit Overflow	This checkbox can only be marked for one child group at a time. It indicates that if additional credits are earned in another credit group, they can be applied to this credit group within the same Academic Program.
Archived	Archived groups are not removed where they are in use, but they cannot be used in the future. Displays with an icon in the standards bank.
Include in Report Card	Indicates if the group should be available for inclusion in report cards.
Parent	Lists any parent group/s. Click to open a search window to select a parent group. Groups cannot be located within a Standard.
Comments	Any comments related to the group.
Description	Additional information about the group.

Standard Editor

Field	Description
Type	Hard-coded identifier of Standard. For imported standards, this value is determined by the provider.
Date Last Imported	The date on which this item was last imported. Only displays for items imported using the Import Wizard.
CF Identifiers	The identification number tied to each item imported using the Import Wizard.
Display Name	The name of the Standard. It is recommended that this name be a shortened version of the Full Standard/Description that can be easily viewed in the Standards Bank, Report Card, Campus Parent, and Campus Student. 500 character limit.
Full Standard/Description	The long description of the standard. The length of this field is not limited. It is recommended that standards which exceed the 500 characters allowed for the Display Name be entered in this field. This description only appears here in the Standards Bank.
Abbreviation	An abbreviation used to identify the standard. This prefix is visible on the Course Standards tab and the Course Master Standards tab as well as in Assignments and the Grade Book. 40 character limit.
Number	The alphanumeric identification number of the standard. This number can be used to indicate grade level.
Code	A user-defined field that can be used in custom reports.
Sequence	The sequence number of the standard, which determines the order the standard displays in the Standards Bank and report cards. Standards under the same parent with duplicate numbers are sorted alphabetically. Standards can also be sequenced within a group by clicking and dragging standards in the Child Standards section. Ordering standards in this way automatically updates the sequence number beginning with 1, overwriting the existing sequence.
Post to Transcript	Indicates if the results of this Standard can be included in students' transcripts.
Power Standard	Indicates that this standard is included in the Course Standards Report, given the option to only include Power Standards is selected.
State Reported	Indicates if the results of this Standard can be included in state reports.
External LMS Exclude	If a district is sharing Campus data with an external learning management system, this checkbox can be used to exclude specific records from being shared.
Include in Report Card	Indicates if the standard should be available for inclusion in report cards.
Include in Portal	Indicates if the standard is visible on the Campus Student and Campus Parent Portals. Note that if an assignment is aligned to only standards/tasks that are hidden from the Portals, that assignments and its score will not display for students and parents.
Archived	Archived standards are not removed where they are in use, but they cannot be used in the future. Displays with an icon in the standards bank.
Parent	The parent group or standard. Click to open a search window to select the appropriate parent group. Standards can be located within any group or another standard.
Comments	Any comments related to the standard.
Child Standards	Any standards nested below this standard.
Aligned Assessments	Lists any assessments that have been aligned to the standard. This list populates based on the Test Setup created in System Administration.
Standard Associations	Associations can be used to connect related standards. These associations are not currently used outside the Standards Bank, but future standards enhancements may use them. Click Add. Select a standard from the list. Select an Association Type from the list.

Child Groups and Standards

The groups and standards nested below a group or standard are listed at the bottom of the editor. Any changes made in this area are reflected in the standard/group editor for the item.

Add a new standard or group by clicking Add and entering basic data for the item. To add an existing standard or group as a child, navigate to the desired item in the standards bank and select a Parent.

Copying Items

Copy a group or standard by clicking the white arrow next to the Save button and selecting Save & Copy. Copied items are appended with the words "Copy of" to differentiate from the original.

If copying a group or parent standard, indicate if children should be copied as well or only the parent.

When an imported item is copied, the copy and any children are not marked as Imported and an Association is created between the original and the copy of Exact Match.

Converting Imported Groups

Groups that have been imported can be converted to standards if desired. Groups with child groups cannot be converted, since a group cannot be a child of a standard.

Click and then Convert in the confirmation message that displays. Note: converting groups to standards is NOT reversible.

Convert imported groups into standards for use in grading.

Standards in Report Cards

The following image indicates how groups and standards appear in Report Cards:

Student's name, school of enrollment and teacher
Rubric with a prefix of "Academic Performance Level for"
Standard scored, within Parent and Child Groups

A sample report card, with placeholder group and standard names to illustrate how these names display.

The standards bank is used to create and organize state and district standards. This lesson explains how to create and manage standards in the standards bank.

PATH: Grading & Standards > School Standards

The School Standards tab is used to determine which Credit Groups and Standards Banks are used in grading in the school selected in the Campus toolbar.

Credit Groups are used as categories of credit on student transcripts.
Standards are used in conjunction with standard-based grading by teachers.

After Credit Groups and Standards are selected here on the School Standards tab, they can be added to Courses and Course Masters. This tool simplifies using standards and credit groups at the school level so that individual schools don't have to look through all the items in the district when aligning items to course and masters.

School Standards Tab Example

The Credit Groups and Standards also display when adding Transcript Credits to a student's Transcript.

Select School Standards

Mark the checkbox next to the credit group and standards group(s) to be used at the school.
Click Save.

Classic Path: Scheduling > Courses > Standards

Search Terms: Standards

The Standards Alignment Editor lists the standards that the teacher needs to administer and/or grade for the selected course. To add standards to a course, they must be created first in the Standards Bank. When standards are added to the Standards Bank, rubrics are assigned there. There is no need to modify the rubric on the course. If the rubric is incorrect, it should be modified in the Standards Bank.

Screenshot of the Standards tool for a course. Course Standards
If the course linked to a Course Master, and editing of standards and standards is locked on the Course Catalog, a lock icon displays. This lock indicates the linking to the course master, and changes can only be made to the standard through the Course Master.

The new Grading Window (released in Campus.1941) does NOT use Active Mask logic. For this reason, the Active Mask checkboxes have been removed as of the Campus.2024 Release Pack (June 2024). See the Release Notification for more information, and review this article for information on using the New Grading Window.

Standards can also be managed at the Course Master level. Icons in the Standards List provide more information about each standard:

Icon	Text	Description
	Locked to Course Master	Indicates that the standard corresponds to a standard record at the Course Master level. These standards are not editable in this tool.
	Linked Course Catalog Unlocked	Indicates that standards are unlocked for the whole Course Catalog. These standards are editable in this tool
	Course Master Unlinked	Indicates that the standard is associated with a standard record at the Course Master level, but that the link with that standard is broken. Standards can be relinked using the Push All Course Masters tool, selecting a Push Mode of Overwrite and leaving Standards marked in the Data to be Pushed section.
	Course Managed	Indicates that the standard is managed at the Course level and does not have a corresponding record at the Course Master level.

Standard Information in Ad hoc Query Wizard

Course Standard fields are available in the Query Wizard when using the Course/Section Data type in the Course > Course Information > Standards folder.

Screenshot highlighting the Standards fields in an Ad hoc query. Course Standard Ad hoc Fields

Add Standards

Select Add from the Action Bar. A Standard Detail window appears with a Search field and the expanded list of Standards. The search engine searches based on Abbreviation and standard Display Name.

Only standards attached to the selected school in School Standards are listed for selection.

Screenshot highlighting the Add button, which opens the standard search bar. Search for a Standard
The results window lists the full Standards Bank in expanded form. Users can manually scroll through this list if desired. Standards are listed as follows: Abbreviation: Display Name (Location). After selecting a standard, a blue checkmark icon displays next to the name of the standard in the search results and the standard is added to the Aligned Standards section.

Multiple standards can be added to a course within one save action. A checkmark icon displays next to each selected Standard in the search list. Users can then mark the appropriate Term Masks. Term masks indicate in what term the standard is graded.

Users can also mark the Post-only Standard checkbox. This checkbox indicates teachers cannot align assignments or categories to the standard. Post-only standards are only used for posting scores, not for tracking student progress. When the checkbox is marked, an X displays in the Standards Alignment table in the Post-only column.

It is recommended that users add standards to courses by term in order to utilize en masse updating options on Term Mask.

Screenshot of standards details, with selected standards in the search results indicated by a blue check mark and listed in the Aligned Standards section. Standard Details
To remove a selected standard, click the standard in the Aligned list or in the search results.

Click Save to add the selected standard(s) to the course.

If a school has not added the standard in School Standards, a message appears when a user attempts to add a standard to a course.

When searching for standards, all standards and groups that match the entered text are returned, including those standards that do not have a display name entered.

Delete a Standard from a Course

Select the Standard to delete from a course from the Standards Alignment table.
Click the Delete icon. A warning message displays indicating the standard is about to be deleted.
Click OK to continue or click Cancel.

Users cannot delete a standard if scores have been entered for it.

Copy Standards to Another Course

Use the Copy icon to easily add the standards associated with one course to another course (called the Source Course) to one or more other courses (called Destination Courses). The Copy icon displays when proper tool rights are assigned.

When copying a standard from one course to another:

Standards that already exist in the destination course is not copied again. This means when five standards are selected to be copied in the source course, but three of those already exist in the destination course, only the two that do not exist in the destination course are copied.
Destination courses cannot be tied to any course masters.
Standards are copied from one course to another course within the same calendar year.

Copy Standards to Another Course

Select a specific standards to copy, and then click the Copy icon.Or, just click the Copy icon without selecting a standard. When a specific grading task is selected to copy, that standard is the only one selected to copy; when no standards are selected to copy, all of the standards in that course are automatically selected to copy.
Select the Source Course from the dropdown list. This displays the currently selected course. To change this selection, begin typing in the dropdown field.
Mark the Standards to Copy. Or, clear the selections by clicking the checkbox in the gray Standard Name header.
Select the Destination Course(s):
1. All Courses: copies standards to all courses in the calendar.
2. Active Courses: copies standards to all courses in the calendar that currently have the Active flag marked.
3. Select Courses: copies standards to the selected courses. To select a course, type the Number or Name in the search field. Multiple courses can be selected. Click Clear to remove all courses from the list.
Click the Save button to copy the selected standards to the destination course.

If there are no standards to copy, an alert displays indicating all selected standards already exist in the destination course.

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