PowerSchool University2012

Standard-based Grading Setup

Trainer Name

Trainer/Consultant

Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions

• Working with Standards

• Setting Up Standards

• Entering Standards Scores

• Using Viewing and Reporting Options

• Accessing Standards Information

• Time for Review

Understanding Standards

Check out these two websites for more information:

• http://commoncore.pearsoned.com/index.cfm?locator=PS11Ue

• http://www.ccsso.org

The Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI)

“Announced on June 1, 2009, the Common Core State Standards Initiative is informed by the highest, most effective models from states across the country and countries around the world. The initiative provides teachers and parents with a common understanding of what students are expected to learn. Consistent standards will provide appropriate benchmarks for all students, regardless of where they live.”

-Pearson

Working with Standards

From PowerSchool to Print

District > Standards > List Standards

Entering Scores in PowerTeacher

Scoresheet > Final Grades

Standards in PowerSchool Parent Portal

Grades and Attendance> Standards Grades

Getting Ready

• Organize state, district, and school standards

• Agree on scoring rubrics

• Create conversion scales for your scoring rubrics, and assign them to specific standards

• Assign standards to specific course(s)

• Import standards into PowerSchool

• Create reports for parents

First Questions

Know the district requirements:

• How many report cards will you need; will each grade level need a different report card

• Will teachers send home report cards

• Will teachers use assignments with Standards

• Will teachers use Final Grades with Standards only

• Will teachers use Teacher Comments

• What are the grading policies

• What are the standards grades reporting requirements

Organization of Standards

Creating and organizing standards begins here in PowerSchool

District > Standards

Measuring Standards Achievement

• Includes both content and skills

• Gives more meaning to the achievement level

• Provides better student feedback

• Offers better control of the grades

• Teaches what quality looks like

Conversion Scales

District > Standards > Conversion Scales

Conversion Scales Vocabulary

• Alphanumeric: Letter grades (A, B, C, or E, S, N)

• Numeric (two decimal places): GPA-type grades (4.00, 3.50, 2.75)

• Numeric (zero decimal places): Rubric-type grades (1, 2, 3, 4)

• Cut-off: The minimum a student must earn on an assignment to receive the grade entered

Conversion Scale Example

A Conversion ScaleA Conversion ScaleA Conversion Scale

Description PowerTeacher% Earned Translates to

Advanced 100 5

Proficient 80 4

Basic 60 3

Minimal 40 2

Not Proficient 20 1

N/A 0 N/A

Now It’s Your Turn

Complete hands-on activity 1:

Creating a GradeConversion Scale

Setting Up Standards

Four Levels of Standards

District Setup

Standards

• Are set up in the District Office mode

• Can be used globally

• Have several optional fields

• Use a structured hierarchy

Fields Needed for Setup:

• Name

• Identifier

• Subject Area (Optional)

• List Parent

• Type

• Level

• Sort Order

• Course Number

• Comments

• Max Comment Length

• Conversion Scale

• Graded

• Description (Optional - but very helpful

District > Standards > List Standards > Edit Standard

The Course Number - Very Important

Standard Organization

M Math (Level 1)

• M1 Division (Level 2)

- M1.1 Dividing by 1 Digit (Level 3)

- M1.2 Dividing by 2 Digits (Level 3)

• M2 Multiplication (Level 2)

- M2.1 Multiplying by 1 Digit (Level 3)

- M2.2 Multiplying by 2 Digits (Level 3)

Standard Organization - Up a Notch

W Washington Elementary (Level 1)

W1 Washington First Grade (Level 2)

W1.M Math (Level 3)

W1.M.1 Division (Level 4)

W1.M1.1 Dividing by 1 Digit (Level 5)

W1.M1.2 Dividing by 2 Digits (Level 5)

W1.M.2 Multiplication (Level 4)

W1.M2.1 Multiplying by 1 Digit (Level 5)

W1.M2.2 Multiplying by 2 Digits (Level 5)

Setting Up Standards

Most common methods:

• Create standard manually—one at a time

• Create a standard manually and export the information for use as a guide

• Import standard from a spreadsheet—the easiest way to create an extensive set of standards

Importing from Excel

Key Elements for Your Spreadsheet

Group Standards by course number

Identify the ConversionScale ID

Enter TRUE in the AllowAssignments column for all standards assessed by teachers

Enter 4 (School) in the Type column

Use IncludeComment only if teachers can enter a comment for the standard

Mapping the Fields

Special Functions > Importing & Exporting > Quick Import

Now It’s Your Turn

Complete hands-on activities 2-4:

Creating a New Standard Manually

Exporting Standards with Excel

Importing Standards with Excel

Search for New Standard

• Choose $ for contains or = for equals

• Type in your identifier

• Click Submit

District > Standards > Custom List Settings

Search Results

District > Standards > Custom List

Now It’s Your Turn

Complete hands-on activity 5:

Searching for YourNew Standards

Entering Standards Scores

What the Teacher Sees...

Scoresheet > Student View

fix

What the Teacher Sees...

Scoresheet > Final Grades

Entering Standards Scores

Easiest to use the Score Inspector

When entering standards scores, teachers have a few options:

• Comments

• Numeric scores

• Letter grades

Enabling Standards

Enable standards by school with PowerTeacher Administrator

Gradebook > School Usage

Grade Calculations

• Student earned these grades: 35, 80, 80, 80, and 95

• The final grade calculations would be as follows:

Mean74

Median80

Mode80

Highest95

Most Recent95

Average score

Middlescore

Mostcommon

score

Highest score

(might not be the last

score)

Most recent scores (choose

how many scores count)

Weighted Mean

Standard Scores:234

Points Possible:203050

Weighted calculation: (score * weight) + (score * weight) + (score * weight) / total of weights

= (2*20) +(3*30) + (4*50) / (20+30+50)= 40+90+200 /100= 330 / 100= 3.3

Two New Settings

• Auto Calculate Higher Standards - Select this setting to calculate the higher-level standards final grade from the lower- level standards in the gradebook automatically. Note: Teachers can disable this setting on the Preferences dialog in the gradebook.

• Enable Push - Select this setting to push the assignment scores to the standards assignment score. Note: This option will auto-calculate the higher-level standards by default in the gradebook, but teachers can disable this setting on the Preferences dialog in the gradebook.

Now It’s Your Turn

Complete hands-on activity 6:

Enabling Standards Entry

Viewing and Reporting Options for

Standards

Quick Lookup - Standards Grades

(Select a student) > Quick Lookup > Standards Grades

ReportWorks - Standards Report Card

Printing Object Reports

Washington Elementary

View standards for the class and include final grades

The Standards Reports in PowerTeacher

Another Option

Organize the report by student

Use DDE (Direct Database Export)

• When the built-in reports aren’t enough

• When you want to analyze data in different ways

- Charts & Graphs

- Pivot Table

- Sorting

Two Tables for Standards in DDE

• Standards [53] - Standard information is stored here

• Standards Grades [99] - Final standards grades are stored here

Now It’s Your Turn

Complete hands-on activity 7:

Viewing Student Standards Grades in

PowerSchool

Accessing Standards Information

Standards List and Identifiers

District > Standards > List Standards

A Completed Object Report

Standards Codes

• Name of standard SLA.1

~(*std.info.name;SLA.1)

• Description of standard SLA.1

~(*std.info.desc;SLA.1)

• Comment about standard SLA.1

~(*std.stored.comment;SLA.1;Q1)

• Q1 score of standard SLA.1

~(*std.stored.transavg;SLA.1;Q1)

Standard Names for Reading

System Reports > Setup > Object Reports > (Select the report) > Text

The End Result

Now It’s Your Turn

Complete hands-on activities 8-9:

Setting Up the Main Report Parameters

Creating a Standards Text Object

Time for

Review

Which student page can staff and teachers use to view standards grades?

Question 1

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Answer 1

Which student page can staff and teachers use to view standards grades?

A B

C DDistrict

National School

State

Which standard level do you use to place standards in PowerTeacher?

Question 2

A B

C D

Answer 2

District

National School

State

Which standard level do you use to place standards in PowerTeacher?

A B

C DStore Codes

Final Scores Standard Level

Data Access Tags

Besides standard identifiers, what must you use in object reports to show

standards grades?

Question 3

A B

C D

Answer 3

Store Codes

Final Scores Standard Level

Data Access Tags

Besides standard identifiers, what must you use in object reports to show

standards grades?

Which step is first?

C

B

D

A

E

Map fields

Export standard to create template

Import standards

Verify using List Standards

Create standards in spreadsheet

The answer is...

A Map fields

C Export standard to create template

B Import standards

D Verify using List Standards

E Create standards in spreadsheet

Key Points from Today’s Class

• Organize your district standards and set conversion scales

• Create standards or import standards into PowerSchool

• Record scores for standards in PowerTeacher gradebook

• View and report standards grades

• Access standards information in PowerSchool

Question and Answer

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