Grades and Plans - Specifications

Grades and Plans

Specifications                    
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Environment:
  
Platform

Operating System: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP

Video Resolution: 800x600 or better (1024x768 preferred)

Color support: 256 colors or more

Language

English

Database

Fully relational, xBase compatible

Report Writer

Embedded engine (Crystal Reports)
Grades:
   
Capacity

Tracks virtually an unlimited number of students, classes, and gradable items.

Multiple year capable.

User configurable to meet your needs

School Name and Calendar

Classes

Grade scales, weighting categories

Sort by student ID or First or Last name

Weighted-grades

Up to 8 categories for each class

Each category weighted as fraction of 100%

Supports mixed grade types (eg, letter, numeric, P/F, etc.) within a category

General Assessment-grades

Supports 3 Assessments (Behavior plus two user-named, e.g., Effort, Working Level, etc.)

Use standard A-F scale (may be aliased to any 1 or 2-character symbol set)

Enabled by Class

Grading metrics

Numeric (0-100)

Letter (A-F)
* (A-F may be aliased to other letters)

Pass/Fail

Submitted (Yes/No)

Incomplete

Excused

Default grades

'I' - incomplete (included in averages as zero)

'X' - excused (not included in averages)

Reports available in a variety of styles and sorts
Styles:

Summary - composite grade for each Student/Class

Detailed - lists grades for each gradable item

Progress - Detailed w/Parental signature block

Work Due - lists items not submitted for each Student/Class

Student Data - lists personal information and Class assignments for each Student

For each student:
Sorts:

Year-to-Date or selected Grading Period

All Classes or selected Class

All Students, selected Student, or by 'Tag'

Output: Displayed on-screen or printed to default system printer
Lesson Plans:
   
Organization
Plans:

Class

Date

Templates:

Class

Edits are date stamped

Elements

Maximum of 10 per Template/Plan

User Named

Editing features

Highlight

Drag and drop

Copy, cut, paste

Formatting

Font name

Font style (regular, bold, italics, color)

Margins

Hanging indents

Assesment/Assignment items

Marked in Lesson Plan

Automatically entered in Gradebook database

Reports available in a variety of styles and sorts

Template or Plan

YTD, Grade Period, Date Range

All Classes, selected Class

All Elements, selected Elements

Displayed or printed
Student Directory Data:
   
Identity

ID number

First/Middle/Last Name

Date of Birth

Contact

Home Phone

Tag

User definable item. Often contains, for example, the student's homeroom teacher's name

Classes

Assigned by Year, Grading Period, or individual Class

Specifications Click here to view Glossary	Note: Click on "links" below to view example screen shots. These are high quality screen shots... their load time will depend on the speed of your internet link/modem speed.
Environment:
Platform	Operating System: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP Video Resolution: 800x600 or better (1024x768 preferred) Color support: 256 colors or more
Language	English
Database	Fully relational, xBase compatible
Report Writer	Embedded engine (Crystal Reports)
Grades:
Capacity	Tracks virtually an unlimited number of students, classes, and gradable items. Multiple year capable.
User configurable to meet your needs	School Name and Calendar Classes Grade scales, weighting categories Sort by student ID or First or Last name
Weighted-grades	Up to 8 categories for each class Each category weighted as fraction of 100% Supports mixed grade types (eg, letter, numeric, P/F, etc.) within a category
General Assessment-grades	Supports 3 Assessments (Behavior plus two user-named, e.g., Effort, Working Level, etc.) Use standard A-F scale (may be aliased to any 1 or 2-character symbol set) Enabled by Class
Grading metrics	Numeric (0-100) Letter (A-F) * (A-F may be aliased to other letters) Pass/Fail Submitted (Yes/No) Incomplete Excused
Default grades	'I' - incomplete (included in averages as zero) 'X' - excused (not included in averages)
Reports available in a variety of styles and sorts	Styles: Summary - composite grade for each Student/Class Detailed - lists grades for each gradable item Progress - Detailed w/Parental signature block Work Due - lists items not submitted for each Student/Class Student Data - lists personal information and Class assignments for each Student For each student: Sorts: Year-to-Date or selected Grading Period All Classes or selected Class All Students, selected Student, or by 'Tag' Output: Displayed on-screen or printed to default system printer
Lesson Plans:
Organization	Plans: Class Date Templates: Class Edits are date stamped
Elements	Maximum of 10 per Template/Plan User Named
Editing features	Highlight Drag and drop Copy, cut, paste
Formatting	Font name Font style (regular, bold, italics, color) Margins Hanging indents
Assesment/Assignment items	Marked in Lesson Plan Automatically entered in Gradebook database
Reports available in a variety of styles and sorts	Template or Plan YTD, Grade Period, Date Range All Classes, selected Class All Elements, selected Elements Displayed or printed
Student Directory Data:
Identity	ID number First/Middle/Last Name Date of Birth
Contact	Home Phone
Tag	User definable item. Often contains, for example, the student's homeroom teacher's name
Classes	Assigned by Year, Grading Period, or individual Class