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How do I add a new grade level to standards-based grading?

This article will cover how to implement standards-based learning (SBL) in a new grade level once you have set it up for other grade levels. For instance, if kindergarten is already using SBL and you would like to implement it in first grade as well. In order to do this, you will need to perform the following steps:

  1. Roll over to the new academic year
  2. Add the SBL grading scale to the courses
  3. Set up the learning targets
  4. Add the courses to the SBL Report Card

Roll Over to the New Academic Year

It is important to begin the rollover to the next academic year first, so that you have the data to work with without interfering with the current data. This article will help you perform this rollover: How do I roll over to the next academic year? In particular, you will want to complete all the tasks that can be done before the end of the current academic year. 

Add the SBL Grading Scale to the Courses

Now that you have the new year to work in, you are ready to ensure that the correct SBL grading scale is on the courses for the grade level you are adding. First, go to Admin Main > Grading Scales and review your existing grading scales to choose the preferred Standard Grading Scale to add to the courses. If you need a new grading scale, this article will walk you through: How do I create a standards-based grading scale? Once you have chosen the correct scale, you will assign it to the courses:

  1. Go to Main > Grading Scales > Assign to Courses
  2. For Grading Mode, choose Standard Grades Only
  3. For Standard-based Scale, select the grading scale that you decided on
  4. Check the boxes for the courses that should use this grading mode and the selected grading scale
  5. Save

Setup the Learning Targets

Next, you will need to set up the learning targets for the courses. This article will walk you through all of your choices for adding in the learning targets: How do I add learning targets to courses?

Add the Courses to the SBL Report Card

Finally, you will be ready to add these courses to your SBL report card. To do this, you will want to first make sure the entire grade level is moved to the correct report card, and then add the correct report card item list to the course.

Here is how to move the grade level to the correct report card:

  1. Go to Admin Main > Grade Reporting > Define Report Cards
  2. On the current report card, choose edit
  3. Click into the Student Grade Levels box and uncheck the grade level you are working on
  4. Save
  5. On the new report card, choose edit
  6. Click into the Student Grade Levels box and check the grade level you are working on
  7. Save

Once the grade level is on the correct courses, you will want to go to Admin Main > Grade Reporting > Report Card Item Lists and review the current Report Card Item Lists. You will add the correct Standard Based Item List to the courses as follows: Assign report card item lists to courses.

After you have done that step, the courses will be ready to go for Standards-Based Learning in the next Academic Year.