Southgate Schools Standards - Based Report Cards

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Southgate SchoolsStandards - Based Report Cards

• Our website
• southgateschools.com
• Diane Kell
• kelld_at_sgate.k12.mi.us
• Wendy Nowak
• nowakwen_at_sgate.k12.mi.us

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Overview

• The Process - Using PowerSchool Teacher or
  PowerGrade
• Standards - Excel
• Conversion Scales
• Creating the Report Card
• Design
• Background pictures
• Pictures on server
• Create Report Card in Designer
• Designer Tips
• Get file ready for import
• Object Report
• Teacher Entry/Web Assignments
• Storing Grades
• Generating the Report Cards (timelines)
• Printing Report Cards
• Changing Report Cards (semesters)

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Elementary Process

• Grades K through 2/3
• No Grades
• Enter Standards in PowerSchoolTeacher
• Enter comments in PowerSchool Teacher

• Grades 3 through 5
• Grades (A,B,C, etc.)
• Are entered in PowerGrade for all subjects
• Or
• Enter Standards in PowerSchool Teacher
• Enter Comments in PowerSchool Teacher
• Or
• Tie standards to assignments in PowerGrade
• (this will automatically populate
  PowerSchoolTeacher
• page for teacher review. Here you can edit and
  add
• standard grades missed or disagree with. Enter
• comments in PowerGrade - much easier to do here.

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Standards
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Conversion Scales
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Create The Report Card Design

• Create, complete with all logos, pictures,
  lines, shading and type in all the labels
  (standards) so proofreading on the teachers part
  is possible. This will ensure correct placement
  of all standards and codes. (Yellow Side B)

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Create Background Picture

• Using Filemaker, duplicate the completed file,
  strip all labels and text. Rename as stripped
  report cards.
• Open the stripped page (screen) in Filemaker,
  copy it into the computer memory (control C),
  open up Appleworks and paste the copy, save this
  file in the correct format for PS import.
• Save the picture in three parts, logo, linetop,
  body (this will save tons of time later )
• (Green Side A)

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Create the .pst file

• Create a new file and place the stripped
  appropriate picture from Appleworks onto the
  page. Type all labels and place all codes on each
  report card using the program Designer. Include
  the picture for placement (will be deleted and
  exchanged with the picture on the server after it
  is imported)

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Using Designer - Placing Standards

• Place all standards and/or grades. Each standard
  will have the following five parts
• Grade or Standard label or name, i.e. Can tell
  time
• Standard/grade output code for Q1
• Standard/grade output code for Q2
• Standard/grade output code for Q3
• Standard/grade output code for Q4
• (Std.stored.transavg1G.MA.TTQ1)
• (Std.stored.transavg1G.MA.TTQ2)
• (Std.stored.transavg1G.MA.TTQ3)
• (Std.stored.transavg1G.MA.TTQ4)

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Helpful Tips

• When placing codes example B2G.RE.ACQ1 put a
  character after it i.e. x, y, z ie.
  (Std.stored.transavgB2G.RE.ACQ1)x so you can
  confirm the correct placement. Use one character
  for quarter 1 and a different one for quarter 2
  etc.

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Helpful Tips

• Place text and codes from the right to the left,
  there are too many codes on the page, you cannot
  work from left to right.

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Helpful Tips

• Use group tool with copy and paste functions,
  saves tons of time.
• When using Designer, it automatically adds a
  layer for each object and Powerschool only
  accepts layers up to 20 you must adjust these
  accordingly, when assigning layers, group objects
  and layer by categories so they can be located
  once in Powerschool.

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Get Designer file ready for import

• Delete all pictures (background, logo, linetop)
  from report
• (Green Side B)
• Combine pages into one file
• Designer copy and resave file for import into
  PowerSchool.
• (menu gt export xml, create a .pst file)
• i.e. from KGPg1, KGPg2 to KGReportCard

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Put Pictures on Server

• On PowerSchool Server
• Locate PowerSchool Pro folder gt Data Folder gt
  Pictures Folder gt General Folder gt Drop Jpgs
  into this folder
• Use appropriate and consistent names for easy
  identification, i.e.
• 1pg1pict.jpg - 1pg2pict.jpg

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Import the report card into PowerSchool

• Breadcrumbs
• System gt import record template

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In PowerSchool

• Open each report card and choose the correct
  pictures and layers for pictures.
• Remember pictures are in three separate parts,
• Picture 1 is logo,
• Picture 2 are lines,
• Picture 3 is background.
• This makes placement possible.

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Teacher Entry/Web Assignments
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Storing Grades
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Generating Reports (timelines)
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Printing Report Cards
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Changing Report Cards (semesters)

• There are two ways to handle/reflect different
  quarters on the report cards
• Have four different copies of each report card,
  one for each quarter
• Have one copy and change it after/before each
  quarter

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More Information

• Our website - southgateschools.com
• For Print Outs
• This PowerPoint Presentation
• Report Card Procedure
• Web Assignment Initial Setup
• Web Assignment Semester Import
• Semester Changes for Report Cards - Grid Set up
  example
• Other requests that may be requested after this
  presentation
• Diane Kell regarding designing report cards -
  kelld_at_sgate.k12.mi.us
• Wendy Nowak - regarding standards, PowerGrade
  i.e., teacher input - nowakwen_at_sgate.k12.mi.us