Let me give you this scenario. Let’s say you are in a parent conference and are reviewing the student’s grades. You have printed out a report listing all of the assignments and the student’s score on each assignment and you have shown the parent the student’s current grade in your class. However the parent says, “Gee I would really like to know how my child is doing on tests, homework, labs, etc.... Can you show me?” You can provide this information easily if your grades are set up with subcategories.

To set up the CATEGORY of Total Point use the following checklist.

Open a class using File>Open or select.

Select Numeric for Reporting Preference.

Choose Streetsboro BreakPoints for Letter Grades BPs.

Type 100 for Category Weight.

To set up the SUBCATEGORIES, follow the checklist for each subcategory.

Select ADD to add an additional category. This process must be followed for each subcategory.

For Description label your category as tests, homework, projects, etc.

For Reporting Preference select Numeric.

For Method of Grading, select Total points (Summation Percentage).

For Letter Grade BP’s, select Streetsboro BreakPoints.

The Category Weight for each subcategory is 0.

Repeat the above for each subcategory (Homework, Test, Projects). Remember that the category weight for subcategories is 0.

Select OK when done.

Once you have set up your categories, you should proceed to Defining Assignments.

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