PATH: System Administration > Grading & Standards > Grading Scales
Grading scales are used by the Campus grade book to convert numeric percentages to In Progress grades. Values entered in the Score column must match items defined in the Score Group in order to post grades. The grading scale should include all scores that can be auto-calculated by the Campus Grade Book.
Grading Scales are not dependent on the Year or School selected in the Campus toolbar.
Image: Grading Scale Example
For example, a school that has grades of A through F with pluses and minuses would create one item for each grade on the grading scale. Report card grades such as I for incomplete or NC for no credit should not be automatically calculated by Grade book and should be left off of the grading scale. A tool exists in the instruction modules for teachers to create their own personal Grading Scales if district policy allows them to do so.
Creating a Grading Scale
- Select the New button.
- Enter a unique Name for the grading scale.
- Enter the Name for each item in the grading scale, such as A, Pass or Satisfactory. Add additional items by clicking the Add Grading Scale Item button. Remove items by clicking the X next to the item.
- Enter a Score for each item in the grading scale, such as A, P or S.
- Enter a Min Percent for each item in the grading scale. This number is the lowest percent that will earn the entered score. For example, if the Min Percent for an A is 93 and the Min Percent for an A- is 90, the possible percents that will earn an A- are 90-92. This value can be a decimal with up to three digits before and after the decimal.
- Enter a Sequence for each item in the grading scale, which will control the order in which the scores appear.
- Indicate which scores are considered Passing.
- Click Save to save the grading scale.
Uses in Campus
Grading Scales are created at the district level in System Administration or at the teacher level in the Grade Book. Grading Scales and Assignment Marks are used to score assignments and then converted using Score Groups and Rubrics into values reported on student transcripts.
Grading scales are selected for use in the Grade Book using the Grade Calculation Options.
