Minnesota Ed-Fi v3.1 - Grading Periods Resource Preferences

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The Ed-Fi Configuration tool is used to establish Ed-Fi data resources.

The following describes how to set the resource preferences for the Grading Periods resource. If the Configure or Edit buttons do not display, then the resource does not need to be mapped and the toggle button can be used to turn the resource on or off.

 If a mapping is changed, a resync must be performed on the resource in order for the new mappings to send correctly.
  1. Complete the Grading Tasks Grading Period Descriptor, Sequence, Start Date, and End Date field for each school. The filter option at the top of the section can be used to filter by school and/or grade level. The various filter fields determine which information displays. The Fill options can be used to fill the Grading Task, Grading Period Descriptor, Sequence, Start Date, and/or End Date fields.

     Any item not mapped will not report to Ed-Fi.
    Grading Period Descriptors
    Attribute Dictionary

    System Administration > Custom > Attribute Dictionary > Grading Task > Ed-Fi Grade Type

    FieldDescription
    SchoolUsed to filter by school.
    Calendars
    Used to filter by calendar.
    Schedule Structures
    Used to filter by schedule structure
    Term Schedules
    Used to filter by term schedules.
    Grade LevelsUsed to filter by grade level.
    Grading TaskThe Grading Task that is being mapped. Only Grading Tasks that are mapped to a Grade Type Descriptor in the Grades Resource Preferences appear in the Grading Task droplist.
    Grading Period DescriptorThe name of the grading period.
    SequenceThe sequence of the grading period.
    Start DateThe start date of the grading period.
    End DateThe end date of the grading period.
    Fill EmptyThe selected option will create a new record for any school that does not have a record with the same Grading Task, Grading Period Descriptor & Sequence combination.
    Fill AllThe selected option will create a new record for any school that does not have a record with the same Grading Task, Grading Period Descriptor & Sequence combination AND will overwrite the Start Date and End Date for any existing record with the same Grading Task, Grading Period Descriptor & Sequence combination.

  2. Click Save.


Additional Information for Grading Periods

Grading Period Scenarios

Create a Grading Period record for each Grading Task that you want to send a grade to in Ed-Fi.

The Grading Period reports in the Sessions resource where the end date of the Grading Period overlaps that terms start and end dates.

Sessions Resource:


School reports a Quarter Grade at the end of each term:

Create four Grading Periods

Grading Task

Grading Period Descriptor

Start Date

End Date

Sequence

Sessions Reference

Quarter

First Nine Weeks

08/23/2017

10/20/2017

1

First Quarter

Quarter

Second Nine Weeks

10/23/2017

12/22/2017

2

Second Quarter

Quarter

Third Nine Weeks

01/03/2018

03/09/2018

3

Third Quarter

Quarter

Fourth Nine Weeks

03/12/2018

05/23/2018

4

Fourth Quarter


School reports a Semester Grade at the end of the Second and Fourth Quarters:

Grading Task

Grading Period Descriptor

Start Date

End Date

Sequence

Sessions Reference

Semester

First Semester

8/23/2017

12/22/2017

1

Second Quarter

Semester

Second Semester

01/03/2018

05/23/2018

2

Fourth Quarter