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Go to reports menu and select Custom Report Card . Setup Select Add a new Template . NOTE : If you have templates already created, you could click your Q1 (or Q2, Q3, Q4) template and then choose Modify Template .  If you do this, you won't end up with a long list of irrelevant templates. Give it a name (Ex: Marking Period 1, Marking Period 2, Marking Period 3, Marking Period 4). Click  Save . Select your options: Select term for that card (Ex: Q1). Report Card: Select your grade level for this year’s graduation year (ex: if it is the 20-21 school year choose 2021 RC). Select For All Students. Don’t check any of the boxes. Print for All Families. Print in English. Save. Repeat for the other three quarters.

The comments section of the elementary report card is probably the section that is the most read by the parents.  Therefore, it is important to proofread your comments carefully.  Sometimes it is easier to proofread the comments when you don't have all the other parts of the report card distracting you.  Here is a quick way to run a report that includes only the comments.  To see the video directions, click here . Step 1: Open your learner behaviors gradebook Step 2: Under the REPORTS menu, select 'Standards Based Report Card' Step 3: Click 'Add a new Template' Step 4: Name the template and click 'Save' Step 5: Select the quarter you wish to view Step 6: Check the boxes for 'Print comments only' and 'Print for this class only' Step 7: Click 'Save' Step 8: If you only want to print for a couple students - click 'Select Different Students' and choose the students.  If you want to print for everyone - ignor...

Frequently we get questions from teacher that go something like this..."My office needs me to print a report card for Jane, but she has already been dropped from my class because she is moving to another class/schoool.  How do I do that?"  Never fear, it is not much different than running your regular report card, you just have to check one extra box. The steps below will show you how to run a report card for a student that has left or dropped your class. Please review the Skyward Tech Tip for Running Elementary Report Cards if you are trying to run a report card for your current students. NOTE: To find the printable version, click here . 1.  From your Gradebook, click on Reports > Custom Report Card 2.  Click Add a New Template 3.  Give your new Template a name (example = Report Card - Dropped Students), click Save 4.  Select the Current Term or Term that you need to run the report card for 5.  Select the Custom Report card that m...

This (2015-16) school year, PPS has made a few adjustments to our elementary gradebook. We are using year long trending.  This means that the final Q4 grade will take into account all events from the first day of school until the end of the academic year.  Don't be surprised when you see suggested grades showing up in Q2, Q3, and Q4 as soon as the Q1 suggestion appears. Skyward will not begin to suggest a trend grade until three or more event scores are entered for a particular skill.   These changes will help improve the overall suggested grade because it will take into account growth from the entire school year and it will provide more data points in order to make the suggestion.  That being said, it is still the professional responsibility of the teacher to double check the scores each quarter to make sure what the gradebook is suggesting aligns with how the child is performing on that particular skill.   Skyward makes this a fairly painless proces...

Hey PPS Elementary Teachers! I know you are all anxious to get going on your report card comments.  As you begin working on them here are a few tips that should help make your life a little easier, and let's face it, we all can use tricks to help us work smarter not harder.  For a printer-friendly version of this tip, click here . Enter Comments in Learner Behaviors In order to have consistency and avoid repeated/lost comments, please be sure that you are going in to your Learner Behaviors gradebook to enter comments. Red means NOT saved! When you are adding comments in the individual child's comment screen and hit Okay, they will turn red on the main comment screen.  This means they are not saved yet.  Make sure you click SAVE at the top of the screen to save the comments.  Save often! Here is a quick video for PPS teachers to show you what I am talking about:  http://goo.gl/2MbBKx Want to create a template?  Use Apply to All button. Some...

Entering Report Card Grades Directly without Adding an Event There are times when entering grades directly into the report card column is logical, or even necessary.  An example of this is the Learner Behaviors, but it can be done in any area on the report card. Step 1: Click on the Gradebook for the class for which you want to enter report card grades. Step 2: Click on the Skill (striped) header row. Step 3: Type in the grades for each student, or use the autofill drop down menu to select a common grade for all students. Step 4: Click Save when finished. Overriding/Adjusting Report Card Grades Sometimes the grade that is calculated by the gradebook using the trend grading does not accurately represent the child's true performance on the skill.  When this occurs, it is important to adjust the grade. Step 1: Click on the Gradebook for the class you wish to adjust. Step 2: Click on the M, P, or L in the report card grade column for the child whose s...

It is October and soon it will be time to run your elementary report cards to send home to parents. Below you will find some resources to help you work through the printing of your card, as well as the procedure for adding comments.  For a printer-friendly version, click here . In this tip: Entering Comments Running Report Cards Setup Printing Entering Comments (not needed for 20-21 school year) Login to Skyward. Go to your Learner Behavior Gradebook by clicking on the blue book. Select comments from the menu at the top. Click Post Comments for the quarter you wish to enter. Click the icon at the right to get the larger editing window. Enter in your comments. Click OK when finished. NOTES: There is NO FORMATTING! To do a template, you can set up the basic information for one child, then apply to all. Then you can edit for individual students. Running Report Cards Go to reports menu and select Custom Report Card. Setup Select Add a new Te...