Level Table Page

On this page:

Use this page to define the marks that are issued in a building. For each mark, the level table defines how the mark is printed, whether or not the mark is used in honor roll and GPA calculations, and how the mark should be processed in average calculations.

Display marks and levels for building

Select Administration > Mark Reporting Setup > Setup > Level Table.
- If a search page displays, select the building.
- If the detail page displays for a building other than the one you want, use Search to select another building.
To display details for a specific level, set the Display Type field to Level and select the level. Then click Load.

Change Valid Marks

You must define a mark before you can specify how it is used in the level table.

Define marks for building

Select Administration > Mark Reporting Setup > Setup > Level Table.
- If a search page displays, select the building.
- If the detail page displays for a building other than the one you want, use Search to select another building.
To generate numeric marks, click
(Additional options) in the Mark Information panel and select Auto-Generate Marks. Enter the low and high numbers for the marks to generate and click OK. Click Yes at the prompt indicating that alpha marks will be moved to the end of the list.
To add marks, enter the mark in the blank row at the bottom of the list.
Repeat Step 4 until all marks have been defined.
Click Save.

Add marks to existing level tables

Select Administration > Mark Reporting Setup > Setup > Level Table.
- If a search page displays, select the building.
- If the detail page displays for a building other than the one you want, use Search to select another building.
Add the mark code at the bottom of the list of marks.
To change the order of the mark, use the tab on the left of the Mark field to drag and drop it to the appropriate location.
Repeat Steps 2-3 until the marks are added.
Click Save.
In the Selection panel, select Level for Detail Type field and select the level to update. Then click Load.
Update the mark information as needed for the marks you added.
Click Save.
Repeat Steps 7-8 until you have defined how the marks are used in all levels.

Change the order of marks

Select Administration > Mark Reporting Setup > Setup > Level Table.
- If a search page displays, select the building.
- If the detail page displays for a building other than the one you want, use Search to select another building.
To change the order of a mark, use the tab on the left to drag and drop it to the appropriate location.
Repeat Step 2 until the marks are ordered appropriately.
Click Save.

Delete a mark

You can only delete marks which have not been entered for students.

Select Administration > Mark Reporting Setup > Setup > Level Table.
- If a search page displays, select the building.
- If the detail page displays for a building other than the one you want, use Search to select another building.
Select the
(Delete) checkbox for each record to delete.
Click Save.

Change Level Information for Marks

You must define a mark before you can specify how it is used in the level table.

There is also a mass update tool available to set values for multiple marks. For the procedure to use that option, refer to Mass Update Level Table Procedures.

Add levels

Tip

The Level Table page includes Mass Update and Copy options to make it quicker to set up mark information.

After you save a level table, use the Mass Update to update multiple marks to the same value for a field and to set the point value for many marks based on a specified scale. For more information on mass updating levels, refer to Mass Update Level Table Procedures.

Set up the first level table as closely as possible to how other levels should be defined. Then use the Copy option to create the additional levels for the building.

Select Administration > Mark Reporting Setup > Setup > Level Table.
- If a search page displays, select the building.
- If the detail page displays for a building other than the one you want, use Search to select another building.
Click Add in the page's title bar.
In the General panel, define the level code and description.
In the Mark Information panel, define how marks are used in calculations and printed on reports.
Click Save.
To create an additional level, repeat Steps 2-5 or copy the existing level.

Change mark information for a level

Select Administration > Mark Reporting Setup > Setup > Level Table.
- If a search page displays, select the building.
- If the detail page displays for a building other than the one you want, use Search to select another building.
In the Selection panel, select Level for Detail Type field and select the level to change. Then click Load.
Make changes as needed.
Click Save.

Copy a level

Select Administration > Mark Reporting Setup > Setup > Level Table.
- If a search page displays, select the building.
- If the detail page displays for a building other than the one you want, use Search to select another building.
In the Selection panel, select Level for Detail Type field and select the level to copy. Then click Load.
Click Copy.
On the Copy Level window, use the Destination fields to specify the building, level code, and description to use for the new level tables.
Click OK.

Delete a level

Select Administration > Mark Reporting Setup > Setup > Level Table.
- If a search page displays, select the building.
- If the detail page displays for a building other than the one you want, use Search to select another building.
In the Selection panel, select Level for Detail Type field and select the level to delete. Then click Load.
Click
(Delete). After the level is deleted, the page refreshes with the Marks details displayed.

Fields

Selection Panel

Use the fields in this panel to select the mark or level table information to display. After you change selection options, click Load to display the selected records.

Field

Description

Detail Type

Select to display the valid marks or the level table details.

Marks - to display the list of valid marks and define the mark order.
Level - to display the level table details for marks. The Level table details indicate how the mark is used in GPA, honor roll, and mark average calculations and how the mark is printed on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts.

Level

If the Detail Type field is set to Level, then select the level table to display.

Marks Fields

The following fields display if Marks is selected in the Selection panel.

Mark Information Panel

Use the tabs on the left to order marks. Drag and drop a mark to move it to a new position.

Field	Description
Mark	Mark that students can earn for a course. You may enter numeric or character values; for example, you may issue letter grades such as A, B, C, D, and F or numeric grades such as 100, 99, 98, and so forth. All marks that may be issued must be defined.
State Code Equivalency	If your district's state reporting requirements require you to translate local marks into state codes, enter the state value. Otherwise, leave this field blank.
Course Completed	Checked if the mark indicates a course is completed. This value is used for state reporting purposes; it is not used by mark reporting calculations to determine whether courses are completed. Refer to your state reporting documentation to determine whether you need to set this value.
Active	Checked if the mark is active for the current year.
Level Fields	The following fields display if Level is selected in the Selection panel.

General Panel

Field	Description
Level	Code for the level table. Small Integer
Description	Description for the level table. For example, Non-Weighted or Weighted. Character/255
Active	Checked if the level table is active for the current year.
PESC Code	Code developed by the Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council (PESC) that corresponds to this level table. Select the code for this level table.

Mark Information Panel

Field	Description
Mark	Displays the mark code.
Point Value	Point value associated with the mark. For example, if your building uses a 4.00 grading scale, a mark of A may be worth 4.00 in a non-weighted level table and 4.50 in a weighted level table. For more information on how point values are used to calculate GPAs, refer to Calculating Grade Point Averages.
Passing Mark	Checked if the mark indicates that the student is passing the class. If a student receives a passing mark, the Course Credit Calculation assigns earned credit for the class.
Include in Honor Roll	For each honor roll defined for the building, checked if the mark should be included in the honor roll calculation. This setting determines if the mark is included when calculating student GPAs for the honor roll. It does not exclude the mark from being used to determine qualification or disqualification based on marks received. For more information on how marks can be used to qualify or disqualify students, refer to Honor Roll Setup Page. Report Card Eligibility and Report Card At Risk setups also display in this section.
Include in GPA	For each GPA type, checked if the credit for a course should be included in the GPA calculation for a course.
Average Using Type	Indicates how the mark should be processed when calculating a mark based on an average setup. The mark can be converted to a numeric value or processed as an exempt or set mark. For detailed examples of how these options affect average calculations, refer to How the Level Table Average Using Fields Affect Mark Averages. Select: Exempt - to process the mark as an exempt mark. The calculation will either issue an error or ignore the mark and associated report card run based on how the average setup is defined. Fail - to use 0.0 value when calculating averages. Only use this option if you have a set of marks designed to calculate pass/fail averages. Do not use this option if the mark may be included in an average calculation with marks where Value is selected. For example, if you are defining an F mark that may be averaged with an A mark to calculate a student's final average, set Average Using Type to Value and the Average Using Value to 0 (zero) instead of selecting Fail. Passing Mark - to use 1.0 value when calculating averages. Set - to use the mark as the value for the calculated mark type. For example, if the student has a mark of I (incomplete) for marking period 3, the final grade for the course is calculated as I regardless of the marks earned for other marking periods. Value - to use the numeric value in the Average Using Value field when calculating averages.
Average Using Value	The Mark Averages Calculation and Load Gradebook Averages options use this field to: Convert a student's mark to a numeric value to use in average calculations if the Average Using Type field is set to Value. For example, an A may have an averaging value of 3.7 or 95. Return the mark based on the calculated average if the level table is being used to return marks. The calculations return the first mark in the level that is closest to the calculated average. The following graphic illustrates how numeric averages are compared to the Average Using Value to return the closest mark.
Caution	If your school uses Load from Gradebook or Load Gradebook Averages to calculate marks, then caution should be taken if the scale used in the Average Using Value fields is not a 100 point scale. Marks calculated based on Gradebook assignments use a 100 point scale. If you calculate a mark type based on Gradebook Assignments, define a Gradebook Scale and assign it to students. Then the Load from Gradebook calculation will use the Gradebook Scale to return the mark based on the student's calculated average instead of using the Average Using Value value's from the Level table. Do not use Load from Gradebook or Load Gradebook Averages to calculate a mark type based on an average setup even if a Gradebook scale has been assigned to students. In the average setup, do not select the Use in Gradebook checkbox. Otherwise, the average will be calculated based on the scale of the Average Using value, but the mark will be returned based on the Gradebook scale. For mark types calculated based on average setups, do not use the raw Gradebook values to calculate averages. In the average setup, do not select the Average Uses Raw Gradebook Values checkbox. Raw gradebook values are on a 100 point scale and it is invalid to combine two different scales to calculate an average.
Print Values	Specifies the value to print on the report card, progress report, and transcript. By default, the mark is used, but you can change the value to print.
Add-On Values Value	Value to add to the final GPA if the student receives this mark. For example, you can select to add.25 to the GPA for an A in an AP course. The add-on value is added after the GPA is calculated. For more information on how add-on values (also referred to as add-on points) are used to calculate GPAs, refer to Calculating Grade Point Averages.
Add-On Values Weight by Credit	Checked if the add-on value should be adjusted based on the amount of attempted credit. Otherwise, the full add-on value will be added to the GPA. For more information on how add-on values (also referred to as add-on points) are used to calculate GPAs, refer to Calculating Grade Point Averages.
Color Levels	Specifies the color level for Unified Classroom integration. Select: 1 - Red - for Red 2 - Orange - for Orange 3 - Yellow - for Yellow 4 - Light Green - for Light Green 5 - Dark Green - for Dark Green