Implementing The Standards Based Report Card (SBRC)

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Entering Grades and Indicators in the
Standards-Based Report Card(SBRC)
Users Manual for SBRC On-line Entry
Interim Progress Reports and Intervention
Tracking
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FYI
9th Grade Core Academic Teachers must use SBRC
on-line system for grading.
All other teachers are encouraged to use the SBRC
on-line system for grading.
SBRC on-line system takes precedence over the
bubble sheets.
All bubble sheets must be returned whether they
are used or blank.
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Welcome to the Standards-Based Report Card Users
Guide

• This guide is intended to help you use the SBRC
  system.
• This guide covers the following features
• Accessing the system
• New system menu and navigation
• Entering Grades
• Interim Reporting

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The Standards Based Report Card System

• The SBRC (Standards-Based Report Card) on-line
  entry system is a user friendly program to help
  teachers with the new requirements for recording
  grades, outcomes and responsibilities for their
  students.
• The system can be used on any computer at school,
  home, or elsewhere that gets you to the internet.
• The Help Desk at 432-6232 is available to help
  you with any questions you have about how to
  connect to the internet, reach the system, or
  logging on.

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The Standards Based Report Card System

• The program relies upon the accuracy of data from
  Sierra (the student information system, also
  called the DEC).
• This User Manual introduces the steps teachers
  must take to produce an accurate report card for
  each student.
• The system offers several features to help make
  the SCRC more efficient.

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The Standards Based Report Card System

• The system
• Makes Quick Comments into the report cards
• Pre-fills N/A on subjects when you are grading
• Has a more extensive help section
• Automatically generates an e-mail to a teacher if
  the grade has been changed by an Administrator
• Automatically calculates GPA on a report card
• Does Interim Reporting

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Accessing the internet

• Use a school computer with network access or a
  home/other computer with internet or dial-up
  access.
• Start your browser (Internet Explorer, AOL) and
  find the address bar or place to enter the
  address of a website.
• If you have trouble, call the help desk and say
  you cannot access the internet (432-6232).

Icons like these take you toan internet browser
If you do not have an address bar, right click
on a gray area
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The ECC.desktop
Simply type www.cmsdnet.net into the address bar
of browser and hit return.
www.cmsdnet.net
Access the District home page Click on the link
now available.
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IF YOU CANT LOG-IN

• For security reasons, teachers must call the Help
  Desk to reset passwords at 432-6232
• New teachers may need a Computer Security
  Authorization form (CSA) signed by the principal
  get a form from your presenters after the
  presentation.

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LOG-IN SCREEN
Enter your iNotes username Enter your iNotes
password Click the login button
blablabla
Call the Help Desk at 432-6232 for iNotes
username or password help
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Each of the side menu links are also displayed at
the bottom--exploded to give a quick link to
specific items within the category.
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Clicking on Progress Reporting expands the menu
options
corresponding to the Quick Links.
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Select the Standards-Based Report Card Option.
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Choose from the three options on the desktop.
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Multiple Schools

• If a teacher serves more than one (1) school, a
  drop-down menu will appear.
• Select a school.
• Click on the Next button.
• Note If a teacher serves only one school, this
  screen does not appear.

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• Using the mouse, position the arrow over the
  selected class (K-12) or homeroom (K-8).
• To enter grades, click the mouse.

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Entering Grades by Course
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Entering Grades by COURSE

• An alphabetical listing of selected class will
  appear.
• Student Name, Grade, Outcomes, Responsibilities,
  and Comment columns are shown for each student.
• You can leave a box blank, but cannot enter an
  invalid mark. You can change marks until report
  cards are printed.
• Select the N/A button (not applicable) to
  automatically fill in all fields with the N/A
  symbol.

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COURSE Name Grade Column

• Teachers assign grades based on student
  performance this process is spelled out
  separately.
• Position mouse arrow in grade box, click and
  enter grade.

• The scale is A B C D F for grades 2-12
• E G S N U scale for K-1

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COURSE Outcomes Columns

• Each course on the report card has several course
  outcomes.
• Student achievement related to these outcomes is
  based on end of the year course standards for all
  grades using the following scale

3 4 4 2 3 NA 3
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TIP If you have troubleremembering what a
codeis, mouse over the codeand a box will pop
up withan explanation
A Mouse Over is dragging the mouse over the
item.
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Quick N/A Insert

• The Quick N/A Insert button saves you time when
  grading.
• Simply click the N/A Box above the row you wish
  to make N/A and the program automatically inserts
  N/A.

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The quick comments box makes the grading process
easier.
Click on the comments box and choose a comment.
After selecting the comment, the program will
automatically insert it.

• This feature of the system makes adding comments
  easier, but you can still type in your comments.
  (50 characters max. no spellcheck!)

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Saving Data

• Position mouse arrow over Save Grades and
  click.
• Student data updated successfully will appear
  in red.
• Save grades frequently!

Student data updated successfully
Save Grades
If complete, you may return to the ECC.desktop
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Select and Click on the Reports Option
VERIFYING YOUR WORK Print a copy of what
youve done
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Select the marking period you wish to view.
Click on Generate Report.
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A summary of the given marks will appear that can
be saved or sent to the printer.
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Select Student Mark History and enter a student
ID.
Click Generate a Report.
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Help Screens

• Help Links are always located on the right side
  of the screen.
• Help Link information will differ for each screen.

HELP LINKS
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LOG-IN SCREEN
Enter your iNotes username Enter your iNotes
password Click the login button
blablabla
Call the Help Desk at 432-6232 for iNotes
username or password help
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Interim Progress Reporting
Interim Progress Reporting can be selected by
clicking on the icon.
It can also be selected by clicking on the Option
button.
Or, you can exit back to the ECC Desktop
screenMy Students.
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Interim Progress Reporting

• Highlight the class you would like to edit.
• Click on the class of your choice.

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Interim Progress Reporting
Or Options
Mouse Over Choices Lack of Homework Excessive
Absences Failure to Make Up Work Poor Test/Quiz
Scores Failure to Complete Work Poor
Classwork Poor Behavior
Check off Progress Indicators
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Interim Progress Reporting

• When complete, click the save button and a
  message at the top will tell you Interim Grading
  assigned successfully.

Interim Grading assigned successfully
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Interim Progress Reporting

• YOU MUST
• Click the save button even if the choices are all
  satisfactory.

Interim Grading assigned successfully
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Intervention Tracking System ITS
The intervention tracking system is based on the
CMSDs PROMOTION POLICY
Refer to pages 22-23 in Implementing
Standards-Based Education Promotion Teacher
Guide to ECC.desktop
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LOG-IN SCREEN
Enter your iNotes username Enter your iNotes
password Click the login button
blablabla
Call the Help Desk at 432-6232 for iNotes
username or password help
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Select Assessments from the menu.
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Click on Request Intervention and a listing of
the teachers classes will appear.
Select a class to identify chosen interventions.
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A list of in danger students will appear.
To select an intervention, click on Request/Edit
Interventions button.
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Click the appropriate intervention,
then click Save.
To return to the in danger list, Click Back.
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Clicking on Back takes you back to the student
listing
Continue to next student to Request/Edit
interventions.
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