1. Deconstructing GPA Setup GRD04 Karen Bartash

2. Agenda What is a GPA? What is a Rank? How is the GPA calculated? Components of a GPA Setting up before defining GPA Definition Setting up each component ‐Courses - Credits/Weight and Academic Level ‐Grades - Grade Scale and Point Values ‐GPA definition ‐Options for current year grades Running and printing GPA

3. What is GPA/Rank? Grade Point Average (GPA) = numeric representation of how well a student has done across a range of courses and years. Rank = an ordering of students by grade level and GPA in descending order. ‐Some districts refer to their weighted GPA as the official Rank. ‐Aspen refers to Rank as the sort order.

4. How is GPA calculated? ∑ (value of Grade * value of Course) ∑ value of Course All GPAs are calculated using this formula. The only difference is what the values are that go into the formula and which courses are included in the sum.

5. Components of a GPA Grades student receives in courses Point values for those grades Course point values

6. Before Defining GPA Definition Set up Grade Term Definition Set up Grade Scale Set up Transcript Definition Set up GPA and Rank fields on Student table Populate course fields

7. Course Fields Include in GPA Credit Weight Academic Level

8. GPA Definition District View: Grades > GPA

9. Grade Point Values

10. Grade Columns Which grades to include?

11. Running and Printing GPA School View: Grades > GPA Reports > Grade Point Averages

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