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Table of Contents Introduction ......................................................................................................................................1 Pinnacle Gradebook Organizational Concepts ....................................................................................... 1 Get Started ........................................................................................................................................3 Recommended Internet Browsers ......................................................................................................... 3 Recommended Browser Window .................................................................................................... 3 Home Page Basics ................................................................................................................................... 5 Title Bar Links ................................................................................................................................... 6 Navigation Pane ............................................................................................................................... 6 Information Pane ............................................................................................................................. 7 Navigating Pinnacle Gradebook ............................................................................................................. 7 Pinnacle Gradebook Navigation Tools ............................................................................................. 7 Browser Navigation Buttons ............................................................................................................ 8 Processing and Error Indicators.............................................................................................................. 8 Processing Indicators ....................................................................................................................... 8 Error Indicators ................................................................................................................................ 9 Edit Profile ............................................................................................................................................ 10 Edit Your Contact Information ....................................................................................................... 10 Change Password ................................................................................................................................. 11 Change your Password................................................................................................................... 11 Date Picker ........................................................................................................................................... 12 Select a Date from the Date Picker ................................................................................................ 12 Attendance ...................................................................................................................................... 13 Attendance Overview ........................................................................................................................... 13 Attendance Types ................................................................................................................................. 13 Daily Reason Attendance ............................................................................................................... 14 AM/PM Attendance ....................................................................................................................... 14 Multi-Hour Attendance .................................................................................................................. 14 Home Bound Attendance .............................................................................................................. 15 View Attendance .................................................................................................................................. 15 View ............................................................................................................................................... 15 Attendance Grid Notes .................................................................................................................. 16 Cumulative Attendance ................................................................................................................. 16 Create a Seating Chart .......................................................................................................................... 17 Create a Seating Chart ................................................................................................................... 17 Create a Random Seating Chart ..................................................................................................... 18

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Table of Contents Edit a Seating Chart ........................................................................................................................ 18 Take Attendance from a Seating Chart ................................................................................................ 19 Assign an Attendance Code ........................................................................................................... 19 Clear an Assigned Attendance Code .............................................................................................. 20 Assign All Present ........................................................................................................................... 20 Take Attendance from Quick Attendance ............................................................................................ 21 Assign an Attendance Code ........................................................................................................... 21 Attendance Grouping..................................................................................................................... 21 AM/PM or Daily Reason Codes ...................................................................................................... 22 Clear an Assigned Attendance Code .............................................................................................. 23 Mark All Present............................................................................................................................. 23 Enter an Attendance Comment ..................................................................................................... 23 Edit Attendance .................................................................................................................................... 24 Past Attendance Locks ................................................................................................................... 24 From Quick Attendance ................................................................................................................. 24 From Seating Chart ........................................................................................................................ 24 Group .............................................................................................................................................. 25 Groups Overview .................................................................................................................................. 25 About Student Groups.......................................................................................................................... 26 Static Groups .................................................................................................................................. 26 Dynamic Groups ............................................................................................................................. 26 View Student Groups............................................................................................................................ 26 View a List of Student Groups ........................................................................................................ 26 Find a Student Group ..................................................................................................................... 28 Filter the Student Groups Page ...................................................................................................... 28 Find a Student Group ........................................................................................................................... 29 Search for a Student Group ........................................................................................................... 29 Restrict the List by Filter Criteria ................................................................................................... 29 Create a Student Group........................................................................................................................ 30 Create a Static Student Group ....................................................................................................... 31 Create a Dynamic Student Group .................................................................................................. 35 Modify a Student Group ....................................................................................................................... 35 Modify a Static Student Group ...................................................................................................... 35 Modify a Dynamic Student Group ................................................................................................. 35 Remove Students From a Group .......................................................................................................... 36 Remove Students from a Static Student Group............................................................................. 36 Remove Students from Dynamic Groups....................................................................................... 37 Remove a Student Group ..................................................................................................................... 37

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Pinnacle Gradebook 15.0 Teacher User Guide Discipline ......................................................................................................................................... 39 Discipline Incidents ............................................................................................................................... 39 Discipline Incident Tasks ................................................................................................................ 39 View Discipline Incidents ...................................................................................................................... 40 View a List of Discipline Incidents .................................................................................................. 40 Filter the Discipline Incident Log.................................................................................................... 41 Filter Discipline Incidents by Date.................................................................................................. 42 Export a List of Discipline Incidents ............................................................................................... 42 Run the Discipline Incident Detail Report ...................................................................................... 43 Manage Discipline Incidents ................................................................................................................. 44 Add a New Discipline Incident ....................................................................................................... 44 Edit a Discipline Incident ................................................................................................................ 47 Delete a Discipline Incident ........................................................................................................... 48 Discipline Incident Offenders ............................................................................................................... 49 Add an Offender ............................................................................................................................ 49 Edit Offender Information ............................................................................................................. 51 Delete an Offender ........................................................................................................................ 51 Discipline Incident Infractions .............................................................................................................. 51 Add an Infraction ........................................................................................................................... 51 Edit an Infraction............................................................................................................................ 54 Change an Offender's Primary Infraction ...................................................................................... 55 Delete an Infraction ....................................................................................................................... 55 Discipline Incident Responses .............................................................................................................. 56 Add a New Incident Response ....................................................................................................... 56 Modify an Incident Response ........................................................................................................ 58 Change an Offender's Primary Response ...................................................................................... 58 Delete an Incident Response ......................................................................................................... 59 Discipline Incident Victims.................................................................................................................... 60 Add a Victim ................................................................................................................................... 60 Edit a Victim's Information ............................................................................................................ 61 Delete a Victim ............................................................................................................................... 61 Discipline Incident Witnesses ............................................................................................................... 62 Add a Witness ................................................................................................................................ 62 Edit Witness Information ............................................................................................................... 63 Delete a Witness ............................................................................................................................ 63 Gradebook....................................................................................................................................... 65 Gradebook ............................................................................................................................................ 65 Change the Class Name in Your Gradebook ......................................................................................... 66

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Table of Contents Change Gradebook Grid Views............................................................................................................. 67 Change Gradebook Grid Views ...................................................................................................... 67 Hide a Class .................................................................................................................................... 70 Show Single Student ............................................................................................................................. 73 Return to Original View.................................................................................................................. 73 Change Gradebook Term Results View ................................................................................................ 74 Select Term View ........................................................................................................................... 74 Select Options View ....................................................................................................................... 74 Override Term Grades ................................................................................................................... 76 Create an Assignment .......................................................................................................................... 78 Create an Assignment .................................................................................................................... 78 Include Common Assessments in Curriculum ...................................................................................... 83 Add a Common Assessment to Your Gradebook ........................................................................... 84 Remove a Common Assessment.................................................................................................... 85 Add Component Scoring....................................................................................................................... 85 Enter a Grade from Gradebook Grid .................................................................................................... 86 Special Grades ................................................................................................................................ 87 Enter a Grade from Quick Grades ........................................................................................................ 88 Enter Independent Component Scores ................................................................................................ 89 Score Assignment Components ..................................................................................................... 89 Score Common Assessment Components ..................................................................................... 90 Component Standard Score Graph ................................................................................................ 90 View Student Demographics ................................................................................................................ 93 View Student Demographics.......................................................................................................... 94 Change Student Demographics ..................................................................................................... 94 Custom Records ............................................................................................................................. 95 View Student Schedule .................................................................................................................. 96 Enter Notes ........................................................................................................................................... 97 General Notes ................................................................................................................................ 97 Discipline Notes ............................................................................................................................. 99 Required Notes ............................................................................................................................ 100 Student Explorer ................................................................................................................................. 102 Program Clickers (Manage Devices) ................................................................................................... 104 Create a Clicker ID ........................................................................................................................ 104 Configuring Clickers ..................................................................................................................... 104 System .......................................................................................................................................... 105 Gradebook System Settings ............................................................................................................... 105 Create Categories ............................................................................................................................... 105

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Pinnacle Gradebook 15.0 Teacher User Guide Create or Edit Categories for Assignments from Class Options................................................... 106 Categorize an Assignment ........................................................................................................... 107 Weight Categories........................................................................................................................ 107 Create a Grading Scale ....................................................................................................................... 107 Create a Class Option Grading Scale ............................................................................................ 107 View Grading Scales ..................................................................................................................... 109 Reports.......................................................................................................................................... 111 Reports Overview ............................................................................................................................... 111 Find a Student Schedule ..................................................................................................................... 111 Finding a Student Schedule.......................................................................................................... 112 Report Favorites ................................................................................................................................. 113 Add a Favorite .............................................................................................................................. 113 Delete a Favorite .......................................................................................................................... 113 My Reports ......................................................................................................................................... 113 Update My Reports ...................................................................................................................... 113 View from My Report................................................................................................................... 114 Delete from My Report ................................................................................................................ 114 Run a Report ....................................................................................................................................... 115 New Reports ................................................................................................................................ 115 Email a Report .................................................................................................................................... 116 Emailing a report .......................................................................................................................... 116 Student Explorer ................................................................................................................................. 117 View Student/Class Reports......................................................................................................... 118 Print Student/Class Reports ......................................................................................................... 119 Teacher Email............................................................................................................................... 119 Glossary......................................................................................................................................... 121 Index ............................................................................................................................................. 125

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Introduction

The Pinnacle Gradebook application is an electronic gradebook as well as a comprehensive assessment management solution for schools and districts. Pinnacle Gradebook offers both standards-referenced and standards-based grading, along with integrated assessment management tools. Our goal is to deliver high-performance data visualization and decision support for every teacher, to help maximize instructional time and district budgets. Pinnacle Gradebook offers a range of functionality for basic grade and attendance recording and monitoring. It also includes reports, access to classroom files, internet viewing for students and parents, and numerous other administrative functions. As a fully web-based application, Pinnacle Gradebook interacts with other Pinnacle Suite platforms, and integrates with your current Student Information System (SIS.) This allows real-time feedback to everyone involved in advancing student achievement.

Pinnacle Gradebook Organizational Concepts Pinnacle Gradebook supports organizations at the state, district, and school organization levels. Typically, a school district is the top-level organization in Pinnacle Gradebook, although the application allows you to support the state level as an organization above the district. As a teacher, you are assigned to the organization(s) where you teach. If you teach courses at multiple schools, your sign-in credentials grant access to each school. Each user is assigned sign-in credentials and a defined user role, usually by a district level administrator. Each role has specific security area rights associated with it, which determine the level of access granted to a user. Individuals with a teacher role can see much of the district and school level information, but they do not have security access rights to modify it. Most configurations that teachers create are at the course level, and are used exclusively by them, however administrators can access these teacher level configurations with the impersonation feature.

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Get Started

Recommended Internet Browsers You can access Pinnacle Gradebook with any Internet browser. However, there are specific Internet browser versions that the Pinnacle Gradebook application is optimized for. On the Sign In page, a Recommended Browser window appears with links to recommended Internet browser versions. If you are signing in to Pinnacle Gradebook using a non-recommended browser version, we suggest upgrading to one of the available versions.

Recommended Browser Window If you navigate to the Pinnacle Gradebook Sign In page using a browser that is not recommended, a notification window appears below the Credential and Domain fields. Click an available link in the window to upgrade your Internet browser to a version that is recommended.

Figure 1:

Recommended Browser Window

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Pinnacle Gradebook 15.0 Teacher User Guide This section provides an overview of the Pinnacle Gradebook application interfaces. It includes information about navigating the application, and some common functions and displays you will see throughout all Pinnacle Gradebook pages. This section also provides details about how to set up and edit your user profile and password information. The following topics are included:       

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Recommended Internet Browsers (See page 3): Describes the window that appears on the Sign In page if you are not using a recommended internet browser. Home Page Basics (See page 4): Describes the sections of the home page, and the information that appears in each. Navigating Gradebook (See page 7): Describes the tools used to navigate within the Pinnacle Gradebook application. Processing and Error Indicators (See page 8): Describes the main visual cues Pinnacle Gradebook displays when processing information. Edit Profile (See page 9): Describes how to enter or edit your profile information, including email addresses and phone numbers. Change Password (See page 11): Describes how to edit your password credential. Date Picker (See page 11): Describes how to use the Date Picker tool that is available throughout the application.

Get Started

Home Page Basics When you open Pinnacle Gradebook, the first page displayed is the Home page. The Pinnacle Gradebook Home page has several elements that are common to all user roles. However, the information you see can vary, depending on your school customization and your user permissions. Everyone sees the following: 

Title bar with the following elements:  Your school or district name  Your user name  Sign-out link  Help link  Navigation Pane  Information Pane  Build Version Identification: The current build version information appears in the bottom left corner of the footer.

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Home Page

Figure 3:

Build Version Identification

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Title Bar Links Title bar links appear as gray, underlined text. When you click a link, Pinnacle Gradebook opens a new webpage. From the title bar, you can click Sign out to close the application and return to the Sign in page. The Help link is next to the Sign out link. Click Help to open a new window that provides descriptions and guidance for Pinnacle Gradebook tasks. Pinnacle Gradebook offers an impersonation feature. This enables an administrator with Impersonate Teacher rights to access a teacher's grade and attendance records. Generally, impersonation functionality is not available for teachers. However, if a teacher has additional assigned roles, such as school attendance manager, the impersonation feature may be available. Note: For information about how to impersonate another teacher, refer to the Pinnacle Gradebook Administrator's Guide. In a Pinnacle Gradebook/Pinnacle Instruction integrated environment, you can navigate to Pinnacle Instruction and impersonate a student as well. When impersonating a student, you are limited to read only permissions throughout your session. This allows you to demonstrate Pinnacle Internet Viewer (PIV) functionality for students, and help troubleshoot issues a student may experience. Note: For information about how to impersonate a student, refer to Pinnacle Instruction Online Help.

Navigation Pane The left pane of the home page is the navigation pane. Every item listed in the navigation pane is a link. The links available in the navigation pane vary depending on the assigned role of each user. To open a link, hover over an item and click to open the selected page.

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Home Page Navigation Pane

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Information Pane The largest pane on the home page is the information pane. This area displays four types of information:    

Recently Added Students: Displays students who were added in the last ten days. Recently Dropped Students: Displays students who were dropped in the last ten days. Upcoming Birthdays: Displays students whose birthdays occur in the next ten days. Messages: Displays school-wide announcements and general messages.

Figure 5:

Home Page Information Pane

Navigating Pinnacle Gradebook Pinnacle Gradebook is a web-based application that runs within a browser such as Windows® Internet Explorer®, Google Chrome®, Mozilla Firefox®, or Apple Safari®. The Recommended Internet Browsers topic describes which internet browsers Pinnacle Gradebook currently supports.

Pinnacle Gradebook Navigation Tools There are two main tools available for navigating within Pinnacle Gradebook. 

Toolbars: Are dynamic and appear at the top of each task page. The toolbar on every page contains a Home button for navigating to the Pinnacle Gradebook Home page, and may also have links to other task pages.

Figure 6: 

Pinnacle Gradebook Page Toolbar

Navigation Pane: Is available only from the Pinnacle Gradebook home page and provides links to every task page.

Figure 7:

Home Page Navigation Pane

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Browser Navigation Buttons You can navigate within Pinnacle Gradebook by using browser navigation buttons, but this is discouraged because some browser buttons can cause you to leave the application.   

Browser Back/Forward: You can use the browser Back and Forward buttons, but you must be careful not to back all the way to the Sign In page, or you will need to sign in again. Browser Home: Because your browser Home button is probably not set to open the Pinnacle Gradebook Home page, using this button may take you to a different website. Find: You can use the browser Find function to locate items on any Pinnacle Gradebook page, with the exception of assignment pages.

Processing and Error Indicators Pinnacle Gradebook offers visual cues to let you know when the application is busy processing information, or to let you know when an error occurs. There are two primary indicators that can appear in Pinnacle Gradebook when you enter data in a field:  

Processing Indicators Error Indicators

Processing Indicators When you enter information in a field or cell, such as entering grades in the Gradebook Grid, your entry may trigger several actions. These actions might include calculating a new term grade or using a grading scale to translate the score to a letter grade. Typically, all of this happens within a fraction of a second, though occasionally there is a delay. When the response is not instantaneous, Gradebook displays a process indicator. This is a series of dots arranged in a circle, which continually rotate while Pinnacle Gradebook processes information. When the processing is complete, the field or cell momentarily turns yellow to let you know the information is entered in the database.

Figure 8:

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Processing Indicator

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Error Indicators If you enter information that is not appropriate for the field or cell, Pinnacle Gradebook colors the field/cell pink to let you know something is wrong. For example, if you enter a letter grade that is not defined in your grading scale, the field or cell turns pink. Any data entered in a pink field/cell is not saved in the database. However, a pink field/cell does not always indicate incorrect information. Pinnacle Gradebook also colors the field/cell pink when your network connection fails. If your network service is impeded, do not continue entering data. Wait a few moments before closing Pinnacle Gradebook. Often, your connection returns within moments and you can continue working. If your connection does not return in a reasonable amount of time, note any data entered in pink (you will need to re-enter this information) and sign out. When your connection is restored, you can sign in and re-enter lost information.

Figure 9:

Error Indicator Color

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Edit Profile You can edit your email address and phone number from your Profile page. Other information such as your name, is imported from your Student Information System (SIS.) However, these fields are often locked and you will not be able to edit them. Contact your Pinnacle administrator to correct errors to locked fields.

Edit Your Contact Information 1. In the home page navigation pane, click Edit Profile. 2. Click the General tab. 3. You can type or select information in any unlocked field, or click the Delete icon to delete the entry. Hint: Locked fields are marked with a Lock icon

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a. In the Name field, click to edit your name. (This field is usually locked.) b. In the Time Zone drop-down list, click to select your time zone. c. In the Preferred Culture drop-down box, click to select your preferred culture. This designates the language your report headers will appear in. d. In the Phone field, click to edit your existing phone number. Click the adjacent drop-down list to select a phone type. Click Add Phone to add additional phone numbers to your profile. Repeat for each additional phone number. e. In the Email field, click to type an email address. Click the adjacent drop-down list to select the email type. To designate an email address as your Primary address, click the button adjacent to that email address. If you have multiple email addresses, you must designate one as primary.

Figure 10:

Edit Profile Page

4. Click Save. The email address you enter appears in student schedules for inter-school communications. It is also used as your sender address for emailed reports.

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Change Password You can change your own password by following the steps below. If you have forgotten your password, a Pinnacle administrator can reset it for you.

Change your Password 1. In the navigation pane, locate the Options menu and click Change Password. 2. On the Password tab, type your current password in the Old Password field. 3. Type your new password in the New Password field and, to confirm it, retype it in the Re-enter Password field. Note: When changing your password from the Edit Profile page, it must be at least six characters in length. 4. Click Change to save your edits.

Figure 11:

Change Password Tab

Note: Initial password expiration and required minimum characters are set by your Pinnacle administrator. Depending on the configuration at your school, you may not be able to change your own password. If you are unsuccessful using the steps outlined above, check with your Pinnacle administrator.

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Date Picker A Date Picker is a tool used to select a specific date. It is represented by the Calendar icon . When you click the icon, a calendar pop-up appears. By default, the current day is selected. To select a different day within the current month, click any other date. Alternatively, you can change the month by using the directional arrows to move forward or back a month at a time. Date Picker also allows use of "smart date." When you click a date, Pinnacle Gradebook enters the selected date in the date field and closes the calendar pop-up.

Select a Date from the Date Picker Date Pickers are available for date fields located on several tasks pages. 1. Click to open the Date Picker. 2. Click a date in the calendar (or click a directional arrow to move forward or back one month, and then click a date).

Figure 12:

Date Picker

Alternatively, you can enter smart date text, such as Next Monday, and the correct date is selected.

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Attendance

Attendance Overview Pinnacle Gradebook offers several options for recording attendance. Most schools place initial attendance responsibility with the teacher and assign an attendance manager to monitor and edit teacher-submitted course attendance records. However, Pinnacle Gradebook allows schools flexibility with this configuration. Administrators designate how schools record attendance by the Attendance policy item configurations. The following topics describe the functionality of teacher attendance pages. These pages are also available to administrators when impersonating a teacher:    

View Attendance (See page 15): Describes functionality and navigation options for viewing attendance from the Attendance Grid page. Edit Attendance (See page 23): Describes the configuration options for attendance editing privileges. Take Attendance from Quick Attendance (See page 20): Describes the process for recording student attendance from the Quick Attendance page. Take Attendance from Seating Chart (See page 18): Describes the process for recording student attendance from the Seating Chart page.

Attendance Types Schools must report attendance in the manner mandated by district and state regulation. Pinnacle Gradebook offers several configuration options that allow you to take daily, hourly, or morning/afternoon (AM/PM) attendance, while maintaining a standard class period attendance record. A Pinnacle administrator or attendance manager sets the school’s attendance configuration and defines available attendance codes. Your school will use only one of the methods presented below. Attendance records require that a student attend a specific number of hours per day to meet state or district requirements. Reporting requirements vary, and each method supports a different reporting structure. All attendance methods introduced here are unavailable for Seating Chart or Mobile attendance-taking. Seating Chart and Mobile attendance applies for classroom attendance only.

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Daily Reason Attendance With Daily Reason attendance, one attendance code is reported for the day for each student. To report the correct daily attendance for state/district purposes, attendance managers review teachers' class attendance records and edit them as needed. To lighten the burden for attendance managers, Pinnacle Gradebook Daily Reason attendance uses configuration settings to allow teachers to enter and view the daily attendance code while taking standard classroom attendance. As teachers take classroom attendance, Pinnacle Gradebook populates the appropriate daily attendance code in the Day column. Attendance managers define the class period for which attendance records populate the Daily Reason code, and which codes are accepted as Daily Reason attendance codes. Attendance managers can elect to retain overwrite control or assign that control to teachers.

AM/PM Attendance AM/PM attendance allows two codes to be reported for each day. A student can be absent for the first three class periods, but present for five periods. This would result in an absent record for the morning and a present record for the afternoon. As with Daily Reason, selected class periods populate an AM or PM code, and only selected codes are accepted. Codes and hours are determined by attendance configuration settings, and attendance managers can elect to retain overwrite control or assign that control to teachers.

Multi-Hour Attendance With Period attendance, attendance is taken for each class period. For schools using block schedules that require hourly attendance, Pinnacle Gradebook provides multiple attendance columns to accommodate more than one attendance record for one class period. This allows teachers to record hourly attendance in a course that meets for multiple hours, or timeslots. There are several attendance reports that offer the ability to display attendance details of all timeslots for dates with recorded attendance. Reports with this option available include a Show Multiple Timeslots parameter, which allows you to designate whether to display posted attendance for all timeslots, or only the first timeslot of the day. Note: If you record classroom attendance and the Day column is not populated, one of two things has occurred. Either you took attendance for a period not designated as the Daily Reason period, or you selected a code that is not accepted as a Daily Reason code. Your school’s attendance manager has security access rights to review and edit such entries.

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Period Attendance Record

Attendance

Home Bound Attendance Home bound attendance allows you to record attendance for home bound students. When recording home bound attendance for a student, it appears in Hours:Minutes (HH:MM) format, and the other options (i.e. Attendance code, Arrive, Dismiss, All Present) are not available. The Quick Attendance, Attendance Grid, and Attendance Editor pages display a separate column for recording home bound attendance in HH:MM format, as well as related comments. A home bound attendance notification also appears on the Seating Chart page. The Attendance History pop up window is not available on the Attendance Editor page for home bound attendance records. This applies to both Day and Week page views. We also modified any attendance related reports so they do not reference course sections where home bound attendance is recorded.

View Attendance You can view attendance from any attendance page, including Quick Attendance or Seating Chart, but it is the Attendance Grid that was designed specifically for viewing. Unlike the Quick Attendance page, which displays only one day at a time, the Attendance Grid displays several days for you to view at once. You can expand the window and see even more dates.

View 1. In the navigation pane, click Attendance Grid, or on the Attendance toolbar, click . 2. At the top of the page, select the appropriate class tab. 3. In the Date field, use directional arrows or the date picker to select the correct date. A range of dates is displayed, usually beginning with a Monday. The date selected appears within the range.

Figure 14:

Attendance Grid Date Picker

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Attendance Grid Notes   

You cannot enter attendance on the Attendance Grid page. A green check mark next to a date indicates that attendance was taken. Dates that display a Lock icon are locked, and attendance cannot be taken for those dates (for example, holidays). Attendance codes appear with different colors in the grid cells.

Figure 15: 

Attendance Taken and Attendance Codes

A red triangle in the corner of a grid cell indicates that an attendance comment was entered. Hover your cursor over the cell, and the comment appears as a pop-up.

Figure 16:

Attendance Comment

Cumulative Attendance The far right column of the Attendance Grid shows two or three letters: P (present), A (absent), and T (tardy). Click the grading term drop-down arrow, and select a term. Cumulative attendance values, calculated for the selected term, appear for each student.

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Figure 17:

Cumulative Attendance Display

Figure 18:

Term Drop-Down

Attendance

Create a Seating Chart As a teacher, you can create a seating chart for each class you teach. Courses and students must be assigned and imported by an administrator, from your Student Information System (SIS) or created from the Schedule Viewer.

Create a Seating Chart 1. In the navigation pane, click Seating Chart, or on the Attendance toolbar, click . 2. At the top of the page, select the appropriate class tab. 3. In the Students pane, click and drag a student photo or photo placeholder, and place it in the Classroom pane. 4. Continue to click and drag photos or placeholders until all photos are placed in the Classroom pane.

Figure 19:

Create a Seating Chart

5. Click Save Chart. Note: All photos or placeholders must be included on the grid before the seating chart can be used to take attendance.

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Create a Random Seating Chart 1. Complete steps 1-5 (above) to create a seating chart. 2. Click the drop-down arrow at the top left of the classroom pane, and then click Shuffle Chart.

Figure 20:

Shuffle a Seating Chart

Pinnacle Gradebook arranges the student photos and placeholders, but retains the physical layout of seats within the chart.

Edit a Seating Chart 1. In the navigation pane, click Seating Chart, or on the Attendance toolbar, click 2. At the top of the page, select the appropriate class tab. 3. On the tab toolbar, click Edit.

Figure 21:

Edit a Seating Chart

4. Make changes and click Save Chart. Note: All dates for this class display the new seating chart, including dates that had used a previous chart. Old seating charts are not saved.

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Take Attendance from a Seating Chart Before attendance can be taken from a seating chart, you must create and save a class seating chart that includes all assigned students. Anyone with permission to access the Seating Chart page can enter attendance codes. This topic applies to taking current-day attendance only; for information on past attendance see Edit Attendance (See page 23).

Assign an Attendance Code 1. In the navigation pane, click Seating Chart, or on the Attendance toolbar, click 2. At the top of the page, select the appropriate class tab. 3. Verify that the current date appears in the date field.

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Optional: Use directional arrows or the date picker to select the current date. 4. For any students not present, locate the student in the seating chart grid, and click the photo or photo placeholder to display a menu of attendance codes. 5. Select a Code to assign attendance for the student.

Figure 22:

Seating Chart Attendance

A small icon appears on the photo or placeholder to indicate the assigned attendance code.

Figure 23:

Attendance code icon

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Clear an Assigned Attendance Code 

On the Seating Chart page, click a photo or photo placeholder with an assigned attendance code and select Clear from the menu. As long as you are clearing attendance the same day it was taken, the cell returns to the blank state. If you want to clear an attendance code for a previous day, see Edit Attendance (See page 23).

Figure 24:

Clear Attendance Code in Seating Chart

Note: You may not have permission to clear a code if the code was entered by your attendance manager. Contact your Pinnacle administrator for more information.

Assign All Present Not all schools use the All Present button. The following applies only if this button is available. 1. Follow steps 1-3 for Assign an Attendance Code (See page 19). 2. Click

in the upper-right corner of the Seating Chart page.

The Present code is recorded for all students. This may be visible, or it may be recorded only in the database, depending on your attendance configuration.

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Take Attendance from Quick Attendance Anyone with access to the Quick Attendance page can enter attendance codes for the current day. This topic applies to taking current-day attendance only. For information on past attendance, see Edit Attendance (See page 23).

Assign an Attendance Code 1. In the navigation pane, click Quick Attendance, or on the Attendance toolbar, click . 2. At the top of the page, select the appropriate class tab. 3. Verify that the current date appears in the date field. Optional: Use directional arrows or the date picker to select the current date. 4. For any students not present, locate the student name in the roster and, within the row for that student, click a corresponding Code to assign attendance for the student. The cell changes color to indicate that the code is assigned.

Figure 25:

Absent Code

Note: Hover your cursor over any code, and a pop-up appears with the code description.

Attendance Grouping Some schools group attendance codes. If your school uses this configuration, click the drop-down arrow to open the code group, and select the correct attendance code from the list.

Figure 26:

Attendance Code Group

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AM/PM or Daily Reason Codes Pinnacle Gradebook offers two school attendance types. These codes allow the school to report attendance on a Daily or AM/PM basis. Teachers retain the ability to take attendance for each class period, to support class participation requirements. If your school uses either of these codes, one or more additional columns appear on the Quick Attendance page. Continue to enter class attendance as described above in the "Assign an Attendance Code" section. The following notes explain how the school attendance codes work. 

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For teachers, one or two columns appear to the left of attendance codes. This is where the "school" attendance code appears. There is one column, labeled Day, for Daily Reason, or two columns, labeled AM and PM.

Figure 27:

Daily Attendance

Figure 28:

AM/PM Attendance

Attendance managers define which class period will be used to populate the Day attendance code. When a teacher enters attendance during a selected school attendance reporting period, the attendance code is duplicated to the school attendance column. This code is then displayed for all subsequent periods, and it cannot be edited for any other period. For example, suppose Daily Reason is used and the first period is selected to record school attendance. A student is marked ABS (Unexcused Absence code) during the first period. The ABS code is duplicated in the Day column for all periods that day.

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When a teacher enters attendance for a period not selected for school attendance, the school attendance code appears in the left column. There may be a different code for the class period attendance. Note: A student who was marked ABS in first period might be present for class periods 2–8. A Present code can be entered for attendance during periods 2–8, but the Day column still reflects the ABS code entered during first period. An attendance manager can modify the Day column record, but teachers can only modify the period attendance.

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Clear an Assigned Attendance Code 

On the Quick Attendance page, click an assigned attendance Code. As long as you are clearing attendance the same day it was taken, the cell returns to the blank state. If you want to clear a previous day, see Edit Attendance (See page 23). Note: You may not have permission to clear a code if the code was entered by your attendance manager. See your Pinnacle administrator for more information.

Figure 29:

Quick Attendance Page

Mark All Present Not all schools use the All Present button. The following applies only if this button is available. 1. Follow steps 1–3 in Assign an Attendance Code (See page 21). 2. In the upper-right corner of the Quick Attendance page, click . The Present attendance code is recorded for all students. This may be visible, or it may be recorded only in the database, depending on your attendance configuration.

Enter an Attendance Comment You can enter attendance comments on the Quick Attendance page. Only comments entered with an attendance code are saved. You are limited to 45 characters. 1. On the Quick Attendance page, select any student with an assigned attendance Code cell. 2. In the corresponding Comment cell, type up to 45 characters.

Figure 30:

Attendance Comment

Note: When you click in a new location, the Comment field appears yellow for a moment, and then saves your entry.

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Edit Attendance Typically, teachers record attendance, and attendance managers monitor the attendance process. However, Pinnacle Gradebook allows schools flexibility in configuring attendance controls. Your Pinnacle administrator controls who can edit attendance after it has been submitted. If your school's configuration does not allow teachers to edit past attendance records, you must contact your Pinnacle administrator to edit previously recorded attendance.

Past Attendance Locks Locked days display the Lock icon on the Attendance Grid page, and attendance codes are gray and unavailable on the Quick Attendance page. In the Seating Chart page, locked days do not display a menu when a photo or placeholder is clicked.

From Quick Attendance Clear an Assigned Attendance Code 

On the Quick Attendance page, click the assigned attendance Code you want to clear. If you have overwrite authority, the cell returns to the blank state.

Figure 31:

Quick Attendance Page

From Seating Chart Clear an Assigned Attendance Code 

On the Seating Chart page, click a photo or photo placeholder with an assigned attendance code and select Clear from the menu. If you have overwrite authority, the cell returns to the blank state.

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Group

Groups Overview This section describes the functionality of static and dynamic student groups, and the differences between the two. The following topics describe how to set up and manage the student group features:       

About Student Groups (See page 25): Describes the functionality and differences between static and dynamic student groups. View Student Groups (See page 26): Describes how to display a list of available student groups. Find a Student Group (See page 28): Describes how to filter your search to find specific student groups. Add a New Student Group (See page 30): Describes how to create a student group, and details the differences between creating static and dynamic groups. Modify a Student Group (See page 35): Describes how to edit available student groups. Remove Students From a Group (See page 35): Describes how to remove a student from either a static or dynamic student group. Remove a Student Group (See page 37): Describes how to delete a student group.

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About Student Groups With student groups, you can allow entire sets of students (for example, to classes, counselors, or rooms) all at once. Using student groups significantly speeds up the scheduling process. You must have the corresponding Student Groups security area assigned to create or edit a student group. Students can belong to an unlimited number of student groups. There are two types of student groups:  

Static Dynamic

Static Groups The members of static student groups never change. Static group members are specific students, specific classrooms, or other static groups. For example, members of the football team will change little, or not at all, in a given year or season. So the group type is static. The only way to change the members in static groups is to edit the group manually.

Dynamic Groups Dynamic student groups are made up of smaller student groups. When the members that make up the smaller groups change, they will also automatically change in the dynamic group. You do not need to update the group manually. Dynamic student groups are created using filters such as age, race, or GPA. The members in these groups are fluid and can change as students move in and out of the district for example, or as GPA's change from semester to semester.

View Student Groups You can view a list of student groups on the Student Groups page.

View a List of Student Groups To view a list of existing student groups: 1. Sign in to your school or district. 2. In the navigation pane, click Student Groups. The Student Groups page opens. If you are working at the district level, all student groups created at the district or school level are listed. At the school level, only student groups created at your school are listed.

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Figure 33:

Student Groups Page

The following information is displayed for each student group:      

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Group ID: System-generated student group ID. Group Name: Name of the student group. Organization: Organization (district or school) at which the student group was created. Status: Student group status, either Active or Inactive. Type: Type of student group, either Static or Dynamic. No Pass No Play?: Indicates whether the No Pass No Play (NPNP) flag has been set for the group. In some states, No Pass No Play rules stipulate that students must achieve a passing grade to participate in extracurricular activities. Expiration Date: Date on which the student group will expire, if any. Created By: Name of the user who created the group. Locked: Indicates whether the student group is locked, meaning that only the person who created the group can edit it. If a group is locked, a Lock icon appears in this column. Actions: Displays icons that allow you to modify or delete a student group.

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Find a Student Group You can search for a specific student group in the Student Groups page, as follows: 1. Perform the steps in View a List of Student Groups (See page 26). 2. Type search text in the text box above the Student Group list.

Figure 34:

Student Groups Search Field

3. Click the Search icon . Student groups matching your search text appear in the list. 4. To view a student group's details, double-click it in the list, or click the Edit icon in the Actions column. 5. To clear your search, click the Clear icon in the search text box.

Filter the Student Groups Page You can apply filters to the list of student groups on the Student Groups page, as follows: 1. Perform the steps in View a List of Student Groups (See page 26). 2. Click Filter. A set of fields appears above the list of student groups.

Figure 35:

Student Groups Page Filter

3. To apply filters, select or type information in the following boxes:  Group Name: Type all or part of a student group name in the text box.  Group ID: Type all or part of a student group ID in the text box.  Status: Select a status, either Active, Inactive, or Both from the list.  Organization: Select a school from the list. This option is available only for selection if you have student groups access rights at the district level. 4. Click Update. The list of student groups is updated to display only those groups that match your filters. 5. To remove all filters, click Reset All, and then click Update.

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Find a Student Group Use search and filter fields to locate specific student groups.

Search for a Student Group 1. In the navigation pane, click Student Groups. 2. In the Organization drop-down list, select the organization for your student group.

Figure 36:

Organization List

3. In the Search field, type all or part of the Group Name or ID as search criteria and click the Search icon to restrict the list to a subset of student groups. For example, to view all choir groups, type cho and click the Search icon. Only groups that contain the letters cho are listed.

Figure 37:

Search Field

4. To focus on groups with a specific status, click the Status column header. The groups with an Active status are listed on top. Click Status again, and the groups with an Inactive status are listed on top.

Restrict the List by Filter Criteria 1. Click Filter to display the filter fields Group Name, Group ID and Status. 2. Enter part or all of the Group Name and ID. In addition, you can select the Status of the groups you want in the list.

Figure 38:

Filter Fields

For example, now you can find inactive choirs all in one step:    

In Group Name, type cho. In Status, select Inactive. Press Enter. Only inactive student groups with the letters cho are listed.

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Create a Student Group 1. In the navigation pane, click Student Groups. 2. In the Organization drop-down list, select the organization for your student group.

Figure 39:

Organization List

3. On the Student Group page, click Add New Group. The Add New Student Group page opens.

Figure 40:

Add Student Group Page

4. On the Details tab, complete the fields as follows:  Group Name: (Required) Type the name that you want to assign to the group.  Description: Type the details or a more descriptive name for your group.  Expiration Date: If the group is temporary, enter the date that it will expire.  Status: Although you can delete student groups, you may want to save some groups to use later. You can accomplish this by making the student group inactive. The Status options are: o Active: Identifies the student group as current and permits users to view and/or edit it. o Inactive: Retains the unused student group.  Locked?: Select the check box to restrict others from modifying the student group. When selected, a padlock is displayed in the Locked column of the Student Groups page.  NPNP?: Select the check box to indicate that No Pass No Play (NPNP) applies to this group. This flag does not determine eligibility; it is used to identify groups that are marked NPNP for reporting purposes.  Group Type: (Required) Specify whether the group is Static or Dynamic: o Static: Members in this group never change. o Dynamic: Members in this group vary, depending on the filters you select when you create it. 5. Click Next.

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Create a Static Student Group To create a student group in which the members never change: 1. Complete the steps in Create a New Student Group (See page 30). 2. In Group Type, select Static. 3. Click Next. The Students tab opens.

Figure 41:

Add Students Drop-down

4. Click Add Students and select the way in which you want to add students to the group. You have two options:  Students: Add one or more students from a list of all students.  Students by Class: Displays an Add Students by Class dialog box, which allows you to search for students by course code and title.  Students by Filters: Select the filter criteria that you want to use to create the student group.

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Students After you select Students from the Add Student drop-down list, the Add Students window opens. 1. In the Search By fields, select your search criteria and the text for which to search, and click the Search icon . 2. In the Add Students window, select one or more students. To select all the students in the list, select the check box in the column header.

Figure 42:

Add Students to a Group

3. Click Add. The students are added to the Add New Student Group page. 4. Click Finished. The new student group is added to the list in the Student Groups page.

Students by Class 1. After you select Students by Class from the Add Student drop down list, the Add Students by Class window opens. 2. In the Search By fields, select your search criteria and the text for which to search, and click the Search icon . You can search by Course Code-Section, Course Title, Teacher, Room, or Meets.

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Figure 43:

Student Search Fields

3. Select one or more students from the Add Students by Class window. To select all the students in the list, select the check box in the column header. 4. Click Add. The students are added to the Add New Student Group page. 5. Click Finished. The new student group is added to the list in the Student Groups page.

Students by Filters After you select Students by Filters from the Add Student drop down list, the Add Students by Filters window opens. 1. To add students from an existing student group, select the group from the Group list. Select the Include Inactive Groups check box to display inactive groups in the list.

Figure 44:

Add Students Filter

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Pinnacle Gradebook 15.0 Teacher User Guide 2. Click Add Filter to add criteria to refine the list of students from which to choose. In the filters section, do the following:  Field Name: Select the field you want to use as criteria.  Operator: Select the relationship between the field name and the field value. For example, the BirthState (field name) Equals (Operator) TX (Value).  Value: Type the field content.  Connector: Select the way in which one filter criteria adjoins the next. Select And if you want both filters to be used to find students to add to the group. Select Or if you want either filter to be used.  Reset all: Clears all fields so you can re-enter different criteria.  Cancel: Closes the filter without saving it.  OK: Saves and closes the filter. 3. Click Add Filter to create another filter. Add as many filters as you need to use as criteria for the Student Group.

Figure 45:

Add Students Filter

4. Click Add to return the filtered results in the Add New Student Group page. 5. Click Finished. The new student group is added to the list in the Student Groups page. Note: To delete all filters in the list, click Clear Filter. To close the window without saving the filter, click Cancel.

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Create a Dynamic Student Group To create a Student Group whose members vary depending on the filter criteria selected when the group was set up: 1. Complete the steps in "Create a Student Group." 2. In Group Type, select Dynamic.

Figure 46:

Select Group Type

3. Click Next. The Students tab opens. 4. Click Add Students and select Students by Filters. Follow the procedures in the Students by Filters section above.

Modify a Student Group You can change the details that define a group, add students to a group, or delete students from a group. 1. In the navigation pane, click Student Groups. 2. In the drop-down list, select your organization and find the group you want to modify. 3. To open the Student Group, double-click the group name, or in to the Actions column, click the Edit icon . The Student Group page opens. 4. Click Next to go directly to the Students tab, or modify the fields in the Group Details section as needed and then click Next.

Modify a Static Student Group 1. On the Students tab, add students to the group, or delete students from the group, as needed. 2. Click Finished to save your changes and return to the main Student Groups page.

Modify a Dynamic Student Group 1. On the Students tab, click Group Filters. The student group criteria filters are listed.  Click a specific filter's Edit or Delete icon to modify it individually.  Click Edit to add or delete the filters that define the student group.  Click Delete All to delete all the filters that define the student group. 2. Click Finished to save your changes and return to the main Student Groups page.

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Remove Students From a Group Remove Students from a Static Student Group To modify or remove one or more students from a student group, do the following: 1. In the navigation pane, click Student Groups. 2. Find the group that you want to modify, and double-click the group name or, in the Actions column, click the Edit icon . 3. On the Students tab:  To remove one student, in the student's Actions column click the Delete icon.  To remove more than one student, select the check boxes of the students you want to remove and click Remove Selected Students.  To remove all students from the group, select the check box in the column header and click Remove Selected Students. 4. Click Finished to save your changes and return to the main Student Groups page. Note: Removing students deletes them only from the student group, not the system. The actual student records are unaffected.

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Static Group Student List

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Remove Students from Dynamic Groups To remove one or more students from a dynamic student group, do the following: 1. In the navigation pane, click Student Groups. 2. Find the group that you want to modify, and double-click the group name or, in the Actions column, click the Edit icon . On the Students tab, click the Group Filters tab to list the filters used to create the student group. 3. Click the Delete icon next to the filter you want to delete from the student group. 4. Click Finished to save your changes and return to the main Student Groups page. Note: Removing students deletes them only from the student group, not the system. The actual student records are unaffected.

Figure 48:

Dynamic Student Group Filters

Remove a Student Group Deleting a student group does not delete the students within the group. Student records remain in the system. However, you will delete all the information related to the group. Since you cannot undo the delete, be sure to run all the reports required for this group before you delete it. 1. In the navigation pane, click Student Groups. 2. Find the student group you want to delete. 3. Click the student group to highlight it, and then click the Delete icon confirm that you want to remove the group. 4. Click OK.

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Delete a Student Group

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Discipline Incidents Teachers can create, edit, and review discipline incidents on two different pages. This section describes how to access discipline incidents on the Discipline Incident Log. Refer to Enter Notes in the Gradebook chapter for instructions on accessing discipline incidents from the Gradebook Grid page. From the Discipline Incident Log page, you can create and manage discipline incidents in your school or district. For each incident, you can do the following:   

Record information about the students involved in the incident (offenders, victims, and witnesses). Define infractions for each offender. Add incident responses for specific infractions and offenders.

The Discipline Incident Log page displays a list of all incidents in the district or school. You can filter the list of incidents by date, incident number, school (district-level only), offender, infraction code, or the person who reported the incident. You can add, modify, or delete discipline incidents.

Discipline Incident Tasks See the following topics for more information on working with discipline incidents from the Discipline Incident Log page.  

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View Discipline Incidents (See page 39) Manage Discipline Incidents (See page 43)  Create a Discipline Incident (See page 43)  Edit a Discipline Incident (See page 43)  Delete a Discipline Incident (See page 43) Add Incident Offenders (See page 48) Add Incident Infractions (See page 51) Add Incident Responses (See page 56) Add Incident Victims (See page 59) Add Incident Witnesses (See page 61)

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View Discipline Incidents View a List of Discipline Incidents To view a list of existing discipline incidents: 1. In the navigation pane, click Discipline Incident Log. The Discipline Incident Log page opens, listing all incidents in the school or district.

Figure 50:

Discipline Incident Log Home Page

2. To view all infractions associated with an incident, do one of the following:  Click the arrow in the far left column of the table to display related infractions below the incident. The number of infractions for each incident is shown in parentheses in the Incident column.  Click Expand All to display all infractions in the table. 3. To view details of an existing incident, click the Edit icon in the relevant row. The Edit Incident page appears.

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Filter the Discipline Incident Log On the Discipline Incident Log page, you can apply additional filters to the list of discipline incidents as follows: 1. Do the steps in View a List of Discipline Incidents. 2. Click Filter. A set of fields appears above the list of incidents.

Figure 51:

Discipline Incident Log Filters

3. To apply filters, select or type information in the following boxes:  Reported By: Select the type of person who reported the incident from the list, for example, Student or Administrator.  Incident Number: If you know the incident number, type it in the text box. Incident numbers are generated by the system.  Offenders: Type all or part of an offender's name in the text box.  Infractions: Select an infraction code from the list.  Notify Administrator: Select Yes or No to include incidents with the Notify Administrator flag enabled or disabled. 4. Click Update. The list of incidents updates to display only those incidents that match your filters. 5. To remove all filters, click Reset All, and then click Update.

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Filter Discipline Incidents by Date You can filter the list of incidents in the Discipline Incident Log page by date. 1. Click Filter. A set of fields appears above the list of incidents. 2. Click the calendar icon next to the Date Range field. The Select a Date Range dialog box appears.

Figure 52:

Date Range Filter

3. Select a date range from the drop-down list, or select Custom to define your own range of dates. 4. If you select Custom, type dates in the From and To boxes, or select dates from the shortcut calendars. 5. Click OK. The list of incidents is updated to match the date range.

Export a List of Discipline Incidents You can export the list of incidents and infractions from the Discipline Incident Log page to a file, which you can then print or open in another application. 1. Perform the steps in View a List of Discipline Incidents (See page 40). 2. Filter the list to display the incidents you want to export. 3. Do one of the following:  Click the Create PDF Report icon to export the list to a PDF file that can be opened in Adobe Acrobat.  Click the Create Excel Report icon to export the list to a spreadsheet file than can be opened in Microsoft Excel. A confirmation message appears, prompting you to open or save the file. The message varies by browser. 4. Choose whether to save or open the file.

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Run the Discipline Incident Detail Report You can run a report directly from the Discipline Incident Log page. This report shows details of the selected discipline incident, including all involved parties, comments, and responses. 1. In the navigation pane, click Discipline Incident Log. 2. Click the incident for which you want to run the report. 3. Click View Report. The Report Viewer opens, and the report is generated.

Figure 53:

View Report button

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Manage Discipline Incidents Teachers with Discipline security access rights can manage discipline incidents in the Discipline Incident Log, accessed from the Pinnacle Gradebook Home page.

Add a New Discipline Incident When you add a new discipline incident, you first enter basic information about the incident on the Add New Incident page Incident tab. This information includes a title, the date and time that the incident occurred, and details of the person who reported the incident. After you save the incident, you can enter additional information on the other tabs. Each new incident must include at least one offender and one infraction. Adding other information, including incident responses, victim information, and witness details, is optional. To add a new discipline incident: 1. In the navigation pane, click Discipline Incident Log. 2. Click Add New. 3. In the drop-down list, click Incident. The Add New Incident page opens.

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Figure 54:

Add New Discipline Incident

Figure 55:

Add New Discipline Incident Page

Discipline 4. Enter the following information in the Incident Details section:  Title (brief description): Type a title for the incident. This text is used as the incident description in the Discipline Incident Log page. (Required)  Date Occurred: Type or select the date on which the incident occurred.  Time: Type the time at which the incident occurred, in HH:MM AM/PM format, or click the Clock icon and select the time from the list.  Time Code: In the drop-down list, select the time of day the incident occurred.  Time Details: Type any additional information about when the incident occurred.  School: Select the school where the incident occurred. If you are working at the school level, your school is selected automatically.  Location: Select the location within the school where the incident occurred.  Location Details: Type any additional information about where the incident occurred.

Figure 56:

Incident Details Section

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Pinnacle Gradebook 15.0 Teacher User Guide 5. Enter the following information in the Reporting Information section:  Date Reported: Type or select the date on which the incident was reported.  Reported By (type): Select the type of person who reported the incident from the list.  Reported By Details: Type any additional information about the person who reported the incident.  Staff Member: If the person who reported the incident is a member of staff, click the Search icon and select the person from the Find Staff Member search window.  Other: If the person who reported the incident is not a member of staff, type the person's First and Last names in the boxes.  Name of Local Law Enforcement Officer: If applicable, type the name of the law enforcement officer contacted regarding the incident.  Flags: Select any flags that apply to this incident (Violence, Hate Crime, Police Report, Property Damage, Harassment on basis of Sex, Harassment on basis of Race/Color/National Origin, Harassment on basis of Disability, Alcohol, Drugs, Gang, Weapon). These flags are used on Discipline reports. Note: These flags are set independently of the offender flags associated with the incident.   

Damage Cost: Type a monetary value of the cost of any damage caused by the incident. This can be an estimate that you can change later. Notify Administrator: Select the check box if an administrator needs to be notified of the incident. Comments: Type any additional relevant information that will assist anyone responding to or viewing the incident details.

Figure 57:

Reporting Information Section

6. Click Save Progress. The page refreshes and other tabs are enabled so you can complete the remainder of the incident's information. The dialog box remains open.

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Discipline 7. Enter information on the following tabs:  Offenders: Add details of one or more offenders who caused the incident.  Infractions: Add one or more infractions to the incident and associate each infraction with one or more offenders.  Responses: Add one or more responses for specific offenders and infractions.(Optional)  Victims: Add details of any victims of the incident. (Optional)  Witnesses: Add details of any witnesses to the incident. (Optional) Note: You do not need to enter information on all tabs when you add the incident. You can save the incident at any time and edit it later to add additional information. 8. When you finish, click Finished to save the incident and close the dialog box.

Edit a Discipline Incident To edit an existing discipline incident, do the following: 1. Log in to the school or district for the current year. 2. In the navigation pane, click Discipline Incident Log. The Discipline Incident Log page opens.

Figure 58:

Discipline Incident Log

3. To view details of an incident, click the Edit icon page opens.

in the relevant incident row. The Edit Incident

Note: You can also click the Edit icon in an infraction row or response row to edit an infraction or response only.

Figure 59:

Edit a Discipline Incident

4. Update the information on each tab, as needed. You can use the Edit and Delete icons on each tab to modify or delete existing offenders, infractions, responses, victims, and witnesses, as needed. 5. When you finish updating information on a tab, click Save Progress. 6. When you finish, click Finished to save the incident and return to the previous page.

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Delete a Discipline Incident You can delete a discipline incident that is no longer needed. When you delete an incident, any associated infractions and responses are also deleted. To delete a discipline incident, perform the following steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Sign in to the school or district for the current year. In the navigation pane, click Discipline Incident Log. The Discipline Incident Log page opens. Find the discipline incident you want to delete. If needed, filter the discipline incident list. Click the Delete icon in the incident row you want to delete. A confirmation message appears. Click OK. The incident is deleted.

Note: You can perform the procedures above at either the school or district level for the current school year only.

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Discipline Incident Offenders When you add or edit a discipline incident, you can associate offenders with the incident on the Offenders tab of the Add New Incident or Edit Incident page. You can add multiple offenders to an incident, as needed.

Add an Offender To add one or more offenders to a discipline incident, perform the following steps: 1. Follow the steps to add or edit a discipline incident. 2. Click the Offenders tab. Any offenders already associated with the incident appear in the list.

Figure 61:

Incident Offender

3. Click Add Offender. The Add Offender dialog box opens.

Figure 62:

Add Incident Offender

4. If the offender is a student, click Find Student, locate the student you want to add, and then click Add. The fields in the Offender Profile section are populated with information from the student's record, and Current Student is selected from the Relation to School list. You cannot edit this information. Proceed to step 6 to continue.

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Edit Offender Information You can edit details of a student or other individual who has been added as an offender to an incident record, as follows: 1. Follow the steps to add or edit a discipline incident. 2. Click the Offenders tab. Any offenders associated with the incident are shown in the list. 3. Click the Edit icon or double-click the row for the offender whose information you want to edit. The Edit Offender dialog box appears. 4. Update the information, as needed. 5. Click OK.

Delete an Offender You can remove offenders from an incident record, as follows: 1. Follow the steps to add or edit a discipline incident. 2. Click the Offenders tab. Any offenders associated with the incident are shown in the list. 3. Click the Delete icon in the far right column for the individual you want to delete. A confirmation message appears. 4. Click OK. The offender is removed from the incident.

Discipline Incident Infractions When you add or edit a discipline incident, you can also add infractions on the Infractions tab. You can add multiple infractions to an incident, as needed, and associate each infraction with one or more offenders. You add and edit infractions on the Discipline Incident Log.

Add an Infraction You can add multiple infractions to a discipline incident. However, you must add at least one offender to the incident before you can add infractions. To add one or more infractions to a discipline incident: 1. Follow the steps to add or edit a discipline incident, click the Infractions tab, and then click Add Infraction. The Add Infractions dialog box opens.

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2. To search for an infraction, do one or both of the following:  From the By Category list, select an infraction category.  In the Search Infraction box, type an infraction name, and then click the Search icon. The list of infractions is updated to match your criteria. 3. Select the check box next to each Infraction that you want to add to the incident. 4. Under Apply to Offenders, select the check box next to each Offender to whom you want the selected infractions to apply. 5. In the Infraction Details text box, type details of the infractions.

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Figure 65:

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7. Repeat this procedure to add more infraction incidents, as needed. 8. To change the default demerits or hours of detention associated with an infraction, follow the steps to edit the infraction. 9. To change the primary infraction for an offender, follow the steps to change an offender's primary infraction. 10. When you finish, click Next or click the Responses tab to continue adding or editing the incident.

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Edit an Infraction You can edit details of any infractions that have been added to a discipline incident. Complete the following procedure if you need to edit the number of demerits or hours of detention given to a specific offender for the infraction, or edit the infraction details entered for a specific offender. 1. Do one of the following:  Follow the steps to add or edit a discipline incident, click the Infractions tab, expand an offender's name, and then click the Edit icon in the infraction row you want to edit.  In the Discipline Incident Log page, expand a discipline incident to view the associated infractions, and then click the Edit icon in the infraction row you want to edit. The Edit Infraction dialog box opens.

Figure 66:

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2. Click the Arrow icon next to an offender's name, or click Expand All to display infraction fields for all offenders. 3. Edit the following information for each offender, as needed:  Infractions Details: Type details of the infraction for the specific offender.  Demerits: Type the number of demerits given to the offender. This will override the default demerits associated with the infraction code.  Hours of Detention: Type the number of hours of detention given to the offender. This will override the default detention hours associated with the infraction code. 4. To remove the infraction for a specific offender, clear the check box next to the appropriate name. 5. Click OK.

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Change an Offender's Primary Infraction If you have added more than one infraction to a discipline incident, you can identify which infraction is the primary infraction for each offender. You can perform this procedure on the Infractions tab when adding or editing a discipline incident only. You cannot do this directly in the Discipline Incident Log page. To change an offender's primary infraction, do the following: 1. Follow the steps to add or edit a discipline incident, then click the Infractions tab. 2. Expand an offender's name to view infractions. 3. In the relevant Infraction row, click the Check mark icon in the Primary column.

Figure 67:

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4. Continue to add or edit the incident, or click Finished.

Delete an Infraction You can delete an infraction from a discipline incident if it is no longer needed. You can choose whether to delete an infraction for a specific offender or for all offenders.

Delete an Infraction for a Specific Offender Only 1. 2. 3. 4.

Follow the steps to add or edit a discipline incident, and then click the Infractions tab. Expand an offender's name to view infractions. Click the Delete icon in the infraction row you want to delete. A confirmation message appears. Click OK. The following actions occur:  The infraction is deleted for the selected offender only.  The selected offender is not deleted from the incident.  If the deleted infraction had a response for the selected offender only, the response is deleted. 5. Repeat this procedure to delete any other infractions.

Delete an Infraction for All Offenders 1. On the Discipline Incident Log page, expand a discipline incident to view the associated infractions. 2. Click the Delete icon in the infraction row you want to delete. A confirmation message appears. 3. Click OK. The following actions occur:  The infraction is deleted for all offenders.  If the infraction had responses associated with it, they are deleted from the incident.  If this was the only infraction for an offender, the offender is deleted from the incident. 4. Repeat this procedure to delete any other infractions.

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Discipline Incident Responses When you add or edit a discipline incident, you can add responses on the Responses tab. You can add multiple responses to an incident as needed, and associate each response with one or more offenders, and one or more infractions. You can add responses to existing discipline incidents on the Discipline Incident Log page.

Add a New Incident Response You can add multiple responses to a discipline incident. However, you must add at least one offender and add at least one infraction to the incident before you can add a response. To add one or more responses to a discipline incident: 1. Do one of the following:  Follow the steps to add or edit a discipline incident, click the Responses tab, and then click Add Response.  Select a discipline incident or infraction from the Discipline Incident Log page. Click Add New, and then click Response. The Add Response dialog box opens.

Figure 68:

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2. In the Apply to Infractions section, select check boxes next to the infractions to which you want this response to apply. (Required)

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Modify an Incident Response You can edit details of any responses that have been added to a discipline incident. 1. Follow the steps to add or edit a discipline incident, click the Responses tab, expand an offender's name, and then click the Edit icon in the response row you want to edit. The Edit Response dialog box opens.

Figure 69:

Edit Incident Response

2. Edit the response information, as needed. 3. Click OK.

Change an Offender's Primary Response If you have added more than one response to an infraction for a specific offender, you can identify which response is the primary response. You can do this on the Responses tab when adding or editing a discipline incident only. You cannot do this directly on the Discipline Incident Log page. To change an offender's primary response: 1. Follow the steps to add or edit a discipline incident, and then click the Responses tab. 2. Expand an offender's name to view infractions and responses. 3. In the relevant response row, in the Primary column click the Check mark icon.

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Change an offender's primary response

4. Continue to add or edit the incident, or click Finished.

Delete an Incident Response To delete an incident response, perform the following steps: 1. Follow the steps to add or edit a discipline incident, then click the Responses tab to display all responses, grouped by offender and infraction. 2. Click the Delete icon in the response row you want to delete. A confirmation message appears. 3. Click OK. The response is removed from the relevant page.

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Discipline Incident Victims You can record details of any victims of a discipline incident on the Victims tab. Adding a victim is optional when adding a discipline incident. For example, some incidents, such as insubordination, might not have any victims.

Add a Victim To add victims to the discipline incident, do the following: 1. Follow the steps to add or edit a discipline incident. 2. Click the Victims tab. Any victims already associated with the incident are shown in the list.

Figure 71:

Discipline Incident Victims tab

3. Click Add Victim. The Add Victim dialog box opens.

Figure 72:

Add Incident Victim

4. If the victim is a student, click Find Student, locate the student you want to add, and then click Add. The fields in the Victim Profile section are populated with information from the student's record, and Current Student is selected from the Relation to School list. You cannot edit this information. Continue to step 6.

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Edit a Victim's Information To edit a victim's information, do the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Follow the steps to add or edit a discipline incident. Click the Victims tab. Any victims already associated with the incident are shown in the list. Click the Edit icon in the victim row you want to edit. The Edit Victim dialog box opens. Update the victim's details, as needed. Click OK.

Delete a Victim To delete a victim from an incident, do the following: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Follow the steps to add or edit a discipline incident. Click the Victims tab. Any victims already associated with the incident are shown in the list. Click the Delete icon in the victim row you want to delete. A confirmation message appears. Click OK. The victim is deleted.

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Discipline Incident Witnesses You can record details of any witnesses to a discipline incident on the Witnesses tab. Adding a witness is optional when adding a discipline incident. Some incidents might not have any witnesses.

Add a Witness After you define an incident, if witnesses are involved, add them to the discipline incident record using this procedure. 1. Follow the steps to add or edit a discipline incident. 2. Click the Witnesses tab. Any witnesses already associated with the incident are shown in the list.

Figure 73:

Discipline Incident Witnesses

3. Click Add Witness. The Add Witness dialog box appears.

Figure 74:

Add Incident Witness

4. If the witness is a student, click Find Student, locate the student you want to add, and then click Add. The fields in the Witness Profile section are populated with information from the student's record, and Current Student is selected from the Relation to School list. You cannot edit this information. Continue to step 6.

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Edit Witness Information To edit witness information: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Follow the steps to add or edit a discipline incident. Click the Witnesses tab. Any witnesses already associated with the incident are shown in the list. Click the Edit icon in the witness row you want to edit. The Edit Witness dialog box opens. Update the witness details, as needed. Click OK.

Delete a Witness To delete a witness from an incident, do the following: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Follow the steps to add or edit a discipline incident. Click the Witnesses tab. Any witnesses already associated with the incident are shown in the list. Click the Delete icon in the witness row you want to delete. A confirmation message appears. Click OK. The witness is deleted.

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Gradebook This section describes Pinnacle Gradebook functionality available to teachers for customizing their gradebook pages, and managing the information they contain. It includes the following topics:  

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Change the Class Name in Your Gradebook (See page 65): Describes how to customize your class names for your gradebook. Change Gradebook Grid Views (See page 67): Describes how to customize your Gradebook Grid page.  Show Single Student (See page 72): Describes how to modify your Gradebook Grid page to view individual students.  Change Gradebook Term Results View (See page 73): Describes how to view gradebooks from different grading terms. Create an Assignment (See page 78): Describes how to create individual assignments for a class. Include Common Assessments in Curriculum (See page 83): Describes how to add or remove assessments to your gradebook. Add Component Scoring (See page 85): Describes how to add individual components to an assignment or assessment for scoring. Enter a Grade from Gradebook Grid (See page 86): Describes how to view, edit and record student grades in the Gradebook Grid page. Enter a Grade from Quick Grades (See page 87): Describes how to record student assignment grades in the Quick Grades page. Enter Independent Component Scores (See page 88): Describes how to record component scores for an assignment or assessment. View Student Demographics (See page 92): Describes how to access the student demographics window from your gradebook pages. Enter Notes (See page 96): Describes how to view, edit, and create required, general, and discipline incident notes for students from the Gradebook Grid page. Student Explorer (See page 101): Describes the functionality of the Student Explorer page. Program Clickers (Manage Devices) (See page 103): Describes how to configure the use of clickers for your class.

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Change the Class Name in Your Gradebook Classes are imported from your Student Information System (SIS). Your Gradebook managers may combine classes when importing them, but most often, course names appear in a gradebook exactly as they are entered in the SIS. You can customize your own gradebook tabs. Gradebook managers can assist you with this task, using the Impersonating function. 1. On the navigation pane, click Class Options. Alternatively, you can open the Class Options page by clicking the Options icon available on most task pages. 2. In the drop-down list, select the class you want to rename. 3. In the Title field on the General tab, type a new class name. 4. Click Save. When you open the gradebook, the class name is changed on the tabs. The new class name also appears in Pinnacle Internet Viewer (PIV) and on student reports.

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Change Gradebook Grid Views Change Gradebook Grid Views The Gradebook Grid page shows cumulative grades and scores for all students assigned to the class, as well as all assignments and individual assignment grades and scores entered for the class. Teachers can change the Gradebook Grid view to see related information without leaving the gradebook, and can even select which gradebook course tabs they wish to hide or display. Views available for each school will vary. Your Pinnacle administrator sets the views available for the school.

Hide Gradebook Tabs An X icon appears to the right of each course tab on the Gradebook Grid and Quick Grades pages. Clicking this icon hides the selected course tab. It is not necessary to open a course to hide the course tab. The "X" for the open course tab is in bold, and for the other course tabs, the X is shaded. 1. From the navigation pane, click Gradebook Grid, or from the toolbar, click . 2. Roll your cursor over the course tab you wish to hide from your Gradebook Grid page view. The X icon darkens to indicate your selection. 3. Click the X icon on the course tab you wish to hide. The course tab no longer appears in your Gradebook Grid.

Figure 76:

Hide Course Tabs

Note: This does not delete the course. The course is still available, and you can return the course tab to your Gradebook Grid view any time. See "Show Gradebook Tabs" below.

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Show Gradebook Tabs A + icon displays at the end of the course tabs row on the Gradebook Grid and Quick Grades pages. Clicking this icon displays a list of any hidden course tabs, including courses for teachers with multiple gradebooks. 1. On the navigation pane, click Gradebook Grid, or from the toolbar, click . 2. To display a list of hidden course tabs, click the + icon at the end of the course tabs row. 3. To select a course tab to display from this list, check the box adjacent to the course title. (You can select more than one course.) 4. At the bottom of the list, click Add Gradebook(s) to tabs to display the course(s) in the course tabs row.

Figure 77:

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Grid View 1. From the navigation pane, click Gradebook Grid, or from the toolbar, click . 2. Select the appropriate class tab. 3. In the Assignments header row, click the drop-down arrow to display a list of available views. Common views that are available include Assignments, Assessments, Activities, and Learning Standards.

Figure 78:

Assignment Header List

4. Select an available view from the list to display the related assignments, assessments, or activities. Note: Each school can customize Gradebook Grid views. You may not see the same options as described above.

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Term View By default, the gradebook opens to the current term. You can select a previous or future term from the term tabs. 1. From the navigation pane, click Gradebook Grid, or from the toolbar, click 2. Select the appropriate Course tab. 3. Select the appropriate Term tab at the bottom of the window.

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Class Average You can view class average information from the Gradebook Grid page. This offers a class level analysis of scores, which allows you to compare individual student performances for scored assignments with the performance of the entire roster. You can display or hide the class average information when you click the Show Class Average or Hide Class Average selection from the Student Menu drop-down list.

Figure 80:

Student Menu Drop-Down

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Pinnacle Gradebook 15.0 Teacher User Guide The class average information appears in a row at the bottom of the student roster list, below the last student name. The Class Average row is available in each gradebook view, and displays a non-weighted, Mean numeric score, and the equivalent letter grade of the score. These values appear for the corresponding assignments, assignment components, and learning standards.

Figure 81:

Class Average Row

Hide a Class A tab is created in the gradebook for each class assigned to a teacher. Sometimes a teacher may not want all classes to be displayed. This can be the situation if a class is offered in two combined sections. Once combined, all students appear in one class roster. To avoid confusion, the teacher can hide the empty class tab. By hiding course tabs instead of deleting them, it is possible to recover the course if needed. Teachers can perform this task. Also, Gradebook managers can assist teachers with this task, using the Impersonating function.

Class Options Page Hide a Class Tab 1. In the navigation pane, click Class Options. Alternatively, you can open the Class Options page by clicking the Options icon available on most task pages. 2. In the drop-down list, select the class you want to hide. 3. On the General tab, click Yes for Hide from tabs.

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Class Options Page Hide From Tabs

4. Click Save. When you open a gradebook or attendance page, the tab for the class is removed.

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Show a Hidden Class Tab Do the following to view a class that was hidden from your gradebook. 1. On the navigation pane, click Class Options. Alternatively, you can open the Class Options page by clicking the Options icon available on most task pages. 2. In the drop-down list, select the class you want to view. 3. On the General tab, click No for Hide from tabs. 4. Click Save. When you open the gradebook, you see a tab for the class.

Gradebook and Attendance Pages Hide Class Tabs On the Gradebook and Attendance pages, an "X" icon displays to the right of each class tab. Clicking this icon hides the selected class tab. It is not necessary to open a class to hide the class tab. The "X" for the open class tab is in bold, and for the other class tabs, the "X" is shaded. Note: The steps below use the Gradebook Grid page as an example. You can follow the steps to perform the same function on the Quick Grades, Quick Attendance, Attendance Grid, and Seating Chart pages. 1. In the navigation pane, click Gradebook Grid. 2. On the Gradebook Grid page, hold your cursor over the class tab you wish to hide. The "X" icon darkens to indicate your selection. 3. Click the "X" icon on the class tab you wish to hide. The class tab no longer displays in your Gradebook Grid.

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Show Class Tabs A “+” icon displays at the end of the class tabs row on the Gradebook and Attendance pages. Clicking this icon displays a list of any hidden class tabs, including classes for teachers with multiple gradebooks. Note: The steps below use the Gradebook Grid page as an example. You can follow the steps to perform the same function on the Quick Grades, Quick Attendance, Attendance Grid, and Seating Chart pages. 1. 2. 3. 4.

On the navigation pane, click Gradebook Grid. At the end of the class tabs row, click the "+" icon to display a list of hidden class tabs. Select the class tab(s) to display from this list, by checking the box adjacent to the class title. At the bottom of the list, click Add Gradebook(s) to tabs to display the class(es) in the class tabs row. When you open the gradebook, you see a tab for the class.

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Show Single Student Teachers can hide scores in the Gradebook Grid and show scores for just one student at a time with the Show Single Student view. 1. In the navigation pane, click Gradebook Grid, or on the toolbar, click 2. Select the appropriate class tab. 3. Click the drop-down arrow just above the roster Name (Last, First) heading.

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4. Select Show Single Student. 5. Click a row within the grade grid to display grades for a student. Optional Step: You can navigate the grade grid to see grades for a different student by clicking a cell in a different row, pressing enter, or pressing your keyboard and arrow keys.

Return to Original View 1. Click the drop-down arrow just above the roster Name (Last, First) heading. 2. Select Show Multiple Students. Note: The Gradebook Grid page always opens with multiple student view default settings. If you select Show Single Student and exit the page, when you return the page displays all students by default.

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Change Gradebook Term Results View Teachers can change the information displayed in the Gradebook Grid results column. Options available for display will vary by school, and depend on the type of grade calculation method being used.

Select Term View 1. In the navigation pane, click Gradebook Grid, or on the toolbar, click . 2. Select the appropriate class tab. 3. To display a list of available term results views, click the Term drop-down arrow just above the cumulative results column.

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Gradebook Term List

4. Select a term view from the options available. Note: Options available will vary by school. Some common options are 1st Quarter, 1st Six Weeks, 2nd Quarter, 1st Semester, 1st Trimester, and so forth. Also, note that available options may change based on the selected term gradebook tab.

Select Options View 1. In the navigation pane, click Gradebook Grid, or on the toolbar, click . 2. Select the appropriate class tab. 3. To display a list of available options, click the drop-down arrow above the cumulative results column, on the right side of the Assignments header row .

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Gradebook 4. Select a view from the options available. Note: Options available will vary by school. Some common option views are:    

Show/Hide Points: For Total Points calculations. Show/Hide Graph: For a line graph of scores. Finalize Grades: Notifies administration that you are ready to submit grades for final grading. Export Grades: Opens grades in an Excel spreadsheet.

Figure 88:

Gradebook Grid Line Graph and Total Point Views

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Override Term Grades Term grades are calculated throughout the marking period, anytime an assignment is scored. These term grade calculations appear in the cumulative results column for the selected marking period. Pinnacle Gradebook allows you to override the calculated student term grade or score in the gradebook. 1. In the navigation pane, click Gradebook Grid, or on the toolbar, click . 2. Click a cell in the cumulative results column for a student to display the Override Grade window.

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Gradebook 3. There are three options available for selection in the Override Grade window.  Calculate Normally: Enable this option to calculate the student's term grade using the term grading scale configuration. When you select this option, any values in the Override Grade and Override Code fields are ignored when calculating the student's term grade. Note: When you override a term grade, the Gradebook Grid page displays the override value even if assignment scores are added or updated in the gradebook. Enable the Calculate Normally option to include new or updated assignment scores in the term grade calculation. 

Override Grade: Enable this option and type the desired term grade or score in the Override Grade field. You can assign a score or the corresponding breakpoint letter grade from the term grading scale. When you select this option, the grade or score you type in the field appears in the cumulative results column. This value is used for the student's term grade wherever it is referenced.

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Override Code: Enable this option and select an Override Code from the drop-down list to override the calculated term grade. An override code is used to assign a mark for a class, and is not referenced for term grade calculations. The codes available in the Override Code drop-down list are the breakpoint values designated as Override in the term grading scale. Term grading scales are available from the Class Options page Scales tab.

Figure 91:

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Create an Assignment Create an Assignment The New Assignment page allows teachers to create assignments from scratch, or edit assignments created in previous gradebooks, to include in a current gradebook. The New Assignment page offers both options for creating assignments. Note: Archived Assignments is a policy item that must be configured by your Pinnacle administrator. If your Pinnacle Gradebook configuration includes Archived Assignments, the New Assignment and Archived Assignments tabs appear when you click New.

Figure 92:

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Some teachers have extended grading scale, objective, and category options available when creating assignments. Your Pinnacle administrator controls access to these fields. The following steps include all options for creating an assignment. Disregard any options that are unavailable in your school.

New Assignment from Scratch 1. 2. 3. 4.

In the navigation pane, click Gradebook Grid, or on the toolbar, click At the top of the page, select the appropriate class tab. At the bottom of the page, verify that the correct Term tab is selected. In the Assignments heading row, click New.

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Hint: If other assignments already exist, scroll to the last assignment to find the New link.

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5. Select the New Assignment tab, and click Continue. (This step is required only if your Pinnacle Gradebook configuration includes Archived Assignments.) The Assignment page opens and displays three to five tabs.

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From the drop-down menu, select a Category. (This option may not be available. Type Date Assigned or select from the date picker. (The default value is the current day.) Type Date Due or select from the date picker. (The default value is the next school day.) Type a Max Value for the assignment (this is the maximum score or number of points that can be earned for the assignment). g. Type a Weight for the assignment. (This field is required. The assignment points earned are multiplied by the weight before any other factors, such as category or term grade, are calculated.) Warning: If the weight is zero, the assignment will not be included in the term grade calculation. However, Weight is not the same thing as Max Value, and should not exceed 5. In general 1, 2, and occasionally 3 are used as weights. Some schools use decimals for weights with 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 as common values.

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h. Select Extra Credit: Select the Extra Credit check box only if the entire assignment is to be counted as extra credit. Note: Extra credit assignments are calculated differently from assignments, so it is important that you use this box only for assignments that are entirely extra credit. If you wish to award bonus points to an assignment, do not select this box. Instead, just add points to your total score. For example, a 10 point Max Value assignment with 3 points extra credit can be recorded as 13 out of 10 points.

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Select the Private check box to mark the assignment as private. This prevents the assignment from displaying in Pinnacle Internet Viewer (PIV). j. Select the classification Type of the assignment (Formative, Summative, or Diagnostic). 7. On the Narrative tab, type an assignment description. This can be included in custom reports and displayed in the Pinnacle Internet Viewer. 8. If your Pinnacle configuration includes objectives, you will see the Objectives tab. (This tab may also be titled "Learning Standards"). Select the objective(s) you want to tie to the assignment and click Add. 9. If your Pinnacle configuration includes importing of scores, you will see the Import Scores tab. This is an optional feature, which you can use to import assignment scores from a third party clicker system. 10. To share an assignment with other classes, click the Classes tab and select additional classes that may also use this assignment. Note: You can make the decision to add an assignment to multiple classes only once. If you do not select an additional class for the assignment before you click Save, this tab will not be available after you save the assignment. 11. If you have purchased the Pinnacle Instruction module, you will see an Assessment tab. You can select an assessment to tie to the assignment or click New Assessment and create an assessment. 12. Click Save. If you wish to create another assignment, click Save & New. The assignment is saved, and a new Assignment tab appears.

New Assignment from Archived Assignments 1. 2. 3. 4.

In the navigation pane, click Gradebook Grid, or on the toolbar, click At the top of the page, select the appropriate class tab. At the bottom of the page, verify that the correct Term tab is selected. In the assignment title row, click New.

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A list of teacher-created assignments from the current and previous school years is displayed. This archived assignments list groups assignments by school year, with current year assignments at the top, and previous school year assignments below. Archived assignments are associated with each teacher. This allows teachers to access his/her list of assignments from previous year gradebooks, even if they are now teaching a different course, or are teaching at a different school within the district. 6. Select the check box adjacent to an assignment title to select assignments individually, or select the Assignment Title header check box to select the entire list. 7. Click Continue. The selected assignments appear in your current Gradebook Grid, in the Assignments title row.

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8. Click the assignment title in the Assignment title row. The Assignment page opens and displays three to five tabs. These can include Assignment, Narrative, Learning Standards, and Import Scores. Note: The Assignment page displays information from the most recent time the assignment was given. Some of the fields described in the following steps may not need to be edited.

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Select the Private check box to mark the assignment as private. This prevents the assignment from displaying in Pinnacle Internet Viewer (PIV). j. Select the classification Type of the assignment (Formative, Summative, or Diagnostic). 10. On the Narrative tab, type an assignment description. This can be included in custom reports and displayed in the Pinnacle Internet Viewer. 11. If your Pinnacle configuration includes objectives, you will see the Objectives tab. (This tab may also be titled "Learning Standards"). Select the objective(s) you want to tie to the assignment and click Add. 12. If your Pinnacle configuration includes importing of scores, you will see the Import Scores tab. This is an optional feature which you can use to import assignment scores from a third party clicker system. 13. To share an assignment with other classes, click the Classes tab and select additional classes that may also use this assignment. Note: You can make the decision to add an assignment to multiple classes only once. If you do not select an additional class for the assignment before you click Save, this tab will not be available after you save the assignment. 14. If you have purchased the Pinnacle Instruction module, you will see an Assessment tab. You can select an assessment to tie to the assignment or click New Assessment and create an assessment. 15. Click Save. If you wish to create another assignment, click Save & New. The assignment is saved, and a new Assignment tab appears.

Include Common Assessments in Curriculum Common Assessments are groups of one or more graded activities, usually created by a Pinnacle administrator and distributed for use in selected classes. Sometimes, common assessments are district or state assessments, but they can be created at the school level. The goal is to gain an accurate account of student progress by administering the same assessment or group of assessments. These assessments can be delivered to all students within a defined subject and/or academic skill or age range, regardless of assigned class or teacher. Typically, your Pinnacle administrator creates common assessments, and they are made available for specific classes. Some classes may include an option to add common assessments, while other classes may not have this option. Note: The term "Common Assessments" may be customized for your organization. A common alternative is "District Assessments."

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Add a Common Assessment to Your Gradebook 1. In the navigation pane, click Gradebook Grid, or on the page toolbar, click select the appropriate Class tab. 2. Select the appropriate Term tab.

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Note: The term you select when you add the assessment determines when the assessment is available. Assessments are available in only one instance per class. If you add an assessment to the first term, the same assessment is not available for any other term for that class. 3. In the Assignments title row, click New. One of two pages opens:  The Assignment page with Assignment, Narrative, Objectives or Learning Standards, and Classes tabs. (There may be additional tabs in this dialog box, depending on your school's configuration settings).  The teacher-select New Assignment page with New Assignment, Archived Assignments, and Common Assessments tabs.

Figure 99:

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Note: Your school may have configured Pinnacle Gradebook to use a term other than "Common Assessment," for example "District Assessment." Note: If you see the Assignment page, either there are no common assessments available for the selected class, or all available common assessments are already added to the class gradebook. 4. Click the Common Assessments tab. 5. Select an assessment from those listed and click Continue to open the Assignment page for the assessment.

Figure 100: Common Assessments Tab

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Remove a Common Assessment Common assessments created for a specific term and selected class(es) cannot be removed from the gradebook from either the Assignment or Common Assessment views of Gradebook Grid. However, if a teacher selects an assessment from the Common Assessment tab, it can be removed. When you remove an assessment from your gradebook, the assessment is returned to the selection pool and is available again for selection. 1. Open Gradebook Grid and select the view (Assignment or Common Assessment). If you select the Assignment view, also select the appropriate course tab. 2. Click within the assignment column heading for the assessment. The Assignment page opens. 3. Click Delete. 4. Click Close. The assessment is removed from the gradebook and returned to the Common Assessment tab selection pool.

Figure 101: Delete a Common Assessment

Add Component Scoring Component scoring allows for more valuable student assessment by measuring competency at the component level. This provides results for more individually targeted instruction. If the Component Score Date Observed policy item is enabled, a Date Observed icon appears with the component score on the Gradebook Grid page. You can click this icon to view or edit the date the component was scored. Component scoring is available for any assignment, whether the assignment is part of a teacher's lesson plan or a common assessment. However, common assessments may be locked by persons with objectives manager permissions. Component scoring is created from the Objectives (or Learning Standards) tab on the Assignment page. 1. On the Gradebook Grid page, open an existing assignment or assessment and verify that the Assignment, Narrative, and Classes tabs are completed appropriately. Note: If your school has purchased the Pinnacle Instruction component, the Assessment tab is also available in Pinnacle Gradebook. Component scoring is supported for Pinnacle Instruction items, but the component values must be assigned from Pinnacle Instruction; they cannot be altered from Pinnacle Gradebook. 2. Click the Objectives tab. 3. In the Available menu, select one or more objectives to tie to the assignment and click Add. Hint: Hover your cursor over listed objectives, and a pop-up box appears with the full description and level information.

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Figure 102: Assignment Page-Add Component Scoring

Enter a Grade from Gradebook Grid Grades are typically entered by teachers. The Gradebook Grid page displays both the letter or rubric number grade and the actual score or assignment value for each grade entered. All assignments for the term are displayed. 1. 2. 3. 4.

In the navigation pane, click Gradebook Grid, or on the toolbar, click . At the top of the page, select the appropriate class tab. At the bottom of the page, verify that the correct term tab is selected. In the row for the applicable student, locate the Assignment column. Type the appropriate assignment score. Optional: You can enter the letter grade, and Pinnacle Gradebook calculates the corresponding lowest breakpoint score as defined by your grading scale.

Figure 103: Gradebook Grid Page

5. Click outside the cell, or press Enter. The grade is recorded and the Result column recalculates to include the new assignment entry.

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Special Grades Pinnacle allows values that can be used for atypical grading situations, and an asterisk can be used as a shortcut. For example: 

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Z values: Can be entered in the gradebook to represent a zero score. The zero score is usually reserved to indicate that the student did not make an effort to complete the assignment. A zero score is calculated in the term grade. X values: Can be entered in the gradebook to represent an excused assignment. Unlike the Z value, the X value is not calculated in the term grade. M values: Can be entered in the gradebook to represent a missing assignment. These assignments appear in the Student Missing Assignment report in Internet Viewer, and on the Student Explorer page. * values: Are not exceptions, but you can enter an asterisk as a shortcut to copy the score from the cell directly above.

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Enter a Grade from Quick Grades Grades are typically entered by teachers. The Quick Grades page displays both the letter or rubric number grade and the actual score or assignment value you enter for each grade. Unlike the Gradebook Grid page, the Quick Grades page displays only one assignment at a time. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

In the navigation pane, click Quick Grades, or on the toolbar, click . At the top of the page, select the appropriate class tab. At the bottom of the page, verify that the correct term tab is selected. Use directional arrows or the drop-down list to select the correct assignment. In the row for the appropriate student, click within the Grade cell and select the appropriate grade from the drop-down list. When you select a grade, two things happen:  The assignment score Max Value column displays the highest Grading Scale breakpoint score for the selected grade.  The Date Observed column displays the current date. Optional: You can enter the assignment score in the Max Value column, and then click outside the cell or press your keyboard Enter key. The application will calculate the corresponding letter grade or rubric value. You can also click within the Comments field to add a comment. This field allows up to 255 characters.

Figure 104: Quick Grades Page

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Enter Independent Component Scores Pinnacle Gradebook provides the ability to tie components to an assignment, and allows you to assign scores for each component. By default, when an assignment score is entered, the same score is applied to each component linked to the assignment. However, you can overwrite the automated value and enter independent values for any of the components. Teachers and Pinnacle administrators who impersonate teachers perform this task on the Gradebook Grid page.

Score Assignment Components 1. On the Gradebook Grid page, select your Class tab and locate the assignment you want to score. 2. Enter a value as you would for any other assignment. 3. Click the plus sign + from the assignment heading to expand the assignment. Note: If the assignment does not display a + sign, it does not contain linked components. 

Notice that the assignment value is populated to all associated components.  Also, notice that the component scores inherit the same category shade as the assignment, unless no category is set. If no category is set for the assignment, the component scores are shaded in a pale green. 4. From within the expanded assignment heading, locate a component score, click in the grade cell to select the component score, and enter a new value. The original assignment value does not change, but the component retains the new value.

Figure 105: Scoring Assignment Components

Note: If you enter a new assignment score, all component scores retain the manual overwrite score entered in step 4 above. If you did not enter an independent component score (no manual overwrite), then changes to the assignment score are reflected in the linked component score as well.

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Score Common Assessment Components The process for entering a common assessment component score follows the same steps as entering an assignment grade, with one exception. Begin by selecting Common Assessments from the Assignments drop-down, and then complete steps 1-4 as outlined above.

Figure 106: Score Common Assessment Components

Component Standard Score Graph The Standard Score Graph is available from the Gradebook Grid page. You can access the Standard Score Graph to view a history of component scores, and compare the current grading method to other available grading methods. You can view and override a component score in the graph, which then updates the score in the gradebook. 1. On the Gradebook Grid page, in the Assignments drop-down list, select a learning standard level. 2. Right click on a Leaf level (e.g. Level 3) Gradebook Grid cell with a learning standard score. A Standard Score Graph pop-up link appears.

Figure 107: Standard Score Graph Link

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The available grading methods are described below. o Last Score: The most recent component score. o Last 3 Average: An average of the three most recent component scores. o Average: An average of all component scores. o Max Score: The highest score recorded for the component. o Mode (Last): The most commonly occurring score for the component. The value in parentheses is the mode method, which is configured in the Mode Method policy item. o Trend Score: The component score based on the learning trend calculation. o Best Score: The component score based on the Best Score calculation method.

Figure 108: Standard Score Graph 

Draw and Override radio buttons are available for each grading method. o When you select the Draw option, a green dashed line appears on the graph representing the score for the selected method, along with the score. o When you select the Override option for a method and click Submit, the learning standard score for the selected grading method replaces the score in the Gradebook Grid cell. An O appears in the gradebook cell to let you know the score has been overridden. To change the score back to the assigned method for the learning standard, delete the score in the gradebook cell. The score recalculates based on the original grading method assigned to the learning standard.

Figure 109: Override Score Option

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The Standard Score Graph displays up to ten dates with recorded learning standard component scores. Depending on the assigned grading method, the score appears as the actual score, or percentage. The dates used in the graph reference the Learning Standard Score Date policy item. Each bar represents a component score with the date and number of elapsed days in the selected marking period displayed along the bottom axis. If a component is scored multiple times on the same date, the number of scores appears in parentheses.

Figure 110: Standard Score Graph Y Axis 

Each component score appears on the associated bar in the graph. If there are multiple component scores on the same date, up to ten scores appear on the graph in descending order by score value. If the scores are the same, the number of duplicate scores appears in parentheses.

Figure 111: Standard Score Graph Labels

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View Student Demographics You can view student demographic information from two separate pages.  

On the Student Explorer page, click the Student Demographics link to open the Student Demographics report. On the Gradebook Grid page, click a student name to open the Student Demographics dialog box.

If you hold your cursor over a student name from either Attendance or Gradebook pages, a summary of student information is displayed as a graphic "Business Card" pop-up. To view more information, you can click a Student Name to open the Student Demographics dialog box. This dialog box is available only from the Gradebook Grid and Quick Grades pages. Standard information such as Student I.D., Name, Grade Level, and Parent’s Address are found in this dialog box. The information presented here is imported from your school Student Information System (SIS) and, with some exceptions, cannot be edited on the Demographics tab. The exceptions include any field displayed in a box. Boxed fields can be edited by a teacher who has the selected student on his or her class roster. This tab can also include a photo imported from your school photo file. You can click Print from any tab to create a hard copy of information.

Figure 112: Student Demographics Dialog Box

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View Student Demographics Student demographics are available in both a short and an expanded form. The short form is a pop-up window that appears when you hover your cursor over a student name from the class roster. This works with any page that displays a class roster in list form including Gradebook Grid, Quick Grades, Quick Attendance, and Attendance Grid. 1. Locate a student name in a class roster. 2. Hover your cursor over the name. The short form appears.

Figure 113: Student Demographic Business Card Pop-up

3. Open the Gradebook Grid page. 4. Click a student's name. The Student Demographics dialog box (long form) opens to the Demographics tab.

Change Student Demographics In the Student Demographics dialog box, the Demographics tab may include fields open for edits. If you find information that is incorrect, you can click within any boxed field and make changes. The changes are saved for the student, and these updates appear for all classes that include the student. 1. Open the Gradebook Grid page. 2. Click a student's name to open the Student Demographics dialog box. The Demographics tab displays by default. 3. Click within a boxed field to make edits. 4. Click

to close the Student Demographics dialog box.

Note: Errors found in fields that are not available for edit should be reported to your Pinnacle administrator.

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Custom Records You can create a custom record for each student on your class roster for items such as textbook number, or research group. When you create a custom record, it appears for every student in the class. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Open the Gradebook Grid page. Click a student's name to open the Student Demographics dialog box. Click the Custom tab. Click Add Demographic Item.

Figure 114: Student Demographics Dialog Box - Custom Tab

5. Type a Description. (Example: Book Number, or Medical) Optional Step: Type a Default Value. (Example: for Medical, default might be None.)

Figure 115: Add a Custom Demographic

6. Click Save. Repeat steps 4–6 to create additional custom records.

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View Student Schedule You can view a schedule for any student on your class roster. You can use links from the schedule tab to email teachers. The student schedule is available in the Schedule tab from the Student Demographics dialog box. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Open the Gradebook Grid page. Click a student's name to open the Student Demographics dialog box. Click the Schedule tab. The student's schedule information appears. To open your email service and send a message to another teacher, click any name that appears in blue in the Teacher column.

Figure 116: Student Demographics Dialog Box - Schedule Tab

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Enter Notes Pinnacle Gradebook supports three forms of notes: general notes, discipline notes, and required notes. Teachers can enter notes from the student roster of the Gradebook Grid. Notes can be included in various reports and in Pinnacle Internet Viewer (PIV), or identified as private, to be viewed only by teachers. The required notes tab may be renamed by your Pinnacle administrator to be consistent with your school terminology.

General Notes Enter General Notes 1. In the navigation pane, click Gradebook Grid, or on the page toolbar, click . 2. Select the appropriate Class tab. 3. Locate the student's name in the class roster, and click the Note icon next to it. The Notepad dialog box opens to display three tabs. Hint: You can also change the student after you open Notepad from the Student Selection box.

Figure 117: Student Selection box

4. Click the Notes tab. 5. Click New. The current term field expands to display the Title, Date, Class, Contact Minutes, and empty text fields, as well as Private, and Include Created By check boxes. Note: The Date field automatically displays the current date. If you select a date from a different term, the note displays in the corresponding term field when you save it. 6. Type a Title for your note. 7. Enter a Date, or click the date picker to select the appropriate date for your note. 8. In the Class field, select a class from the drop-down list to create a note for a specific class that is associated with the teacher. To create a note that is not class specific, select Not Applicable.

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Figure 118: Private check box

10. Click Save.

Figure 119: Enter a General Note

Edit General, Discipline, or Required Notes You can edit an existing note. 1. Complete steps 1–4 from "Enter General Notes," substituting the appropriate tab for step 4. 2. Locate the note you want to edit and click the Edit icon . 3. Make changes and click Save.

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Print General, Discipline, or Required Notes To print an individual note: 1. Complete steps 1–4 from "Enter General Notes," substituting the appropriate tab for step 4. 2. Locate the note you want to print and click the Print icon

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To print all notes for the current term: 1. Complete steps 1–4 from "Enter General Notes." 2. From the tab title bar, click Print All.

Delete General, Discipline, or Required Notes To delete a note: 1. Complete steps 1–4 from "Enter General Notes," substituting the appropriate tab for step 4. 2. Expand the Term field of the note you want to delete. Locate the appropriate note and click the Delete icon .

Discipline Notes The Discipline notes tab includes additional description fields. 1. In the navigation pane, click Gradebook Grid or, on the page toolbar, click . 2. Select the appropriate class tab. 3. Locate the student's name in the class roster, and click the Discipline icon next to the name. The Notepad dialog box opens to display three tabs. The Discipline tab is automatically selected when you click the Discipline icon. Hint: You can change which student you are viewing after you open Notepad, from the Student Selection box. 4. Click New. The current term field expands to display the required fields for Title and Date. The Location, Priority, Infraction, Response, and empty text fields also appear, and are optional. 5. Type a Title for your note. 6. Enter a Date, or click the date picker to select the appropriate date for your note.

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Figure 120: Enter a Discipline Note

Required Notes Note: This tab is labeled NotePads by default, but each school can customize the name of the tab to conform to school terminology. This tab is used to record required narrative comments. It may not be used by all schools. Teachers can add free-form comments for inclusion in custom reports, or for printing on student progress reports or term report cards. 1. In the navigation pane, click Gradebook Grid, or on the page toolbar, click . 2. Select the appropriate Class tab. 3. Locate the student's name in the class roster, and click the Note icon next to the name. The Notepad dialog box opens to display three tabs. Hint: You can change which student you are viewing after you open Notepad, from the Student Selection box. 4. Verify that you are in the correct required notes tab. 5. Click the "+" sign to expand the appropriate term.

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Intermediate Notes: These are comments entered between scheduled report card distribution times. For instance, an intermediate comment might be a six-week progress check.  Report Card Notes: These are included as part of the report card. 7. Click the Edit icon . 8. Type a message in the text field. Hint: You can use the word processor toolbar to format the text and check the spelling in your note. 9. Click Save.

Figure 121: Enter a Required Note

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Student Explorer The Student Explorer page lets you see what parents and students see in the Internet Viewer. As with the Student Schedule, you can view information relevant to a specific student. 1. In the navigation pane, click Student Explorer. 2. Find the student by typing one or more letters of the student’s name or the complete student ID in the Students search box. The Student field is a predictive search field. As you begin typing characters in the field, a list of the first 150 names is displayed accordingly. The search field references the user credentials to determine your user role. For teachers, the drop-down list sorts students by school, and displays the students from your school at the top of the list. When you see the student name you are searching for, click the name to enter it in the Student field. The Grade Summary Report appears in the information pane by default. Alternatively: Click the Search icon to display the Advanced Student Search window. This allows you to search for a student by last name, first name, and/or organization. Click the X in the top corner to close the Advanced Student Search window.

Figure 122: Student Search Field

3. Select a report from Student Reports or Class Reports. When you click a link from the Student Reports section, it appears in the information pane. Class Reports require additional data entry. For Class Reports: a. Select options from the following drop-down fields: Class, Marking Period, and Report. b. Click Get Report. You can find information for any student registered with your school. To select a different student, type a different name in the Students field.

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On the Grade Summary report, you can click the recorded grade for a term to view a list of assignments and the corresponding scores earned. You can also click a Class Title link to display the class information window for the class. On the Student Assignment report you can click an assignment title to view the description and pertinent details for the assignment. Any linked information appears in blue text.

You can email a teacher using the link wherever the teacher’s name appears. If you want to email the teacher, but you cannot find an email link, click the Teacher Email option to view links for each teacher the student has for assigned courses. The Student Explorer page includes a Print option.

Figure 123: Student Explorer Page

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Program Clickers (Manage Devices) Some organizations make use of testing technology known as "Clickers." Clickers are student response devices used in the classroom. Each clicker requires specific identification to associate a clicker with a student. Teachers create clicker device IDs and assign them to students.

Create a Clicker ID 1. In the navigation pane, under Options, click Manage Devices. 2. On the Manage Devices page, click New Device.

Figure 124: Manage Clicker Devices Page

3. Type a Clicker ID and a Nick Name for the device. The nick name can be used to identify the student to whom the clicker is assigned.

Figure 125: Clicker Information Page

4. Click Save to save your work and exit, or click Cancel to exit the page without saving. Note: You can add multiple clickers at once by clicking Add ten clickers. The new clickers are numbered consecutively, and the Nick Name is the same as the Clicker ID.

Configuring Clickers 1. On the Manage Devices page, click the Edit icon to the right of the clicker nick name. 2. Type a new Clicker ID or Nick Name. 3. Click Save to save your work and exit, or click Cancel to exit the page without saving.

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Gradebook System Settings Pinnacle Gradebook offers several configuration options that schools and districts can apply to their own curriculum requirements. This section provides details about how to manage the tools used to organize your Gradebook information. The following topics describe the functionality of the tools and information available to Gradebook administrators:  

Create Categories (See page 105): Describes how to create and edit categories at both the template and course level. Create a Grading Scale (See page 107): Describes how to create and edit a grading scale at both the template and course level.

Create Categories Categories allow you to visually organize your gradebook. You can also add weights to categories to achieve a fair assessment of student learning across all assignments. Because weighted categories can affect grading, each school decides how best to assign category options. This helps ensure that grading for all classes remains consistent with school, district, and state guidelines. The following steps outline how to make categories available for assignments and how to assign weights to categories. Some schools allow only administrators to create categories; other schools also allow teachers to create them. If categories are available for a class, teachers can assign categories for assignments. You can create categories and assign weights to them from both Manage Templates and Class Options pages.

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Create or Edit Categories for Assignments from Class Options Categories allow you to define divisions of work and select a color to associate with each category to organize your gradebook visually . This action is available only from the instructor view. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

In the navigation pane, click Class Options. In the drop-down list, select the appropriate class. On the Categories tab, select Yes for Would you like to categorize your assignments? For Would you like to weight your categories? select Yes. Click New Category to configure a new category, or click Edit to configure an existing category.

Figure 126: Create/Edit Categories

Note: A Delete function is available for every category created from the Class Options page. However, if categories were created and assigned from the template, you cannot delete them from Class Options. 6. In the Description cell of the category table, type a category name. 7. To select a color, click the box next to Color, and the color picker appears. Click a color in the color picker to assign to the category. 8. In the Weight field, type a grading weight for your category. The score for the assignment is multiplied by the weight before any other calculations are run. Note: If categories are weighted, and you do not assign a weight, the assignment score is not included in the final course grade. 9. In the Drop lowest and Drop highest fields, type the number of scores dropped for each category. 10. Repeat steps 5 - 9 for each category you create.

Figure 127: Create/Edit Category Parameters

11. Click Save.

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Categorize an Assignment Assignments must be associated with a category before you see the color-coding in the Gradebook. To associate an assignment with a category, select a category from the drop-down list while creating the assignment. See Create an Assignment (See page 78) for more information.

Weight Categories You can assign a weight to categories so that some work counts more toward the final term grade than other work. 1. From within an existing category, select Yes for Would you like to weight your categories? 2. In the Weight cells for each category, type appropriate values. (The field accepts whole numbers and decimal points, for example 2 or 2.275) 3. Click Save. Note: Weighted categories can affect calculations for term grades. We recommend that you verify your category configuration with your Gradebook manager before entering assignment grades.

Create a Grading Scale Grading scales can be created as part of a template, or from the Class Options page. They define grade breakpoints, and are used to determine assignment and term grades. Only one grading scale can be used for each grade calculation, but different scales can be used for each assignment and term. This means you can use a combination of multiple grading scales at the assignment level, and another, different scale to calculate term grades. Typically, Gradebook managers create grading scales to ensure that grading for all classes remains consistent with school, district, and state guidelines. The steps below outline how to create and assign grading scales. Some of these tasks may be available to teachers; however, some are exclusively Gradebook manager tasks. If you do not have access to options mentioned in the steps below, check with your Pinnacle administrator to verify who is responsible for configuring your grading scales.

Create a Class Option Grading Scale If your school allows independent class grading scales, teachers can add a new grading scale for assignments only for their own classes. 1. In the navigation pane, click Class Options. 2. In the drop-down list, select the appropriate class. 3. On the Scales tab, click New scale. Optional: You can type a Description for a new grading scale. The default description for a new grading scale is "New Scale." 4. Select the Type (Percentage or Rubric). 5. In the Rounding drop-down list, select the number of significant digits to be used for rounding.

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Figure 128: Create a New Grading Scale

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View Grading Scales Before assigning a grading scale to an assignment, you may want to view the breakpoints to determine which scale is appropriate. 1. 2. 3. 4.

In the navigation pane, click Class Options. In the drop-down list, select the appropriate class. On the Scales tab, select a grading scale and click view. Click Cancel to close the scale.

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Reports Overview Pinnacle Gradebook offers a variety of standard reports, as well as custom Crystal Reports® to retrieve and consolidate information. You can use these reports to display specific information, which you can then share with teachers, students, and parents, either with print or email versions. This document describes the general process steps for configuring a report, and the different pages you can use to access reports. The following topics describe how to configure, generate, and organize reports throughout Pinnacle Gradebook:      

Find a Student Schedule (See page 111): Describes how to access and view a specific student schedule. Report Favorites (See page 112): Describes how to customize your Reports page. My Reports (See page 113): Describes how to use the My Reports feature on the Reports page. Run a Report (See page 114): Describes how to generate a new report. Email a Report (See page 116): Describes how to configure a report to email to a select distribution list. Student Explorer (See page 117): Describes the reports available from the Student Explorer page.

Find a Student Schedule Sometimes you need to view information about students who are not in a class that you teach. For example, if you lead an extracurricular activity such as drama club or track, you can find schedules for students who are in your club, but not in your class. The Student Schedule page is available from the navigation pane. Some schools also provide the Student Explorer page, which offers view-only access to several reports for a selected student, including Attendance and Grade Summary reports. The Student Explorer page may be restricted to administrator access for many schools. Your school configuration determines whether you see Student Explorer listed as a Reports option in the navigation pane.

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Finding a Student Schedule 1. In the Pinnacle Gradebook navigation pane, click Student Schedule. 2. Type a name or student ID in the Students field. The Student field is a predictive search field. As you begin typing characters in the field, a list of the first 150 names is displayed accordingly. The search field references the user credentials to determine your user role. For teachers, the drop-down list sorts students by school, and displays the students from your school at the top of the list. When you see the student name you are searching for, click the name to enter it in the Student field. Alternatively: Click the Search icon to display the Advanced Student Search window. This allows you to search for a student by last name, first name, and/or organization. Click the X in the top corner to close the Advanced Student Search window.

Figure 129: Student Search Field

3. The selected student's schedule appears in the information pane.

Figure 130: Student Schedule Page

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Report Favorites Pinnacle Gradebook includes many reports organized by type. For the Favorites report type, you define the collection. You select which reports to add or delete from this collection to help you locate information quickly.

Add a Favorite 1. In the navigation pane, click New Report. You can also open the New Report page by clicking the Reports icon available on most task pages. From the My Reports page, click New. 2. Click the + sign to expand the appropriate report type. 3. Click the Favorite icon

associated with a report to add the report to your favorites.

Delete a Favorite 1. In the navigation pane, click New Report. You can also open the New Report page by clicking the Reports icon available on most task pages. On the My Reports page, click New. The Favorites report type is automatically expanded. 2. Select a report you no longer want to appear in your Favorites, and click the Favorite icon associated with it to remove the report from your list. Note: The report is still available from the appropriate report type listing, but is removed from Favorites.

My Reports The My Reports page keeps a record of reports you have run and retains the parameters you used when you last ran the report. This enables you to quickly run a report pre-configured with your defined parameters.

Update My Reports 1. In the navigation pane, click My Reports. You can also open the My Report page by clicking the Reports icon, available on most task pages. 2. Click the check box corresponding to a report. 3. Click Update. The report status changes to Pending while the report generates. When complete, the status changes to Ready, and displays the most recent time you updated the report. You can interrupt a report generation as it is running. When you generate or update a report, the report status appears as Pending or Running. Select the check box for the specific report(s) and click Delete to stop the report generation.

Figure 131: My Reports Page

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View from My Report To view the last run report: 1. In the navigation pane, click My Reports. You can also open the My Report page by clicking the Reports icon, available on most task pages. 2. Click the Report Name link, or the report Preview icon. The report preview appears with the parameters and values that were used to create the report. Also, the person who created the report, and the date and time the report was generated.

Figure 132: Report Preview Parameters

Delete from My Report All reports you run for the year are retained in My Reports unless you delete them. To keep this page manageable, you may want to delete reports from time to time. 1. In the navigation pane, click My Reports. You can also open the My Report page by clicking the Reports icon, available on most task pages. 2. Click the check box corresponding to a report. 3. Click Delete. You can delete a report with a Pending or Running status.

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Run a Report Pinnacle Gradebook includes many reports organized by type, including:         

Favorites Administrative Attendance Demographics Discipline Grading Notes Objectives Other

Teachers run reports with data related to their classes. Principals and other administrative personnel can run reports to include school-wide data. Your permissions determine which reports are available and what data is used, but the general process for working with reports remains the same regardless of user role.

New Reports 1. In the navigation pane, click New Report. You can also open the New Report page by clicking the Reports icon available on most task pages. From the My Reports page, click New. 2. Click the + sign to expand the appropriate report type.

Figure 133: New Reports Page and Expanded Grading Reports Section

3. Click the Report Title to open the Report Parameters page. 4. Select appropriate criteria to define parameters for your report.  Report parameter pages are unique to each report, and display a sample of the completed report in the upper right section.  Certain reports may have both required and optional parameter selections. Hint: To avoid generating too large a report, which can extend the processing time, narrow your selection parameters as much as possible. 5. Click Preview, or click Run Report, to generate the report. The report opens on a separate web page in your browser. After you generate a report successfully, it appears on your My Reports page. Note: Some reports are in HTML format and allow you to preview or print the report. Other reports are written as Crystal Reports®, and you must run the report before you can view it.

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Email a Report There are four reports that teachers can create and email directly to parents and/or students. Communications are restricted to only students (and associated parents/guardians) enrolled in the classes to which a teacher is assigned. Selected reports are available from New Report in the navigation pane. The following reports offer an email option:    

Student Assignment Student Standards Missing Assignment Student Attendance Summary

Emailing a report 1. In the navigation pane, click New Reports. 2. Locate the desired report.  For Student Assignment, or Missing Assignment, click the + sign to expand the Grading reports.  For Student Attendance Summary, click the + sign to expand the Attendance reports.  For Student Standards, click the + sign to expand the Objectives reports. Alternatively, if you have added this report to your Favorites, select the appropriate report from Favorites. Also, if you have previously run this report, it may be available from the My Reports page. You can click the Expand All option to display all available reports from all sections.

Figure 134: New Reports Page and Expanded Grading Reports Section

3. Click the report Title to open the report parameters. 4. Configure the appropriate parameters for the report. (See "Run a Report.") 5. At the bottom of the Report Parameters page, click Email to open the Emailing Report page.

Figure 135: Report Parameters Page

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Reports 6. On the Emailing Report page, select the To recipient.  All Students: Sends to all students according to the parameters you set in step 4.  All other contacts: Sends to all student contacts listed for each student selected, according to the parameters you set in step 4.  Selected Students and/or Parents: To select specific recipients, click the show recipients link. A scroll box appears listing all possible recipients according to the parameters you set in step 4. Click the check box of the recipient(s) for the report. A recipient must have a verified email address to be available for selection.  CC: Sends a copy of the report and email message to your email address. 7. Enter your message in the text box. Note: You can use the word processor toolbar to format the text, and check the spelling in your note. 8. Click Send.

Figure 136: Emailing Report Page

Student Explorer The Student Explorer page is available from the Reports menu in the Pinnacle Gradebook navigation pane. It offers organization staff view-only access to several reports for a selected student, including Attendance and Grade Summary reports. The Student Explorer page may be restricted to principal or administrator access. Your organization configuration determines the level of teacher access to the Student Explorer page. The Student Explorer link is not available if your user role does not grant access. On the Student Explorer page, you can view general information about attendance, grades, and assignments. You can view this information about any registered student, or students from your class gradebooks only, depending on your organization configuration. This allows you to verify what parents and students are viewing through Pinnacle Internet Viewer (PIV).

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View Student/Class Reports 1. In the navigation pane, under Reports, click Student Explorer. 2. Type a name or student ID in the Students field. The Student field is a predictive search field. As you begin typing characters in the field, a list of the first 150 names is displayed accordingly. The search field references the user credentials to determine your user role. For teachers, the drop-down list sorts students by school, and displays the students from your school at the top of the list. When you see the student name you are searching for, click the name to enter it in the Student field. The Grade Summary Report appears in the information pane by default. Alternatively: Click the Search icon to display the Advanced Student Search window. This allows you to search for a student by last name, first name, and/or organization. Click the X in the top corner to close the Advanced Student Search window.

Figure 137: Student Search Field

3. Select a report from Student Reports or Class Reports. When you click a link in the Student Reports section, it appears in the information pane. Class reports require additional data entry. For Class Reports: a. Select parameters from the following drop-down fields: Class, Marking Period, and Report. b. Click Get Report. You can find information for any student registered with your school. To select a different student, type a different name in the Students field.

Figure 138: Student Explorer Reports

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Print Student/Class Reports The Student Explorer page allows you to print Student and Class Reports, without navigating away from the page. 

In the Options section of the Student Explorer navigation pane, click Print.

Figure 139: Student Explorer Print Link

Teacher Email The Student Explorer page allows you to send an email to the student's teachers. 1. In the Options section of the Student Explorer navigation pane, click Teacher Email. A list of the selected student's courses and teachers appears in the information pane. The teacher names appear as links in blue text.

Figure 140: Student Explorer Teacher Email Link

2. Click the teacher's name that you want to send an email to. When you click a teacher name, a new email window opens, with the selected teacher's email address in the "To" field. 3. Compose your email message and click Send.

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A Anecdotal Records: Anecdotal records are an informal, written record of a learner's progress based on milestones particular to the learner's social, emotional, physical, aesthetic, and cognitive development. Assessment: An assessment is any activity designed to measure. This term is commonly used to refer to testing, but general assignments can also be labeled as assessments. Most assignments are designed to measure how well a student understands a concept. Any graded activity can be labeled an assessment. These terms are used interchangeably for any graded activity. Assessment Group: Assessment groups are a pre-defined selection of measured activities grouped for delivery or availability for more than one class.

C Class: Classes refer to a specific group of students meeting at the same time in the same location assigned to one instructor (unless instruction time is shared). Classes can consist of one course section, or a combination of sections, or a combination of courses and sections. Note that templates are assigned to specific courses. Classes: Classes refer to a specific group of students meeting at the same time in the same location assigned to one instructor (unless instruction time is shared). Classes can consist of one course section, or a combinations of sections, or a combination of courses and sections. Note that templates are assigned to specific courses. Common Assessments: This term may be customized for your organization. Another common alternative is "District Assessments." Common Assessments are groups of one or more graded activities usually created by a curriculum manager and distributed for use in selected classes. Sometimes, common assessments are District or State assessments, but they can be created at the school level. The goal is to gain an accurate account of student progress. This is done by administering the same assessment or group of assessments to all students within a defined subject, academic skill, or age range. Assessments are administered regardless of assigned class or teacher. Course: A course presents a defined focus of study. For example, a General Biology course should assess the same skill set regardless of the course section or the assigned instructor.

D Dynamic: The term "dynamic," when applied to pages or toolbars, means that the options available change depending on the selections you make.

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F Formative: Formative assessments are on-going reviews and observations. These provide feedback regarding a learner's progress. Formative assessments may include periodic quizzes and performance tasks, diagnostic tests, and anecdotal records.

G Grading Scale: Grading Scales display rounding information, letter or assigned grades, and the corresponding breakpoint values. These scales are assigned by the Gradebook Manager, Pinnacle Web Administrator, or in some cases, you may be invited to create your own grading scales.

I Impersonating: Impersonating is a function available to those with Gradebook Manager permissions. This allows Gradebook Managers to aid instructors giving the Gradebook Manager both viewing and editing permission to the instructor's gradebook.

L LDAP: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, or LDAP is a tool used with Active Directory to track and create passwords. If your school uses LDAP, you cannot use the Pinnacle Suite "Change Password" function. You must contact your Pinnacle Administrator for help with your Password.

O Objectives: The terms "Learning Standards" and "Objectives" are often used interchangeably, though they are not interchangeable ideas in the educational field of study. Both identify what a student should know or be able to do, but they differ in the level of detail and quality of measurement used. As a rule, standards are broader in description, and objectives are more detailed. Objectives are tied to lesson plans and several objectives may be applied to support one standard. Your school may use one term for all identified skills or your school may define skills at different levels. Pinnacle Suite allows each school to make a decision regarding the organization and terminology to be used. The application also allows you to tie skills to assignments and keep a separate record for standard/objective measurements.

P PIV: Pinnacle Internet Viewer - a component of the Pinnacle suite that allows students and parents or guardians to view student data online. Includes grades, attendance, and assignment information.

R Read-only: Read-only refers to data that can be viewed, but cannot be edited, in anyway by the viewer. No edits includes no delete. Rubric: A guide listing specific criteria for grading or scoring academic papers, projects, or tests.

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S Section: Sections allow courses to be offered at different times, by different instructors, and/or to different students. For example schools can use section numbers to divide courses among instructors, such that 9ENG01 meets with instructor A and 9ENG02 meets with instructor B. Sections are always related to courses, so the same skill set is assessed. SIS: Student Information System (SIS) is an administrative application tool used to store and organize information. This includes courses assigned to a teacher, students assigned to each course, student demographics, and teacher profiles. Information from this system is imported into the Gradebook application. Common SIS vendors include: Pinnacle, Pentamation, Keystone, Powerschool, MOSIS, Chancery, and SASI. Smart Date: A date field feature that allows you to enter text such as, “Last Friday,” or “Next Monday,” and the application will select the appropriate date for you. Standards: The terms Standards and Objectives are often used interchangeably, though they are not interchangeable ideas in the educational field of study. Both identify what a student should know or be able to do, but they differ in the level of detail and quality of measurement used. As a rule, standards are broader in description, and objectives are more detailed. Objectives are tied to lesson plans and several objectives may be applied to support one standard. Your school may use one term for all identified skills or your school may define skills at different levels. Pinnacle Suite allows each school to make a decision regarding the organization and terminology to be used. The application also allows you to tie skills to assignments and keep a separate record for standard/objective measurements. Summative: Summative assessments are used to evaluate effectiveness of an instructional program within a pre-determined period of time. The goal is to determine a learner's competency at the end of an instructional phase. Typical summative assessments include final exams, statewide or standardized tests, and entrance exams such at SAT or ACT as administered in the United States.

T Term: Terms are pre-determined assessment time periods. Pinnacle Suite uses the general label, "Term" to avoid confusion among schools using different time period definitions. A term is also referred to as a "marking period." Some examples of common term labels are: 1st quarter, 2nd quarter, 1st semester, 1st trimester, 2nd trimester, 1st nine weeks, 2nd nine weeks, 1st six weeks.

X X Grade: The letter "X" can be entered in the gradebook to represent an excused assignment. An "X" value is NOT calculated in the term grade.

Z Z Grade: The letter "Z" can be entered in the gradebook to represent a zero score. The zero score is usually reserved to indicate that the student didn't try. A zero score is calculated in the term grade.

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Discipline Notes...... 35, 38, 42, 45, 49, 52, 54, 84

AM/PM ......................................................... 7, 17

District Assessments ............ 7, 64, 67, 73, 76, 77

Assessment Groups .......................................... 73

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Assessments ......................................... 67, 73, 77 Attendance ..................... 7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20 Attendance Code ........................ 7, 13, 16, 17, 20 Attendance Comment ...................................... 17 Attendance Grid ............................... 7, 10, 13, 61 Attendance Grouping ....................................... 17 Attendance Locks ....................................... 13, 20 B Breakpoint - grading .................. 7, 64, 76, 89, 93 Breakpoints .................................................. 7, 93 C Calendar ........................................................... 10 Categories .................................................. 67, 91 Class Name ....................................................... 57 Class Options .................................................... 93 Create ........................................................... 93 Class Title ......................................................... 75 Clear Attendance.................................. 16, 17, 20 Common Assessments.............. 64, 67, 73, 76, 77 Component Scoring .................... 7, 74, 77, 89, 93

Edit Notes............... 35, 38, 42, 45, 49, 52, 54, 84 Educational Resources ................................... 100 Email Another Teacher .................................... 80 Enter Grade .............. 7, 58, 63, 75, 76, 77, 89, 93 Excused Assignment ........................................ 75 Exempt ............................................................. 93 Export Grades .................................. 7, 58, 64, 89 F Final Grade....................................... 7, 64, 76, 89 Finalize Grades................................. 7, 58, 64, 89 G Grade ............................................... 7, 75, 76, 89 Gradebook ................................................... 7, 93 Gradebook Grid Views 10, 58, 61, 63, 64, 67, 75, 77, 84, 89 Gradebook View ........................................ 61, 63 Grades ............................ 7, 58, 75, 76, 77, 89, 93 Grading Scale ................................... 7, 58, 76, 93 Grading Scales Policy Item ............................... 93 Green Check mark ...................................... 13, 17

Create Class Option .................................................. 93

H

Curriculum ........................................................ 67

Hide Class ................................................... 58, 61

Custom Records................................................ 80

Hide Points ........................................... 58, 64, 67

D

Home Page............................................... 4, 6, 38

Daily Reason..................................................... 17

L

Date Field ......................................................... 10

LDAP................................................................... 9

Delete Notes ............................. 42, 49, 52, 54, 84

Letter Grade ................... 7, 58, 63, 75, 76, 89, 93

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Semester Grade ............................... 7, 64, 89, 93

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Show Class ....................................................... 61

Marking Period Grade ... 7, 58, 63, 64, 75, 76, 89, 93

Show Graph ............................................... 58, 64

Max value....................... 7, 67, 73, 74, 76, 77, 93

Show Total Points ................................ 58, 64, 67

Missing ............................................................. 93

Shuffle Chart .................................................... 14

N

Six Weeks Grade .............................. 7, 84, 89, 93

Navigate ............................................................. 6

Student Demographics .............................. 35, 80

New Scale ......................................................... 93

Student Explorer ............................................ 100

Notes ...................... 35, 38, 42, 45, 49, 52, 54, 84

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O

Teacher Contact ................................................. 8

Override............................................................ 93

Teacher E-mail ............................................. 8, 80

Overwrite Attendance .................................. 7, 20

Templates ............................................ 84, 89, 93

P

Term Grade ................................ 7, 58, 64, 75, 93

Password ............................................................ 9 Q Quarter Grade .................................. 7, 64, 89, 93 Quick Attendance ................................... 7, 17, 20 R Record Book Number ....................................... 80 Remove Assessments ................................. 73, 77 Report Card Notes .............. 38, 42, 49, 52, 54, 84 Reports ....................................................... 96, 98 Required Notes ....... 35, 38, 42, 49, 52, 54, 58, 84 Rounding .......................................................... 93

Show Single Student ............................ 63, 77, 84

Term Results .................................................... 64 Toolbar ............................................................... 4 V View Assignments ........ 58, 67, 73, 75, 76, 77, 89 View Attendance Comment ....................... 13, 17 View Common Assessments .......... 58, 73, 77, 89 View Objective Levels....................................... 58 View Required Assessments................. 58, 73, 89 View Student Schedule..................................... 80 W Weighted Categories ........................... 67, 89, 91

Rubric ........................................................... 7, 93

X

S

X grade ........................... 7, 58, 75, 76, 77, 89, 93

Scales................................................................ 93

Z

School Attendance Code .................................. 17

Z grade ........................... 7, 58, 75, 76, 77, 89, 93

Seating Chart.................................. 14, 16, 20, 61

Zero score....................... 7, 58, 75, 76, 77, 89, 93

Select Assessments..................................... 73, 77

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