Create district grade term definitions

Create grade term definitions for each grade term scheme your district uses. Within each grade term definition, you define the names of the grade terms.

For example, you might create a grade term definition called Quarters for all high schools in your district. Within that grade term definition, you might create grade terms Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4. Then, you might create a grade term definition called Trimesters for all middle schools in your district. Within that grade term definition, you might create grade terms T1, T2, and T3.

To create grade term definitions for the district:

  1. Log on to the District view.
  2. Select Grades > Grade Term Definitions.
  3. Select Options > Add. The New Grade Term Definition page appears.
  4. Type a name, such as High School Grade Quarters, and the number of terms, such as 4.
  5. Click Save. The grade term definition you created appears on the list.
  6. On the Grade Term Definitions side-tab, click Grade Terms. The Grade Terms page for the grade term definition you created appears.
  7. To define the names of the grade terms in this grade term definition, on the Options menu, click Add. The New Grade Term page appears.
  8. Type the Term ID, such as Q1, and the Term Number, such as 1.
  9. Select a Start date and End date for the term.
  10. Click Save.
  11. Repeat steps 7-10 to define the name of each grade term.

After you create a grade term definition and the grade terms within it, connect them to the appropriate school when you create the transcript definition for that school and when you define the dates for the grade terms within a school.