ReportWriter User`s Manual If your school is using School Pathways
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1. 7 02 26 03 23 _ CLASS World History Grd Cre Hide 1 8 03 26 04 27 9 04 30 05 25 Comments gt gt B EE CE 2 5 10 05 29 06 08 HS World History A California z 1211 06 11 06 22 A P AS S Program LESO B Hide 4 CLASS Biology Grd Cre Hide Comments 80 67 5 CE 5 _1 HS VCS Biology AGS 2004 LPs 3 80 67 Hide ESS f J Finalize this report Fill Combine Split Edit Comments Reset Print Status Print Reports Version 38 File Student James e Reset This will take the report card back to its original settings before you did any changes or overrides e If you want to send the report card to SPSIS o Finalize this Report This button tells SPSIS that you have finished working on the report card and it is ready to be uploaded into the transcript or ready to print from the SPSIS If you change any data on the report card you will have to FINALIZE it again to change it in the web This button is going through more updates Student Information This is another place you can print the NOTES feature from the INFO page State Standards Reports Allows you to create a list of state standards for a curriculum the student is using with the standards the student has attempted through course work noted Do the following a Choose the academic area b Choose the learning periods LP s your have assigned work in c Click print d SET MASTERY You can set these by clicking on Set Mastery This allows you to s2. The Expanding Horizon on pp 10 15 pale oe a Ei ee Fill Social Studies LP 1 Grade 80 C Rome I Grade Modules Only Comments Status Evaluation Version 40 File Peace Mary Example 5 Conversely from example 4 if you are not grading by points numbers as points not checked you can be grading with or letter grades and a grade in points by typing a P after the number of points ReportWriter 4 4 3 cworks k brenneman expires 12 3 days DER File Edit Tools Period Curriculum j 07 14 08 to 08 08 08 A 7 Across the Centuries Houghton Mifflin 2003 4 Report Attendance Evaluate EAD AND COMPLETE Understanding Hemispheres Latitude and Longitude on p G4 READ AND COMPLETE Drawing Inferences from Maps on p G5 READ AND COMPLETE Understanding Projections on pp G6 G7 COMPLETE Lesson 1 Review on p 7 READ Lesson 1 Connections in the Roman Empire on pp 4 7 READ Chapter 1 A Changing World View on pp 2 3 READ AND COMPLETE Understanding Location Using Time Zones on pp 8 9 READ Lesson 2 The Expanding Horizon on pp 10 15 Fill Social Studies LP 1 Grade 80 es Only Here reeled vievereres Sarena Eia anan bians Comments 15 Example 6 You can also not choose to grade by points and enter all grades or letter grades but then throw in a points grade as in this example ReportWriter 4 4 3 cworks k brenneman expires 12 3 days File Edit Tools Cou
3. Choose a Learning Period e Choose a Course to work with a Choose the Modules you want to assign e Click on Assign a Continue in this manner until all course assignments are added Click on Eval 6 You can grade and make comments about students work here e Choose a Learning Period a Choose a curriculum to grade Adda grade and weight for each course Click on Reports 7 Reports you can create include Assignments graded or ungraded Master Agreements Progress Reports Primary Intermediate or Secondary Report Cards State Standards Report or a Work Summary Report Choose a Report e Choose a Learning Period a Print the Report Save reports to your hard drive by clicking on the Print button When the PDF file of your report comes up click on the save icon that looks like a little Floppy A Drive Disk Rename the report to your liking Detailed Explanations of how to use ReportWriter Summary of what you will find below 1 Entering teacher information so it shows up on your records 2 Adding new students to the program your school may be entering student information for you If this is the case the information can be easily imported into RW Setting Learning periods per student Disabling Transferring Deleting a student from your program 3 Adding Courses to your student record 3A Grading Methods 4 Creating the Master Agreement Creating a second MA 5 Creating Assignments Custom Assignment
4. gt gt 4 Credit Computation With credit computation your school has chosen to use a new field in ReportWriter This new field shows as a separate row with the heading Cmp We call it credit computation because it will help you tally your credits for the report card You can enter assignment points or assignment credits in the row according to your school s use You ll see in the following example that the school sets credits to each module completed in the subject of health 19 ReportWriter 4 4 3 anyschool k brenneman expires 11 7 days H aA a ReportWriter u Period Curriculum f 08 18 08 to 09 12 08 A Hs DSCHS Health 10 AGS 2007 A Report Attendance Evaluate j Grd Wgt Cmp Gal Modules Assignments gt MODULE 1 Maintaining Health 1 Credit Read pages 1 47 fi Complete the packet handout pages 1 11 2 fi Take test MODULE 2 Mental Health 1 Credit Read pages 48 95 fi Complete the packet handout pages 1 10 2 fl Take test fi MODULE 3 The Human Body 1 Credit Read pages 98 147 Complete the packet handout pages 1 9 Z RO CC Fill Health LP 1 Grade 81 Numbers are points I Grade Modules Only Status Evaluation Version 13 File Myles Sarah Comments 4 The Master Agreement The program will automatically prompt you to create a Master Agreement when you assign new courses to a student or change the courses al
5. 5 Doers and Dreamers Focus on Speeches fio MODULE 28 Theme 6 New Frontiers Oceans and Space Selection 1 The Adventures fio MODULE 29 Theme 6 New Frontiers Oceans and Space Selection 2 Franklin R Ch To nm an Pi ill Language Arts LP m Numbers are p ints M Grade Modules Only Status Evaluation ion 8 File Schwartz Sally Comments gt gt Example 3 You can also enter the number of points earned and possible in this fashion 4 5 is in the Grd column and the Wgt is 1 You can also weight the assignments heavier than 1 if you choose DEK Report Writer ReportWriter 4 4 3 cworks k brenneman expires 12 3 days File Edit Eval Tools Period Curriculum 1 07 14 08 to 08 06 08 A 7 Mathematics Teaching Textbooks 2007 A Report Attendance Evaluate Grd Wgt Modules Assignments B MODULE 1 Chapter 1 Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers ko Complete Lesson 1 Number Basics pp 6 8 E Complete Lesson 2 Writing Numbers pp 9 11 Complete Lesson 3 Addition pp 12 14 k Complete Lesson 4 Carrying pp 15 17 Complete Lesson 5 Adding Three or More Numbers pp 18 20 MODULE 2 Chapter 1 Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers continued Complete Lesson 6 Subtraction pp 21 24 E Complete Lesson 7 Regrouping pp 25 28 zi Complete Lesson 8 Adding and Subtracting in Your Head pp 29 32 i Complete Chapter 1 Quiz pp 33 x aii ont 5 E E S a f A Fil Mathematics LP 1
6. If you see gt gt by the Notes button you know you have notes saved School Calendar On the student INFO page you can view and or print your schools calendar by clicking on Calendar above the Learning Period dates Computer Specifications and Requirements to use ReportWriter 500 Mb of disk space 64 Mb of ram 400 Mhz processor Windows 98 or newer Internet Browser It is recommended that you use Mozilla Firefox as your Internet browser You can get a free download at www getfirefox com You may also use Internet Explorer 5 5 or newer but you will less functionality Download the Program 1 Go to www schoolpathways com and click on Downloads 2 Click on ReportWriter 4 2 8 or higher we are continuously upgrading the program 3 A window will pop up asking you if you want to SAVE to DISK Click OK If you re using Internet Explorer you will be asked if you want to OPEN or SAVE Click on SAVE and make sure it is saved to the Desktop 5 The download will begin If you are using a regular modem this process could take over one hour 6 When the download is complete close the download window and minimize your internet window You will see a picture of a computer with the word ReportWriter under it on your desktop 7 Double click on the ReportWriter icon and click yes to installing the program 8 A Window pops up asking you if you want to install 3 different sets of files If you already have Acrobat Reader on your computer unche
7. already depressed as the default 3 Choose the learning period you would like to CC the assignment forward to 4 Click on the courses you want to CC If the course is blue it will be CC d You can click on one or several 5 Click on OK Log e For schools requiring a log of at least one assignment completed each day for ADA purposes you can click on Log This will print out a list of dates that matches your specific Learning Period where students can write in the assignment completed each day and places for parent signatures e You can also create Logs for other subjects such as Physical Education Music Teacher s Assistant or any title you d like to type in e You can choose to show different signature lines on this form e You can choose to print one or any number of logs that match the correct dates of your learning periods To print all of the logs click on the first date button and click on the last date button and then click on Press to Fill Saves a few clicks 6 EVALUATION OF ASSIGNMENTS You can grade the assignments you gave your students e Click on the Eval tab e Click on a Learning Period e Click on the Curriculum you wish to evaluate e When the Evaluation page pops up you can choose to evaluate the Module or each assignment within the Module o You can grade by Letter Grade Percentage Grade or Descriptive Grade O S N P F o Grades go in the first column 25 o Weighted Points go in the second
8. column You need to tell the program what you are weighting each assignment so the GPA comes out correctly A test might be weighted twice as much as a daily assignment o If you want each module or assignment to be weighted the same just make sure you put the same number in the second column for each module It can be 1 or 100 The program defaults to 1 so all assignments are weighted the same e You can add comments to your reports by clicking on the Comments button This allows you to add your own personalized comments or pick from our canned comments If using the NEW GRADING METHOD If you are grading by GROUPING when you use EVAL you will enter the grade as you always have with the exception of entering the code See the view below to see how the codes are used This will tell the program how much weight to give each assignment The grades will automatically be averaged according to the codes you entered when you designated the texts ReportWriter 4 2 27 User k brenneman expires in 25 3 days File Edit Tools Eval Report Report Writer Period Curriculum 1 08 29 05 to 09 23 05 A Elements of Literature Fifth Course Holt 2000 A Report Attendance Evaluate Grd Pts Modules Assignments MODULE 1 Collection 1 Visions and Voyages nv Read Beginnings pp 2 3 k Read Beginnings to 1800 pp 4 18 nh Read Visions and Voyages p 19 h Read The Sun Still Rises in the Same Sky Native Americ
9. interpret the poem and story ns ES ae IN ee Pe Fi Language Arts LP 1 Grade A Numbers are points J Grade Modules Only Status Evaluation Version 39 File Peace Mary Comments e f you always grade by module you can collapse the modules to show only the module lines so you don t have to scroll through all the assignments to find the module line ReportWriter 4 4 3 cworks k brenneman expires 12 3 days BAE File Edit Tools Course Assign Eval Report Report Wri Dr T Period Curriculum 1 07 14 08 to 08 08 08 JA 7 Elements of Literature First Course Holt 2000 A Report Attendance Evaluate Grd Wgt e Modules Assignments A 1 MODULE 1 Collection 1 Out Here on My Own 1 MODULE 2 Collection 1 Out Here On My Own Fill Language Arts LP 1 Grade A m Grade Modules on Status Evaluation Version 39 File Peace Mary Comments If you want to enter the same grade in each module line enter the grade in the first module and then click on the FILL button to insert that same grade in all modules ReportWriter 4 4 3 cworks k brenneman expires 12 3 days an Teale ee O S Curriculum 1 07 14 08 to 08 08 08 A 7 Elements of Literature First Course Holt 2000 A Report Attendance Evaluate Grd Wgt e Modules Assignments ea fi MODULE 1 Collection 1 Out Here on My Own MODULE 2 Collection 1 Out Here On My Own fi MODULE 3 Collection 3 Out Her
10. not change it to Personal e Go to the File button in the top tool bar of RW e Click on Disable Transfer e Click Yes am Sure e Close the course e Doasynch and do not skip courses 9 To Save your work to the server Synching It is very important to save your work to our server occasionally This will ensure that your work is not lost if you lose your computer or it crashes All work will be saved and safe as of the last synchronization synch It is also required to do a synch once a month for billing purposes Any student on your roster during a month will be billed for To complete a synch 1 Close out of all students 32 2 Click on TOOLS and SYNCRONIZE 3 Click on Do the Synch you may want to click on skip courses You do not have to include the courses with every synch Usually it is a good idea to include the courses once a month to get updates and new additions So if it s a mid month synch just click on skip courses 10 Other features you may find helpful Student Roster you can print a roster of all your students and the curriculum courses they are taking When you open RW your student roster of names pops up At the bottom of this roster you will see the button Print Roster Click on this and wait for the Adobe to populate Notes On the student INFO page you can use the Notes feature to keep track of important information on each student These notes can be printed also
11. s Program BEB B Hide _ CLASS Biology Grd Hide Comments 80 67 _j HS VCS Biology AGS 2004 LPs 3 80 67 Hide Finalize this report Fill Combine Split Edit Comments Reset Print Status Print Reports Version 38 File Student James Grades Grades are automatically calculated if you have been keeping up with them in the Eval page At this time you have the option to override these grades o Change any grades in the open field box to the right of the grade shown o Change any credits attempted in the open field box to the right of the CA box o Add the credits earned in the open box to the right of CE Comments You can add comments per CLASS or general comments to the bottom of the report An example might be I enjoy working with Sarah She is a conscientious student Print Click on Print to preview and or print this report Save Save the file To Save any report to your hard drive begin by clicking on the Print button When the PDF file of your report comes up click on the save icon that looks like a little Floppy A Drive Disk Choose what file you want to save this report in and name it Other Report Card Features To change the name of a CLASS Click on the box to the left of the CLASS name Click on the EDIT button bottom of page Rename the CLASS and click SET HIDE To Hide a textbook If you have created several Master Agreements for this student throughout the semester or if you designated
12. some textbooks you don t want to use click the Hide button to the left of the text you don t want to be included in the grade calculation It will go light gray 28 e HIDE To Hide a CLASS If the program shows a CLASS you no longer want visible on the Report Card click the Hide button to the far right of the CLASS e How many LP s did assign this textbook To the right of the name of a textbook you can see how many LP s this curriculum was assigned LPs 5 e COMBINE If you have two or more curricula textbooks you want to combine for one CLASS If you assigned two curricula with different CLASS TITLES but now want to combine them for one grade do the following o Click on the CLASS button you want the two curricula to be under o Find the other textbook you want to combine with the CLASS title o Click on the button to the left of this text title o Click Combine This will combine the two texts under the CLASS name and make the grades average from the two curricula e SPLIT If you want to split out two pieces of curricula Let s use the following example you have two textbooks text A and text B under the CLASS title Basket Weaving o Click on the box to the left of the CLASS named Basket Weaving Click on the EDIT button bottom of page Rename the CLASS Underwater Basket Weaving and click SET Click on the box next to the curricula you want to slit off say Text B Click SPLIT Text A will stay with Basket We
13. up in specific grades Example U S Government only shows up in 12 grade e Select a Category unless you want all courses in all categories to show up which is over 2000 pieces of curriculum rw phpetk DER Designate a Course Matching Courses 1481 Transcript Codes narrows your search 2230 American sign language General Ed 2804 Art appreciation General Ed 2803 Art history General Ed 2357 Ballet Modern Jazz World Dance i Grade Range Select a category Containing phrase asao far an J Choose a curriculum z 0 12 Brain Gym Whole Brain Learning E La A eres Level Course Properties Class Title Alternate Title automatically populates Range All is for all edit Type Course Category for MA texts possible Credits 4 Select a Category Weeks lue Credits Containing Phrase narrows even more Class Vendor if appropriate No vendors have been defined for your school Cancel Designate Click on a Curriculum you wish to use with this student You can pre select courses by typing a key word or letters in the Containing Phrases If the book is called HS Literature Timeless Voices Prentice Hall 2001 you can type in Timeless and all courses with this word in the title will show in the curriculum list If you type in Time all curricula with this word will appear in the curriculum list Spacing is very important What you type in must match the title of the
14. 22100 Ra Ae Technology Solutions for Education ReportWriter User s Manual School Pathways welcomes you to ReportWriter If you have any problems with this program email us at customerservice schoolpathways com For computer specifications and download information see the last page of this document If your school is using School Pathways Student Information System SPSIS some of the work will be done for you Quick Start for Reportriter each step is numbered to coincide with the detailed explanation that follows The following information will be added once Click on Tools 1 Add Teacher Information a Learning Period dates are automatically added to your program Change the school year 2004 2005 and back to the current year To Save Click Done The following information will be added once at the beginning of a semester Click on File 2 Choose add a New Student All fields except the a phone number the email and the parent name must be filled in e lf Learning periods need to be changed per student see 2 below Click on Course tab 3 You will be prompted to start a new Master Agreement by naming it Fall 1 Add Courses your student will be taking a Save work 4 You will be prompted to create a Master Agreement The following information will be used on a regular basis Click on Assign 5 This is where you make work assignments to students for the week or month
15. Grade 82 m Numbers are points _J Grade Modules Only Status Evaluation Version 40 File Peace Mary Example 4 If you are using points to grade but then have an assignment that you have a percentage in you can throw those in randomly as long as you mark it as a percent Here you are grading by points but 14 have one assignment with a percent Rather than counting up all the points to enter it in the same style just enter the sign after the grade and make sure you enter 100 as the weight The sign tells the system to ignore the points designation for this one assignment ReportWriter 4 4 3 cworks k brenneman expires 12 3 days DER Edit _ Tools Course Assign Eval H Bw Period Curriculum 1 07 14 08 to 08 08 08 A 7 Across the Centuries Houghton Mifflin 2003 a Report Attendance Evaluate Grd Wgt e Modules Assignments MODULE 1 Map and Globe Handbook READ AND COMPLETE Using the Legend and Grid on p G3 LETE Understanding Hemispheres Latitude and Longitude on p G4 PLETE Drawing Inferences from Maps on p G5 READ AND COMPLETE Understanding Projections on pp G6 G7 fi MODULE 2 Links to the Ancient World Changing World View Connections in the Roman COMPLETE Lesson 1 Review on p 7 READ Lesson 1 Connections in the Roman Empire on pp 4 7 READ Chapter 1 A Changing World View on pp 2 3 READ AND COMPLETE Understanding Location Using Time Zones on pp 8 9 READ Lesson 2
16. O Last Name First Name Birth Date Street Address City State Zip Phone Number Program Placement General Education Special Education Adult Education Classroom Option the school the student would be enrolled in if not enrolled in your school e Enrollment Information O O O O O Student Number shows up on Master Agreement Enrollment Date date you can start claiming ADA This date does not need to change from year to year Grade Level School Year Track if your school has more than one calendar for all students e Learning Periods To get the Learning Period dates to show do the following o Change the school year from the current year to a previous year 2004 2005 Change the school year back to the current year o Ifyou have a mid year enrolling or exiting student you will want to change the Learning Period dates for the month the student started or exited The remaining Learning Period dates should be the same as the dates originally set Some schools have rolling learning periods For those teachers do the following o To seta new learning period date do the following 1 Choose a learning period you want to change by using the down arrow and then clicking on the learning period date you want to change 2 If dates for the learning period that show up in the From and To boxes are not correct change them 3 Click on the SET button 4 o To add more Learning Periods 1 Click on the down arr
17. ages do not click this button ReportWriter 4 4 3 cworks k brenneman expires 12 3 days al ww Teacher Information Last Name First Name Title Street City State Zip 1st Phone 2nd Phone Email Address Status Set Teacher Info DoK n Evai Report f Kathleen Brenneman m m m m m m m m Version File Other Information Teacher 4 like grading by poin s School Year School Track Learning Periods Set choose 7 4 Calendar From To Add Learning Period Remove Learning Perioa Done 2B You can enter points in the Module line OR the individual assignments but not both If you did not default your RW program to grading by points check the Numbers are points box at the bottom of the page 12 ReportWriter 4 4 3 cworks k brenneman expires 12 3 days Period Curriculum Evaluate Grd Wgt e Modules Assignments 1 MODULE 1 Collection 1 Out Here on My Own Read and interpret the story Analyze conflict within the story Understand and use new words Identify vivid verbs and use such verbs in writing i 1 MODULE 2 Collection 1 Out Here On My Own Understand the cause and effect structure of a plot Recognize elements of suspense conflict complication climax and resolution Distinguish theme from plot and identify the theme of a story J Read and interpret the poem and story Fill Language Art
18. an Literature pp 20 2 h Read The Sky Tree The Earth Only and The Hose Made of Dawn pp 22 23 M Read Coyote Finishes His Work pp 24 25 Read Of Plymouth Plantation pp 26 33 m rT Complete Language Handbook Worksheets The Parts of Speech Worksheets 1 3 Complete Grammar and Language Links pp 1 2 J English 11 LP GPA B _J Grade Modules Only Citata Crendisntinn Maenian AT Fila Ctedantn labhan Comments 7 Reports You can print reports in the form of an Assignment and Work Record a Master Agreement Progress Report a Primary Intermediate Report Card a Secondary Report Card Student Information Notes a State Standards Report or a Work Summary e Click on the Report tab e Click on the Report Type you wish to print out Evaluated Assignment Sheet e Click on the Learning Period you want to print out 26 Choose if you want the curriculum name to show Choose if you want the Class Alternate Title to show Choose if you want the Evaluations to show Choose whether you want the report to be printed in Objective Plan form Choose if you want a Grading Override Method You want all grades to show in A B OSN PF or percentages Master Agreement Pacing Guide View changed or print your Master Agreement here A Pacing Guide can be printed on any course The document name can be changed to your liking Progress Report Report Cards This will give you the grade for each Learning Period and the avera
19. aving and Text B will go under Underwater Basket Weaving e RESET This will take the report card back to it s original settings before you did any changes or overrides e FINALIZE If you want to send the report card to the WEB for SPSIS customers onl o Finalize this Report This button tells the WEB that you have finished working on the report card and it is ready to print from the WEB If you change any data on the report card you will have to FINALIZE it again to change it in the web This button is going through more updates The name will be changed to SUBMIT when completed O O OO Secondary Report Card All work in the secondary report card is the same as the primary except for entering credits earned e Credits Assign credits earned CE You must assign credits to have a GPA calculate The credits earned can t be more than the credits originally assigned You can override the credits assigned if you want to award more credits earned 29 ReportWriter 4 2 71 User LeAnn expires in 12 6 days File System 2 DERI Info Course Assign Eval_J Report Rep ort Writer gt Report Type Report Title Grading Method Report Card Sec A Semester 1 A No Override A Save LPs for Report Classes and Curricula E 1 09 04 09 29 _ CLASS English 10 Grd Cre Hide m 2 10 02 10 27 F 3 10 30 12 01 Comments B 5 CE 5 E 4 12 04 12 15 HS Literature Platinum Timeless z SS id prices Che LPs 5 B Hide
20. ck the last box Please call us if you are unsure if you have Adobe installed on your computer A double download of this program will prevent you from printing record in ReportWriter 9 When the download is done close the window 10 Now find an RW icon on your desktop Double click on this icon Do not add your username of password at this time 11 Click on Add and type in the name of your school as required by School Pathways Please call us if you aren t sure what your school code is 12 Click Save and Done 14 Now add your username and password and click OK 33 15 When the gray window pops up it will say the login in has failed Ignore this and look for the two button choices Click on the Do the synch button This will download all the courses to your program if you are on a modem this could take 10 hours When this is finished you will be able to enter the program You will always have to use your username and password given you Last updated 06 28 2007 Please let us know if find this difficult to read or find errors We want our program and our manual to be as user friendly as possible School Pathways 866 200 6936 customerservice schoolpathways com 34
21. e On My Own fi MODULE 4 Collection 3 Out Here On My Own it MODULE 5 Collection 1 Out Here On My Own fi MODULE 6 Collection 2 Who Arn fi MODULE 7 Collection 2 Who Arn l 1 MODULE 8 Collection 2 Who Am I ft MODULE 9 Collection 2 Who Am I fi MODULE 10 Collection 2 Who Am iM MODULE 11 Collection 3 Do the Right Thing ee ee RR meee hnguage Arts LP 1 Grade 88 Numbers are points Grade Modules Only i Version 39 File Peace Mary Comments If you have assigned more than 13 modules in one learning period the program may not be able to list all assignments Click the arrows forward or backward to get to the next set of assignments 10 ReportWriter 4 4 3 cworks k brenneman expires 12 3 days DEAR Report Writer T Curriculum 1 07 14 08 to 08 08 08 A 7 Elements of Literature First Course Holt 2000 A Report Attendance Evaluate Modules Assignments MODU i lection 1 Out Here on My Own ho MODU ection 1 Out Here On My Own mim MODU i ection 3 Out Here On My Own ho MODU 5 ection 3 Out Here On My Own ho MODU i ection 1 Out Here On My Own 1 MODULE 6 ection 2 Who Am Fil Language Arts LP 1 Grade A Numbers are points m Grade Modules Only Status Evaluation Version 39 File Peace Mary Comments e Add personalized comments for a student in any class by clicking on the Comments button These comments will show on the Assignment and Work Reco
22. ent for a student for the next school year and need the grade to advance but you are not finished working with the student for the current year This will change the grade on the new master agreement but not on all other records for the student Max Assn Days How many days may an assignment cover Ex 20 Max Missed Assn How many assignments can a student miss in a learning period per your board policy Ex 3 or 20 Duration How long will this Master Agreement last Never longer than One Semester Methods of Evaluation Check off the methods of evaluation you use with your students Methods of Study Check off the methods of study you expect your students to engage in Effective Learning Periods Check off the learning periods this master agreement is being created for Meeting Information Check off the type of meeting You may choose more than one type Type in the time you estimate you will meet with your student Ex 1 00 p m Type in the day you estimate you will meet with your student Ex Tuesdays Type in the frequency you will meet with your student Ex At least once per 20 school days Effective Dates Type in the dates this Master Agreement pertains to usually the dates the semester begins and ends Print Text Titles You have the choice to print the text titles of the books you have chosen for your student to work with If you have not given an alternate course title on the Course page you will not need to check this button Some
23. eport Type Master Agreement Master Agreem _ fSemester A Fall 2007 Methods of Study M Independent Reading Textbook Activities M Problem Solving M Study Projects M Drill amp Practice m Experiential Learning Assignments What you choose on this page will populate the Master Agreement Max Missed Assn 3 Duration One Semester Tuesdays Frequency at least once every 20 school days Location Methods of Evaluation Computerized Curriculum Teacher Made Tests a 2 Effective Learning Periods Press to Fill m 1 07 02 07 20 07 F all 2007 m 2 07 23 08 10 07 F all 2007 3038 1 3 09 07 07 Fall 2007 To m 4 09 10 40005 07 Fall 2007 n ee ills T Ack of Responsibility 7 12 03 01 11 08 j Bove Print M Student Conferences School M Progress Report Cards W Chapter Unit Tests m Work Samples M Observations Portfolios State Standards Testing CA High School Exit Effective Dates From Addendum Done Save As Default Load Default MA Status Print Reports Version 1 File Student John Contract Term make sure you click on both buttons Assignments Grades Covered what grades does your school encompass Ex K 12 21 Grade Level This information will automatically be taken off the student INFO page You do not need to set this field The only time you would need to set this field is if you are near the end of the year and you are creating a new master agreem
24. ess of entering the courses the student will be taking Each time you want to work with a student choose the student from the roster Student Information will appear on the screen Click on the Course tab e You will be prompted to Select a Master Agreement If you haven t created one yet you will click on New and name the master agreement A suggestion might be Fall 2007 1 This will allow you to continue to number them consecutively if you change an agreement within the semester and want to keep a record of past agreements ReportWriter 4 3 12 cworks mkramers expires 31 2 days ourse Assign Report Writer Select a Master Agreement DER Select Master Agreement To get started you have to create a NEW MA Status Designate Courses Version e Click on the name of the new MA you just named and then click Load to start the process ReportWriter 4 3 12 cworks mkramers expires 31 2 days File Edit Tools DEAR Select a Master Agreement Select Master Agreement Fall 2007 Once created click on the name of the MA you want to use and click LOAD Delete Copy e On the new page click on Add Curriculum near the bottom of the page e The Grade level will be the one you automatically entered for the student in the student information page If you want a grade other than what appears in the field you can select a different one or choose ALL to see all courses Some courses only show
25. et what you consider mastery An example might be if a student has attempted a State Standard 8 times this is considered mastery So you would enter an 8 for each standard e You can save these reports for future viewing 30 The Printout 1 The California Department of Education Blueprint of what standards will be tested in State wide standardized testing each Spring 2 Attmp how many times a standard was attempted throughout the time period you chose 3 Mast only shows if you set a number for mastery See above 4 Check in Blueprint Items shows if a standard will be tested on the Spring standardized test 5 Pct Tells what percent of the Spring standardized test will be from this area of State Standards Work Summary Use the Work Summary as a simple way to show what Modules have been assigned the grade given for each module and the average of these grades and the comments you ve given per subject It also allows for a teacher signature and tally of days of ADA given 8 CREATING A CUSTOM COURSE This feature is going through an overhaul this school year Watch for updates This feature allows you to add your own course to the program This course will be on your computer only unless you tell us you would like to share it with other teachers at your school This feature is best for mini courses If you have full courses you would like add to ReportWriter contact us for help We can make this easier than using t
26. ge Arts H Timeless Voices Choose a curriculum HS Literature Platinum Timeless Voices Prentice Hall 2005 Course Properties Class Title Alternate Title N jz Find your text here Course Category for MA Then choose the g transcript category below to the left Transcript Codes 2131 English 10 General Ed 2132 English 11 General Ed 2133 English 12 General Ed 2130 English 9 General Ed Class Vendor if appropriate No vendors have been defined for your school Cancel Designate The Course Category needs to be chosen This will show on the Master Agreement This is also the TRANSCRIPT category for the schools using SPSIS You can also type in a new category here Some schools create their own categories such as Life Skills You can change the category for any course in this field Credit Type either Credits or Weeks default depending on the grade level of the student weeks would be chosen for elementary students who do not get credits for the work they complete Enter the Value Credits Value credits relates to number of credits a student will receive for completing the semester s worth of work or the number of weeks a student will be taking this course this semester Standard number of weeks per semester is 18 Remember this is what the student will be ATTEMPTING They might not finish everything assigned If you are adding two pieces of curriculum to sa
27. ge of all Learning Periods selected Click on the Learning Period s you want to print out Click on the Grading Method you want to print out Add Comments if desired Click on Print Report Cards are the same for Primary or Secondary The Secondary Report Cards just include credits e Click on the time frame called Report Title you want to report on For example Semester 1 e Choose the Grading Method if you want all grades to print out in a uniform method Ex all A B C mode e Choose the learning periods you want this Report Card to reflect If you change information in the ASSIGN page or the EVAL page you will need to uncheck the LP s for the Report and re check them e You ll see all your CLASSES with the texts you used for assignments under the CLASS title 27 ReportWriter 4 2 71 User LeAnn expires in 12 6 days File System 2 File Edit Tools Report Re port Wri ter Report Type Report Title Grading Method Report Card Pri Int 4 Semester 1 A No Override Save LPs for Report Classes and Curricula E 1 09 04 09 29 _j CLASS English 10 Grd Hide E 2 10 02 10 27 m 3 10 30 12 01 Comments B E 4 12 04 12 15 HS Literature Platinum Timeless 3 7 E 5 0170201726 Voices CA P LEs B hide 127 02 26 03 23 3 CLASS World History Grd Hide _1 8 03 26 04 27 429 04 30 05 25 Comments B 10 05 29 06 08 HS World History A California a i 41211 06 11 06 22 P AS
28. have branches of the tree extended for another objective to be added but decide not to add one just click on the empty tree branch and then click on Delete this objective e Click on Assignments on the tree to the left in the white box e Click on Add new assignment then type the assignment into the empty field Example Describe the tools you will need to care for a horse Each time you click on Add new assignment fill in the field and click on Add new assignment the assignment you add will appear on a new line Again you can delete an empty branch of the tree by clicking on Delete an Assignment e If your course is in the category of Language Arts Mathematics Social Studies Science or Visual and Performing Arts there are standards for you to add to your course Just click on the ca and click on the modules you want to have listed after this module e To add another Module click on the actual name of the first Module you created Do not click on the word Modules Then click on Add Another Module in the gray box e To add another Module click on the actual name of the second module you created Do not click on the word Modules Continue as above e Continue adding Objectives Assignments and Standards for each Module e Click on Save when you are finished with the course To Delete a custom course e Choose the course from your list of courses e Click on Edit e Make sure the course is listed as a Personal Course if it is
29. he custom course feature e Close any student you are working with by going into the File and clicking on Close Student Click on the Save and Close if you have changed anything in the student s files e Click on Tools e Click on Custom Course e Click on Begin Edit e Input the Name of the course e Click on the Range of the course o Personal for your use only o School if you d like us to make it available to all teachers at your school e Choose a Category for the course e Choose the Grades this course will be for You may pick multiple grades e Input the name of the Text you will be using or type in None or Various If you want your course to look like all the other courses in ReportWriter list your Text as follows Name of book Publisher date An example would look like this HS Paint by Number Glencoe 2001 e Click on Modules on the tree to the left in the white box e Click on Add Module in the gray box to right e Type the name or the title of the Module in the title field in gray box to right e Click on Objectives on the tree to the left e Click on Add new objective 31 e Add your first objective in the Objective field example Learn how to e Click on Add new objective Continue in this fashion until you ve added all your objectives You can easily delete any objectives you ve added by clicking on the Objective you ve already added and clicking on Delete this objective If you
30. jectives You can print an Assignment and Work Record without showing student learning objectives by un clicking the OBJ button NOTE If you assigned a course in the objective format and then you choose to not show objectives no lessons will show in the course that is just objectives Notes e If you would like teacher notes to show up on the Assignment and Work Record click on the NOTES button and type in your notes CC Report 24 e You can carbon copy one or more assignments of one student to another student Students must have the same courses on their master agreements meaning if you want to CC Algebra 1 Saxon 2004 from student A to student B they must both have Algebra 1 Saxon 2004 on their master agreements 1 Click on the CC Report button on the Assign page bottom right corner 2 Click on the second button CC to student 3 Hit the down arrow to find the student you want to CC to 4 Click on the courses you want to CC If the course is blue it will be CC d You can click on one or several Click on the course again to remove it from the CC list 5 Click OK e You can also carbon copy an assignment forward to the next learning period Say a student does not complete their Language Arts assignment and you ve entered many custom assignments that you don t want to retype Carbon Copy it forward and then adjust in the next LP 1 Click on CC Report button on the Assign page 2 The CC to this student button is
31. luate student work click on the EVAL tab Make sure you choose the correct learning period and then choose each curriculum you want to grade e You can use letter grades or percents the symbol is not necessary e You can grade by the module OR by the assignment within a module but not both If you enter a grade on the module line for one module you can enter grades for individual assignments in the next module e If you assign 3 modules you do not have to enter a grade in each module If you use the Work Summary Report though all modules will show and the ungraded modules will show a blank in the grade area ReportWriter 4 4 3 cworks k brenneman expires 12 3 days DER Course Assign l Eval Report J esel esan Report Writer Curriculum a 07 14 08 to 08 08 08 A 7 Elements of Literature First Course Holt 2000 Report Attendance Evaluate Grd Wat Modules Assignments n A fi MODULE 1 Collection 1 Out Here on My Own Read and interpret the story Analyze conflict within the story Express understanding through narrative and expository writing speaking and list Identify vivid verbs and use such verbs in writing Understand and use new words MODULE 2 Collection 1 Out Here On My Own Understand the cause and effect structure of a plot Recognize elements of suspense conflict complication climax and resolution Distinguish theme from plot and identify the theme of a story Read and
32. om plot and identify the theme of a story Read and interpret the poem and story pd Language Afts LP 1 Grade 84 m Numbers are points J Grade Modules Only Status Evaluation Version 40 File Peace Mar Example 2 Comments You have the Number are points button in use This allows you to enter the number of points earned in the first column Grd and the number of points possible in the second column Wgt 13 Notice in one set of grades there is a 12 10 to show extra credit earned on one module Also the grade appears in the bottom as a percentage ReportWriter 4 4 3 cworks k brenneman expires 12 3 days File Edit Tools Course Assign Eval Report H BM Period Curriculum 1 07 14 08 to 08 08 08 A fin Reading Triumphs CA Houghton Mifflin 2003 A Report Attendance Evaluate Grd Wgt e Modules Assignments fio MODULE 19 Theme 4 Discovering Ancient Cultures Selection 2 The Great Wall fio MODULE 20 Theme 4 Discovering Ancient Cultures Selection 3 The Royal Kingdoms fio MODULE 21 Theme 4 Discovering Ancient Cultures Integrated Theme Test fio MODULE 22 Theme 4 Discovering Ancient Cultures Focus on Myths Theme 5 Doers and Dreamers Selection 1 A Kind of Grace Doers and Dreamers Selection 2 Under the Royal Palms 10 Theme 5 Doers and Dreamers Selection 3 Chuck Close Up Close fio MODULE 26 Theme 5 Doers and Dreamers Integrated Theme Test fio MODULE 27 Theme
33. ow by the word choose 2 Click on the last learning period listed 3 Click Add Learning Period 4 Insert dates in the From and To windows in the following fashion MM DD YYYY Click on the SET button 6 Continue in this fashion until all your Learning Periods have been SET Always make Learning Period changes before making any assignments so the dates on the Assignment and Work Record show correctly e Disable Transfer You can disable a student if the student is no longer active on your roster or if you need to make corrections to his her name You can also transfer students to another teacher within your school To do any of these 1 Po E Open the student Go to the File tab Click on Disable Transfer A window pops up asking if you are sure you want to do this Click Yes Close the student and do a Synch Tools gt Synchronize This will send the student into inactive mode where he she can stay indefinitely or your program administrator can re assign the student to another teacher You can disable transfer one a few or all of your students during this operation If you are making corrections to a student name and want the student back on your roster contact your RW administrator for help The following information needs to be added when first enrolling a student and may need to be updated when course information changes or at the start of a new semester 3 Adding Courses Now you can start the proc
34. rd or the Work Summary Report 2 Grading by points When grading by points you are choosing to set the total number of points an assignment is worth You can enter the total number of points earned on the assignment without calculating the percent or letter grade If you want to grade all classes by points gt 1 Click on Tools 2 Click on Teacher Info have you entered your teacher name and number on this 3 Click the I like grading by points button so it is blue 4 Click Done to save choice See examples 4 and 5 below for exceptions to grading by points 11 File Edit Tools Hl ww Teacher Information Last Name First Name Title Street City State Zip 1st Phone 2nd Phone Email Address Status Set Teacher Info ReportWriter 4 4 3 cworks k brenneman expires 18 3 days Report ir Course Assign Kathleen Brenneman Version File as ReportWriter qe Other Information Teacher NA School Year 2008 2009 A e 4 W like grading by poins Set choose B Calendar From To Add Learning Period Remove Learning Perioa Done 2A There are several ways to use grading by points If you always use grading by points and don t want to wonder if RW is set to points you can go into Tools gt Teacher Info and click the I like grading by points This will default all your grading to points If you grade some classes by points and others by percent
35. ready assigned You can click OK to go to the Master Agreement default page or click Cancel to get you out of the window ReportWriter 4 3 12 cworks mkramers expires 31 2 days E x File Edit Tools Info Course Assign Rep ort Writer Designated Classes Title click to expand contract all Crd amp Class 1002 English 104 Attributes Master Agreement required You will be prompted to create a master agreement Click OK In order to comply fully with the State of California you must fill out and print a new Master Agreement Press OK to do this now or Cancel to do this later You can generate a Master Agreement form anytime by choosing Edit gt Reports gt Master Agreement from the main menu while working with a student s data file Switch MA Add Curriculum Edit Curriculum Remove Curriculum MA Fall 2007 Class Options Custom Curriculum Save Status Designate Courses Version File When you click OK and the Master Agreement window appears 20 ReportWriter 4 3 12 cworks mkramers expires 31 2 days You will get a message aag File Edit Tools Info Course Assign gt 3 to remind you to set the semester dates 7 Report Type Contract Term Master correctly Switch MA Master Agreement A choose f choose A Fall 200 Methods of Study Independent Reading i Click OK Assignments x a Notice Da
36. rse Assign Eval Report iod Curriculum 1 07 14 08 to 08 0808 7 Across the Centuries Houghton Mifflin 2003 E Report Attendance Evaluate Grd Wgt ca Modules Assignments MODULE 1 Map and Globe Handbook PLETE Using the Legend and Grid on p G3 PLETE Understanding Hernispheres Latitude and Longitude on p G4 88 fi COMPLETE Lesson 1 Review on p 7 READ Lesson 1 Connections in the Roman Empire on pp 4 7 READ Chapter 1 A Changing World View on pp 2 3 90 po READ AND COMPLETE Understanding Location Using Time Zones on pp 8 9 READ Lesson 2 The Expanding Horizon on pp 10 15 parm eater te ey en Aa RENE LL Fil Social Studies LP 1 Grade 86 _ Grade Modules Only Status Evaluation Version 40 File Peace Mary Comments 3 Grading using GROUPS You can set up groups to within the grading system Doing this averages all grades within a group and then averages the groups for the final grade within the learning period 3A Set up all classes curricula in ReportWriter 3B Click on a class you want to set up groups for Then click on Class Options 16 ReportWriter 4 4 3 cworks k brenneman expires 12 3 days DER Course Assign i sO 8 Title click to expand contract all Crd Attributes 5 6 HS Critical Reading Series Calamities Jamestown 1999 100 5 Class 2005 Algebra IA 3 Class Social Studies 5 Class Biology 5 Clas
37. s Notes Carbon Copy Reports Logs 6 Evaluation of Assignment Comments 7 Reports Assignment Master Agreement Progress Report Primary Intermediate Report Card Secondary Report Card Student Information State Standards Work Summary 8 Custom Courses 9 Synchronizing ReportWriter with the server 10 Other Helpful features Tasks that only need to be done once when initiating ReportWriter 1 TEACHER INFORMATION AND SETTING LEARNING PERIOD DATES Close Student Roster Click on Cancel Click on Tools e Click on Teacher Info e Enter your correct Teacher Information Teacher name and number will appear on the Master Agreement You should be sure to enter something in these fields Other fields are only necessary if your school wants you to fill them in Learning periods are entered via the web for all teachers at the school You should probably leave these dates alone unless you are instructed to change them 3 e Click Done 2 HOW DO I ADD STUDENTS TO THE PROGRAM _INFO Page Click on File e Click on New Student the INFO page appears e Enter Student information for each student If you are using SPSIS we can populate all student fields for you Once a student is SAVED the student s name can only be changed by the Disable Transfer method described at the end of this section The following student information is required because it shows up on the Master Agreement and is auditable information O O O O O O OOO
38. s Driver Education 2 Class PE 1A 5 Switch MA MA Fall 2008 Status Designate Courses Version 86 File Adams John 3C Choose the type of evaluation you want to you You can use either type when grouping e Enter the title of the group e Enter the key as the symbol you will choose when assigning grades e Enter the percent of the whole for this group Class Options for Basic English 9A Evaluation Details wv Numbers are Percents amp Numbers are Points Homework h 40 Title participation Key p Percent Add Inter Curriculum Weights 6 HS Critical Reading Series Calamities Jamestown 1999 fioo Total 100 00 Canea GRADING OPTIONS Basic English 94 Done e Make sure the total adds up to 100 00 then click DONE 17 Class Options for Basic English 9A Evaluation Details v Numbers are Percents me test Homework participation research project Numbers are Points Percent Add Inter Curriculum Weights 6 HS Critical Reading Series Calamities Jamestown 1999 Cancel GRADING OPTIONS Basic English 9A IF YOU HAVE ALREADY STARTED GRADING AND THEN COME BACK AND CHANGE YOUR EVALUATION METHOD YOU WILL GET A WARNING YOU WILL NOT LOSE YOUR GRADES BUT YOU WILL LOSE THE EVALUATION PREVIOUSLY FORMATTED DoR THESE OPTIONS WILL AFFECT EVALUATIONS YOU HAVE ALREADY GIVEN Not all the types used to evaluate assignments are represented in the types you
39. s then choose the Master Agreement Every section of the agreement must be filled out to be State compliant The printed Master Agreement has been set up so you can change the first printed page without having to get the second page signature page re signed At this point you are into the daily operation of the program The following items will be used over and over again for each student 5 Creating Assignments e Choose the Assign tab e Choose a Learning Period you want to make assignments for e Choose which Curriculum you want to add assignments for 23 e Choose whether you want the assignment to show up in Lesson Plan version or Objective Plan version Lesson Plan version shows all specific page numbers and verbiage for the text The Objective Plan takes the objectives from the assignment and call them Objectives Assignments e If you choose the Lesson Plan version you can also choose not to show the objectives to lesson the amount of print on the page Just click on Obj to remove them from your printout e You can click on the Module and all assignments within that Module will be assigned e OR you can click on the row of numbers below this box to assign a module e You can un assign a lesson within a Module by clicking on that particular assignment The lesson will not show up on your report if it is white Only blue highlighted assignments show on reports If assigning in the Objective Plan mode you can un assign objec
40. s LP 1 Grade CE Numbers are poy Status Evaluation Version 40 File Peace Mary When you enter points you can do it in several ways Example 1 E esa Info Eval Report ReportWriter a Express understanding through narrative and expository writing speaking and list DAR 1 07 14 08 to 08 08 08 A 7 Elements of Literature First Course Holt 2000 A Report Attendance Grade Modules Only Comments Here you have given assignments each with different points possible So this shows the points earned in the first column Grd and the total possible points in the second column Wgt Your total grade for THIS LEARNING PERIOD will show in a percentage at the bottom of the page ReportWriter 4 4 3 cworks k brenneman expires 12 3 days File Edit Tools Eval Report F Rep ort Writer Curriculum DoR 1 07 14 08 to 08 08 08 7 Elements of Literature First Course Holt 2000 Report Attendance Evaluate Wat Modules Assignments BE MODULE 1 Collection 1 Out Here on My Own Read and interpret the story Analyze conflict within the story Express understanding through narrative and expository writing speaking and list Identify vivid verbs and use such verbs in writing Understand and use new words MODULE 2 Collection 1 Out Here On My Own Understand the cause and effect structure of a plot Recognize elements of suspense conflict complication climax and resolution Distinguish theme fr
41. s as you choose for a student throughout the year This feature allows for changes without losing your original To create a new Master Agreement Go to the student s Course tab Click New to name the new Master Agreement Ex Fall 2 and then Create it Give your new master agreement a new name Fall 2 Your old courses will appear Make sure you choose the Effective Learning Periods this new Master Agreement reflects To copy a MA from one semester to another Go to the student s Course tab Highlight the MA you want to copy by clicking on it Click Copy It will ask you what you want to name it Spring 2007 Click Create All classes with the books being used for those classes will be copied If you want to add or remove any classes or books you can do it at this point Make sure you choose the Effective Learning Periods this new Master Agreement reflects To copy a MA from one student to another Open the student who has the MA you want to copy Click on Course tab Highlight the MA you want to copy Click Copy Enter a name for the MA such as Spring 2007 Click Other Students Click on the student or students you want to copy this MA to If you are copying to more than one student hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard while clicking on student names Click Create Make sure you choose the Effective Learning Periods this new Master Agreement reflects The Master Agreement can be accessed through the Reports tab too Choose Report
42. schools want the actual text to appear on the Master Agreement not just the Class name you have given the course If you want both check this button Print Responsibilities Ack The Master Agreement recommended by the state does not have a list of promises the student parent guardian and teacher will adhere to Adding this to the official Master Agreement could open a school up to losing some funding if all promises were not met But we know schools like this feature because it holds students and parents guardians accountable If you want to print this out check this button Since it does not change from semester to semester you only need to print it out and get signatures once per school year Save Save your work when you are finished creating your document SAVE AS DEFAULT Clicking this button allows you to save what you have created and use the same information from student to student It becomes your default Master Agreement When you work with future students you can just click on Load Default MA to input all the fields again Saves on typing Print Clicking on Print allows you to preview the documents you just created After the document comes up as a PDF you can click the print icon to actually print this document 22 Done When you are finished working on the Master Agreement for this student click Done to quit this function Create a New Master Agreement for this student You have the ability to create as many master agreement
43. selected to the left Here are the assignment types and count of affected assignments FLAT no type gt 4 IF YOU PROCEED THESE ASSIGNMENT TYPES WILL NOT BE COUNTED and you will have to re enter them To proceed you must type CONFIRM in all CAPS in the space provided and press Done again Cancel Done 3D Now when you grade you will see a column that allows you to choose your key for each assignment You can mix and match the type of grades 18 ReportWriter 4 4 3 cworks k brenneman expires 12 3 days DER ir cu eval Report Jp Re por tN Jri ter T Period Curriculum 1 07 14 08 to 08 08 08 a tical Reading Series Calamities Jamestown 1999 A Report Attendance Evaluate Z MODULE 1 Sample Lesson The Philadelphia Killer Read The Philadelphia Killer on pp 4 6 Complete Exercise A Finding the Main Idea on p 7 Complete Exercise B Recalling Facts on p 7 Complete Author s Approach on p 9 Complete Summarizing and Paraphrasing on p 10 Complete Critical Thinking on pp 10 11 Complete Personal Response and Self Assessment on p 11 Read Nightmare on Chemical Street The Love Canal Story on pp 14 16 Complete Exercise A Finding the Main Idea on p 17 Complete Exercise B Recalling Facts on p 17 Complete Author s Approach on pp 19 20 Fill Basic English 9A LP 1 Grade B Numbers are points _J Grade Modules Only Status Evaluation Version 88 File Adams John Comments
44. tes in MA Fall 2007 do not match the schoolyear Max Missed Assn 2007 2008 has a first last dates of 07 02 2007 05 23 2008 Duration a A Heme It is a Ha ee be corrected so that state reporting Teacher Made Tests Bein ORRE sone I Student Conferences _ Progress Report Cards _ Chapter Unit Tests From To 2 07 23 08 10 07 13 08 13 09 07 07 4 09 10 10 05 07 15 10 08 11 02 07 16 1105 11 30 07 4 A7 12903 0141 1 08 Work Samples I Observations l Portfolios _ State Standards Testing CA High School Exit m Text Titles too Addendum m Ack of Responsibility Save Print Done m Pim ooe Save As Default Load Default MA Version 1 File Student John Status Print Reports 1 You will get a Notice that tells you the school s calendar Set your effective dates between these dates 2 Make sure you are using the correct Master Agreement it s listed on the upper right hand side of this page If it is not the correct version of the Master Agreement or if you re not sure click on Switch MA to view other versions you may have created Click on the version you want to work with and click on Load 3 Input the proper information for your student and school ReportWriter 4 3 12 cworks mkramers expires 31 2 days Rer Fill in all information Don t forget to scroll to the bottom of each box so you don t miss fields Contract Term A Fat T E45 Max Assn Days 20 R
45. text exactly If you type in Prentice Hall Timeless nothing will show up Click on a Curriculum you wish to use with this student click on drop down arrow to see all curriculum that matches your search If you don t want this curriculum to appear with the selected book title you can rename it Whatever shows in the Class Title Alternate Title field will show on your Report Card Typing in the new title in the Class Title space Two examples of when to use this O O You ve chosen HS Algebra 1 Saxon 1999 but you want the course to show up as Algebra 1 Using more than one texts in a CLASS Example If you want to use two or more curricula for your English class You might choose HS Literature McDougal Littell 2002 and give it the Class Title of English 9 then you choose HS Writer s Inc Great Source 2001 and give it the same Class Title of English 9 by choosing the same Alternate Title from the drop down list Both of these curricula will show up separately in the ASSIGN tab but in the report card and transcript they will show up as English 9 and the grade will be averaged for one English 9 grade If your school is also using SPSIS you will be required to choose a State Transcript Code Your school may have forced course names If so your course name may be limited rw phpgtk DER Designate a Course Matching Courses 22 Grade Range Select a category Containing phrase HS 10 A All A Langua
46. tives assignments in this mode also e Click on the Assign button to send your assignment to the report e Notice that the assignments show up in the box below and it tells you which modules you have assigned When you come back to assign work for another learning period the work that has already been assigned will be gray so you have a quick reference as to where you left off last learning period e If you change your mind and want to un assign a whole course some Modules or assignments within a Module you will want to click on the Module so that the text is not highlighted in blue Then click on the Assign button This deletes the Modules Now you can re assign the Module and un check some of the assignments and click Assign e You can delete an assignment entirely by highlighting the assignment in the box below and clicking on Remove e You can click on Print to view your Learning Record or to print it out Custom Assignments e To add a CUSTOM ASSIGNMENT you must be in the module you want the custom assignment to show up in Click on Add Custom and add an assignment by just typing into the text box You must click on the Assign button again for the new assignment to be added You can add as many assignments as you wish by repeating these steps Evaluations Once you have evaluated your assignments see 6 below you might want to print an Assignment and Work Record without the evaluations showing Just unclick the EVAL button Ob
47. y English 10 you should enter the same credits for each curriculum If your school is not using SPSIS you can choose if a course has special attributes These will show up in the Master Agreement and in the comments for the course on the Report Card You do not need to choose any of these Example you might choose Modified if the student is taking a course that is above or below grade level Once you have assigned work YOU CANNOT REMOVE THE ATTRIBUTES FROM THE REPORT CARD SAVE when you have completed adding courses Click either OK or Cancel OK will take you into the Master Agreement default page At this time you will need to choose a grading method All courses are automatically set to flat grading method You can choose to set different texts you are using in one Class with different weights 3A Grading Methods If you click SAVE jump to 4 You can always come back and set your grading methods Grading has been updated in ReportWriter as of 11 20 2008 Any grades that were entered prior to this update 8 will not be affected The main change is the ability to grade classes by points This isa comprehensive manual on grading 1 Grading by letter grades or percentages 2 Grading by points 3 Grading using GROUPS 4 Credit Computation 1 Grading by letter grades or percentages This is the default method of grading in ReportWriter You do not have to do any setup for this type of grading When you are ready to eva
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