How to Check ​Course Grade
Once in Powerschool, click under Q1 for Quarter 1 grade, and under Y1 for the course grade,
shown below.
(Q2: Quarter 2, S1: Semester 1, Q3:Quarter 3, Q4: Quarter 4, S2: Semester 2)
Right above those, you could also see how many missing assignments your student has so far in
the year.
More details about each quarter grade could be found once you click on the blue quarter grade, a
page looks like the following picture will show up.
The comprehensive list shows due dates and any homework assignments, quizzes or tests we
have in the class. If anything’s scored, the score will be shown. If anything’s missing, then it’s
flagged by an orange exclamation point. There’s also a legend down the bottom of the page that
shows you all the different marks that I might use.
In our math class, we have ​homework assignments​ or ​practices​ counts as “​HOW-Work Ethic​”
where only the completion and timeless of the assignments are recorded. We either go through
those problems in class, or I post answer keys in Google Classroom. Students are responsible for
checking their work and ask questions.
HOW-Work Ethic​ does not affect the student’s quarter grade, but without the completion of the
relevant assignments, students are not allowed to take a quiz/test, until the assignments are made
up. The students have five schools to make up the missed quiz/test, during ASB or Learning
Labs. After the five school days, they need to attend Extended Day Program.
A 0 is entered in Powerschool as a placeholder for any missing quiz/test, due to absence or
missing assignments, until the quiz/test is made up.
As you can see, many missing assignments result in 0’s as quiz scores, hence the low quarter
grade.