Midterm course grades provide administrators and families with a clear picture of how a student is performing at the halfway point of a term. Teachers can provide this clear picture whether they are calculating midterm grades from the Scores gradebook in jmc Teacher or entering midterm grades and comments directly from the Midterm Grades page. After reviewing and finalizing midterm grades and comments, submit them to the office and relax as they are distributed to students and families!
If you are using the Scores gradebook to calculate midterm grades, first head to Scores > Assignment Scores to define your midterm date.
Step One: Select a course from the "Courses" drop-down list and select "Midterm" from the term drop-down list to define the midterm cutoff date.
Step Two: Enter the date of the midterm in the field provided or simply click the calendar icon to establish the assignment cutoff date for midterm grades.
Fun Fact: Assignments dated on or before the midterm date will be included in the midterm course grade.
Helpful Tip: Place a checkmark in the "All Courses" checkbox to establish the midterm cutoff date for all courses at one time!
Step Three: Click the "Save" button to save the midterm cutoff date.
Fun Fact: Once the midterm cutoff date is established in the Scores gradebook, midterm grades will automatically populate on the Edit > Midterm Grades page so you don't need to enter them individually!
Head to Edit > Midterm Grades to review or edit midterm grades, add comments and send them to the office.
Step One: Select a course from the "Courses" drop-down list to review or edit midterm grades for the selected course.
Fun Fact: If you have calculated midterm grades from the Assignment Scores page, your results will automatically appear for each student. Simply review grades, add comments and submit grades to the office!
Step Two (optional): Select the appropriate grade from the drop-down list next to a student's name to manually assign a midterm grade to a student.
Fun Fact: If a student's grade is manually selected, a checkmark will appear next to the course grade indicating that any calculated grade has been manually overridden.
Helpful Tip: To revert a manually selected grade to a calculated grade, simply remove the checkmark and click the "Save" button.
Step Three (optional): Select a comment from the "Comment" drop-down list to include a comment with the midterm grade.
Step Four: Click the "Save" button to update manually selected midterm grades and comments.
Step Five: Repeat these steps for each course to update all midterm grades.
Helpful Tip: Click the "Print" button to print a hard copy of the midterm grades for future reference.
Step Six: Click the "Send Midterm Grades to Office" link in the "Quick Links" section to submit midterm grades to the office.