Build a Standard Report Card (old)

Grades and comments from standard grade plans can be displayed on standard report cards. 

Note: These instruction are for the old report card builder. For optimal performance, we recommend you use the current report card builder instead. For instructions on the current report card building process, see Report Card BuilderReport Card Builder

To create a standard report card:

  1. From the persona menu, select Academics.

  2. Choose Grades then select Report card setup.

  3. Select Report card builder (old).

  4.  Select the School Year, School Level, and Style for the report card, then select View.

  5.  Select Edit beside an existing Report Card Name, or select Add Standard to create a new one.

 Enter the following information:

  • Name
    Name of the report card. This name is what managers, teachers, advisors, parents, and students will see when they go to generate a report card.

  • Custom Report Card: For more information about this feature, see Build a Custom Report Card.

  • Introductory Text and Closing Text (optional)
    This text will appear on all report cards. Some schools choose to put messages from the administration or the grade translation in this space.

  • Format
    Standard will display multiple courses per page. One course per page will display grades and comments for one course per page. If you choose one course per page as the display option, you have the ability to display all teachers for the course instead of just the head teacher.

  • Display as
    Choose page orientation, either Portrait or Landscape.

  • Group grades by term
    Check to group all grades by term.

  • Show Legend
    Check to display the grade legend. Some schools prefer to create their own grade translation in the introductory or closing text.

  • Attendance
    Choose to display cumulative attendance totals by selecting Group Types and Attendance Types.

    Note: When attendance totals appear on report cards, the numbers are cumulative. The total per grading period includes the sum of that grading period and the previous grading periods for the same academic year.

  • Grade Average
    Choose the grade average formula and check off either Term or Year to Date (YTD)

  • Academic Performance:
    Check the academic performance categories to display.

Select Save or Save & Exit.

Select Access/Grades, then Edit Access/Grades

  • Next to the School Level and Term that you want to add a grade or comment for, select Add Column.

    Note: Portrait orientation supports 7 columns, and landscape supports 10 columns.

  • Label: This will appear on the report card. Choose whether it will be a Grade or Comment, and then select Save & Exit.

  • Choose the grade or comment that you want to display from the dropdown menu next to the grade plan.

  • Enter the access dates for the roles that will view the grade or comment online.

  • Repeat for all grades and comments that you would like to add to the report card.

Select Save.

Note: Click here for information on how courses and grades are sorted on report cards and transcripts.