Restrict Gradebook Calculation Method

Amy Welsh
Amy Welsh
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Hello! Does anyone know if there is a way to “lock” in a gradebook calculation method for teachers? Our admin wants all teachers to use ‘total points’ this upcoming year. I see where I can restrict teachers from changing the ‘year’ or ‘marking period’ setting, but not the calculation method. Anyone find a way to do this?

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  • Geoffrey Goodfellow
    Geoffrey Goodfellow
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    Hi, @Amy Welsh. Take a look at Academics > Grades > Grading Setup > Gradebook Settings > Default Gradebook Settings. I believe you are able to set defaults for the gradebook calculation, the calculation method, and the number of decimal points to show, and there is also a checkbox for you to “restrict teacher of class from changing setting”. This can be set uniquely for each school level.

  • Amy Welsh
    Amy Welsh
    Seventh Anniversary Kudos 1 Name Dropper Participant

    @Geoffrey Goodfellow
    Thank you!

    I found that, but my teachers can still choose a different grade calculation method. It does seem to gray out the option to set gradebook settings by ‘year’ or ‘term’ (which seems silly to me…), but not the actual gradebook calculation. Maybe it's a glitch?

  • Geoffrey Goodfellow
    Geoffrey Goodfellow
    Tenth Anniversary Kudos 5 Name Dropper Participant

    @Amy Welsh, I think you may want to open a support case for that, since I'm fairly certain my teachers didn't have that option. (Because they all have grades in the gradebook already, it is already greyed out, so I cannot test easily on my side.)

  • Amy Welsh
    Amy Welsh
    Seventh Anniversary Kudos 1 Name Dropper Participant

    @Geoffrey Goodfellow

    Well… I found this in the knowledgebase… see final note. It seems like the checkbox for restriction does not restrict the grade calculation method. I am going to call BB and see if there IS a way to restrict grade calculation method.

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    Thanks!!

  • Geoffrey Goodfellow
    Geoffrey Goodfellow
    Tenth Anniversary Kudos 5 Name Dropper Participant

    @Amy Welsh Interesting. At least setting a default should help nudge teachers in the correct direction. You may want to add an idea to the IdeaBank since I can see value in this idea.

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