Spring 2015 Courses

Spring 2015 PGCPS

updates in
CompassLearning

To access the courses select Courses & Assignments option/tab on

navigation bar and then select School Courses in sub-navigation bar to the left.

Courses beginning Spring 2015

Courses are broken up this semester into two (2) courses a semester A and semester B (with
the excpetion to Economics and LSN Government which are semester-long courses). A sample
of the listing is below. The purpose is to aid in entering grades into Powerschool.

Follow the directions in the Teacher QuickStart Guide (found on the Home Screen of
http://pgcpscompasslearning.weebly.com/) beginning on page eight (8) for general direction
for working with the Gradebook (subscribing, assigning, and retrieving scores).

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Changing the settings of the Gradebook

Spring 2015 PGCPS

updates in
CompassLearning

After subscribing to the course(s) and assigning to at least one student for
the Spring semester, select the gradebook icon to the right side of the course selected
(highlighted below).

You will get a screen like this:

Select a students nameand then select Settings located in the upper right corner. You will be
given the opportunity to change the Grade Display Settings.

It is recommended that each teacher select Show Full

Course. This will also automatically select the other
two options as well. This will then show progress, pretest scores, and all activities (assigned and not yet
assigned) for a complete picture of the progress for
your students. Select OK.
This sets the protocol for ALL students in the course.

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Changes to the Scoring of the Pre-Test and Post-Test

Spring 2015 PGCPS

updates in
CompassLearning

There has been an adjustment to the grade weighting in an effort to better

meet the district expectation. Select Grade Weighting to view the setting for each
course.

The PRE-TEST (and POST TEST) will be automatically scored by CompassLearning.

INITIALLY the PRE-TEST will be held against the student. Upon the completion of the POST
TEST, using the Gradebook score editing feature replace the PRETEST grade with the POST TEST grade (hovering overtop of a grade
in the gradebook a pencil will appear to the right side of the cell.
Click on the pencil and you may edit the grade.)
Matching the PRE-TEST and POST TEST grades will negate the PRE-TEST being held against the
student and properly calculate the POST TEST score.

Manually Entered Grades

Part of the HS implementation includes manually / non-CompassLearning scored activities to
include Homework, Class Participation, and in some cases Writer Projects. Select the
Manually Entered Grades tab at the top of the Gradebook, select Add New Grade, and enter
the name of the assignment, type of activity, grading scale, and appropriate score.

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Spring 2015 PGCPS

updates in
CompassLearning

CompassLearning Customer Support:

7am 7pm Central Time

Phone: 800-678-1412
Email: support@compasslearning.com
Website: https://compasslearning.secure.force.com/CustomerSupport/CustomerPortalHome
Online Chat Also Available

Local Support Regional Coordinators

Mr. Chris Gardy, PGCPS
Christopher.Gardy@pgpcs.org
Ms. Tamra Sease, PGCPS
Tamra.Sease@pgcps.org
Ms. Kristin Parks, PGCPS
Kristin.Parks@pgcps.org
Ms. Ann Pyon, PGCPS
Ann.Pyon@pgcps.org

Rob Thatcher| Instructional Specialist

rthatcher@compasslearning.com | M: 615.870.7259
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