Mass Calculate Semester / Final Averages for Entire School

Note: This only needs to be done at the end of a Semester or Term to generate Semester/Final averages.

Video

Mass Calculate Semester and Final Grades for the Entire School video

How-to

1. Log in to WebPams
2. Select Grades from the list of program areas on the left side of the screen.
3. Select Post Grades Master from the expanded Entry area.
4. The Setup Box will appear.
5. Verify the Year, District, and School. These will default based on your security settings.
6. Select a single grade level, a group of grades, or all grades.
7. In the Semester to Display Scheduled Students area, 4x4 should be set to ALL and 2x8 should be set to both.
8. In the Semester Grade Calculation Requirement area: Set to All Marking Period Grades Within Semester. This option requires grades in all grading periods in order for semester and final averages to be calculated.
9. Select Grade posting mode to be Report Card Mode. This setting is required for averages to be calculated. Progress Report mode will NOT calculate any averages.
10. Click the OK button to enter the Post Grades Master window.
11. Do NOT find a teacher name with course at the bottom of the window if calculating averages for the whole school.
12. Click the Admin button at the top of the screen.
13. Select the Mass Calculate Sem/Fin Averages item.
14. A new setup box will appear.
15. In the Semester to Display Scheduled Students area, 4x4 should be set to ALL and 2x8 should be set to both.
16. In the Semester Grade Calculation Requirement area: Set to All Marking Period Grades Within Semester. This option requires grades in all grading periods in order for semester and final averages to be calculated.
17. Semester averages will be the green highlighted cells. Finals will be in the pink highlighted cells.
18. In the Semester and Final columns, calculated averages will show an average with a lower case letter, such as 95a, or 4a. This is to show the user that these are computer generated averages.
    • If the user manually enters a semester or final average, the letter will be uppercase, such as 95A, or 4A. This is to show that these were manually entered semester or final averages.
    • Any recalculation performed will not change the manually entered grades in the Semester or Final cells.

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