FINAL EXAM AND GRADE SUBMISSION PROCESS
FINAL EXAM AND GRADE SUBMISSION PROCESS
Due Dates:
●Planning Period: 4/27 - 5/8 (includes department meetings with coaches/admin to facilitate and
plan for final/portfolio assessment)
●Submit to Google Classroom Faculty Page Final/Portfolio documents for feedback/approval from
building admin by May 10th
●Q4 grades are due May 29th by 11:59 pm
●June 1st Q4 verification will begin
●Final Exam (X2), Portfolio (X2) and final course grades (S9) are due June 5th by 4:00 pm (X2,
S9 are the codes for where to submit specific grades/assignments to count outside of Q4; see
Appendix B)
●June 4th verification of final exam and final course grades will begin
●June 8th last minute revisions for report card and transcript finalization by 2:00 pm
Goal: All grades for Q4, Final Exams, and Final Grades Submitted
1.You must verify and finalize grades three times. You must finalize for Q4, X2, and S9. Please
see Appendix B for more information.
2.Final exam/portfolio for full year courses are valued at 15% while semester courses are at 10%.
3.Parents will be notified that they can access their child’s final grades via the PowerSchool portal
on June 8th.
Please try to submit grades as soon as possible. Guidance and IT will need to finalize student files for
public school districts within the following weeks for student transfer and registration to their new
schools. No revisions will be accepted or made after the due dates listed above. What is submitted by June
5th will be permanently stored and cannot be edited.
End of Course Grade Reminders:
●Do not assume!! For final grades it is critical to have the most accurate data possible. Please
communicate with the school guidance counselor or Ms. Lopez with any questions you may have.
●ALL courses must have a numerical grade including middle school electives and Life Skills.
Numerical grades must be between 50-100%. All courses under a Pass/Fail structure must have a
final grade of 80% (Pass) or a grade of 50% (Fail).
○Please note: Life Skills will not be graded during Q4 unless otherwise communicated by
Ms. Lopez. There will be no final assessment (X2) grade. Final grades (S9) for the course
will be calculated from Q1, Q2, and Q3.
M.E.T.S. CHARTER SCHOOL
746 Sanford Ave211 Sherman Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102Jersey City, NJ 07307
Newark P: 973.859.5300 Jersey City P: 201.526.8500
F: 973.850.0035F: 201.526.7630
Damion Frye, Lead Administrator
●Grades should reflect the assignments that are graded and automatically calculated for a final
grade. Please refrain from manually editing final grades unless it does not fall between 50-100%.
(Appendix A)
○Exceptions: If you have mid-year student transfers from outside of METS or student
schedule changes that occurred late in the year and you are missing quarter grades, please
follow up with guidance or Ms. Lopez to find the best solution to calculate final grades
for the student(s).
●Each student must have at least two comments. The current comments can be kept or modified. If
a negative comment is used, please make the 2nd comment a positive one. Comments are only
needed for Q4.
APPENDIX A
Troubleshoot: If your students’ grades are not changing check the final grade calculation by going to
A+ > Grades > Traditional (The same page where you would finalize grades for the marking period.)
If a students’ grade has a triangle on the corner of their grade it means that
the grade was modified manually. The calculation is no longer being
applied to new or old assignments within the scoresheet.
To get the calculation to “reset” click on the student’s grade and then
on the back arrow. The grade will return to the appropriate calculation.
Remember to save!
M.E.T.S. CHARTER SCHOOL
746 Sanford Ave211 Sherman Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102Jersey City, NJ 07307
Newark P: 973.859.5300 Jersey City P: 201.526.8500
F: 973.850.0035F: 201.526.7630
Damion Frye, Lead Administrator
APPENDIX B
Entering the Final Exam/Portfolio Grade:
1.Go to the specific class where you are entering final exam/portfolio grades.
2.Select “X2” the dropdown area for the term in the upper right hand corner (see image below).
3.Create an assignment called “Final Exam” or “Portfolio”, etc.
○Date the assignment between the dates of May 26th - May 28th only
○Use the category Final Exam/Portfolio only
○The final grade must be numerical and between 50-100%.
4.Verify that assignment goes into the “X2” Term.
5.Enter the exam grade for each student via the scoresheet or assignment page.
6.Click the green “Save” button on the bottom.
Repeat steps 3 thru 6 if you are adding multiple assignments.
Marking Grades Complete:
M.E.T.S. CHARTER SCHOOL
746 Sanford Ave211 Sherman Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102Jersey City, NJ 07307
Newark P: 973.859.5300 Jersey City P: 201.526.8500
F: 973.850.0035F: 201.526.7630
Damion Frye, Lead Administrator
Once grades and comments are all entered they need to be marked complete. This will let the office know
who is done with their grading. To do this:
1.Choose the class you will be finalizing grades for.
2.Make sure the reporting term is Q4, X2 or S9.
○You will need to mark all three terms as complete during this process.
3.Click on the Grading Menu (“A+”) and Choose “Traditional”.
4.Review the final grades for each student. Ensure that grades are numerical in both columns and
between 50-100%.
5.Save any changes made.
6.At the bottom of the page choose “Final Grade Status”.
7.Click the Checkbox to indicate that your Q4, X2 or S9 grades are complete.
8.Click Save.
Repeat steps 2 thru 8 for each term (Q4, X2, and S9). All
three terms must be finalized.
Then repeat steps 1 thru 8 for each active class for each
term (Q4, X2, and S9). All three terms must be finalized
for each course.
Due Dates:
●Planning Period: 4/27 - 5/8 (includes department meetings with coaches/admin to facilitate and
plan for final/portfolio assessment)
●Submit to Google Classroom Faculty Page Final/Portfolio documents for feedback/approval from
building admin by May 10th
●Q4 grades are due May 29th by 11:59 pm
●June 1st Q4 verification will begin
●Final Exam (X2), Portfolio (X2) and final course grades (S9) are due June 5th by 4:00 pm (X2,
S9 are the codes for where to submit specific grades/assignments to count outside of Q4; see
Appendix B)
●June 4th verification of final exam and final course grades will begin
●June 8th last minute revisions for report card and transcript finalization by 2:00 pm
Goal: All grades for Q4, Final Exams, and Final Grades Submitted
1.You must verify and finalize grades three times. You must finalize for Q4, X2, and S9. Please
see Appendix B for more information.
2.Final exam/portfolio for full year courses are valued at 15% while semester courses are at 10%.
3.Parents will be notified that they can access their child’s final grades via the PowerSchool portal
on June 8th.
Please try to submit grades as soon as possible. Guidance and IT will need to finalize student files for
public school districts within the following weeks for student transfer and registration to their new
schools. No revisions will be accepted or made after the due dates listed above. What is submitted by June
5th will be permanently stored and cannot be edited.
End of Course Grade Reminders:
●Do not assume!! For final grades it is critical to have the most accurate data possible. Please
communicate with the school guidance counselor or Ms. Lopez with any questions you may have.
●ALL courses must have a numerical grade including middle school electives and Life Skills.
Numerical grades must be between 50-100%. All courses under a Pass/Fail structure must have a
final grade of 80% (Pass) or a grade of 50% (Fail).
○Please note: Life Skills will not be graded during Q4 unless otherwise communicated by
Ms. Lopez. There will be no final assessment (X2) grade. Final grades (S9) for the course
will be calculated from Q1, Q2, and Q3.
M.E.T.S. CHARTER SCHOOL
746 Sanford Ave211 Sherman Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102Jersey City, NJ 07307
Newark P: 973.859.5300 Jersey City P: 201.526.8500
F: 973.850.0035F: 201.526.7630
Damion Frye, Lead Administrator
●Grades should reflect the assignments that are graded and automatically calculated for a final
grade. Please refrain from manually editing final grades unless it does not fall between 50-100%.
(Appendix A)
○Exceptions: If you have mid-year student transfers from outside of METS or student
schedule changes that occurred late in the year and you are missing quarter grades, please
follow up with guidance or Ms. Lopez to find the best solution to calculate final grades
for the student(s).
●Each student must have at least two comments. The current comments can be kept or modified. If
a negative comment is used, please make the 2nd comment a positive one. Comments are only
needed for Q4.
APPENDIX A
Troubleshoot: If your students’ grades are not changing check the final grade calculation by going to
A+ > Grades > Traditional (The same page where you would finalize grades for the marking period.)
If a students’ grade has a triangle on the corner of their grade it means that
the grade was modified manually. The calculation is no longer being
applied to new or old assignments within the scoresheet.
To get the calculation to “reset” click on the student’s grade and then
on the back arrow. The grade will return to the appropriate calculation.
Remember to save!
M.E.T.S. CHARTER SCHOOL
746 Sanford Ave211 Sherman Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102Jersey City, NJ 07307
Newark P: 973.859.5300 Jersey City P: 201.526.8500
F: 973.850.0035F: 201.526.7630
Damion Frye, Lead Administrator
APPENDIX B
Entering the Final Exam/Portfolio Grade:
1.Go to the specific class where you are entering final exam/portfolio grades.
2.Select “X2” the dropdown area for the term in the upper right hand corner (see image below).
3.Create an assignment called “Final Exam” or “Portfolio”, etc.
○Date the assignment between the dates of May 26th - May 28th only
○Use the category Final Exam/Portfolio only
○The final grade must be numerical and between 50-100%.
4.Verify that assignment goes into the “X2” Term.
5.Enter the exam grade for each student via the scoresheet or assignment page.
6.Click the green “Save” button on the bottom.
Repeat steps 3 thru 6 if you are adding multiple assignments.
Marking Grades Complete:
M.E.T.S. CHARTER SCHOOL
746 Sanford Ave211 Sherman Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102Jersey City, NJ 07307
Newark P: 973.859.5300 Jersey City P: 201.526.8500
F: 973.850.0035F: 201.526.7630
Damion Frye, Lead Administrator
Once grades and comments are all entered they need to be marked complete. This will let the office know
who is done with their grading. To do this:
1.Choose the class you will be finalizing grades for.
2.Make sure the reporting term is Q4, X2 or S9.
○You will need to mark all three terms as complete during this process.
3.Click on the Grading Menu (“A+”) and Choose “Traditional”.
4.Review the final grades for each student. Ensure that grades are numerical in both columns and
between 50-100%.
5.Save any changes made.
6.At the bottom of the page choose “Final Grade Status”.
7.Click the Checkbox to indicate that your Q4, X2 or S9 grades are complete.
8.Click Save.
Repeat steps 2 thru 8 for each term (Q4, X2, and S9). All
three terms must be finalized.
Then repeat steps 1 thru 8 for each active class for each
term (Q4, X2, and S9). All three terms must be finalized
for each course.
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