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What is a Final Grade Summary?
A Final Grade Summary is essentially a transcript that displays posted grades instead of transcript items. The most common use case for this kind of document is the generation of Middle School Transcripts.
Overview
The new school-configurable Final Grade Summary document is one of a core set of school-configurable academic documents available to Veracross schools for the 2020-2021 school year and beyond.
Schools electing to purchase custom Final Grade Summary documents or retain existing Final Grade Summary documents cannot use the school-configurable Final Grade Summary document simultaneously.
We strongly discourage schools switching between the school-configurable document and a custom document more frequently than once per school year to avoid unnecessary delays and labor charges.
Design
The new school-configurable Final Grade Summary document is the result of extensive analysis. We analyzed the Final Grade Summary documents currently in use by a representative sample set of more than 20 Veracross schools in order to identify the key data points and design elements critical to creating an effective Final Grade Summary. Pairing those two items with the common adjustment requests our document engineers receive allowed us to build a set of school-configurable parameters that enable schools to take control of their document - no VC engineer required.
The new school-configurable Final Grade Summary document is built on the new Document Layouts architecture, allowing Axiom users to configure and manage multiple versions or layouts of the document for different use cases. There must be at least one layout that "is default" for the document to apear in transcript browsing functionality.
Examples
The following example configurations are mocked up on vcdemo_client. Feel free to create new layouts there when familiarizing yourself with the functionality.
Middle School Transcript Configuration
Parameters List
Below is a comprehensive list of the document layout configuration parameters available for the school-configurable Final Grades Summary document. Parameters are listed as they appear in Axiom.
"General" Category
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Official? |
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Show Logo? |
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Logo URL |
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Logo Width |
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Accent Color: Text |
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Accent Color: Background |
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Page Layout |
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Grade Levels |
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Date Format |
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Classification for Dates & Notes |
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"Header" Category
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Title Override |
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School Name |
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School Address 1 |
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School Address 2 |
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School Address 3 |
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School Phone |
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School Website |
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Show CEEB Code? |
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CEEB Code Label |
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School CEEB Code |
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"Numeric Grades Table" Category
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Font Size |
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Header Label Format | ||
Show Summer Years? |
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School Year Sort Direction |
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Table Enrollments |
| Options to Filter by Course Type:
Options to Filter by Class Status:
Options to Return a Single Class Value:
NOTE: Single class values will only return one class, even if a student is enrolled in multiple classes that fit the criteria. Single Class parameter values can yield unintended results based on the state of the underlying data - schools are advised to proceed with caution and consult with their Account Manager. |
Table Enrollments GP Specific |
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Course Column Type |
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Show Teacher Column? |
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Teacher Column Label |
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Teacher Column Name Format |
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Show Enrollment Level Column? |
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Enrollment Level Label |
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Grading Periods |
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Grading Periods Format |
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Grade Fields: Number of Decimal Places |
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Numeric Grade Field |
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Numeric Grade Field Type |
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Show Term Exam Column? |
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Show Final Exam Column? |
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Exam Grade Field Type |
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Show Credits Earned Column? |
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Credits Earned Column Label |
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Show Credits Earned Per Year? |
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Show Credits Earned Per Year for Summer Years? |
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Credits Earned Per Year Label |
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Show Cumulative Credits Earned Per Year? |
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Show Cumulative Credits Earned Per Year for Summer Years? |
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Cumulative Credits Earned Per Year Label |
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Show Cumulative Credits Earned Total? |
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Show Cumulative Credits Earned Total for Summer Years? |
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Total Credits Earned Label |
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Show Days Enrolled? |
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Show Days Enrolled for Summer Years? |
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Days Enrolled Label |
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Show Days Absent? |
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Show Days Absent for Summer Years? |
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Days Absent Label |
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Days Absent Format |
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Show Days Tardy? |
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Show Days Tardy for Summer Years? |
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Days Tardy Label |
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Days Tardy Format |
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"Student Info" Category
Parameter | What it does | Possible Values |
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Student Information Label |
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Name Format |
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Show Student ID? |
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Student ID Label |
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Show Gender? |
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Gender Label |
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Show Birth Date? |
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Date of Birth Label |
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Show Household Address? |
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Address Label |
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Show Date Enrolled? |
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Date Enrolled Label |
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Show Graduation Date? |
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Graduation Date Label |
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Withdrawal Date Label |
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Show Graduation Year? |
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Graduation Year Label |
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"Grade Point Averages" Category
Parameter | What it does | Possible Values |
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Show GPA Section? |
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GPA Label |
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Show Year Specific GPA in Sidebar? |
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Show Summer Year Specific GPA in Sidebar? |
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Year Specific GPA |
| NOTE: These GPAs will display in the sidebar next to the hardcoded Grade Level label they are associated with. |
Year Specific GPA Label |
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Show Weighted Cumulative GPA? |
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Cumulative Weighted GPA |
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Cumulative Weighted GPA Label |
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Show Unweighted Cumulative GPA? |
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Cumulative Unweighted GPA |
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Cumulative Unweighted GPA Label |
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Show Year Specific GPA in Grades Table? |
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Show Year Specific GPA in Grades Table for Summer Years? |
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Year Specific GPA in Grades Table Label |
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Show Cumulative Weighted GPA in Grades Table? |
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Show Cumulative Weighted GPA in Grades Table for Summer Years? |
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Cumulative Weighted GPA in Grades Table Label |
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Show Cumulative Unweighted GPA in Grades Table? |
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Show Cumulative Unweighted GPA in Grades Table for Summer Years? |
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Cumulative Unweighted GPA in Grades Table Label |
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"Grade Scales" Category
Parameter | What it does | Possible Values |
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Show Grade Scale? |
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Grade Scale Label |
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Grade Scale IDs |
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"Notes" Category
Parameter | What it does | Possible Values |
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Show Transcript Notes? |
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Transcript Notes Label |
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"Signature Section" Category
Parameter | What it does | Possible Values |
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Show Signature? |
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Signature Image URL |
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Signature Description |
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"Footer" Category
Parameter | What it does | Possible Values |
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Footer Text |
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Print Date Label |
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Show Print Date in Footer? |
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