PowerSchool - Schoology grade discrepancy checklist
Keywords: Schoology Grading Sync, PowerTeacher Pro Sync, Assignment Due Date Issue, Grading Categories, Extra Credit Handling, Weighting Categories
Aliases: Rounding Grades, Bulk Edit Schoology, Drop Lowest Grade, Grade Calculation Discrepancy
PowerSchool Grade Passback Discrepancy Checklist
❏ Items sync based on due date. So, if an item is associated with Q1 in Schoology with a due date in the future, it may sync with a due date that places it in Q2 in PowerSchool.
❏ If an item does not have a due date, it will sync to the last day of the grading period to which it's associated. If no grading period is associated, it will sync to the last day of the course.
❏ From Grade Setup in the Schoology course, select each category and ensure that the calculation method (percent or total points) matches with the way the grade is being calculated in PowerSchool.
❏ After selecting the Grading Category, account for any "Drop Lowest" that's been selected.
❏ In Grade Setup, please take note of whether Round Period/Final Grades is selected.
❏ In Grade Setup, please also check to see if Weight Categories is selected. If not, all categories will be weighted equally.
❏ In Grade Setup, please also check to see if Weight Categories are set up in Schoology and Powerschool and that they match.
❏ From the Schoology Gradebook, select Bulk Edit from the overflow menu. Scroll through the items. Ensure that everything has a Factor of 1.0. Account for any item greater than Factor 1, and understand that a Factor of zero means that the graded item has no weight in SGY, and Factor 1 in Schoology.
❏ In the Bulk Edit area, ensure that every item is associated with the desired category.
❏ Please note that if there are any unused categories in PowerSchool/Schoology, there is sometimes a discrepancy with how that part of the weight is calculated. Please remove any unused categories as necessary.
❏ Extra Credit in Schoology is given to a student by awarding a greater number of points than the total points assignment value (such as, 105 points for an 100 point assignment). PowerSchool will accept this value and therefore Schoology will send the 105 points to PowerSchool for the given student score.
If after checking all of these settings there are still issues, please submit a ticket with the specific information and the Help Desk will look into it and/or contact Schoology Support if necessary.