Create teacher grade scales aligned with District codes

If your district administrator creates alignment codes for each grade in the district grade scale, you can create your own grades, and align each one to a district grade. This way, you determine exactly what district value appears on your students’ report cards, as aligned to the grade that appears in your gradebook.

Note: If you cannot align a grade to a district grade (the Alignment Code field does not appear on the new Grade Definition page – accessed from the Tools tab > Grade Scales side-tab), see Create Grade Scales for Assignments, Categories or Sections. It is important to use specific characters to represent your grades so that Aspen does not confuse them with district values.

To align grades in your teacher grade scale to a district alignment code:

1. Log on to the Staff view.
2. Click the Tools tab.
3. Click the Grade Scales side-tab.
4. Select a grade scale, and click Grades.
5. To create a new grade within the scale, on the Options menu, click Add.
6. Type the Code, Value, and Cutoff Value.
7. At the Alignment Code field, select the grade from the district grade scale that will represent this grade on a student's report card.
8. Click Save.