Skyward Help for Teachers

The recommended way to take attendance is through Teacher Access > Post Daily Attendance

• By Name
• By Seating Chart
• Assign Seats

• Seeing Inactive Students in the Gradebook
  • Very helpful for assigning grades to students who move prior to the end of the grading term
     
• Grade Period Display
  • How to view the previous grading period (e.g., Semester 1) to enter grades (Elementary)
     
• Print Seating Chart with Student Pictures
   
• Requesting Gradebook Access for Student Teacher
  • This google form is submitted to Melissa McGann, who will grant Skyward permissions for the specified time period

In Skyward, the gradebook used in elementary schools (grades PK-5) is called the Standards Gradebook.

• Standards Gradebook - Quick Tips
   
• Cloning Events from Another Teacher or From Prior School Years
   
• Summary of No Count, Missing, Mark Ungraded or Mark as Zero and Missing, and Using Special Codes

In Skyward, the gradebook used in the middle and high schools (grades 6-12) is called the Secondary Gradebook.

• Secondary Gradebook - Quick Tips
   
• ​​​​Adding & Scoring Academic Standards in the Secondary Gradebook
   
• Cloning Assignments from Another Teacher or From Prior School Years
   
• Summary of No Count, Missing, Mark Unscored as Zero, and Using Special Codes
   
• NEW Button - Transferring Grades for New Students
  • For students who are new to the school and/or new to your class