Grade Spans

Relevant definitions

A grade span covers multiple years of school and can be defined by the administrator.  A plan can not exceed a grade span.  The purpose of defining grade spans is to help set academic goals and gates. 

Student Terms.  There is one term record for every term the school operates.  A student term record contains student-specific information about how the student performed academically in the term, such as the student's grade point average for that term. All the classes a student takes (enrollment records) are linked to the student term.  A student has a term record created for each term they are in attendance. 

Grade Span Table

The grade spans are used as a planning horizon for students.  PEMS aims to automate enrollment in courses by assignment of a Program of Study. A program of study can not exceed the student's grade span.

Based on the student's grade level, the student is associated with only one grade span. Based on the grade span, PEMS creates past, current, and future