Configuration Options

Academic Years

The school creates a record for each academic year in operation, and may choose any academic year start and end dates

Define Term Configuration with Term Label Records

The school creates Term Label records to define the number of terms, start and end dates, and what the term will be called.  The number of term label records is the number of terms to school operates.

Schools

The school creates jurisdictional definitions of school by making school records an linking to the various grade spans.  A grade span should not be longer than a school

Grade Levels

A list of grade levels taught in this instance fo thefofthe PEMS. Add grade level record for each grade level the school operates.

Grade Spans

Grade spans are planning horizons for academic goals.  Create a grade span record for each span and specify the start and end grade in the span.

Class List

The school creates a class for each class in the course catalog. The name of the class appears on the official transcript.

Curriculum List

The school creates their own classes in Moodle and has complete control over each and every activity the students will do. These Moodle Course list is related to the School's class list.  The user specifies which Moodle Courses should be related to which classes.  Class names appear on the student transcript, curriculum course names do nor appear on the transcript.

Subjects

Create an subject list the school would like to track. Subject records are specified in each class.  Subjects are defined to sum of requirements needed for programs of study.

Programs of Study

Create a plan reocrdrecord that add the template records. There are unlimited number of plans that can be defined. As part of the plan, define "template" records that specify which classes students should take in which term for each plan.

Assessment Codes

Create an assessment code record for every assessment test or exam the school intends to use.   As part of the assessment code, define "marks matrix" records that normalize test scores for grade level equivalents.