Secondary Grading Process - Start to Finish

This page outlines the entire process for entering secondary (6-12) grades from start to finish. Please click the links for detailed instructions and screenshots.

	Task	Who	When

	Task	Who	When
1	Ensure all assignments have been graded for the quarter.	teacher	At the end of each quarter, before the grading window closes.
2	Post Quarter grades	teacher	At the end of each quarter, before the grading window closes.
3	Post Final grades	teacher	At the end of the course, before the grading window closes. Quarter-length courses - at the end of each quarter Semester courses - at the end of Q2 and Q4 Yearlong courses - at the end of Q4
4	Run the Quality Points Report and make any necessary corrections to students' final grades to comply with board policy.	teacher	At the end of the course, before the grading window closes. Quarter-length courses - not required Semester courses - at the end of Q2 and Q4 Yearlong courses - at the end of Q4
5	Verify Quality Points Reports for all teachers	administrator	At the end of the course, before the grading window closes. Quarter-length courses - not required Semester courses - at the end of Q2 and Q4 Yearlong courses - at the end of Q4
6	Run Missing Grades Report	administrator	At the end of each quarter, after the deadline for teacher grade entry.
7	Final updates to grades based on Admin review of Quality Points report & Missing Grades Report	teacher	After Administrator review, before the grade window closes for the quarter.
8	Grade Window Closes	IC Support team	Refer to the Mark Entry Calendar for the current school year.
9	Re-Open Grade window request For any grades to be entered by a teacher after the grade window closes, approval must be requested by the principal through an Infinite Campus support ticket. The request must include: Teacher Name List of courses/sections to be opened 2-hour window of time to process grades	administrator	As needed. This should only be requested if a teacher has many missing grades that need to be entered. PLEASE NOTE: For Q4 2025, the grading window will not be opened outside of the schedule previously agreed to with CEA. Staff needing to submit a grade corrections/grade changes outside of the grading window will need to use the CCSDAS Academic Grade Change Request to initiate that change.
10	Request grades to be Posted to Transcript	administrator	At the end of Q2 and Q4, after it is confirmed that all final grades have been entered and necessary corrections have been made.
11	Post all Final Grades to transcript	IC Support team	Underclassmen: After a ticket is received from building administrator indicating all final grades are in and verified. Graduates: As indicated on the yearly Mark Entry calendar Grade Window - Mark Entry Calendars NOTE: At the end of the school year, each high school must submit a list of their graduating students via support ticket so that we can ensure all of their grades get posted in a timely manner. This needs to occur before the due date for final teacher grade entry (for graduates).
12	Run Transcript Audit Report	administrator	At the end of the course, after the grading window closes. Semester courses - at the end of Q2 and Q4 Yearlong courses - at the end of Q4
13	Make any necessary corrections to student transcripts based on the Transcript Audit Report. If final grade needs changed, follow instructions here. If the transcript grade needs corrected, follow instructions here.	administrator	At the end of the course, after the grading window closes. Semester courses - at the end of Q2 and Q4 Yearlong courses - at the end of Q4