Posting Comments Checklist

The Posting Comments Checklist walks teachers through all available methods for entering and managing report card comments in Focus. Whether you're copying comments from a previous marking period, entering individualized or mass-assigned comments, or posting conduct and long-form feedback, this guide outlines each workflow available on the Post Final Grades screen. Use this checklist to ensure all student feedback is recorded accurately and efficiently.

All of the functions listed below can be performed from the Post Final Grades screen or from the Report Card Comments screen.

See Post Final Gades > Posting Comments and/or Report Card Comments for detailed information about the process of posting comments.

Copying Comments

2. Select the correct course section from the course pull-down.

3. Click the correct marking period from the available options listed along the top of the screen, such as Semester 2.

4. If you need to post grades/comments for inactive students, select the Include Inactive Students check box.

5. Enter or input grades.

6. Click Copy Comments from Previous Quarter to use previous comments from the previous marking period.

7. Make any manual adjustments to copied comments, as needed.

8. Click Save.

Report Card Comments

2. Select the correct course section from the course pull-down.

3. Click the correct marking period from the available options listed along the top of the screen, such as Semester 2.

4. If you need to post grades/comments for inactive students, select the Include Inactive Students check box.

5. Enter or input grades.

6. Select the desired comment from the Report Card Comments pull-down for each student or enter the comment in the provided Report Card Comments text box.

7. Click Save.

Post Long Comments Per Student

2. Select the correct course section from the course pull-down.

3. Click the correct marking period from the available options listed along the top of the screen, such as Semester 2.

4. If you need to post grades/comments for inactive students, select the Include Inactive Students check box.

5. Enter or input grades.

6. Enter the comment in the Longer Comments text box per student.

7. Click Save.

Post Long Comments en masse

2. Select the correct course section from the course pull-down.

3. Click the correct marking period from the available options listed along the top of the screen, such as Semester 2.

4. If you need to post grades/comments for inactive students, select the Include Inactive Students check box.

5. Enter or input grades.

6. Enter the comment in the Mass assign longer course comments text box.

7. Click Replace to replace everything in all comment boxes with the entered text.

8. If adding additional comments, click Append to place the comment after the existing comment(s) or click Prepend to place the comment before the existing comment(s).

9. Click Save.

Posting Conduct Comments

2. Select the correct course section from the course pull-down.

3. Click the correct marking period from the available options listed along the top of the screen, such as Semester 2.

4. If you need to post grades/comments for inactive students, select the Include Inactive Students check box.

5. Enter or input grades.

6. Select the applicable Conduct from the pull-down or enter the Conduct comment in the provided text box.

7. Click Save.

Posting Longer Comments (Icon/Pop-Up)

2. Select the correct course section from the course pull-down.

3. Click the correct marking period from the available options listed along the top of the screen, such as Semester 2.

4. If you need to post grades/comments for inactive students, select the Include Inactive Students check box.

5. Enter or input grades.

6. Click the Longer Comments icon to open a Report Card Comments pop-up window for lengthly comments (1121 characters max).

7. Enter the comment in the pop-up window, and click Save.

You can also Click to copy comments from the previous quarter to pull in the previous comment made to be used again.

8. Click Save.

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