Overview

School Loop Plus allows integration of Partner Gradebooks. This article provides guidelines for configuring Easy Grade Pro (EGP) to work with School Loop.

It is important to note that you must start a new Gradebook following the directions provided in this article.

Environment

• School Loop Plus
• Easy Grade Pro Version 4.1

Process

1. Enable the XML export format in the Easy Grade Pro (EGP) application, which is disabled by default. 
   An XML export from EGP is required for integration with School Loop. You should check if the future versions of EGP support XML exports before upgrading.
   1. Windows Users
      1. Hold the Alt key down.
      2. Hover the pointer over the File menu.
      3. Click and hold the left mouse button down.
      4. Hover the pointer over the Export option and release the left mouse button.
         
         

         
          

   2. Mac Users
      1. Hold the Option key down.
      2. Click the File menu.
      3. Then click the Export option.

2. Export rosters from School Loop.

   1. On your portal, click More at the right of the course to reveal additional links, and click Roster Tools.
       
      

      
         

   2. Click the Roster (.txt) link to download your roster for a period in a text file.
      
      
       
   3. Create a folder for your Gradebook files on your computer, and save this text file. You can download files for all sections, and save them in the same folder.
   4. You can also download rosters from the Partner Gradebook area in the GradeBook For pull-down on your navigation bar.

3. Import rosters into the EGP application.

   1. In Easy Grade Pro, select Create New Gradebook.
   2. Create a name for your Gradebook, and save it to a new folder on your computer.
   3. Click Import Classes, then select 'Easy Import' of Students.
      
      

      
       

   4. Click Next.
   5. Select a term and then type the class and the subject name in the space provided.
   6. Find your roster file in the folder you created, and open it. You will be asked to match the data fields with information from the roster.
   7. Select Last Name, First Name, and ID.
         
      
         
   8. Click Next.
   9. Import the rest of the section rosters for this class into the same Gradebook.
   10. Once you have your Gradebook created, you can enter assignments and grades.
       • When new students enroll in your class and appear on your School Loop roster, you can update your Easy Grade Pro gradebook by following the same steps that you used to import rosters initially. However, instead of creating a new class with the updated roster, choose your Current Class.
         
         
         
         
         Do not enter student names or change ID numbers in EGP. These will not match when you export to School Loop.

4. Export grades from EGP.

   1. In EGP, Select the Export XML Gradebook format, then select your class and click Export. If you have more than one class in your course, press and hold Ctrl and click to select multiple classes.
      
      

      

      It is important to export all periods in a course into one export file.
   2. Save the XML file to your EGP folder on your computer. 
      Warning! By default, the name of the XML file is XML Gradebook.xml. Do not change the name of this file.

5. Import EGP Progress Reports into School Loop.

   1. Ensure that EGP Gradebook is selected. Refer to the article Selecting Your Gradebook for instructions. 
   2. In your School Loop portal, select Partner Gradebook in the Gradebooks menu on your Navigation Bar.
   3. To choose your course, click Choose File, and upload your XML Gradebook.xml file.
   4. Click Submit.
      
      

      

      As you have imported your rosters from School Loop and are exporting the same students back to School Loop, your progress reports will publish successfully.

Standards-Based Progress Reports

If you use Standards-based grading in Easy Grade Pro, just export from EGP and import into School Loop as instructed above, and our system will automatically format the progress report to display your standard grades.

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Confirmation

To validate that the Gradebook has been integrated successfully, view the published progress reports.

A convenient place to view them is from the Grade Trends page that could be accessed from Roster Tools.

1. From your portal, click More, then click the Roster Tools link.
    
   

   
    

2. On the Tools page, click the Grade Trends link on the right side under Performance Tools.
3. Click the arrow next to a student's name to see details, including a link to the Full Progress Report. The full progress report will show the assignments and grades you have imported for that student.

Unpublishing Easy Grade Pro Progress Reports

1. Click More to reveal your Classroom links then click Reports.
   
   

   
    

2. On the Reports page, click Unpublish to remove your latest upload. Students will see "No Grades Published." 
   
   

   

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