Defining DART Items

As a DART administrator, you can add new DART items to the system. These items include courses, electives, school calendar, standards, grade levels, grading scales, and district schools.

##Working with Courses and Levels

As an administrator, you can edit and create the courses and levels used by teachers in DART.

###To create a subject

1. Point to Admin, and under Dictionaries, click Courses.

2. Click Create Subjects.

3. In the ID box, type the ID for the subject. A list of available IDs is shown below the box.

4. In the Name box, type a name for the subject, and then click Create.

Note that you can edit directly in the table of IDs and names.

###To create a new level

1. Point to Admin, and under Dictionaries, click Courses.

2. Click Create Levels.

3. In the Subject list, select a subject.

You will see all of the levels for that subject.

4. In the Level box, type the level you want to create.

5. In the Name box, type a name for this level.

6. In the Weight list, type the weight for this level, and then click Create.

Use the available table as an example.

###To add or edit quarters

1. Point to Admin, and under Dictionaries, click Courses.

2. Click Edit Quarters.

3. To edit a quarter, click in the cell you want to change and make your change.

4. To delete a quarter, click Delete.

5. To add a quarter, type the appropriate information at the bottom of the entries, and then click Add Entry.

##Working with the Calendar As an administrator, you can edit and add items to the school calendars. Depending on your level of access, you may be able to edit all school calendars, or just a calendar for your school.

###To view the calendar

1. Point to Admin, and under Dictionaries, click School Calendar.

You will see the calendar page. Use the list to narrow by school.

###To add an item

1. On the calendar page, click in a date.

2. On the Calendar Adjustment page, in the Adjust Code list, select a change code.

3. Click Save Change.

##Working with standards

In addition to adding and editing course and level information, administrators can add new standards and edit existing standards.

###To edit standards

1. Point to Admin, and under Dictionaries, click Standards. Note that this is the same screen that you see when you click Courses and Levels, but you are taken directly to the Standards information.

2. In the Standards list, select a standard.

3. In the Levels list, select a level, and then click Go to Standards.

You will see the standards for the specific level. You can edit the order, the type, the shortname, the description, and the link for each standard. You can type in new information on all of these areas except for type, which you will select from a list.

###To add new standards

1. Point to Admin, and under Dictionaries, click Standards.

2. Click Create, Rename, and Delete.

3. Under Create New Standard, in the Subject list, select a subject.

4. In the Level list, select a level.

5. In the New Standard box, type the name of the standard, and then click New.

You will get a success message.

##Working with grading levels

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##Working with grading scales

As an administrator, you can adjust the grading setup overall for the district, as well as the grading setup for each site (school). Note that the Grade Setup page contains the features to change grade schedules.

###To edit a grade schedule

1. Point to Admin, and under Dictionaries, click Grading Scales.

2. From the Select a Grade Schedule list, select a grade schedule. The information will populate the table.

3. Click in the cells you want to edit, when you are finished, click Submit.

Note that you can delete any grade schedules. To delete, select a grade schedule, and then click Delete Current Grade Schedule. Note that there is no confirmation message, so be careful when deleting grade schedules.

###To create a new grade schedule

1. Point to Admin, and under Dictionaries, click Grading Scales.

2. Click New Grade Schedule.

3. In the Name box, type a name for the grading schedule.

4. In the Grading Type list, select a grading type.

5. Click Submit.

###To change grade setup for a site

1. Point to Admin, and under Dictionaries, click Grading Scales.

2. Click Edit Site Grades.

3. From the Select Site list, select a site.

4. Use the lists to change the grade setups for a site and to select what levels each setup applies to.

5. Click Submit.

Note that you can delete a setup. To delete, click the D next to the grade setup you want to remove. Note that there is no confirmation message, so be careful when deleting grade setups from sites.

##Working with district schools

As an administrator, you can add and edit school information to DART.

###To edit a school

1. Point to Admin, and under Dictionaries, click District Schools.

You will see the District Schools page; this page includes all schools in the district.

2. Next to the school you want to edit, click the Edit Site button.

3. Edit the school Name and add or update the school logo.

4. Click Update.

###To add a school

1. Point to Admin, and under Dictionaries, click District Schools.

You will see the** District Schools** page; this page includes all schools in the district.

2. Click Add New School.

You will see the Add new school page.

3. In the Name box, type the name of the school.

4. In the Abbreviation box, type three letters to abbreviate the school name; this cannot be changed later.

5. In the Logo box, browse for a logo to upload; this is not required.

6. Click Create.

You will see the new school added to the list.

###To remove a school

1. Point to Admin, and under Dictionaries, click District Schools.

You will see the District Schools page; this page includes all schools in the district.

2. Next to the school you want to remove, click Delete Site.

3. On the confirmation dialog box, click OK. If you did not want to delete the school, click Cancel.

You will see the school removed from the list.