While Summit K12 allows teachers to enroll students in multiple classes of the same grade level, it's important to be aware of the effects that come with this practice. This article will discuss what may occur when enrolling students in multiple classes simultaneously.
Please see these two helpful points for understanding multiple enrollment options:
- Students can only be enrolled in one grade level per program, but they can be enrolled in multiple classes of the same program within that grade level.
- Teachers are unable to see if a student has been enrolled in multiple classes. In order to see if a student is enrolled in multiple classes, please view their screen or log into their account.
Instead of enrolling students in multiple classes, utilize Support Teachers.
Teachers can be enrolled in other teachers' classes they need access to! This means that multiple teachers can share a class and all have control over enrolling students and unlocking assessments or activities. This will ensure students only see one class for that program and that their data on the reports reflects the one class.
For more information on enrolling Support Teachers, view How to Enroll Students and/or Support Teachers.
If choosing to enroll students in multiple classes, please be aware of the following:
- The student will see multiple classes.
- Unlocked assignments may be harder to find.
- Data on admin-level reports will supply an aggregated view of enrollment and assessment scores.
The student will see multiple classes.
Enrolling students in more than one class may lead to confusion for students when accessing their classes. Navigating the platform efficiently and accessing designated course materials may require additional steps if the student selects the incorrect class.
In the example below, a student is enrolled in two classes of the same name under two different teachers:
Unlocked assignments may be harder to find.
Given that activities and assessments are unlocked by class, students who are enrolled in multiple classes may encounter difficulties in accessing materials designated by their respective teachers.
The student below is enrolled in three RLA Mastery classes under different teachers. Their teacher, Mr. Hearst, has unlocked an activity for the student. The student must navigate to the activity in Mr. Hearst’s class. Unlocking an assignment in one class will unlock it for that class only.
Consequently, if a student selects the other teacher’s class, the activities may appear as locked if the teacher of that class did not unlock the same activity.
In the example below, the student is only able to see the unlocked Listening-Speaking Summative Assessment in Teacher B’s class:
Teacher A's Class - Listening-Speaking Summative is Locked
Teacher B's Class - Listening-Speaking Summative is Unlocked
Data on admin-level reports will supply an aggregated view of enrollment and assessment scores.
Admin reports are designed to list a student in the class where the progress was made. If a student is enrolled in multiple classes, admin reports will aggregate data to list the student once and only in the latest class where the corresponding work was completed.
In the example below, Makayla is a student enrolled in multiple TELPAS Readiness classes. However, Makayla only shows up on the admin’s report once with her data appearing alongside the class she took the benchmark in:
In another example, the student Janiah Willms is enrolled under both Ms. Easton and Ms. Tomilson. However, Janiah will only show as enrolled under Ms. Tomilson, since she tested in Ms. Tomilson’s class.
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