Enter course recommendations for next year as a teacher

During the date range the administration determines, you can enter course recommendations for your current students for the coming year on the Scores page in the gradebookClosed Online version of a paper book where teachers enter and track assignments, assignment grades, and term grades. If you are searching for this term, consider a more targeted search string like "Entering Grades.".

Notes: 

  • Depending on how your school sets up course recommendations, you might be able to select only courses associated with the department of the course you currently have the student in. Or, your school might create specific groups of courses you can select based on the course you currently have the student in. Courses from a student’s next secondary school also appear in the list of courses you can recommend.

  • If the Recommendation column does not appear on your Scores page, make sure the Show course selection recommendation preference is enabled.

To enter course recommendations:

  1. Log on to the Staff view.
  2. Click the Gradebook tab.
  3. Select a section, and click the Scores side-tab. The Recommendation column appears next to each student’s name.
    Note: Your school determines how many recommendation columns appear. For example, your school might determine that you can enter two course recommendations.
  1. Click the drop-down to select the course associated with your department that you recommend each student enroll in next year.
    Note: Press CTRL+D to enter the same course for all students in a section. Then, you can change the few students you might want to recommend another course for.
  1. If your school wants you to enter recommendation comments, a Comment column appears next to each Recommendation column. Click Enter Text icon. in the Comment column to enter a comment for a recommendation. Students and counselors can view the comments you enter.

If students are allowed to make course selections using the Student portalClosed a view in Aspen where authorized parents and students can access student data, including attendance, assignments, conduct incidents, and grades, students can view your recommendations.

If students are not allowed to enter course selections using the Student portal, counselors or school administrators can review and accept teacher recommendations.