One of the coolest features currently included in the PowerTeacher Web Gradebook is the ability to eliminate an assignment/assessment or an entire category from the Final Grade of all of the students’ grades. Some people have asked, “Can I exempt just one student’s grade from his or her final grade?”

Of course. That’s easy. (You actually could do this in PowerGrade, too, but in the Web Gradebook, you can also include the student’s score on the assessment in the Gradebook, and you can still exempt it.)

1. Enter the assignment so that it IS included in the final grade of all students who receive a score on the assignment. (Make sure that the “Include in Final Grade” checkbox is checked on the Assignment Creation screen.)

2. Enter scores for all of the students, including the student whose score you do not want to include in his or her final grade.

3. Right-click on the score that you want to exempt from the student’s final grade. A new window pops up from the cell that contains the score.

4. Choose “Exempt” from the menu that appears by clicking on it.

5. After you have selected it, the number will become gray and italicized. It does not impact that student’s final grade.