What does OpenSky provide?

OpenSky keeps the records a homeschool needs, from the grade on a single worksheet up to a transcript. Each layer is built from the one below it, so the more you record during the year, the less there is to assemble at the end.

• Lesson grades — grade each lesson as it is completed, from the lesson drawer or the gradebook, as a score, Pass / Fail or a proficiency level, with a private teacher note if you want one. See Lessons.
• Grading styles — decide per course whether to grade every lesson, give the course one grade as a whole, or not grade it at all. Credits and transcript designations live in the same place. See Grading styles.
• Grade weights — set how much tests, quizzes, lessons, activities and labs each count toward a course's calculated grade. See Adjusting grade weights.
• Gradebook — one page per student and school year with every course's grade, credits and hours, the GPA, hours by Core, Non-Core and Elective, and the student's test results and awards. See Gradebook.
• Attendance — days present and absent are recorded on the calendar and counted into the portfolio. See Attendance.
• Transcripts — a PDF transcript generated from the courses, grades and credits on record, with your school details in the header. See Transcripts.
• Portfolios — a PDF of a student's year: school and teacher profiles, attendance, a progress report, the daily log and samples of their work. See Generating a portfolio.

Where it all starts#

Records hang off the school year. A course shows on the gradebook, and on a transcript, once it has been put into a school year under Manage grades, and attendance is counted against that year's dates. If you have not set one up yet, start with Adding a new school year.

Students see their own grades in the lesson drawer unless you turn that off, and can be allowed to enter grades themselves. See Permissions.

Need more help?#

Reach out any time at support@openskyplanner.com and we will be happy to help.