Curtis students and faculty have recently been introduced to a new program called Pupil Path/Skedula for the spring semester. The new gradebook, like JupiterGrades, permits students to look over their progress in their classes, look over class and school announcements, and check daily assignments given in each class. However, unlike JupiterGrades, there is also access to standardized test scores as well as graduation requirements.

Despite the benefits of Pupil Path/Skedula, there are many students and teachers who are not satisfied with this new online gradebook. Erin Shannon, an I.B junior, said, ¨Pupil Path can be confusing to navigate because it is difficult to search for your assignments. There are too many tabs on the menu and it can be complicated to find what you’re looking for.  It is definitely more advanced than JupiterGrades and over the course over the next few months, everyone will get used to it.¨

Pupil Path has also made it difficult for some teachers to put up their students’ assignments, grades, and attendance. Ms.Turner, a journalism teacher, said, “There’s a lot of glitches, for example several times I have typed in grades and they have disappeared, and if a student transfers classes the grades don’t transfer with them so it becomes problematic for those students.”

Not all teachers find the gradebook difficult. Some find it a beneficial tool not only for the teachers but also for the students. Ms. Obert, an I.B Biology teacher, said, ¨Pupil Path is excellent because it provides information on students’ attendance and makes it easier to connect to the parents. It also helps students to keep up with their assignments, encouraging improvement in students achievement. Pupil Path is very good for Curtis. It is better and more powerful than JupiterGrades and I like that assignments, grades, and the attendance are posted quickly. I also like I can see my students’ smiling faces from when they were freshmen.¨