Focus Area Exemptions and Manual Masteries

• How do I exempt students from completing Focus Areas? 
• How do I grant Focus Area masteries?

How do I exempt students from completing Focus Areas?

Note: This feature is only available to users with admin level accounts. 

You can exempt students from completing Focus Areas when they transfer to your school mid-year. You should not use this tool if a student is behind and want to catch him or her up, or if a student scored a 7/10 on a Content Assessment.

1. Click Setup
2. Click Students
3. Find the student who needs a Focus Area exemption
4. Click the three dots next to the student's name
5. Click the Manage Focus Areas tab
6. Select Exemptions 
   
7. Type in the name of the Focus Area
8. Enter the reason for the exemption 
9. Check I understand when to exempt Focus Areas for a student 
10. Click Add Exemption
11. Click Close 

How do I grant Focus Area masteries? 

You can grant students masteries for Focus Areas directly on the Summit Learning Platform. Focus Areas masteries may be granted when you want the student to have the Focus Area shown in the Year Page as mastered or green. If you'd like the Focus Area to not appear at all, please see this article on how to exempt students from Focus Areas.  

1. Click Setup
2. Click Students
3. Find the student who needs a Focus Area mastery
4. Click the three dots next to the student's name
5. Click the Manage Focus Areas tab
6. Click Mastery
7. Type in the Focus Area name (be sure that the Focus Area ID matches the 6 digits at the end of the Focus Area URL) 
8. Type in a Reason for Mastery
9. Check I understand when to grant mastery for Focus Areas for a student
10. Click Add mastery
11. Click Close

When a student is granted mastery for a Focus Area, those Focus Areas will turn green and remain on the Power, Additional, or Challenge Focus Area row.