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Administrators control what a report card looks like from the template builder at Admin > Report Cards > Templates. A template sets the school logo and which of the five report sections appear, in what order. If a school has never created a template, Zion falls back to a built-in default automatically.
The template builder is administrator-only. Supervisors and monitors can generate and distribute report cards, but they cannot create or edit templates.

Creating or editing a template

1

Open Templates

From Admin > Report Cards, click Templates. This link only appears for administrators.
2

Start a new template or edit an existing one

Click New template, or Edit on a template already in the list.
3

Name the template

Enter a name. This is required.
4

Upload a logo (optional)

Upload a JPG, PNG, or SVG file. Other file types are rejected before upload.
5

Toggle sections on or off

Turn each of the five sections on or off depending on what the school wants printed.
6

Reorder sections

Use the up and down arrows to set the order sections appear in on the finished PDF.
7

Set as default (optional)

Turn on Use as the school’s default template if this template should be used whenever staff generate report cards without picking one explicitly.
8

Save

Save the template. It becomes available to select the next time staff generate report cards for a term.
The default template cannot be deleted. Its delete button is disabled in the template list until another template is set as the default.

The five sections

A template controls five fixed sections. You cannot add custom sections, only enable, disable, and reorder these:
Section keyLabelWhat it shows
pace_gradesPACE GradesThe student’s PACE percentages and PACEs completed
test_scoresTest ScoresFinalized test scores for the term
attendanceAttendancePresent, absent, and late counts for the term
goal_check_summaryGoal Check SummaryGoal Check completion for the term
character_notesCharacter NotesParent-safe notes only

Data rules for each section

Test scores, attendance, and Goal Check Summary are bounded to the selected term. PACE Grades is the one exception: the “Completed” count is labelled “Completed (overall)” because it reflects all-time PACEs completed, not just the current term.
Only public notes (notes marked visible to parents) appear in the Character Notes section. Private notes are never included in a report card, at any stage of compilation.
If a section has no data for a student in the selected term, it renders as “No data for this term” rather than being hidden.
There are no numeric thresholds to configure in a template. The only threshold in report-card generation is fixed by the system: zero finalized test scores for a term blocks generation until acknowledged, and finalized scores with none passing produces a non-blocking warning. See Generating and distributing report cards for how these warnings appear during generation.

Report Cards Overview

What a report card contains and how term data is compiled.

Generating and Distributing

Select a term, review readiness warnings, generate, and send to parents.

Permanent Record

The multi-year academic record, separate from term report cards.

Roles and Permissions

Who can generate, distribute, and configure report cards.