i.
Live in production
Gradebook with weighted categories
Drop-the-lowest, weighted by category, late penalty policy, per-student overrides. Speed-grader for fast scoring across a class. Every change preserves the old value.
Chapter I
What ships now.
Every item below is live in production. We pilot at El Camino Real Charter — you can demo the running system before signing anything.
ii.
Live in production
AI grading assist (safety-clamped)
AI suggests scores and feedback grounded in your rubric. You confirm or override. AI-suggested scores cannot exceed the assignment maximum — clamped at the model boundary.
iii.
Live in production
AI authorship detection
On any submission, ask Nova to assess the likelihood the work was AI-written. Returns LOW / MEDIUM / HIGH with reasoning. Use it as a signal, not a verdict.
iv.
Live in production
Speed-grader
Page through every submission for an assignment in one fluid keyboard-driven view. Side-by-side text + rubric + comment-bank.
v.
Live in production
Comment bank
Your saved phrases organized by category. Drop into any feedback field in two clicks. Built up over the year.
vi.
Live in production
Assignments + rubrics
Build assignments with criteria, point values, due dates, late penalties. AI can generate a starter rubric you edit.
vii.
Live in production
Quizzes with auto-grading
MCQ, true/false, short-answer with AI grading, scaffolded answer keys. Item analysis after the fact.
viii.
Live in production
Lesson plans + sub plans
Day-by-day lesson plan tied to standards. One click generates a sub-plan for the day. AI can draft a starting lesson.
ix.
Live in production
Attendance + hall passes
Mark attendance per period in under a minute per class. Issue hall passes from the gradebook with destination + return time.
x.
Live in production
Participation tracker
Quick tally buttons during class for participation points. Day-by-day history. Counts toward category grades if you want.
xi.
Live in production
Parent email drafter
Pick a tone (positive / concern / urgent), pick focus areas, AI drafts the email using only first names and the data you select. You edit, you send.
xii.
Live in production
Discussions + modules
Run threaded discussions; group readings + quizzes into modules with publish-on-date.
Teachers · 01
Chapter II
What we have not built yet.
We name what we have not built so you can plan against reality. If one of these is critical for your school, tell us — we prioritise by pilot-school request.
i.
On roadmap
Voice grading
Record voice feedback per submission, transcribed automatically. Students get the audio + the transcript.
ii.
On roadmap
Live class video integrated
Host a class video call from a class section. Attendance auto-marked. Recording auto-saved (with consent).
iii.
On roadmap
Behavior tracker (positive)
Note positive behavior and pattern-recognize. Counselor gets aggregate trends. Students get badges if your school enables them.
iv.
On roadmap
Plagiarism detection (true-source)
Distinct from AI detection: comparison against a corpus of online sources. Heavier compute, optional per school.
v.
On roadmap
Curve calculator
Apply a curve to a whole assignment with several methods (linear, square-root, target-mean). Preview before applying.
vi.
On roadmap
AI tutor handoff
If you teach a concept and a student didn't get it, hand off to an AI tutor scoped to your lesson, your examples. Returns transcript to you.
vii.
On roadmap
Standards-based grading
Full standards-based mode alongside categories. Students see mastery per standard.
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Chapter III
Your gradebook is auditable, your changes are reversible.
The architecture decisions that protect this role specifically, not the generic security copy.
Every grade you enter, every grade you change, is logged with the old value and the new value. If a parent later challenges a grade, your record is intact — you can demonstrate what was entered, when, and by whom. This is what FERPA-grade audit actually means.
Your students' sensitive records — IEP details, accommodations, intervention notes — are AES-256-GCM encrypted at rest. Even if our database is stolen, a thief sees ciphertext for the most sensitive information.
Two-factor authentication is required for your account on first login. There is no opt-out, no "remember this device for 30 days" backdoor. Recovery codes are stored once, by you.
- Full architecture in /nova/why — the threat model, the commitments, the gaps named plainly.
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Get hours back every week.
We pilot at El Camino Real Charter. If your school is shopping for a Canvas replacement — or wants to put one platform underneath everything — let's talk.