In the last year, we’ve added new features, such as disabling submissions after a due date in Google Classroom and excusing assignments in Google Classroom, in order to give teachers even more flexibility when it comes to grading for assignments and classwork. 

Today, we’re improving support for missing assignments in gradebook by giving teachers the ability to manually mark an assignment as ‘missing’ or ‘complete’ and automatically add a default draft score. 

Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. End users: By default, all missing assignments will automatically receive a draft score of ‘0’. However, teachers can adjust the default draft score or turn OFF the automated scoring feature. Assignments that displayed the ‘missing’ labels prior to this update will be automatically updated and receive the draft score. Visit the Help Center to learn more about grading & returning an assignment. 

Rollout pace 

Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on July 2, 2024 

Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts