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Grading/Report
Cards
Grading
Letter grades, progress marks, portfolios, reports or number grades, as
well as parent conferences shall be used to report the progress
of students in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1 and
2. In elementary grades 3-5, achievement shall be reported to parents
as:
- Number grade for language arts, mathematics and integrated curriculum
- Letter grades of:
- E (Excellent)
- S (Satisfactory)
- N (Needs Improvement)
- U (Unsatisfactory) (Failing) for fine arts, physical education, handwriting, work habits/study
skills,and citizenship.
Numerical scores shall be used to report achievement for all courses
in secondary grades 6-12. Citizenship for grades 6-12 shall be reported
as E, S, N and U.
Grades shall reflect the student's understanding and mastery of
the essential knowledge and skills of each course. Assignment of
the grade by the teacher is certification of the degree of mastery
of the essential knowledge and skills. A grade below 70 indicates
a failure to master the essential knowledge and skills. Grades above
70 reflect varying degrees of mastery above the minimum. POLICY
EI (LEGAL) EIA (LEGAL/LOCAL) EIE (LOCAL)
Report Cards
Report cards shall be issued to all students, grades 3-5, every
nine weeks and to students in grades 6-12 every six weeks. Portfolio
reporting in grades K-2 shall occur every nine weeks. Formal written
reporting to parents of pre-kindergarten students shall occur once
every twelve weeks.
The report card must be signed by the parent(s)
and returned to the school. If the signed report is not returned,
the school will mail a copy of the report card to the parent(s).
In addition to communicating through the written report outlined above, elementary,
kindergarten, and pre-kindergarten teachers shall schedule a parent
conference for all students near the end of the first reporting
period. When parents contact the school to schedule these conferences,
at least two alternative dates shall be given for the conference.
Each teacher of grades 3-5 who has a student failing, near failing,
or one who has had a significant drop in grades at the end of the
first four weeks of each nine-week grading period shall notify the
student's parents with an unsatisfactory grade notice. At the secondary
level, teachers of students who are failing, near failing or have
had a significant drop in grades in any subject at the end of the
first three weeks of each six-week grading period shall notify parents
by sending home with students an unsatisfactory grade notice. Married
students, emancipated minors, and adult students living alone are
exempted from this requirement. POLICY EIA (LOCAL)
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