Grading Policy

Grading Guidelines

      1. Teachers will record a minimum of 2 grades per week in the district electronic gradebook.
        • Elementary Only- Content areas for which 2 grades per week will be recorded are the following: Reading, Language Arts*, Math, Science, and Social Studies. All other content areas will record a minimum of 1 grade per week.

           

      2. Teachers will use the following in marking assignments completed by students:

        Pre-K

        K-12

        E (90-100)

        S (80-89)

        NI (70-79)

        U (60-Below)

         

        Numerical Grades

         

         

         

      3. To establish consistency in terminology, all subjects and all grades will use the grading categories of Major Assignments and Minor Assignments. These categories may include but are not limited to the following assignments:

         

         

         

        Major Assignments

        Test

        Reports

        Research Papers

        Projects/Presentations

        Essays

         

         

        Minor Assignments

        Daily Classwork/Practices

        Homework

        Quizzes

        Accelerated Reader

        Lab Work

        Binder Checks

         

         

      4. The following weights will be used in determining a final grade average:

       

      Major Assignments

       

      60%

      Minimum Number: 3

      Minor Assignments

       

      40%

      Minimum Number: 9