Attendance and Grading
Attendance
Attendance
Student attendance is a responsibility shared by staff, students, and families in Minneapolis Public School. During Distance Learning—when students are not in their school classrooms—we will continue to adhere to MPS Policy 5100, which requires schools to record student attendance daily.
Student attendance is a responsibility shared by staff, students, and families in Minneapolis Public School. During Distance Learning—when students are not in their school classrooms—we will continue to adhere to MPS Policy 5100, which requires schools to record student attendance daily.
Reporting student absences from Distance Learning
Reporting student absences from Distance Learning
Daily attendance is expected for all students. Student attendance will be taken every day based on a teacher’s daily interaction with the student along with the student submitting their homework on the online platform (Seesaw/Google Classroom). Interactions between a teacher and student include:
Daily attendance is expected for all students. Student attendance will be taken every day based on a teacher’s daily interaction with the student along with the student submitting their homework on the online platform (Seesaw/Google Classroom). Interactions between a teacher and student include:
• Participating in a video class or chat.
• Participating in a video class or chat.
• A phone call with the student, or for younger students, with the parent.
• A phone call with the student, or for younger students, with the parent.
To report your child’s absence, call your school’s main number or attendance line and leave the following information:
To report your child’s absence, call your school’s main number or attendance line and leave the following information:
• Student Name
• Student Name
• Reason for absence
• Reason for absence
• Date(s) of absence
• Date(s) of absence
• Phone number and name of person calling
• Phone number and name of person calling
Grading
Grading
Grading for the 2020-21 school year will be as follows:
Grading for the 2020-21 school year will be as follows:
Grades PreK-5: Report cards will include a student’s progress toward meeting state education standards. Standards are what each student is expected to learn in different areas such as literacy, writing and math.
Grades PreK-5: Report cards will include a student’s progress toward meeting state education standards. Standards are what each student is expected to learn in different areas such as literacy, writing and math.
Grades 6-12: Report cards will use the letter grades of A, B, C, D and No Credit (for grades 9-12). If a high school student receives a No Credit for a course, they will be able to work toward making up that credit.
Grades 6-12: Report cards will use the letter grades of A, B, C, D and No Credit (for grades 9-12). If a high school student receives a No Credit for a course, they will be able to work toward making up that credit.
Stay connected:
Stay connected:
Now more than ever, it's critical that families make sure your school has your most recent contact information. All MPS schools use SchoolMessenger to share important information about weather closures, building safety, school events, transportation and more. Make sure you receive text messages by texting "Y" to 67587. Families can manage their contact preferences by creating a SchoolMessenger account. To learn more visit, SchoolMessenger.
