Grading Policy

General Student Expectations

Grading Policy

The purpose of grading is to communicate to both students and parents what a student knows and can demonstrate at a given point during the course. 

Testing Policy

Essays and other assessments  will be given on specified dates that students will receive ahead of time.  If you know you will be unable to be in class on the date of an exam, or timed writing, and the absence is excused, you will need to set up a time to make up the exam or timed writing.

Assignments

Students will be informed as to the due dates for assignments, whether it is homework, a quiz/test, or a project. Students are expected to work on world history assignments during class time. In class due dates will not be extended for students who do not use class time for their world history assignments. Students who do not show adequate progress on in-class assignments  will receive zeros in the gradebook for work that is turned in after the due date.

Rewrite Policy

All in-class writing summative assessments are eligible for rewrite.  All rewrites must be completed before the end of the re-write time frame., which is typically one week.

Late work Policy

Any assignments that are turned in late may receive up to 50% late penalty. 

Incomplete work will receive a maximum score of 34% (IE in the gradebook). Any formative/practice  work  that is submitted more than 30 days after the due date will receive a zero in the gradebook. Summative assessments will not be accepted after the completion of a quarter of a semester; any summative assessment completed after one week after the due date will be capped at 70%.

For unexcused absences, formative work will not be accepted for a grade and summative work will be assessed a minimum penalty of -25%. 

Absence Policy

You are expected to make up any work missed because of any absence. You are responsible to request the make-up assignment(s). You will have the number of days absent plus one additional day to make up missed work. However, long-term assignments (one week or more from the assignment date to the due date) are due on the stated due date, regardless of the absence and are not accorded extra days upon return to school. Some assignments, particularly those that require class discussion or presentations, cannot be made up since the class situation cannot be duplicated. Long-term illnesses will be dealt with on an individual basis.

Quizzes and assessments will be given to students who are in class regardless of any absences prior to those events. It is the responsibility of the student to keep up with what is happening in class if they are absent. 

Tardy Policy

Students are expected to be on time to every class, every day. Students who are habitually tardy will be given verbal warnings. If the tardies continue, parents will be contacted. After parents have been contacted, teachers have the discretion to refer the matter to student relations.