Course Components & Grading:

Grading Policy

Grades will be earned for class activities, homework, quizzes, labs, projects, and tests. The grading scale is

Minor 40%

Major 60%

Late Work

Assignments are due on the due date assigned by the teacher.  

• If you choose to turn in an assignment late (not due to absence), you will lose 30 points.

• Late assignments will be accepted until the end of the school day on the Tuesday before the 3 week progress reporting period ends.

• If you don’t submit your work by the progress report deadline, it will be recorded as a zero

Time Allowed to Make-up Work

Students who are absent for any reason shall be allowed the opportunity to make up missed daily work without penalty according to the schedule in the BRISD Student Handbook 2026-2027.  Long-term projects such as research papers are not included in this extension.  Projects must be turned in the day the student returns to class. 

Retakes

You are allowed one opportunity to redo any Major/Assessment grade for up to an 85 if:

• You completed the original assignment on time, without late penalties.

• You (not your parent) arrange for the retake/redo within 3 school days after the teacher hands back the original assignment or shares the grade with you in class.

• You complete the reteach/remediation requirements determined by your teacher.

• You will not be allowed to redo or retake minor/daily grades.

Your chance to prove mastery on an assignment ends at the conclusion of the corresponding nine weeks grading period.

Keeping up with your grades

You should be tracking your grades each week through your student portal to know where you stand in each class.

• You can expect at least one grade per subject/course to be entered in the gradebook each week.

• Assignments will be graded, entered into the gradebook, and feedback will be provided to you within 5 school days of the assignment due date.

• Assessments given in the last week of the grading period will be recorded in the following grading period.

Assignments

1. All papers should be neat.  Words and figures that are not legible will be counted incorrectly.  

2. All notes and assignments should be in your composition book.

3. You must show your work on all problems to receive credit.

4. Assignments are expected to be completed at the beginning of the next class.  

Homework: 

Excellence in SCIENCE cannot be achieved without a certain amount of practice. Homework is a necessary part of this practice. Homework to science is like football practice to the big game. You cannot win the big game unless you practice! You cannot do science if you do not do your WORK!  After each assignment, you may correct any problems that you missed.  By doing this, you will correct your mistakes and learn before you take the test.

Composition Notebook:

Your notebook should be kept neat and up-to-date, ready to be graded at any time.  Your notebook will be graded on an individual basis at least once every nine weeks.  

It should contain...

1. Table of Contents 

2. Daily objectives 

3. Class notes

4. Labs