Grading and Promotion Policy

CREDIT REQUIREMENTS & PROMOTION POLICY

A student’s achievement of knowledge, skills, and concepts, as well as developmental and academic readiness, need to be demonstrated in order to be promoted to the next grade. Students who do not meet the minimum number of credits needed for promotion may be able to make up the deficiency in summer school, at CCRI, with a tutor, Edgenuity, or may be retained in that grade.

A class that meets for an entire year earns one credit; semester classes earn ½ credit.

Minimum Credits Needed for Promotion to Next Grade

• To be promoted to Grade 10, students must earn 5 credits including 1 in English Language Arts.
• To be promoted to Grade 11, students must earn 11 credits including 2 in English Language Arts and a minimum of one credit in Mathematics
• To be promoted to Grade 12, students must earn 17 credits including 3 in English Language Arts. and a minimum of two credits in Mathematics

GRADING SYSTEM

Letter grades are used to designate a student’s academic progress and are used on the quarterly report card. The following table indicates the guide teachers’ use in converting numerical averages to letter grades.

A+ 97-100 B+ 87-89 C+ 77-79 D 65-69 WP Withdraw Passing

A 93 - 96 B 83-86 C 73-76 F Below 65 WF Withdraw Failing

A- 90 - 92 B- 80-82 C- 70-72 I Incomplete M Medical

Please be aware that lack of attendance may adversely affect a student’s grade in a course. Students and parents are urged to consult the Coventry High School attendance policy in the Student Handbook.

REPORT CARDS and INTERIM PROGRESS REPORTS

Student report cards are published on the Aspen Family and Student portals approximately ten days after the close of the quarter. Students receive both a quarter grade and the current cumulative grade (in the first quarter, the quarter grade is the cumulative grade.) In addition, the grade the student earned on both the mid-year exam and the final exam are included. The report card also contains teacher comments relating to the student’s academic progress, work attitude, effort or conduct. Parents are asked to view the report card published to the Aspen portal.

To keep students and parents better informed, interim progress reports are published shortly after the mid-point of every quarter. Teachers have the opportunity to provide two or three comments addressing the student’s current progress in the class. Teachers MUST record comments for any student in danger of failing a course. Parents are also asked to view the progress reports published to the Aspen portal.