Junior High Grading System

Goal: To provide grades that reflect student growth

Purpose:

• To communicate student growth or achievement to students and parents.
• To provide teachers with information for instructional planning
• To provide students with information for goal development

What does it say in our student handbook?

The intent of homework is to improve student retention of mastered skills and overall performance. Teachers will work with parents/guardians and individual students to assure that the Homework Policy is effective for each child.

• Daily homework should reinforce skills that have been taught at school.
• The teacher and the needs of the student will determine the amount of homework for grades K-3. Parents/guardians should expect approximately 30 minutes of homework.
• Students in grades 4-8 may have approximately 60 minutes of homework daily.

Grading Categories Weights

Homework 20%

Classwork/Participation 40%

Assessments 40%

(Includes quizzes, tests, projects and labs)