Grading Policies

Grading Guidelines Grades 6-12

The Grading Guidelines provide a framework for teachers to measure and report student mastery of essential concepts.  Best practices include measuring student learning in multiple and varied ways in order to calculate valid students' grades.  It is critical that student academic attainment be measured, not by the amount of time a student spends on learning, but by the level of attainment in terms of the skills and knowledge that student has mastered.

Assessment:  

Assessments in Dysart count for either 60% or 80% of the total class grade in a course.  Assessments may include: multiple choice tests, benchmark assessments, quizzes, writing assignments, projects, labs or any rubric based assignment.

In classes that rely more on tests and quizzes, which are not project based, there will not be a project category and assessments will count for 80%. In classes that include more projects, assessments will account for 60% and projects for 20% of the total course grade.

Classwork/Homework:  

Classwork and homework are the students' independent practice of skills and concepts learned in the classroom.  Classwork/ homework will count for 20% of a course grade. 

Course Work Policy:  

Homework will consist of unfinished work or additional practice from the day that needs to be completed for the following school day.  Homework may also include working on ELA book report, recitation, and studying for tests.

Assignments are due on a daily basis as lessons progress forward. If not completed during the given time, it will be considered LATE and accepted by the start of class, up to two school days later, for full credit. However, classwork/homework assignments that are not turned in within this time frame will not be accepted and the grade will be recorded as a zero.

Projects, book reports, recitations will have, at minimum, one week of time to complete. Failure to turn in a long-term assignment by the due date shall result in a grade no higher than 59%. Late projects will be accepted by the start of class, up to two school days past the due date.

Absences will provide students additional time equalling the same number of days as their absence. For example, two days absent will allow a two day extension of accepting work. When a student is absent on a project due date, the completed project will be due the day that the student returns to school.

First and last name must be written in cursive on assignments.