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Semester System
Semester System
The Eagle Pass Independent School District high schools operate on two-term plans with each school year being divided into two parts called semesters. A student earns one-half credit per semester for each semester of each course successfully completed. Courses vary from one to two semesters in length.
Grading Scale
Grading Scale
The State Board of Education has set 70 as a minimum passing grade. The statewide grading system is as follows:
A = 90-100
B = 80-89
C = 75-79
D = 70-74
F = 69 and below (not achieving mastery)
I = Incomplete
Actual student numerical grades are recorded in the grade book. Grades for all nine weeks shall be determined according to the approved formula of 60/40: [60% Tests/40% Daily]. All final course grades shall be determined by a formula of 50/50 [50% first semester and 50% second semester]. For further explanation please consult the EPISD grading procedures on the following page. Starting the 2011-2012 school year incoming 9th-grade students will have to take five EOC exams: English I [Reading & Writing], English II [Reading & Writing], Algebra I, Biology, US History End-of-Course exams as requirements for graduation.
Make-up Work
Make-up Work
It is the student’s responsibility to ask the teacher for make-up work immediately upon returning to school. If a test was scheduled before the student was absent, then the student may be required to take the test the day he/she returns. If a student has missed work the teacher will give the student the opportunity to make up the work. Failure to meet the deadline will result in an “0”. For more information see Student Handbook at www.eaglepassisd.net
Weighted Grades
Weighted Grades
The District shall include in the calculation of class rank grades earned in all high school credit courses regardless of when the credit was earned in the following subjects: English, mathematics, science, social studies, languages other than English, any AP course not associated with these subjects, and approved dual credit courses.
In accordance with the following scale, the District shall assign weights to grades earned in eligible courses and shall calculate a weighted numerical grade average per semester if the grade earned is 70 or above:
AP Courses - Plus 20
AP Foreign Language and AP Fine Arts Courses - Plus 10
Pre-AP and Dual Credit Courses - Plus 10
Regular Courses - Plus zero
The District shall record unweighted numerical grades on student transcripts.
Grade Level Classification
Grade Level Classification
Grade-level classification for students in grades 9th - 12th shall be determined by the sum of course credits awarded and shall only occur once a year after the posting of summer school credits.
Credits denied due to excessive absences are not included when determining credit totals.
UIL Participation Credit Requirements (Extracurricular Activity)
UIL Participation Credit Requirements (Extracurricular Activity)
A student may participate in extracurricular activities at the beginning of the school year only if the student has earned the appropriate state credit (based on University Interscholastic League Rules).
THE EAGLE PASS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WHICH DO NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF AGE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RACE, GENDER, COLOR, RELIGION, DISABILITY OR AGAINST ANY OTHER LEGALLY PROTECTED GROUP. COMPLAINTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE DISTRICT’S DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AT (830) 773-5181.
EL DISTRITO ESCOLAR DE EAGLE PASS DA IGUALDAD DE OPORTUNIDAD Y PROVEE PROGRAMAS EDUCACIONALES Y SERVICIOS QUE NO DESCRIMINAN EN BASE A EDAD, ORIGEN, NACIONAL, RAZA, GENERO, COLOR, RELIGION, DESCAPACIDAD, O CONTRA NINGUN GRUPO PROTEGIDO POR LEY. EN CASO DE QUEJAS, DIRIJASE AL DEPARTAMENTO DE RECURSOS HUMANOS AL TELEFONO (830) 773-5181.
Revised: March 1, 2022
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