All courses (except AP courses) will follow all of the policies and grading scales in this document.
The grading breakdown for the 18 weeks in a semester will be:
80% summative (tests, papers, projects, etc.)
20% formative (daily work, homework, quizzes, class participation, etc.)
The final grade will be based upon:
18 week grade (running total of summative/formative for the semester) + Exam grade (20%) = Semester grade
Progressive testing will be employed.
Standards taught and learned early in the semester will be repeated throughout the semester.
The most important standards must be learned by the students; therefore having repeated lessons and testing opportunities will help ensure learning mastery.
Formative Assessments (daily work, homework, quizzes, class participation, etc.)
Formative work accounts for 20% of a student’s grade.
Formative work is essential! The ability for students to practice and gain competence in new learning is of vital importance to the student.
Formative work also gives the teacher feedback on how well students are learning the intended objectives.
Late formative work may not be graded.
Summative Assessments (tests, papers, projects, etc.)
Summative assessments account for 80% of a student’s grade.
Summative assessments are end-of-unit tests, papers or projects that quantify students’ learning for that specific unit. It summarizes the overall learning for that unit.
Each summative assessment is required of all students.
End-of-course exams are the summative assessments for the course.