All Westport teachers use a Standards-Based Grading system. In this system, 80% of a student’s grade comes from Mastery scores (assessments or projects where they show mastery of a standard) and 20% comes from Progression scores (assignments where they show progress towards a standard). Students will have opportunities to retake Mastery assignments- the grade will then be replaced in the grade book.
Missing/Late Work
Pay close attention to due dates! With block scheduling, due dates may vary from class to class.
Progression assignments that are missing will receive a grade of 50% or “M” in the gradebook.
Mastery assignments that are turned in late can be scored no higher than proficient.
Missing assignments will be accepted until the end of each unit. This will vary per class but will always be clearly communicated with students and families.
Late work submitted in the current unit will not be scored higher than Proficient (3 or 85%)
We can not stress this enough, the best way you can prepare to support your student towards success is to know how they are doing academically. Infinite Campus is the "at your fingertips" way to do that.
Once grades have been entered for an assignment you can see them immediately without needing to reach out and wait for a response or for your student to show you their returned work. We strongly encourage you to set up an account.
Students also have access to this resource by selecting "Campus Student". Their account has already been set up for them using their JCPS username and password.
Note- this is different than their email and teachers can provide this to them at any time.
We encourage families to walk through this website together and come to understand the 2 grading categories: Progression, and Mastery. While grades may appear in both google classroom and Infinite Campus- they will not always align perfectly. Infinite Campus is the final/most accurate way to check your grades.
