Grading Guidelines (All Grade Levels) Approved grading guidelines for each grade level or course will be communicated to students and their parents by the classroom teacher. These guidelines establish: 

● The minimum number of assignments, projects, and examinations required for each grading period 

● How the student’s mastery of concepts and achievement will be communicated (for example, letter grades, numerical averages, checklist of required skills, and the like) 

● Circumstances under which a student will be allowed to redo an assignment or retake an examination the student originally failed 

● Procedures for a student to follow after an absence 

● Grading consequences for academic dishonesty, including cheating or copying the work of another student, plagiarism (including the unauthorized use of artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT), and unauthorized communication between students during an examination

 Math – 15 grades 

ELAR – 8 Reading grades, 7 ELA grades (cannot include spelling), and 3 Spelling grades (*3rd grade will include one handwriting grade as well) 

Science – 10 grades Social Studies – 10 grades 

Weighted Grades ELAR averages will be weighted as follows: 60% Reading, 30% ELA, 10% Spelling (and handwriting for 3rd grade) 

Test grades may be counted as two daily grades, however, a single test or assignment may not count more than 20% of the final 9-week average in any subject.