Academic Grading Policy

Grading at LPS Oakland R&D is used to communicate the success of a student in a particular course to the student, parent/guardian, and others. The letter grades used represent how successful a student has achieved predetermined learning targets for each course area.

Grades are intended to provide information to students for self-evaluation and growth and to encourage student growth and progress in learning. It is also to help teachers identify students for appropriate and available educational interventions (i.e. Mandatory Tutoring, Intersession, and Summer School), and evaluate the effectiveness of curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices. Grades are updated weekly and are reviewed weekly by advisors.

The following grades will be used for the 2019-2020 school year:

The Governing Board of Leadership Public Schools desires to prepare each student to obtain a College Prep Diploma of high school graduation, and to meet or exceed the California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) “A-G” admissions course requirements.

To that end students must:

All graduates of LPS Oakland R&D Campus must:

• Earn a total of 200 credits (credit requirements subject to change according to class cohort)

  • 150 credits must be earned from A-G college prep approved courses

  • 50+ high school elective credits (at least 30 of these be from A-G approved elective classes).

• No credit will be given for grades of D or F (69% or below).

  • A grade of C (70%) or better must be earned to receive semester credits.

• Complete at least one college application (CSU, UC, community college or trade school)

• Complete 4 years of Advisory program courses. Including participation in all College & Career exploration activities - including Work Based Learning (WBL), Internship experiences, college tours, educational field trips and student led conferences (SLCs).

To inquire about A-G course approval, speak to an LPS counselor or review the LPS Oakland approved course list on the UC A-G Course List website at: https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist#/list/search/institution