Grading

To determine grades for student work within a semester, for the semester grade itself, and for the end of year final grade, numerical grades from 50-100 are used and are converted to letter grades.

• To determine the average for year-long classes, each marking period grade will receive a 22% weighting, the first semester assessment will receive a 6% weighting, and the final assessment will will receive a 6% weighting.

• To determine the average for semester classes, each marking period grade will receive a 47% weighting and the final assessment will will receive a 6% weighting.

• For full year courses no grade lower than a 50 will be recorded for the first three marking periods.

• For semester classes no grade lower than a 50 will be recorded for the first marking period of the semester.

To determine Grade Point Average (GPA), the final letter grades from all courses, except those designated Pass/Fail, are used. The GPA is cumulative and is computed at the end of the second, fourth, sixth, seventh, and eighth semesters.

The weighting system assigns quality points based upon the level of the course taken. Courses labeled Honors

receive an additional one half quality point (0.5), and those labeled Advanced Placement receive one additional Point (1.0).