Grading & Course Policies & Practices

GRADING AND COURSE POLICIES AND PRACTICES

Semester Assessments: 

All students must take semester assessments unless a school administrator issues a waiver.

Semester Grades: 

In determining semester grades, teachers will count the entire semester cumulatively as 90% of the semester grade. Students will take summative semester assessments which may include exams, projects, speeches, presentations, etc. that will count as 10% of the final semester grade. 

Incomplete Work: 

Students who do not complete work by the end of the semester may receive an “I” (Incomplete) on their report card. Incomplete grades will become “F” grades if work is not made up within ten school days of the end of the semester. In the case of an extenuating circumstance, an extension may be granted by the teacher or school administrator.

Withdraw/Fail Grade: 

A student withdrawing from a class before the 4th time the class meets does not have a grade recorded on his or her transcript. A student who drops or is dropped for disciplinary reasons from a class after the deadline is issued a “WF” (withdraw fail) on his/her report card and transcript, which negatively impacts the student’s grade point average. If a class is dropped due to medical reasons or other extreme circumstances, the “WF” may be waived, but these instances are considered by school administrators on a case-by-case basis.

Repeating Courses: 

When a student fails a course required for graduation, he/she must repeat the course to earn a passing grade and credit. Both the failing and passing grades will be counted to determine grade point average. If a student fails one semester but not the other of a course required for graduation, the student may repeat the semester which was passed for elective credit (i.e. passes 1st semester of Algebra but fails 2nd semester-retakes entire year, 1st semester for elective credit, 2nd semester for required credit).

Reports Cards: 

Report cards can be requested through our Student Services Office. Midterm grades are available to the parents and students at the midpoint of each semester on PowerSchool.

Honor Roll: 

At the end of each semester, honor roll is published to recognize those students who have achieved academic excellence during the specific grading period and to encourage high standards of scholarship.  Students who achieve a 3.0 grade point average are included in the regular honor roll. A 3.5 grade point average is required for inclusion on the high honor roll, and a 4.0 grade point average is required for inclusion on the superior honor roll.

Grading System: 

The Peotone High School grading system is on a 4.0 scale. 

Weighted and Non-Weighted Courses: Peotone High School offers both. Weighted courses are those designated as Advanced Placement (AP) classes. Peotone High School weighted courses include: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, AP English III: Language and Composition, AP English IV: Literature and Composition, AP Human Geography, AP U.S. Government & Politics, AP U.S. History, and AP World History: Modern.