Summit Learning
Eligibility Policy
The Princeville Jr/Sr High School Eligibility Policy, included below, will be followed with the following additional provision for students in Summit Learning Courses. The Summit staff will meet during their common prep time on the final "A" day of each week to discuss eligibility (typically Thursday or Friday).
Summit Learning Courses Eligibility Provision: Any student that a teacher determines should be placed on a "watch list” will be discussed and a plan will be put in place that articulates what the student needs to complete in order to be removed from the "watch list." This plan will be communicated to both the student and his or her parent/guardian. If a student does not adhere to the plan and meet the criteria set out in the plan within the next week, then his or her grade will be counted as an "F" for this course for the purpose of eligibility. If the student fails to meet the criteria set out in the plan for a second consecutive week, then his or her grade will be counted as "below 50%" for this course for the purpose of eligibility.
All students that are in either the "watch" or "failing" status for a Summit course will be recorded on the "Summit Weekly Eligibility" spreadsheet at each meeting.
PJSHS Eligibility: A student may participate in an athletic event or school activity as long as the following criteria are met:
A. The student must be in attendance for the full day of school on the day of the event. The only exceptions are a medical appointment, judicial appointment, or a funeral. The principal may request verification for the reason of the absence. The principal may make exceptions based on special circumstances.
B. The student’s grades are checked the morning of the first attendance day of each week to determine eligibility for the week (Monday through Sunday). The student is ineligible if he/she is failing 2 or more classes based on the student’s cumulative semester grades. All courses are included in academic eligibility, including physical education and all elective courses. If, however, the student is receiving a grade below a 50% in any one class, he/she will be ineligible.
C. A student is ineligible to participate in any extra-curricular, interscholastic activity or athletic event during the current semester if he/she failed 2 or more classes the previous semester.
The administration will send the eligibility reports to the appropriate coaches/sponsors, who will be responsible to contact the student. Those coaches/sponsors and teachers should communicate with each other to help support the success of the student.
If a student’s work or attitude is such that the classroom teacher feels he/she should remain in the classroom during the extra-curricular activity period, the teacher must receive permission from the administration. The teacher will also always notify the coach/sponsor. It is the students’ responsibility to communicate to teachers if staying after school interferes with an extra-curricular activity so proper communications can be made.
Grading Overview
To prepare students for career and college, we focus on developing cognitive skills and content knowledge in Project Time and Personalized Learning Time (PLT), respectively. Cognitive skills include skills such as critical thinking, analysis, problem solving, and writing, and are developed through real world projects. Content knowledge are specific pieces of information that students learn in different subject areas - such as the quadratic formula or historical events during World War I. They learn this specific content through Focus Areas.
Grades show both the competencies students have as well as the growth they have made. We believe that our students will be growing and improving in their abilities throughout the year, and we want their grades to reflect and celebrate that.
GRADING FOR ALL CORE SUBJECTS, EXCEPT MATH
70% of a course's grade is based on a student's cognitive skills in projects
Students receive grades for their demonstration of multiple cognitive skills in each project.
Students must complete every project to pass the class.
If a student does not complete a project on time or his/her cognitive skills average for a course is below a 70%, the the student will have an Incomplete grade. He/She can change the Incomplete grade into a letter grade by completing any overdue projects and improving in his/her cognitive skills scores.
30% of a student's grade is based on passing Focus Areas
Power Focus Areas are worth 21% and additional Focus Areas are worth 9%
Students pass a focus area by passing Content Assessments (Tests)
Projects have both Power and Additional Focus Areas associated with it
Students must pass all Power Focus Areas to pass a course
Additional Focus Areas are not required, but count towards a student's grade
If a student is not pacing to pass all of their Power Focus Areas by the end of the year, then the student will have an Incomplete grade of the course. Her/She can change the Incomplete grade into a letter grade by passing the Focus Areas to be at or ahead of the pacing line in the "This Years" page
We expect our students to submit 100% of their projects, achieve grade level performance on his/her cognitive skills and pass 100% of their Power Focus Areas to be prepared for success in college and career. If a student does not accomplish these three goals, then they will have an Incomplete.
On Track vs Off Track
You may hear hear your Mentor/Teacher saying your students is on track or off track. This simply lets you know how your student is currently pacing in the year.
Ahead of Track: Students who are consistently producing work above grade level on the cognitive skills rubric in projects and are pacing ahead in Focus Areas
On-Track: Students who are producing work at grade level on the projects and are pacing where they need to be in the Focus Areas
Off-Track: Students who are producing work below grade level on the cognitive skills rubric and are pacing behind schedule in the Focus Areas
Letter Grade Breakdown
Your student can receive the following letter grades in a course:
A+ to C-
N/A - There is no project grade yet
"I" - Incomplete
Below is the letter and percentage grading bands:
A+: 97-100
A: 93-96
A-: 90-92
B+:97-89
B: 83-86
B-: 80-82
C+:77-79
C:73-76
C-:70-72
GRADING FOR MATH COURSES:
The grading for Math courses includes the grading of Concept Units. Since this part of the curriculum is unique to Math, it is not featured in any other course's grade. See below of the revised breakdown. All other aspects of the grading referenced above are also accurate for Math (eg. on vs off track & letter grade breakdown)
40% of a Math Course's grade is based on a student's score in Concept Units
Students receive grades for their demonstration of multiple math concepts in each concept unit
Students must complete every concept unit to pass a class
If a student does not complete a concept unit, his/her concept unit average for a course is below 40%, and the student will have an Incomplete grade. Her/she can change the Incomplete to a letter grade by completing any over due projects and improving hes/her score on a given concept. Most concepts are assessed multiple times.
30% of a course's grade is based on a student's cognitive skills in projects
Students receive grades for their demonstration of multiple cognitive skills in each project
Students must complete every project to pass a class
If a student does not complete a project or his/her cognitive skills average for a course is below 30%, then the student will have a Incomplete grade. Her/she can change the Incomplete into a letter grade by completing any overdue projects and improving in his/her cognitive skill scores.
30% of a student's grade is bases on passing Focus Areas
Power Focus Areas are for 21% and Additional Focus Areas are worth 9%
Students pass a Focus Area by Passing content Assessments (Tests)
Projects have both Power and Additional Focus Areas associated with it
Students must pass all Power Focus Areas to pass a course
Additional Focus Areas are not required, but they count towards a student's grade
If a student is not pacing to pass all of their Power Focus Areas by the end of the year, then the student will have an Incomplete grade for the course. He/she can change the Incomplete into a letter grade by passing enough Focus Areas to be at or ahead of the pacing line in the "This Year" page.
