Assessments

Final Assessments

Examinations or other assigned culminating projects are usually given for each course at the end of each semester. These final assessment grades are averaged with their final quarter grade. School days are set aside for the final exam only. It is expected that students will take their exams when they are scheduled. Requests for exceptions must be made to the Assistant Principal.

Grade Reporting/Progress Reports

Grades are reported mid-marking period and at the end of each quarter. Grades will be available online through Skyward.

Grading System

Numerical averages will be converted into letter grades based on the scale in Appendix A. Final exam grades will be averaged into their quarter grade. Individual departments will decide on the weighting of each exam with the exam not exceeding 20%. The final grade will be the average of all four quarter grades.

Homework/Makeup Work

The Ridgewood Board of Education believes that homework relevant to material presented in class provides an opportunity to broaden, deepen or reinforce student’s knowledge. Teachers must use discretion in deciding the number and length of assignments.

Homework shall not be used for punitive reasons.

Students absent for any reason must make up assignments, class work and tests within a reasonable length of time. In most cases, a reasonable length of time shall be the same number of school days as the days missed.

Incompletes

When a student does not complete work missed for absence or other excused reasons, he/she will receive an “incomplete” for the marking period. Students will be given two weeks following the end of the marking period to make up the missed work.

If work critical to the student’s understanding of the subject is not made up, a failing grade for that subject area may be assigned.

If work is missing during the final marking period of the school year, the grade will be left to the discretion of the teacher. The teacher who has given an incomplete is responsible for reporting to the student the work he/she has missed and citing the consequences mentioned above.

At Ridgewood High School, the grade of “I” will only be assigned if coursework is not completed because of extenuating circumstances, i.e., illness, death in family. Incomplete grades will NOT be given to students who choose not to complete the coursework by the end of the quarter.

Note: If the “I” grade is not converted within the expected timeframe, a failing grade will automatically be assigned.