Basic Swim Instructor

Grading Criteria

• Daily Participation:70% of Grade

• Suiting up for Class:20% of Grade (entered at the end of each quarter)

• Final Exam (written)10% of Grade

Daily Participation

• All students are expected to suit up and participate in all activities every day in class.

• Students are only excused with a written note signed by parents.

• Excused non participation days can be made up before school, after school, or during class on early release days.Students will be asked to swim between 10-20 lengths for each day missed (number of lengths depends on swimming ability level).Students who choose to not suit up (without a signed note from a parent) will not be able to make up the day missed. Students will receive a zero for the day.

  • Students have two weeks from the day missed to make up an excused non participation day.

• If a student is absent from school, they need to bring a note the next day they are back in class to be allowed to make up the day missed.

• Several missed classes will negatively impact a student’s grade and may result in the student being dropped from the class.

Daily Participation Grade

• Students’ daily participation grade is based on our class expectations using a 4 point scale that is listed below.

• 4 – Student suited up, fully participated in all activities with best effort, and followed all class expectations.

• 3 – Student suited up, fully participated in all activities, but did not give best effort or needed to be reminded of a class expectation.

• 2 – Student suited up, but did not participate in all activities, or did not give best effort, or needed to be reminded of a class expectation more than once.

• 1 – Student suited up, did not participate in all activities with best effort, or needed to be reminded of a class expectation several times.

• 0 – Student did not suit up for class or needed to be removed from class due to disrespectful and disruptive behavior.(Students who have a signed note from a parent excusing them from swimming can make up the day missed)

Suiting up for Class Grade

• At the end of each quarter, students will receive a “Suiting up for Class” participation grade using the following scale:

• 10 Points: 0-1 non suit ups and/or absences that have not been made up

• 9 Points:2 non suit ups and/or absences that have not been made up

• 8 Points3-4 non suit ups and/or absences that have not been made up

• 7 Points:5-6 non suit ups and/or absences that have not been made up

• 6 Points:7-8 non suit ups and/or absences that have not been made up

• 5 points:9 non suit ups and/or absences that have not been made up

• 3 Points:10-12 non suit ups and/or absences that have not been made up

• 0 Points: More than 12 non suit ups and/or absences that have not been made up