Grading Scale, Weighted Grades, and Quality Points

Initial 9th Grade Entry 2015-2016 and beyond weighted scale Grades earned in Honors courses earn .50 additional quality point. Grades earned in Advanced Placement, IB and Select Dual Enrollment courses earn 1 additional quality point. The NC Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) is a statewide agreement governing the transfer of credits between NC community colleges and NC public universities and will determine whether the Dual Enrollment course receives weighted or unweighted credit.

Early Graduation Ahead of Cohort

Early Graduation is a serious decision that requires principal, superintendent, and board approval and is decided on a case by case basis. The choice to graduate early has significant impact on available post-high school education and employment options. It should not be a rushed decision, but rather a well-planned and thoughtful action weighed carefully by students and parents over a period of time. Graduating early allows the student only enough time to complete the minimum graduation requirements and will limit the student’s opportunities to enrich their course of study through accelerated courses such as Advanced Placement, higher level world language classes, and classes in Career and Technical Education. Conferences with the school counselor will assure a comprehensive analysis of post-secondary options available to early graduates. Students who have completed all graduation requirements including specific course and testing requirements, an appropriate course of study, and total number of graduation credits required, may request to graduate early, either at mid-year of their senior year or at the end of their junior year. The student’s grade classification will be based on the LCS high school promotion standards. Diplomas are awarded only at the end of the school year.

Attendance in a Course for Credit

As outlined in Lee County Schools Policy 4400: in addition to other requirements, to receive credit for any course, high school students are permitted no more than 8 absences out of the total days in the semester for a semester course or 16 absences out the of the total days in the school year for a year-long course. All absences, both excused and unexcused, will be counted in computing the attendance requirement.

Students enrolled in high school courses who fail to meet the attendance requirement and receive a failing grade will receive a grade of ‘FF’, no credit will be recorded.

Repeating a Course for Credit

As outlined in Lee County Schools Policy 3460, once having been awarded a credit in a course, a student may not repeat the same course for credit. Students may not receive credit for the same course two times; therefore, students who are awarded high school credit in middle school may not again receive credit if the course is repeated at any grade level.

With permission of the principal and on a space available basis, students may repeat a passed course to build a stronger foundation for skill mastery. Both courses will appear on the high school transcript. A grade of Pass (P) or Fail (F) will be given for the repeated course. No credit or quality points will be awarded for the repeated course.

There is no differentiation in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study between an honors and a standard level course. Therefore, a student who has taken either the standard level or the honors level of a course may not repeat either level of the same course for additional credit.

A student may take selected Arts or Physical Education courses multiple times due to scheduling based on the student’s ability.

Beginning with courses taken in 2015-2016, for students who initially fail a high school course and repeat the course for credit, upon completion of the repeated course, the new course grade shall replace the previous grade for the course. The original grade will not be included in the GPA calculation or the student’s transcript. This policy applies only to entire courses repeated for credit, not credit recovery.

Credit Recovery

With permission of the principal, specific courses are eligible for credit recovery. Upon completion of the credit recovery class, the student will receive a grade that is proportionally averaged with the original grade.

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