Grading Scale, Weighted Grades, and Quality Points
Grading Scale, Weighted Grades, and Quality Points
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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
Regular daily attendance is required by North Carolina law and is essential for student success. The legal obligation, required by North Carolina’s Compulsory Attendance Law requires that students of school age attend school regularly. Excessive absences can make it difficult for students to keep up with coursework, participate in class, and benefit from teacher support. Schools are required by law to maintain attendance records, notify parents of excessive absences, follow intervention steps, including reporting to social workers and administration, and, if necessary, refer any chronic unexcused absences for further action. This action may include criminal truancy charges. Students should have regular daily attendance in school for learning success.
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 or for skill mastery. 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 numeric grade that is proportionally averaged to the original failed grade. Credit recovery courses do impact the student's grade point average.
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