GRADING

• All student work will be comprised of major assessments (tests and projects) and minor assessments (homework and classwork).

• All student work will receive a numerical value.

The value assigned to numerical marks shall be as follows:

• 92-100..............Performance significantly above curriculum standard

• 83-91................Performance above curriculum standard

• 74-82................Performance at curriculum standard

• 65-73................Performance below curriculum standard

• 64 or below.......Performance significantly below curriculum standard (failure)

• All submitted student work will receive a minimum score of 50, unless determined by the teacher that little or no effort was made by the student, in which case a lower numerical mark may be given and recorded. If work is not submitted the value earned will be a 0.

• Furthermore, when calculating marking period grades minor assessments will count as two-thirds (2/3) of the grade value and major assessments will count as one-third (1/3) of the marking period grade value.

The numerical average of major and minor assignments will be graded according to the following scale:

• A+..........98-100

• A............95-97

• A-...........92-94

• B+..........89-91

• B............86-88

• B-...........83-85

• C+ ..........80-82

• C ............77-79

• C-............74-76

• D+...........71-73

• D.............68-70

• D-............65-67

• F .............64 and Below

(A mark of 65 or higher shall constitute a passing mark.)

In addition to the scale above, the following marks may also appear on the report card:

• P..........Pass

• I...........Incomplete

• E..........Withdrawn, failing

• J..........Withdrawn, passing

• L..........Loss of Credit

• X..........Probation

Plagiarism

• Any work that is plagiarized will follow the following:

• For the first plagiarism offense a meeting with guidance, the teacher and the student will take place. The parent/guardian will be notified and it will be expected that the assignment be redone; however, the highest value to be earned after plagiarism is a 74.

• Subsequent offenses of plagiarism will require a meeting with the parent/guardian and the assignment will receive a 0.

Cheating

• Finally, any situation involving cheating will result in a mark of zero (0).