Guidelines for Grading

Teachers must assign grades to most of the work each student does. At the early elementary level, the grades should be words of praise or correction along with the appropriate number or letter grade. Teachers need to tell students clearly the kind, and the weight of the grade that will be given when they give each assignment or test. All teachers will use achievement of learning objectives as the criterion, but they will also consider demonstrated effort, noticeable differences in ability, and commitment to the learning of other students. The following guidelines on grading apply for all teachers:

Report cards are issued to parents or guardians at the close of each marking period. Teachers of students who receive a failing grade must contact those students’ parents before report cards are issued.

Grades for the marking period must be reported to the office on grade sheets at the posted deadline and posted on the report cards and permanent records before parent-teacher conference