Troup High School

2009-2010 Grading Policy

 

Product Grades

 

All teachers will adhere to the following product grade weights:

 

EOCT/Final Exam                                                                 15%

Benchmark/Mid-term/Post Exams                                      10%

Class I Major Assessments                                                    40%

Class II Minor Assessments                                                  35%

 

Class I and Class II assessments are true assessments of learning.  These assessments are conducted after students have been engaged in instruction and have had ample opportunity to master content.  These assessments are conducted under the supervision of the teacher.

 

As a general rule, all chapter/unit exams will be counted as Class I Major Grades.  Teacher discretion will be used to determine the classification of other true assessments of learning.

 

Minimal Assessments Each Grading Period

 

All teachers will provide students with a minimum number of Class I Major and Class II Minor assessments each 9-Week grading period as follows:

 

Class I Major Assessments     3

Class II Minor Assessments   9

Grades and Attendance will be updated and posted on Infinite Campus at least once each week.

 

Process Grade Points

 

Process point opportunities include all activities/assignments deemed by the teacher to contribute to the overall attainment of content.  Process point records must be maintained and point status must be available to stakeholders at all times.

 

Process Grade Opportunities (assignments/activities not done in the classroom) include, but are not limited to:

 

Home Work – Graded/Un-graded

Home Projects/Reports

Punctuality

Attendance

Class Participation

Discipline

Cooperative Learning Group Contribution

Lab Group Contribution

 

Process Grade Points

 

Process Grade Opportunities (assignments/activities not done in the classroom) include, but are not limited to: Home Work – Graded/Un-graded, Home Projects/Reports, Punctuality, Attendance, Class Participation, Discipline, Cooperative Learning Group Contribution, Lab Group Contribution, etc. All process assignments will be assessed on a scale of 0 to 100 points (0% to 100%). Process points will be added to the corresponding Class I (Major Assessment) grade for each unit of instruction according to the following scale:

    90+%          5 Process Point                60+%         2 Process Points

    80+%          4 Process Points              50+%         1 Process Points

    70+%          3 Process Points             <50%           0 Process Points

                                                          

Mixed Numeral Grades

 

Due to our policy of reporting grades in whole numbers, any grade including a portion of a point will be rounded to the next whole number.  Example 74.3 will be rounded to 75.  (Technology is working toward having Infinite Campus do this automatically.)

 

Final Grades Ending with 9

 

Due to the high stakes nature of grades, THS teachers are encouraged to give no student a final grade ending in 9.  Teachers are encouraged to round up a final grade ending in 9. 

 

If after careful analysis of the 9-ending grade, the teacher still assigns the 9-ending grade, the teacher is to notify the principal of the decision using the Final Grade Principal Notification form.

 

Setting Up Infinite Campus

 

Each teacher will set up Infinite Campus as follows:

 

Category	Weight
EOCT/Final Grade	15%
Benchmark Exams/Midterm Exams	10%
Class I Major Assessments	40%
Class II Minor Assessments	35%
Process Opportunities	0%

 

Infinite Campus will automatically calculate and maintain each student’s updated product grade average.

 

Infinite Campus will also automatically calculate and maintain each student’s process grade average, but the two are not combined.

 

Final Grade Determination Protocol

 

Product Grade

Process Grade Points (Based on the Process Grade Point Scale)

Partial Point Round Up (If Necessary)

            +9 Ending  Round Up (If Necessary)

Reported Final Grade

Failure is Not an Option

Troup High School Plan 2009-2010

(REVISED 07/22/2009)

 

Due to College Board 2009-2010 Course Audits submitted and approved prior to the development of this policy, AP assessments are excluded from the THS Failure is Not an Option/Class I Assignment Re-Do Policy.

 

Class I Assignments

 

1.       Failures

·        Students failing any Class I assignment will be required to re-do the assignment at least one time.

·        Required re-do attempts must occur within two (2) weeks of the original assessment.

·        Failure to participate in required re-do(s) will result in a referral to an administrator and two days administrative detention with one being a re-do day.

·        Students who do not obtain a passing score after one (1) re-do will be encouraged to continue to attend extended-learning sessions and attempt re-dos to obtain a passing score.

·        Students will be encouraged to attend at least one extended day afternoon tutoring session available on Mondays and Wednesdays prior to any re-do attempt.

·        Students will not be allowed to attempt a re-do the day following an original assessment that excludes a Monday or Wednesday after school extended learning opportunity.

·        Students will not be allowed to re-do assignments during regular class time or at any time during the regular school day except in extenuating circumstances to be handled on an individual basis.

·        Assignments may be re-done through 3:3o on the Thursday prior to Mid-Term or Final Examination week.

 

 

2.       Non-Failures

·        All students will be afforded the opportunity to make one (1) attempt within two (2) weeks of the original assessment to re-do Class 1 assignments to improve grades.

·        Students will be encouraged to attend at least one extended day afternoon tutoring session available on Mondays and Wednesdays prior to any re-do attempt.

·        Students will not be allowed to attempt a re-do the day following an original assessment that excludes a Monday or Wednesday after school extended learning opportunity.

·        Students will not be allowed to re-do assignments during regular class time or at any time during the regular school day.

·        Assignments may be re-done through 3:30 on Thursday prior to Mid-Term or Final Examination week.

 

 

3.       Re-do Administration

·        Each core department will recruit a department teacher to oversee the administration of department re-do assignments each Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3:15 to 4:15.

·        Teachers may choose to schedule and have students re-do assignments under their own supervision outside of regular school hours.

 

 

 

4.       Re-do Materials

·         Re-do materials will be determined by individual teachers or departments.

·         Teachers will utilize an alternate assessment for re-do purposes where applicable and/or possible.

·         Teachers teaching the same courses are encouraged to work together to develop multiple assessments where applicable.

 

5.       Extra Credit

·        No “Extra Credit” opportunities will be allowed to “bring up” a product grade.

·        Extra Credit/Optional assignments may be included in process grade opportunities.

 

 

6.       Final Exam Exception

·        Mid-Term, Benchmark, EOCT, and Final Exams are not subject to the re-do opportunity policy.  No provisions will be made to allow any student to re-take any of these exams.