MAKING UP QUIZZES
& TESTS (All Classes)MAKING UP QUIZZES
& TESTS (All Classes)GRADING
PROCEDURE (TR Geometry)HOMEWORK GRADING
(CL Algebra 1)TO PARENTS REGARDING VACATIONS (All Classes)
All policies stated herein are
subject to change without notice. Last update 8/14/05.
Occasionally, you may be absent on the day of a quiz. It is your
responsibility to make arrangements to take a make-up quiz in
accordance with the following guidelines.
Usually, the make-up may NOT be done during a regular class period,
however there may sometimes be exceptions to this. The best time to
take a make-up is when you have a study period. Other alternatives
include after school (2:30-3:00) and during homeroom, though often
homeroom doesn't allow enough time to complete the work. You should
suggest a possible time for doing the make-up, but keep in mind that
this may not be a suitable time for me, so, please have more than one
time in mind and try to give a full day notice of your intent to do a
make-up quiz.
Once you return to school, you will normally have FIVE school days during which you must
complete the make-up. The make-up period begins with the first day you
return to school. For example, if you return to school on a Wednesday,
the deadline would be 3:00 the next Tuesday. In unusual situations, an
extension may be made if necessary. Failure
to complete the make-up within the allotted time will result in no
grade for that quiz, the equivalent of an "F".
Note that the make-up quiz may be a different version of the quiz
that was given at the scheduled time.
If you were absent the day before a scheduled quiz you will probably be required to do that quiz. If, however, you don't do well, you may possibly get an opportunity to do the quiz over subject to the above guidelines or keep the grade as is. Note that the grade you earn on the do-over will be your grade on that quiz, even if it is lower than the original grade.
All the points outlined above apply equally to tests and are subject to change as conditions may warrant.
Your grade in this class will be based on the following categories:
Each individual item will be graded A, B, C, D, E, or F, with A being the best possible grade and F the poorest. A, B, C, and D are passing grades while E and F are not.
The specific requirements for earning a particular letter gradeare
based on the number of points earned and may vary for individual items.
Just as an example, on one test of 50 points, scoring 47-50 points
could give you an A, while on a different test of 50 points, 45
or more points might be the range for an A.
For purposes of computing your six week report card grade, an A
has a value of 5 points, a B is valued at 4 points, and so on;
so that the value of an F is 0.
Each graded item is weighted. Generally tests and classwork have a
weight factor of 2; other things have a factor of 1. This factor is
multiplied by the number of points corresponding to the grade earned on
that item to determine the total points earned. For example, an A
on a test earns 10 points (5 points times 2 units), while an A
on a quiz earns 5 points.
At the end of the six weeks the total number of accumulated points
is divided by the total number of weight units to get a Grade Point
Average (GPA) ranging from 0.0 to 5.0 (rounded to the nearest tenth).
That number is converted to a report card grade in the following
manner. If the whole number part of the GPA is 5, the grade is 100. If
the whole number part of the GPA is 4, the grade is 90 + 10 times the
decimal part of the GPA. If the whole number part of the GPA is 3, the
grade is 80 + 10 times the decimal part of the GPA. If the whole number
part of the GPA is 2, the grade is 70 + 10 times the decimal part of
the GPA, and so on. If the GPA were 4.2, the grade would be 92. A GPA
of 3.7 would convert to a grade of 87.
In accordance with school policy a minimum six week average grade
of 70 is needed to pass this class.
Numbered
assignments from the ASSIGNMENT section of the textbook
may each be worth up to five (5) points. The points a submitted and
recorded assignment may receive are as follows:
Description of the Submitted Assignment
|
Points
|
|
All items completed
successfully or with only a few very minor errors |
5 |
|
Most items completed
successfully or with only a few minor errors |
4 |
|
Most items completed but
with a few significant errors |
3 |
|
Most items completed but
with several significant errors |
2 |
|
A few items completed
successfully or with only minor errors |
2 |
|
Few items completed with
significant errors |
1 |
|
No items completed OR
assignment not submitted |
0 |
For example, the points earned on six assignments may total up to 24 out of a possible 30 (5 possible points times 6 assignments), which is 80%
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