Grading Policy

Parents, 
If you do not have home access to your students grades please visit our school's front office and they will get you set up. If you have any questions in regards to home access please feel free to contact me. If I do not know the answer directly, I will find someone who does!

Thanks, Mrs. McWain

Grading Policy:

Students earn numerical grades based on a 0-100 scale.

Redo/Retake

 Any grade below a 70 is considered failing, and the student will have a reasonable and fair opportunity to be retaught and redo the assignment to further develop his/her understanding of the concept, earning a grade up to a 70.

Number of grade per Quarter

 Elementary teachers will take a minimum of seven grades each quarter in each core content area (Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies). 

Nine Weeks Average (categories with percentages)

Writing

• Daily work 50%
• Written Composition 40%
• Word Study 10%

Reading

• Assessments 50%
• Daily Work 40%
• Book Reports 10%

If you do not have Home Access please visit our school's office and they will get you set up. If you have any questions about Home Access please feel free to ask. If I do not know the answer directly, I will find someone who does!

Math

• Assessments 65%
• Daily Work 35%

Science

• Assessments 50%
• Investigations/Notebooks 40%
• Projects 10%

Social Studies

• Daily Work 50%
• Projects 50%

Make-up Work from Absences

When a student is absent, the student will have one school day to make up the missing assignments. Students shall have one day to turn in make-up work from each day of absences. (ie. Your child is absent two days, he/she will have two days to complete the make-up work).

Late Work

Unfinished work may be completed during Study Hall between 7:20-7:45 before the start of school. Teachers will address this issue with parents on a case by case basis. Late work will result in a maximum grade of 70%. 

Progress Reports/Conferences

A progress report will be sent home during the fourth week of each quarter if a student is NOT passing. A teacher shall request a conference with a student's parents at the end of a nine-week period if the student's grades are not passing. Parents and teachers may request a conference at any other time through Home Access Center. Access to the HAC must be completed through our Old Town Registrar.