William J. Barnes, Chief Academic Officer

CarolineWalker, Executive Director, Program Innovation and Student Well-Being

September 10, 2020

Policies 8010 and 8020

Grading and Reporting: Pre-Kindergarten Through Grade 5

Grading and Reporting: Middle and High School

Setting the Stage – 8010 & 8020

● This spring, it was necessary to amend Policies 8010 and 8020 in response to the sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

● This fall, it has become necessary to amend these policies once more to accommodate a shift to a virtual environment and a 4x4 semester schedule.

● Upon the return to the standard 7-period day schedule, presumably next fall, Policies 8010 and 8020 amendments will sunset.

Highlights – 8010 & 8020

● Due to the September start, students have until 9/30/20 (extended from 9/15/20) to turn in Learning Packets to change 4th Quarter SY19-20 grades of Incomplete to Pass

Highlights – 8010 & 8020

● The work assigned to be completed during the asynchronous work periods on the schedule does not constitute homework under the policy; students may have assignments to be completed during asynchronous time as well as homework to be completed outside the scheduled school hours

Highlights – 8010 Elementary

● Eliminate grading Learning Behaviors for SY20-21

● Eliminate specific “sub-standards” in ELA/Mathematics for SY20-21

● Eliminate interim reports and replace with ongoing Canvas reporting

Highlights – 8010 Elementary

● Only grade Related Arts (art, media, music, physical education, technology) twice a year – Q2 and Q4; Q1 and Q3 will serve as mid-semester reports and will be used to communicate with families if needed

Highlights – 8020 Secondary

● For courses for high school credit, shorten the withdrawal (W) date from twenty days (20) to fourteen (14) days after the beginning of the semester

● For athletic eligibility purposes, the most recent report card before the start of the season will continue to be used to determine a student’s eligibility for participation

Highlights – 8020 Secondary

● Remove the midterm examinations and only require final examinations

● Continue using grading system from policy 8020 without setting content-specific recommendations for weighting each category graded

Highlights – 8020 SecondaryFor middle school students:

● Two quarter grades will be used to compute the final course grade for a 1.0 credit course;

● One quarter grade will be used to calculate the final course grade for a 0.5 credit course

Marking Period Grade Marking Period Grade Course Grade

A=4 B=3

X4 X4

16 12 28/8=3.5 = A

Highlights – 8020 Secondary

For high school students, ● Two quarter grades and a final exam grade will be used to

compute the final course grade for a 1.0 credit course; ● One quarter grade and a final exam grade will be used to calculate

the final course grade for a 0.5 credit course; ● Grade calculations will change:◦ For a semester course, 3 points per quarter grade and 1 point

for final exam (final is 1/7 of final course grade)◦ For a quarter course, 6 points per grade and 1 point for final

(final is 1/7 of final course grade)

Highlights – 8020 Secondary

Marking Period Grade

Marking Period Grade

Final AssessmentGrade

Course Grade

A=4 B=3 C=2

X3 X3 X1

12 9 2 23/7=3.3 = B

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