Our campus grading policy
includes provisions for the classroom teacher to assign a grade that reflects
the student’s relative mastery of an assignment. Students will be given a reasonable
opportunity to retake tests for which the student received a failing
grade. The grade issued by a classroom
teacher is final and may not be changed unless the grade is arbitrary,
erroneous, or not consistent with stated policy. We
hope the explanation of grading procedures provides you an understanding of how
your child’s grade is determined. You
may also refer to the MISD Elementary Student Handbook. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you
need additional clarification.
Grading Policy for ELA, Math, Social Studies and Science will be changed to 70% daily work/class work, and 30% tests. This
information was changed in the student handbook.
Test/Projects
are considered:
Ø
Unit Assessments, 6 Weeks Tests,
Cumulative Assessments
Ø
Projects are considered assignments
completed over an extended period of time
*
Minimum Grades ELA and Math
- 12 grades per 6 weeks with a minimum
of 2 grades per week.
*Minimum Grades in Science and Social Studies - 6 grades plus an assessment with a minimum
of one (1) grade per week.
Redo
Policy: Failing grade on tests can be redone, for a maximum of a 70.
Alternate test over same material can/may be given. Daily work can be redone as a part of the
reteaching process but grade will not be raised so that true educational need
is reflected.
Curriculum
Based Assessments (CBA): Are designed to measure mastery
of the curriculum in a short period of time.
They are designed to cover material that has been taught to
mastery. Grades will be recorded as a
test grade.
District Benchmarks: A benchmark
will be given during the year. They will be formatted like the state assessment
and cover the full curriculum for that grade level. No grade will be
recorded. The data will be used to inform instruction.
Daily
Assignments: Daily assignments will need to be completed in the classroom. All
daily assignments less than 70 need be Corrected
and Returned Signed (CARS ) to
reinforce the concept. However, their
daily grade does not change.
Second –
Fourth
90-100=
A E=Excellent
80-89=
B S=Satisfactory
70-79=
C N=Needs
Improvement
Below
70= failing U=Unsatisfactory