Grading Policies

Students in Preschool and Junior Kindergarten are assessed continually for a variety of academic and developmentally appropriate skills. Written progress reports are available at the end of each trimester.

Students receive report cards three times a year beginning in Kindergarten. Number grades are given through 5^th grade, and letter grades are introduced in certain subjects in 4^th grade.

Formal Reporting Periods for grades K-5:

• October: Parent/Teacher Conference
• End of 1st trimester: First Trimester Report Card
• End of 2nd trimester: Second Trimester Report Card
• March: Parent/Teacher Conference
• End of 3rd trimester: Third Trimester Report Card

For grades K-5, number grades do not correlate to letter grades. Rather, they are an indication of how a child is progressing in each area. Next is a brief description of each number:

4: Exceeds Expectations – The student is exceeding grade-level and teacher expectations in this area. The student is working beyond what is expected in ability and/or effort. Receiving a “4” is out of the ordinary.
3: Meets Expectations – The student is meeting grade-level and teacher expectations in this area. Receiving a “3” indicates that the student is right where he or she should be. Students can feel proud of this grade.
2: Progressing Towards Expectations – The student is progressing towards grade level and teacher expectations in this area. The student is working to meet expectations but may be struggling. If a “2” is given, the teacher is encouraging more focus in this area.
1: Needs Additional Practice – The student is not meeting grade-level or teacher expectations and needs more practice in this area. If a “1” is given, the teacher is concerned with the student’s progress. Parents are encouraged to set up a conference.

Parents who have any questions or concerns about a given grade may call or email the appropriate teacher to set up a conference. The teachers welcome and expect parent partnership and are very responsive to such inquiries.

Students in middle school receive report cards three times a year.

Formal Reporting Periods for Middle School

• October: Parent/Teacher Conference
• End of 1st Trimester: First Trimester Report Card
• End of 2nd Trimester: Second Trimester Report Card
• March: Parent/Teacher Conference
• End of 3rd Trimester: Third Trimester Report Card

Middle school students receive letter grades for each class. The student’s trimester Grade Point Average (GPA) is printed on the report card. The four-point grading scale, course weighting and honor roll are as follows:

	A = 4.00	A- = 3.70
B+ = 3.30	B = 3.00	B- = 2.70
C+ = 2.30	C = 2.00	C- = 1.70
D+ = 1.30	D = 1.00	D- = 0.70
	F = 0.00

 

Weighting

• Core = 2
• P.E. and Electives = 1 (except Study Smarts classes, which have a weight of 0)

 

Honor Roll

• Honor Roll: 3.40 – 3.69
• High Honor Roll: 3.70 and above

Students in the high school receive report cards twice per year.

Formal Reporting Periods for High School

• October: Parent/Teacher Conference
• End of 1st Semester: Semester 1 Report Card
• March: Parent/Teacher Conference
• End of 2nd Semester: Semester 2 Report Card

High School Grading Policy

Grade	Score	GPA
A	93-100	4.00
A-	90-92	3.70
B+	87-89	3.30
B	83-86	3.00
B-	80-82	2.70
C+	77-79	2.30
C	73-76	2.00
C-	70-72	1.70
D+	67-69	1.30
D	63-66	1.00
D-	60-62	0.70
F	0-59	0.00

Honor Roll

• Honor Roll: 3.40 – 3.69
• High Honor Roll: 3.70 and above

Advanced Placement (AP) and Honors (H) courses receive an additional one-point bonus in the weighted grade point average calculation.

Faculty are expected to post grades for completed assignments, projects, and assessments to Veracross within a reasonable time frame to provide students and families with timely feedback on academic progress and to support a consistent and transparent grading system. All required assignments should have an assigned point value. For routine and small assignments, grades are expected to be posted within one week of the assignment's due date. For large assignments, projects, and assessments, it is expected that grades will be posted within two weeks of the assignment's due date.