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GRADE CATEGORIES AND WEIGHTS

 

Grades 1st through 12th for General and College Prep Courses

 

LEVEL 1 TASKS – 10%:  Supported/guided assignments.  Practice toward mastery of content.  Assignments types included in this category are Classwork and Homework The average score of all assignments in this category is 10% of the marking period grade.   

 

Classwork                     CW

Homework                    HW

 

LEVEL 2 TASKS – 30%:   Demonstrations of mastery over limited amounts of content, encompassing learning over a class or few classes or limited numbers of standards skills.  Assignment types included in this category are Quizzes, Projects, and Labs.  The average score of all assignments in this category is 30% of the marking period grade.

 

Quizzes                          QZ                                                                                          

Projects                          PJ                                                                                           

Labs                               LB

Class Participation         CP                                                                  

 

LEVEL 3 TASKS – 60%:   Tasks that require major applications of mastery and applications of content, encompassing learning over time or of multiple standards/skills.  Assignment types included in this category are Tests, Projects, Labs and Performance.  The average score of all assignments in this category is 60% of the marking period grade.                                                                                   

Tests                            TS                                                                                           

Projects                        PJ                                                                                           

Labs                             LB                                                                                           

Performance                PF                                                                                

 

 

 

 

Evaluation Key

A

90-100

B

80-89

C

70-79

D

60-69

F

0-59

 

The progress indicators for grades second through fifth grade for art, music, library, physical education, science lab, computers, health, basic skills instruction and Gifted and Talented are listed below:

 

Evaluation Key

O = Outstanding

90-100

S = Satisfactory

80-89

N = Needs Improvement

70-79

U = Unsatisfactory

60-69