Wicomico County Board of Education Approval Status Index Code Title: Grading, Promotion, and Retention Systems Procedure INS-SCH-PR-007 First Adopted: 07/10/90 Legal Review: 06/25/24 07/19/21 04/18/17 Approved Revisions: 07/09/24 10/10/23 07/13/22 07/20/21 08/28/19 05/09/17 04/11/95 02/09/93 Effective: 07/10/24 10/11/23 07/14/22 07/21/21 08/28/19 05/10/17 09/04/90 02/10/93 04/12/95 Page 6 of 22 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE., SUITE 3, SALISBURY, MD 21802-1538 INS-SCH-PR-007 5. Letter Grades 183 The following letter grades will be used in grades 1-5 for all academic areas for all 184 students. 185 a. A - Excellent mastery of knowledge and skills; the quality of work is superior. 186 b. B - Good mastery of knowledge and skills; the quality of work is above average. 187 c. C - Satisfactory mastery of knowledge and skills; the quality of work is average. 188 d. D - Unsatisfactory mastery of knowledge and skills; the quality of work is the 189 minimal level of acceptable performance. 190 e. E - Failure in mastery of knowledge and skills; quality is unacceptable. 191 f. I - Incomplete work due to excessive lawful absences from school. 192 193 Letter Grade *Percentage Range A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 E 0-59 *Note: Any grade 0.5 or higher will round to the next whole number. 194 195 6. Ratings for Special Areas 196 The following ratings will be used for grades 1-5 for, art, media, music, physical 197 education, social habits, and work habits. 198 a. O - Outstanding - Student consistently demonstrates and applies understanding 199 independently in a variety of settings. 200 b. S - Satisfactory - Student demonstrates some understanding and applies 201 understanding in a variety of settings. 202 c. U - Unsatisfactory - Student is consistently unable to demonstrate and apply 203 understanding. 204 205 Rating *Percentage Range O 90-100 S 70-89 U 0-69 *Note: Any grade 0.5 or higher will round to the next whole number. 206 207 7. The following ratings will be used for grades 1-5 for participants in the Alternate 208 Academic Curriculum: 209 a. O - Outstanding - Student consistently demonstrates and applies understanding 210 independently in a variety of settings. 211
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