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 12 of 22 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE., SUITE 3, SALISBURY, MD 21802-1538 INS-SCH-PR-007 instruction has been completed on a given topic, standard, or unit. Examples of summative 407 assignments include unit tests, quizzes, projects, formal writing assignments, lab write- 408 ups, and other summative assignments determined by the teacher. Unsatisfactory 409 completion of a single assignment will not result in automatic failure in that category for 410 the marking term. Content supervisors may require more specific grading criteria within 411 these procedures for respective content area teachers. 412 3. Teachers' grade books should include at least two grades per six days of instruction for 413 each student. The grades for the entire marking period should reflect progress for both 414 formative and summative assignments and the number of grades per category must be 415 appropriate for the overall number of assignments for that term. Content supervisors may 416 require more specific grading criteria within these procedures for respective content area 417 teachers. Columns in the grade books should indicate the task assignment being evaluated 418 and the date of collection for the assignment. Teacher gradebooks must be maintained 419 electronically and updated with current grades at least once every two weeks. 420 4. Letter Grades 421 The following letter grades will be used in grades 6-8 for all subject areas with the 422 exception of academic intervention programs. 423 a. A - Excellent mastery of knowledge and skills; the quality of work is superior. 424 b. B - Good mastery of knowledge and skills; the quality of work is above average. 425 c. C - Satisfactory mastery of knowledge and skills; the quality of work is average. 426 d. D - Unsatisfactory mastery of knowledge and skills; the quality of work is the minimal 427 level of acceptable performance. 428 e. E - Failure in mastery of knowledge and skills; the quality is unacceptable. 429 f. I - Incomplete work due to excessive lawful absences from school. 430 431 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. 432 5. Ratings for Academic Intervention and Alternate Academic Curriculum. 433 The following ratings will be used for participants of the Maryland Alternate Curriculum 434 along with the student's earned percentage where applicable for the End of Marking 435 Period Report Card: 436 a. O - Outstanding - Student consistently demonstrates and applies understanding 437 independently in a variety of settings. 438 b. S - Satisfactory - Student demonstrates some understanding and applies 439 understanding in a variety of settings with support. 440
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