WCPS Student Handbook 2024-2025

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 13 of 22 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE., SUITE 3, SALISBURY, MD 21802-1538 INS-SCH-PR-007 c. U - Unsatisfactory - Student is consistently unable to demonstrate and apply 441 understanding even with support. 442 443 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. 444 445 6. Semester-based Courses (2 marking terms in length) - each marking period grade will 446 count as one-half (½, 50%) of the final grade. If a student earns an E or D in the first term 447 of a semester course, they can have no lower than a D in the final term to earn a passing 448 grade. 449 7. Full-year courses (4 marking terms in length) - each marking period grade will count one- 450 fourth (1/4, 25%) of the final grade. Earning a D in term 4 does not supersede the 451 requirement for the final grade to calculate to a passing grade. If a student earns an E or D 452 average at the end of term 3 for a full year course, they can earn no lower than a D in the 453 final term to earn a passing grade. 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476

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