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 14 of 22 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE., SUITE 3, SALISBURY, MD 21802-1538 INS-SCH-PR-007 8. Final Letter Grade Calculation: 477 478 Letter Grade *Final Grade Range A 3.50 – 4.00 B 2.50 – 3.49 C 1.50 – 2.49 D 0.50 – 1.49 E Less than 0.50 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 9. Interim Midterm Progress Reports to Parents 497 Midterm progress reports will be published to Parent Portal for parents/guardians at the 498 midpoint of each marking period After publication of the midterm progress reports, 499 parents/guardians will be notified if a student drops more than two letter grades, drops to a 500 D, or is in danger of failing. 501 10. Make-Up Work 502 Any student absent for reasons coded as lawful or unlawful will have the privilege of 503 making up work for credit. 504 a. The make-up procedure for short-term (five days or less) absence will require the 505 following: 506 EXAMPLE – Semester Course (2 terms) Term Term Letter Grade Quality Points 1st A 4 2nd B 3 4 + 3 = 7 7/2 (# of terms) = 3.5 Final Letter Grade – 3.5 = A EXAMPLE – Full Year Course (4 terms) Term Term Letter Grade Quality Points 1st C 2 2nd D 1 3rd E 0 4th A 4 2 +1 + 0 + 4 = 7 7/4 (# of terms) = 1.75 Final Letter Grade – 1.75 = C

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