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 19 of 22 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE., SUITE 3, SALISBURY, MD 21802-1538 INS-SCH-PR-007 11. Final Letter Grade Calculation for High School: 652 653 a. Letter Grade Calculation chart 654 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 b. Example – 2 term Semester Course 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 c. Example – 4 term Full Year Course 669 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 670 d. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, all first-time 9th-grade students taking 671 Life Science (Biology) and Government are subject to the End of Course (EOC) 672 requirement as required by COMAR 13A.03.02 Graduation Requirements for High 673 Schools in Maryland. An EOC exam is a state-administered high school assessment 674 incorporated into courses as a final exam. The EOC exams for LS-MISA (Biology) 675 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
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