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 20 of 22 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE., SUITE 3, SALISBURY, MD 21802-1538 INS-SCH-PR-007 and GOV’T will account for 20 percent of their final course grade. Students who 676 must retake the course will also retake the EOC. 677 12. Grade Point Average: 678 Grade point average is computed by adding quality points and dividing by the number of 679 credits attempted. Quality points are calculated as follows: 680 681 Letter Grade General Courses Honors / PreAP Courses Advanced Placement Courses A 4 4.5 5 B 3 3.5 4 C 2 2.5 3 D 1 1.5 2 E 0 0 0 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 13. Interim Midterm Progress Reports to Parents: 695 Midterm progress reports will be published to Parent Portal for parents/guardians at the 696 midpoint of each marking period After publication of the midterm progress reports, 697 parents/guardians will be notified if a student drops more than two letter grades, drops to a 698 D, or is in danger of failing. 699 14. Make-Up Work 700 Any student absent for reasons coded as lawful or unlawful will have the privilege of 701 making up work for credit. 702 a. The make-up procedure for short-term (five days or less) absence will require the 703 following: 704 i. The student/parent/guardian must request the missed assignments. 705 ii. Teachers are responsible for providing make-up work upon request for students 706 who are lawfully or unlawfully absent. 707 EXAMPLE Course Term Letter Grade Quality Points Biology C 2 Algebra I A 4 Honors English 9 B 3.5 AP US History A 5 2 + 4 + 3.5+ 5 = 14.5 14.5/4 (# of courses) = 3.625 Term GPA = 3.625
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