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 21 of 22 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE., SUITE 3, SALISBURY, MD 21802-1538 INS-SCH-PR-007 iii. Students will be given the number of days equal to the number of days absent to 708 turn in completed make-up work. When possible, assignments may be provided 709 prior to a lawful absence if requested by the parent/guardian at least two weeks in 710 advance of the absence and approved by the principal or designee. Submission of 711 the makeup work provided prior to a lawful absence is due upon the return to 712 school unless extenuating circumstances have been documented by the 713 parent/guardian. 714 b. The make-up procedure for long-term (six days or more) absence will require the 715 following: 716 i. The student/parent/guardian must request the missed assignments. 717 ii. Teachers are responsible for providing make-up work upon request for students 718 who are lawfully or unlawfully absent. 719 iii. A reasonable timeline for the completion of the work will be established. 720 15. Summer School Grading 721 a. Each marking period (2) will count one-half (½,50%) of the f inal grade. 722 b. Transcript will reflect both the original course grade and the summer school course 723 grade. However, the summer school course grade will not appear on the transcript 724 until the end of the following academic year. 725 c. When determining eligibility for 1st marking term extracurricular activities, the 726 summer school final course grade will replace the 4th marking term grade for that 727 course from the previous school year. The grade point average from the 4th marking 728 term of the previous school year will then be recalculated to determine eligibility for 729 1st term extracurricular activities. 730 16. Withdrawal from a Course 731 Students who withdraw from a semester course after the 1st progress reports are issued, 732 will receive a failing grade for that semester course. Exceptions must receive the approval 733 from the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee. 734 17. Honor Roll 735 High school students will be considered on the honor roll provided they have a 3.0 736 GPA for the given marking period. 737 18. High School Credit for Courses Taken in Middle School 738 Options for high school credit bearing courses taken in middle school are outlined in the 739 annual High School Catalog of Courses. 740 19. Dual Enrollment 741 School counselors will follow current standard operating procedures as outlined in the 742 annual High School Catalog of Courses for classes taken in college as part of dual 743 enrollment programs. 744 20. Articulated Credit 745 School counselors will follow current standard operating procedures as outlined in the 746 annual High School Catalog of Courses in reporting grades for high school classes that are 747
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