2025-2026 WCPS Student Handbook

INS-SCH-PR-007 Wicomico County Board of Education WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE., SUITE 3, SALISBURY, MD 21802-1538 487 477 8. Final Letter Grade Calculation: 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 0.50 479 480 482 483 484 485 486 497 9. Interim Midterm Progress Reports to Parents 496 498 Midterm progress reports will be published to Parent Portal for parents/guardians at the 499 midpoint of each marking period After publication of the midterm progress reports, 500 parents/guardians will be notified if a student drops more than two letter grades, drops to a 501 D, or is in danger of failing. 502 10. Make-Up Work 503 Any student absent for reasons coded as lawful or unlawful will have the privilege of 504 making up work for credit. 505 a. The make-up procedure for short-term (five days or less) absence will require the 506 following: 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 EXAMPLE – Semester Course (2 terms) Term Term Letter Grade Quality Points481 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 Points488 1st C 2 489 2nd D 1 490 3rd E 0 491 4th A 4 492 2 +1 + 0 + 4 = 7 493 7/4 (# of terms) = 1.75 494 Final Letter Grade – 1.75 = C 495

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