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 507 i. The student/parent/guardian must request the missed assignments. 508 ii. Teachers are responsible for providing make-up work upon request for students 509 who are lawfully or unlawfully absent. 510 iii. Students will be given the number of days equal to the number of days absent to 511 turn in completed make-up work. When possible, assignments may be provided 512 prior to a lawful absence if requested by the parent/guardian at least two weeks in 513 advance of the absence and approved by the principal or designee. Submission of 514 the makeup work provided prior to a lawful absence is due upon the return to 515 school unless extenuating circumstances have been documented by the 516 parent/guardian. 517 b. The make-up procedure for long-term (six days or more) absence will require the 518 following: 519 i. The student/parent/guardian must request the missed assignments. 520 ii. Teachers are responsible for providing make-up work upon request for students 521 who are lawfully or unlawfully absent. 522 iii. A reasonable timeline for the completion of the work will be established. 523 11. Summer School Grading 524 a. Each marking period(2) will count one-half (½, 50%) of the final grade. 525 b. The transcript will reflect both the original course grade and the summer school 526 course grade. However, the summer school course grade will not appear on the 527 transcript until the end of the following academic year. 528 c. When determining eligibility for 1st marking term extracurricular activities, the 529 summer school final course grade will replace the 4th marking term grade for that 530 course from the previous school year. The grade point average from the 4th marking 531 term of the previous school year will then be recalculated to determine eligibility for 532 1st term extracurricular activities. 533 12. Withdrawal from a Course 534 Students who withdraw from a semester course after the 1st progress reports are issued, 535 will receive a failing grade for that semester course. Exceptions must receive the approval 536 from the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee. 537 13. Honor Roll 538 Middle school students will be considered on the honor roll provided they have a 3.0 GPA 539 for the given marking period. 540 14. High School Credit for Courses Taken in Middle School 541 Options and procedures for high school credit bearing courses taken in middle school are 542 outlined in the annual Middle School Catalog of Courses. 543 B. Promotion/Retention 544 1. Students who pass at least three major subjects automatically advance to the next grade. 545 These major subjects include ELA/English, math, science and social studies. 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 15 of 22
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