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 546 2. Students who do not pass three or more major subjects shall be considered for retention 547 as outlined below. 548 3. When there is an indication that retention may occur, a committee appointed by the 549 principal will review all pertinent information available about the student. After 550 consultation, placement in the next grade may be an alternative to retention. Age, maturi551 ty, attendance, and previous retentions are considered in making this decision. The report 552 card and student record card should note PLACEMENT instead of PROMOTION. 553 4. Those students who are English Language Learners (ELL) will be provided appropriate 554 accommodations based on their Individual Learner Plan (ILP) developed by the English 555 as a Second Language (ESOL) teacher and provided to the classroom teacher. The ILP 556 will be made available through the district’s student database for all teachers assigned to 557 the ELL student. When retention of an EL is determined to be the best option, evidence 558 of multiple interventions and scaffolded instructional strategies must be documented to 559 demonstrate the student is being retained for reasons other than a lack of English 560 proficiency. 561 562 VII. High School 563 A. Grading 564 1. Expectations of the class, which include grading practices approved by the school 565 principal, should be made clear at the beginning of the year to both students and 566 parents/guardians. During the first week of class, each classroom teacher will provide, 567 review and send home with each student a written handout that contains this information 568 for that course. Parents/Guardians of students in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 will be able to 569 view their child's grades on-line beginning mid-September through the last day of the 570 school year. The school office will provide parents with access directions to the electronic 571 portal. The electronic grading portal is web-based, and allows teachers, students, 572 parents/guardians, and administrators to have access to the online electronic grading portal 573 from anywhere internet access is available. 574 2. Formative assignments, or assignments that are embedded as a part of daily instruction, 575 account for 50% of a student’s grade. Examples of formative assignments include class 576 work, homework, cooperative activities, exploratory labs, exit tickets, informal writing 577 assignments, and other formative assignments determined by the teacher. Summative 578 assignments account for 50% of a student’s grade. A summative assignment occurs after 579 instruction has been completed on a given topic, standard, or unit. Examples of 580 summative assignments include unit tests, quizzes, projects, formal writing assignments, 581 lab write-ups, and other summative assignments determined by the teacher. Unsatisfactory 582 completion of a single assignment will not result in automatic failure for the marking term 583 or course but will be averaged in with other course grades in that category. Content 584 supervisors may require more specific grading criteria within these procedures for 585 respective content area teachers. 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 16 of 22
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