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 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 61 23 614 615 616 617 618 619 The following letter grades will be used in grades 9-12 for all subject areas. a. A - Excellent mastery of knowledge and skills; the quality of work is superior. b. B - Good mastery of knowledge and skills; the quality of work is above average. c. C - Satisfactory mastery of knowledge and skills; the quality of work is average. d. D - Unsatisfactory mastery of knowledge and skills; the quality of work is the minimal level of acceptable performance. e. E - Failure in mastery of knowledge and skills; the student does little or none of the work required, and the quality is unacceptable. f. I - Incomplete work due to excessive lawful absences from school. Letter Grade *Percentage Range A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 E 0-59 *Note: Any grade 0.5 or higher will round to the next whole number. 6. Ratings for Alternate Academic Curriculum. The following ratings will be used for participants in an alternate academic curriculum along with the student's earned percentage where applicable for the End of Marking Period Report Card: a. O - Outstanding - Student consistently demonstrates and applies understanding independently in a variety of settings. b. S - Satisfactory - Student demonstrates some understanding and applies understanding in a variety of settings with support. 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 17 of 22 586 3. The Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) End of Course Assessment is 587 required in Government and Biology. The End of Course Assessment (EOC) factors in as 588 20% of a student’s final grade. This applies only to first time 9th grade students during the 589 2023-2024 school year and subsequent classes. 590 4. Teachers' grade books should include at least two grades per six days of instruction for 591 each student. The grades for the entire marking period should reflect progress for both 592 formative and summative assignments and the number of grades per category must be 593 appropriate for the overall number of assignments for that term. Content supervisors may 594 require more specific grading criteria within these procedures for respective content area 595 teachers. All teachers must include explanations of these grading systems in their grade 596 books. Columns in the grade books should indicate the task assignment being evaluated 597 and the date of collection for the assignment. Teacher gradebooks must be maintained 598 electronically and updated with current grades at least once every two weeks. 569090 5. Letter Grades
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