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 676 677 678 679 680 681 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 and GOV’T will account for 20 percent of their final course grade. Students who must retake the course will also retake the EOC. 12. Grade Point Average: Grade point average is computed by adding quality points and dividing by the number of credits attempted. Quality points are calculated as follows: Letter Grade General Courses Honors / PreAP Courses Advanced Placement Courses A 4 4.5 5 B 3 3.5 4 C 2 2.5 3 D 1 1.5 2 E 0 0 0 EXAMPLE Course Term Letter Grade Quality Points Biology C 2 Algebra I A 4 Honors English 9 B 3.5 AP US History A 5 2 + 4 + 3.5+ 5 = 14.5 14.5/4 (# of courses) = 3.625 Term GPA = 3.625 13. Interim Midterm Progress Reports to Parents: Midterm progress reports will be published to Parent Portal for parents/guardians at the midpoint of each marking period After publication of the midterm progress reports, parents/guardians will be notified if a student drops more than two letter grades, drops to a D, or is in danger of failing. 14. Make-Up Work Any student absent for reasons coded as lawful or unlawful will have the privilege of making up work for credit. a. The make-up procedure for short-term (five days or less) absence will require the following: i. The student/parent/guardian must request the missed assignments. ii. Teachers are responsible for providing make-up work upon request for students who are lawfully or unlawfully absent. 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 20 of 22 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694
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