Grading+Policy


 * Grading Policy For Mrs. Jadick **


 * This year in 8th grade you will be learning all about US History! We will start off talking about our government and how it was formed. We will then move on to see how this new government was used to help grow and expand our country. I hope that you all have a wonderful semester in class and find what we are learning to be exciting and informative!! **

1. Each marking period a __minimum__ of fifteen grades will be assigned to each student. Grades will be assigned either as formative or summative.


 * Formative assignments (those where students are //form//ing knowledge) will count as **30%** of the final grade. Such assignments may include: || Summative assignments (those where students demonstrate a //summ//ary of their knowledge) will count as **70%** of the final grade. Such assignments may include: ||
 * Class work || Classwork ||
 * Homework || Quizzes (double grade) ||
 * Warm-ups/class participation || Tests (triple grade) ||
 * Some projects (double grade) || Writing assignments ||
 * || Some projects (double grade) ||

// NOTE: In Power School check for any possible comments on your child’s assignment by clicking on the letter next to the grade. //

All assignments are expected to be turned in on time on the due date. Assignments turned in after the due date will receive a grade that will be lowered 5% each day that it is late.
 * LATE WORK: **

**It is the student’s responsibility to get make up work upon returning from an absence!** After an absence, a student has **__two days for every day absent__** to make up work for full credit. For extended absences, it is the student’s responsibility to arrange to complete missing assignments within a mutually agreeable time frame.
 * Make up work **** : **

REDO GUIDELINES: RETEST GUIDELINES: **All grading procedures will follow guidelines outlined in “Cecil County Public Schools Grading and Reporting.”** || ** Percentage **
 * Redos of summative assignments, not classified as unit assessments, are acceptable with the following stipulations:
 * The student must make arrangements with the teacher for redo within a mutually agreed amount of time.
 * ** ALL ** students can retake each unit assessment once.
 * Students will get the better grade.
 * Students must make arrangements/contract with the teacher for the retest within a mutually agreed amount of time.
 * Retakes are not to be given during class time.
 * ** Letter Grade ** ||  ** Percentage **  ||  ** Letter Grade **  ||
 * 93 – 100%  ||   A   ||   73 – 76%   ||   C   ||
 * 90 – 92%  ||   A-   ||   70 – 72%   ||   C-   ||
 * 87 – 89%  ||   B+   ||   67 – 69%   ||   D+   ||
 * 83 – 86%  ||   B   ||   65 – 66%   ||   D   ||
 * 80 – 82%  ||   B-   ||   50 – 64%   ||   F   ||
 * 77 – 79%  ||   C+   ||   ***   ||   ***   ||