The superintendent shall develop procedures to regulate the implementation of this policy and such procedures shall be adopted annually by the board. C. Methods of grading shall be appropriate to the course of study and the grade placement of pupils. D. Grading should reward pupils for their efforts and minimize pupil failure. E. Pupils shall be encouraged to evaluate their own achievements. Grading is an integral part of the teaching and learning process.
Grades provide information about student progress.
In high school, grades form the basis of eligibility criteria for certain programs including athletics, extracurricular activities and selected academic programs. Grades guide and inform individual and group decisions. A student's final average will be an average of the marking period grades, mid-term examination, and final examination. For students below grade 9, each course meeting five days a week will be considered a five credit course for purposes of determining eligibility for the following activities. To be eligible for summer school a student needs to have a achieved a final grade no less than 55.