To qualify, a student must be taking at least four courses which count towards the honor or merit roll plus physical education. Overall averages in grades 7 and 8 are weighted with the core courses of English, science, mathematics, and Social Studies counting more than other courses. A student will receive a grade in each quarter. Each student's rank in class is determined by a cumulative average of all subjects studied in grades 9-12 including foreign language if taken through the Regents requirement. The final class rank of each senior is determined by the cumulative average of all grades recorded at the end of the third quarter of the senior year.
Homework is a necessary part of each student's educational program.
Each student is expected to spend some time in addition to scheduled class instruction to achieve satisfactory work. Some assignments are long range in nature and require planned study time for their completion. Planned study eliminates the necessity of spending too much time completing the assignment the day before it is due. The teacher will keep a record of the conference and date it was held. The teacher will keep a record of the conference and the date of contract.