Course+Grading+Policy

NorthPennHigh School Grading Policy Mr. Fluck Fluckj@npenn.org Athletic Training 2011-2012

Major tests will be given with a minimum of one-week notice. Quizzes may be given at any time. Tests will be worth approximately one hundred points. Quizzes will be worth ten to fifty points. Written assignments and project point values will vary according to length of topic.
 * __TESTS AND QUIZ GRADES:__**

Students are expected to participate and complete all classroom assignments. Homework assignments will be checked for completion or collected at the beginning of class. Assignments are considered late if handed in any time after the beginning of class. **Late assignments will lose 10% per day late.** **Assignments may be turned in late for partial credit no later than two days past the due date.**
 * __Classwork and Homework:__**

Each student will be required to maintain a notebook. The student must have a notebook in which papers can fasten to the center of the notebook. Notebooks will be checked and graded periodically and occasionally used for quizzes**. It is the student’s responsibility to have his or her notebook for every class.**
 * __NOTEBOOK:__**

Students are expected to attend class every day. If an absence is anticipated, please notify the teacher early enough to receive assignments ahead of time. If the absence is not anticipated, it is **__your responsibility__** to check with the teacher for missed work.
 * __ATTENDANCE:__**

Students have **one day for each day they are absent** to make up the work and turn it in. It is the student’s responsibility to ask the teacher what he/she missed while he/she was absent. If a student is absent the day of a test or quiz, **it must be made up during the next class period**. In the case of extended absences, testing arrangements will be made between the teacher and the student.

All students must complete the course required graduation project
 * __GRADUATION PROJECT__**

Grades will be based on scores earned on classroom assignments and activities, projects, quizzes, tests, homework, and class participation. Letter grades will be assigned each marking period. Grades will be based on the number of points earned for the marking period. Final marking period grades will be determined by dividing the number of points earned by the total possible points.
 * __FACTORS USED IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE QUARTERLY GRADES INCLUDE:__**

The grading scale that will be used in all courses will include a “plus” designation for grades of //C// or higher. The grade of //D// will be the equivalent of 65% - 69%.
 * __NORTH PENN HIGH SCHOOL GRADING SCALE__**

//Grading Scale for Marking Periods Final Course Grades// //A+// 97 – 100% A+ - D course averages parallel the marking period grades //A// 90 – 96% //E// 50 – 64% (Remediation permitted) //B+// 87 – 89% //F// Below 50% (Remediation not permitted) //B// 80 – 86% //C+// 77 – 79% //C// 70 – 76% //D// 65 – 69% //F// Below 65%

All numeric averages will be rounded to the nearest whole number.

The value of the comprehensive final exam is **16%** of students’ final grade
 * __FINAL EXAM__**

Students may correct a test if they score a 69 or below. You must complete test corrections within one week of receiving the grade. It may be taken by appointment with Mr. Fluck after school at 2:30. The guidelines for the retest are as follows:
 * __TEST CORRECTIONS__**

1. Students must participate in a minimum of 30 minutes of tutorials (X Periods) in order to ask any questions they may have regarding the material. 2. Test corrections may be worth up to 10 points and will be added to the original test grade, up to a 70%. 3. Quizzes and final exams may //not// be retaken.

Home Access Center allows parents/guardians and students to access grades, schedule and attendance information online. Please note that assignments will be graded and recorded in a reasonable amount of time. Major projects and papers require a longer timeline for grading. Questions about grades should be directed to Mr. Fluck through email or telephone.
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