Opportunity to improve a failing grade on homework or quiz -

• Quizzes must be re-taken within the week of the failing grade or within the next five school days;
• Assignments must be re-done and turned in the next time the class meets;
• Quizzes and assignments may be re-done for a maximum grade of a 70%.

Opportunity to improve a failing grade on major exam/test – (excludes mid-term and end of course exams)

• Students must make a reasonable effort to attend a re-teach session and/or prepare study sheet/notes (or anything else the teacher may require to show the student made an effort to re-learn the material);
• Tests/Exams must be re-taken and/or corrected at the teacher’s discretion within the week of the failed test or within the next five school days;
• Re-submitted work will be graded and will be averaged with the previous grade for a maximum grade of a 70%.

Opportunity to improve a failing grade on a major project/paper/essay –

• Students will attend a scheduled review/tutorial for a re-teach opportunity;
• Grading procedure is determined by content level and communicated to parents through the syllabus, teacher web page, or rubric;
• Project/Paper/Essay must be re-submitted and/or corrected at the teacher’s discretion within the week of the failed test or within the next five school days;
• Re-submitted work will be graded and will be averaged with the previous grade for a maximum grade of a 70%.

Late work policy – Late work will be accepted no more than three times per grading period.  After three late work submissions, a discipline referral will be started.

• Work not turned in on the due date will reflect an M in the grade book (numerical value of a zero).  A zero will replace the M if the student does not turn in the work within the period stated below;
• All 6^th grade students will require a parent signature on all late submitted work;
• Daily work, homework will be taken one class day late with a 30% deduction;
• Long-term work will be taken one class day late with a 15% deduction; taken two class days late with a 30% deduction; no work taken after two class days.

Math

Daily/Homework-

10%

Quizzes –

30%

Exams –

60%

English Language Arts and

Introduction to Spanish

Daily/Homework-

20%

Quizzes –

35%

Exams –

45%

Social Studies

Daily/Homework/

Quizzes-

50%

Tests –

25%

Projects –

25%

Electives, Fine Arts and Athletics

See teacher syllabus for details

Science

Daily/Homework-

20%

(Quizzes will count as 2 daily grades)

Labs –

40%

Exams/Projects –

40%

Algebra

Coincides with the high school

Daily/Homework-

30%

Exams-

70%

Spanish I

Coincides with the high school

Daily/Homework –

30%

Oral/Written Quizzes-

40%

Major/Exams –

30%

Submitting typed work –

• Major assignments and projects are expected to be typed (unless otherwise directed by the teacher);
• Work must be on a WORD document or a compatible word processor;
• Font size ranges from 12-14; heading may be in font size 16;
• Font style must be easy to read;
• Header must contain:
  • student first and last name
  • teacher name
  • class period
  • name of assignment;
• Footer must contain the auto page number and date;
• Work must be double-spaced (unless otherwise directed by the teacher);
• Work must be cleared of all errors picked up by grammar and spell check.

Submitting work via e-mail–

• Subject line must contain:
  • Class period
  • Last name of student
  • Name of assignment;
• Teacher will respond with a reply of “Got it” to indicate receipt of work;
• Reply does not indicate correctness of work submitted.