Grading Policies
Grading Policies
PROMOTIONAL CRITERIA 2019-2020
(This is how we promote our students.)
Grades K-2:
- 90% ATTENDANCE
- Meet performance standards in Literacy and Mathematics (class work portfolio assessment)
- IEP Promotional Criteria
Grades 3 -8:
- 90% ATTENDANCE
- Meet performance standards in Literacy and Mathematics (class work portfolio assessment)
- Achieve a Level 2 or higher on New York State ELA and Math Assessments
- IEP Promotional Criteria
GRADING POLICY
(This is how we measure our students’ progress and readiness for promotion.)
While the work that we do in each of our grades may look different, students are expected to be assessed to show evidence of learning and mastery of appropriate state standards in ALL grades. In order to achieve this goal:
- Unit Tests will be designed to capture mastery of targeted Common Core Learning Standards.
- Quizzes will measure progress towards meeting standards.
- Class work will be used as a supplement to measure mastery and/or progress towards meeting standards.
- Homework maybe assigned in collaboration with families AND based on student's individual needs. Homework can be factored into a student's final grade, but cannot negatively impact a student's grade.
- Attendance is critical to every child’s success. In order to be successful in any of the other categories, a child must have excellent attendance.
Assessment Type Percentage |
Unit Tests |
Quizzes |
Class Work |
Attendance |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35% | 20% | 35% | 10% | 100% | |
| Letter Grades | A | A | C | D | |
| Report Cards-Grades K-5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Report Cards-Grades 6-8 | 90-100 | 80-89 | 70-79 | 60-69 | |
| Class Work Rubric | Expert | Practitioner | Apprentice | Novice |
*Please note that students in grade 8 (standardized assessment) MUST pass ALL FOUR CORE subjects- ELA, Math, Social Studies and Science in order to move on to Grade 9. Please refer to the “Information for Families: Promotion for Students with IEPs” document.
