Grading and Reporting

SECONDARY SCHOOLS • EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2006

Academic Meaning Learning Skills

• Grades on report cards accurately reflect individual student • Learning skills are behaviors that contribute to learning.
achievement in relation to course expectations as outlined
in the Montgomery County Public Schools curriculum. • Middle school learning skills are participation and assign-
ment completion.
• Grades are based on multiple and varied tasks/assessments
over time within a grading period. — Participation that demonstrates student involvement/
engagement (degree and frequency) is reported as a
• Assessments varied in format and task type may include but learning skill.
are not limited to tests, projects, reports, exhibits, presenta-
tions and discussions, are used to evaluate learning. — Assignment completion, including class work and
homework, is reported as a learning skill.
• Participation that demonstrates understanding or skill
can be graded (e.g. discussions, presentations, and • Learning skills are reported with codes of C (consistently),
performances). O (often), S (sometimes), R (rarely), and NI (not enough
information).
• Homework for practice or preparation for instruction may
account for a maximum of 10% of the marking period
grade. When turned in by the deadline, this homework
is given credit. Teachers will use professional judgment
to determine the value assigned to partially completed
homework.
• Homework evaluated for learning counts toward the
remaining portion of the marking period grade.
• Extra credit may not be used.

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 Grading and Reporting
SECONDARY SCHOOLS • EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2006
Procedures for reteaching/reassessment, homework, and grading will be applied consistently within and among schools. Local
schools will ensure school-level processes, as approved by the school leadership team. School staffs will communicate course-
specific grading procedures in writing to students and parents at the beginning of a semester/school year or when course-specific
grading procedures change. Complete document can be found at www.mcps.K12.md.us/info/grading

Reteaching/
Homework Grading
Reassessment

• Reteaching occurs when the teacher • Teachers will only assign homework • Teachers will assess student learning
or student determines that students that is related to the curriculum. in a variety of ways over time.
are not meeting learning goals. • There are two categories of • The report card grades will remain a
• Reassessment opportunities are homework: letter grade, as indicated by Policy IKA.
identified by the teacher before the — Homework for practice or prepara-
original task/assessment and occur 90-100 A
tion for instruction may account 80-89 B
within an instructional unit. Only one for a maximum of 10% of the
reassessment opportunity is offered 70-79 C
marking period grade. When 60-69 D
per task/assessment. turned in by the deadline, this 0-59 E
• Reassessment opportunities will be homework is given credit. Teachers
offered in every course. will use professional judgment to • Feedback on individual tasks/assess-
• When tasks/assignments are reas- determine the value assigned to ments may include letters, numbers,
sessed, they may be reassessed partially complete homework. or symbols.
partially, entirely, or in a different for- — Homework evaluated for learning • Teachers will record grades for indi-
mat, as determined by the teacher. counts toward the remaining por- vidual tasks/assessments with the
• The following assessments/tasks that tion of the marking period grade. highest degree of precision.
indicate a final measure of learning • Teachers determine and commu- • When using points or percentages, a
may not be reassessed: nicate the extent to which the two teacher assigns a grade no lower than
— End of course or semester exams categories of homework count toward 50% to the task/assessment. If a stu-
the marking period grade. dent does no work on the task/assess-
— Assessments that end an instruc- ment, the teacher will assign a zero. If
tional unit or period of study* • Timely and meaningful feedback on
both types of homework will be pro- a teacher determines the student did
— Final research papers, reports, or vided; feedback may take a variety of not attempt to meet the basic require-
essays forms, as determined by the teacher. ments of the task/assessment, the
— Culminating projects or teacher may assign a zero.
performances • Teachers will establish due dates and
• When reassessment is offered, all stu- deadlines. Teachers are expected to
dents may be reassessed, regardless separate the due date from the dead-
of grade on original task/assessment line; however, there may be some
if they meet the following require- exceptions when the due date and
ments: complete the original task deadline are the same.
or assessment, complete required — Work turned in after the due date
assignments, and complete reteach- and by the deadline may be low-
ing/relearning activities as deter- ered no more than one letter grade
mined by the teacher. or 10% of the grade.
• Reassessment grade replaces the — Work submitted after the deadline
original grade. will be recorded as a zero.
• When calculating marking period and
*Components of end-of-unit assessments for final examination grades, teachers will
Math A, B, and C, may be reassessed. round up when a percentage yields a
decimal of five tenths or more.
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Students with limited English proficiency or special education or 504 disabilities will be afforded all accommodations and modifications as
documented by English Language Learner (ELL) plan, individualized Education Program (IEP) or Section 504 plan.