Grading Policies

Grading Policies

PROMOTIONAL CRITERIA

(Updates ffor 24-25 School Year coming soon...) 

 

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.

 

Here is how we measure student achievement:

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.