SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SHOREWOOD
345.1
STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
AND PROGRESS REPORTING
The Faculty in the District will continuously evaluate student
performance in all classes and inform the student and his/her
parent(s)/guardian(s) of the student's progress.
The Director of Instructional Services or his/her designee is
charged with developing a system of regular evaluation of
student achievement and progress and with establishing a
procedure for the regular reporting of such progress to students
and their parent(s)/guardian(s). Specifically, the Director of
Instructional Services or designee will ensure that:

Specific evaluation and grading systems for various grade
levels and student groups are developed in consultation with
other administrators and staff;

Specific evaluation and grading systems are communicated to
parents/guardians;

Opportunities are provided for parents/guardians to meet and
communicate with the staff individually on a regular basis
about their child's progress;

Building principals maintain student performance data that
will assist in providing appropriate educational programs; and

Building principals make all decisions concerning grade
placement, promotion, and retention in accordance with Board
policies and administrative guidelines.
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In consultation with the Coordinator of Advanced Learning for
the District, the Building principals make all decisions
concerning acceleration in accordance with Board policies and
administrative guidelines.
The District shall not discriminate in the methods, practices
and materials used for evaluating students on the basis of sex,
race, religion, national origin, color, ancestry, creed,
pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation,
physical, mental, emotional or learning disability, or any other
protected class under federal, state or local law. This does
not, however, prohibit the use of special testing or counseling
materials or techniques to meet the individualized needs of
students. Discrimination complaints shall be processed in
accordance with established procedures.
LEGAL REF.: Sections 118.001
Wisconsin Statutes
118.13
118.24(2)
120.12(2)
PI 9.03(1)(f), Wisconsin Administrative Code
CROSS REF.: 110, School District Mission/Core Beliefs
342.4, Title I Programming
342.7, Services for English Language Learners
345.1-Guideline(1), Shorewood High School
Calculation of Grade Point Average Guidelines
345.1-Guideline(2), Student Progress Reporting and
Conference Procedures
345.3, Homework
345.41, Grade Advancement (Grades 4 and 8)
345.42, High School Grade Classifications
345.6, Graduation Requirements
346. Student Assessment Program
411-Guideline, Student Discrimination Complaint
Procedures
420-Guideline(2), Guidelines for Admission of
Transfer Students
431-Guideline, Student Attendance Procedures
Special Education Policy and Procedure Handbook
APPROVED: October 28, 2008
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SHOREWOOD
345.1-Guideline(1)
SHOREWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
CALCULATION OF GRADE POINT AVERAGE GUIDELINES
Shorewood High School utilizes a 4.0 grading scale in the
calculation of grade point average (GPA). Weighting has been
implemented for a limited number of advanced classes and
Advanced Placement Courses. The grading scales for regular
classes and weighted classes are as follows:
Grade
Regular
Weighted
A+, A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF
4.00
3.67
3.33
3.00
2.67
2.33
2.00
1.67
1.33
1.00
0.67
0.00
5.00
4.67
4.33
4.00
3.67
3.33
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.00
All courses are included in the computation of the GPA except
those taken as pass/fail. Pass/fail courses are not computed
into the GPA but credit is given for each course taken with a
record of “pass”. Students participating in study abroad program
will have all courses recorded as “pass/fail” and receive credit
on that basis.
Students transferring into Shorewood High School from other
public high schools in the U.S., alternative schools, home-based
private educational programs or foreign schools will have their
grades recorded and GPAs calculated in accordance with the
district’s guidelines for admission of transfer students.
CROSS REF.: 420-Guideline(2), Guidelines for Admission of
Transfer Students
APPROVED:
July 14, 1998
REVISED:
December 8, 2008
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SHOREWOOD
345.1-Guideline(2)
STUDENT PROGRESS REPORTING AND
CONFERENCE PROCEDURES
A. Progress Reporting
1. In the junior and senior kindergarten, two progress
reports will be sent to parents/guardians, one in January
and one in June.
2. In the elementary school, grades 1-4, three checklist
reports will be sent at the end of each trimester to
parents/guardians. At the fifth and sixth grade level,
letter grades are assigned and report cards will be sent at
the end of each trimester to parents/guardians. Duplicate
copies will be filed in each student’s cumulative folder.
3. At the intermediate level, four report cards will be
mailed to parents/guardians each school year. These reports
shall have letter grades and comments for each subject in
the student’s program.
4. In the high school, four report cards, two each semester,
will be mailed to parents/guardians. These reports shall
have letter grades and comments when appropriate for each
subject in the student’s program.
5. Parents/guardians will be given notification when their
elementary child’s progress requires special attention.
6. Parents/guardians will have access to their child’s
progress through Power School. Faculty at the secondary
level will update their Power Teacher Grade Book at least
every three weeks.
B. Conference Procedures
Conferences between parents/guardians and teachers will be
offered during the school year. Their purpose shall be to
further communication and cooperation between home and school
for the welfare of the student.
1. A minimum of two conferences per school year will be
offered in grades junior kindergarten through twelfth.
2. Students may participate in a conference at the discretion
of the teacher.
3. Additional conferences may be requested by either
parent/guardian or teacher as the need arises.
APPROVED: November 12, 1991
REVISED:
October 28, 2008