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KILLEEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
High School Grading Practices
1. Teachers should have a sufficient quantity and variety of assessments during the grading period
to accurately reflect academic achievement. Teachers will record a minimum of nine formative
and three summative grades per nine-weeks grading period.
2. Grades shall be posted/recorded in a timely manner no later than five instructional days from
date received with exception given for projects.
3. Grades shall be based on individual student mastery of standards (Texas Essential Knowledge
and Skills) and the district curriculum. Grades should reflect a student’s academic
achievement for the grading period, semester, or course.
4. Grades must reflect accommodations and instructional modifications as specified by
appropriate campus committees such as: ARD, 504, LPAC, etc.
5. Grades of “0” assigned for work not completed (other than those due to absence) may be
changed upon the completion and submission of such assignments by the student. The
teacher will have discretion over the grade assigned within the parameters of the campus or
department grading procedures. Students with grades of “0” for missing work may be assigned
mandatory tutorial session(s) until the assignments are completed.
6. Nine-week and semester grades should be an accurate reflection of the student’s academic
performance/achievement. Final grades should be consistent with performance on
formative/summative assessments.
7. Nine-week and semester examinations should be cumulative and assess the material taught
for that semester.
8. Nine week grades are determined by the following percentages:
Assignment Type
Course
Formative
Summative
Regular Course
Pre-AP Course
AP/IB
40%
60%
35%
65%
30%
70%
Dual credit courses will follow the established grading policies of the accrediting institution.
Specific grading policies for a dual credit course will be detailed in the course syllabus handed
out to students the first week of class.
Definitions:
Formative: an assessment for learning that occurs during the learning process and
provides information to both teachers and students that enable them to make adjustments
to increase learning. Examples may include: homework, class work, quizzes, labs, draft
essays, etc.
Summative: an assessment of learning that occurs after instruction to determine what
students know, understand and can do at one point in time. Examples may include: unit
exams, major projects, final essays, lab practicum, and nine-week exams.
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Semester grades shall be determined by the following percentages:
First Nine-Weeks Average
Second Nine-Weeks Average
Semester Exam
45%
45%
10%
If a final course grade is equal to or greater than 70% on a scale of 100 for a two-semester
course, a student will be awarded 1 full credit for the course
If a final course grade is less than 70% on a scale of 100 for a two-semester course, a student
will be awarded proportional credit (.5) if either semester has an average equal to or greater
than 70%. If both semesters are less than 70%, no credit will be awarded.
9. For non EOC courses and for students graduating with TAKS requirements, semester grades
shall be determined by the following percentages:
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( 9 Wks Avg + 9 Wks Avg) X 0.90 + (Semester Exam X 0.10) = Semester Grade
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Students scoring an overall average of 70 in a single semester course will receive credit.
Students will receive full credit in a dual semester course when the yearly overall average is
70% or above. In order for a student to receive 0.5 credit for the second semester, the final
course grade must be equal to or greater than seventy percent (70%).
First Semester Average + Second Semester Average = Final Course Grade
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10. For students graduating with EOC requirements, beginning with first year freshman for the
2011-2012 school year, performance on STAAR EOC exams will account for fifteen percent
(15%) of the student’s final grade for the course.
Semester Calculation
In courses where students are required to take an EOC exam, students who earn a semester
grade equal to or greater than seventy percent (70%) for the first semester of the course will
earn 0.5 credit for that semester.
(
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(9 Wks Avg + 9 Wks Avg) X 0.90 + (Semester Exam X 0.10) = Semester Grade
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Final EOC Exam Course Grade Calculation
A final course grade will be calculated with the EOC exam, accounting for fifteen percent
(15%) of the student’s final grade for the course. Students must earn a yearly average score
equal to or greater than seventy percent (70%) in order to earn 1.0 credit for the course. In
order for a student to receive 0.5 credit for the second semester, the final course grade must
be equal to or greater than seventy percent (70%).
The average of both semesters will equal eighty-five percent (85%) of the final course grade
plus the EOC exam score will equal fifteen percent (15%) of the final course grade.
(
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(1st Sem Avg + 2nd Sem Avg) X 0.85
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+ (EOC Exam Score X 0.15) = Final Course Grade
Credit for two-semester non-STAAR EOC exam courses will be awarded when the two
semester average scores are equal to or greater than seventy percent (70%).
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Retakes
Students will retake an EOC exam until a minimum score, as determined by the Texas
Commissioner of Education, is achieved. Retakes of EOC exams will be included as fifteen
percent (15%) of the student's final course grade only if the retake score allows a student to
gain credit for the course. After a student earns credit for a course, subsequent retakes
scores will not be included in the calculation of the student’s final grade for the course.
Board Policy EIA (LOCAL)
High School Student Guide to the Future
Adopted 5-8-2012
DATE:
October 2011
March 2012
May 2012
CONTACT PERSON:
Assistant Superintendent