EVALUATION OF STUDENT PROGRESS
Policy Code:3400 Adm. Procedures
To facilitate a program for the continuous evaluation of student performance and progress, the
board authorizes a formal and structured system for conducting and reporting student
assessments that will be communicated to parents and guardians by way of formal report cards
and informal progress reports.
1.
Meaningful evaluation will include consideration of all activity that has occurred during
the particular evaluation period, including (1) homework, (2) projects, (3) reports, (4)
classroom work, (5) class participation, and (6) tests and examinations.
2.
At those grade levels where letter grades based on numerical averages are used for
reporting purposes, the following grading scale will be in effect: A=90-100, B=80-89,
C=70-79, D=60-69, F= below 60. Teachers are encouraged to consider other measures of
central tendency, such as median grades, or alternate averaging using a four point scale
(such as the one used to determine class rank in policy 3450) to help ensure that the
reported grade accurately reflects the totality of a student’s work.
3.
Formal grading reports using official report cards will be issued for every student at the
end of each quarter of the school term. Informal progress reports will be issued for every
student at the mid-point of each quarter. Distribution dates for progress reports and
report cards will be uniform throughout the school system.
4.
Each teacher is responsible for making contacts over and above the required reporting
schedule if necessary to assure that parents or guardians are aware of unusual or
unsatisfactory student progress or other problems.
5.
Parental conferences are a valuable method of reporting to parents. The school calendar
will provide time for such conferences at the end of the first and third quarters of the
school term. Teachers are encouraged to arrange conferences at other time if necessary
to keep parents or guardians informed of their child’s progress. School-level conferences
regarding a student’s performance in a particular class will include the teacher of that
class.
6.
A student’s grade or other assessment report must be an accurate evaluation of his or her
academic work. No student will have a grade lowered or be penalized academically for
any reasons of discipline or other non-academic considerations. No student will have a
grade increased or be rewarded academically because of performance or participation in
non-academic activities.
7.
At the high school level, all teachers are expected to reinforce basic writing skills by
integrating those skills into the teaching of each subject area. To support this concept,
the state-mandated 10th Grade Writing Test will count as 5% of the quarter grade in each
subject a student is taking during the quarter
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Policy Code: 3400-AP
Strategic Priorities: High Student Achievement; Strong Family, Community and Business
Support (policy 1100)
Legal References: G.S. 155C-36, -47
Cross References: Evaluation of Student Progress (policy 3400), Class Ranking (policy 3450),
Parental Involvement (policy 4002), Promotion and Retention of Students (policy 3421)
Adopted: July 19, 2010
Revised: October 8, 2015
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