Grading Policy

About

In an effort to be clearer to students and parents regarding what constitutes a level grade, we are going to use number grades to inform students and parents where our students stand academically. The following conversion exceeds the standards of the Regents, but correlates with the New York State testing scale and will be implemented:

K-3 and Special Education students will receive progress reports and report cards using the New York State levels 1 to 4. Note in the following the explanation of those levels.

Classroom Work

1) Classroom work and portfolio (class work, tests, homework, quizzes, participation, projects, effort)

  • 4: (90 -100) exceeds grade level standards
  • 3: (76 – 89) meets grade level standards
  • 2: (65 -75) approaches grade level standards
  • 1: (64 and below) far below grade levels

Test Scores

2) New York State standardized test scores
Grades 3-8 are required to pass the English Language Arts (ELA), mathematics, and pending New York State testing policies, science and social studies examinations.

Honor Roll

3) Honor Roll
Students are awarded honor roll certificates based achieving levels 3 or higher in all subjects in greades 1 through 5. In the middle school all students must have a minimum grade of 80% in all subjects and overall average of 85%.

Attendance

4) Attendance**

  • 4: three or fewer absences
  • 3: four to nine absences
  • 2: ten to eighteen absences
  • 1: nineteen or more absences (Fails promotional criteria)
  • **Three times tardy can equal one official absence.