For the 2009-2010 school year, teachers will again average grades four times during the semester. However, the interim grade, which is calculated 4 ½ weeks into the grading period, will not be a permanent grade. It will be a progress report grade at that time and be changed to the nine-weeks' average at the end of the grading period. Once the nine-weeks' grade is entered, the interim grade will disappear from the report card.

At 13 ½ weeks there will be another interim grading period. This grade also will disappear from the report card once the actual grade for the second nine-week period is entered.

At the end of the term, there will be only three grades to average: the first nine weeks, the second nine weeks, and the final exam. These three grades are to be calculated in the following manner:

First nine weeks	40%
Second nine weeks	40%
Final exam	20%

  Grading Scale                     Grading Policy

A	93-100
B	85-92
C	77-84
D	70-76
F	Below 70

Percentage	Category	Examples
50%	Major Assessments	portfolios, papers/tests, projects
25%	Mid-level Assessments	short essays, quizzes, notebooks
15%	Practice	class work, homework, notebook checks, factoids
10%	Work Ethic	work turned in on time, staying on-task, having materials, collaboration