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GENERAL GRADING RULES FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

1. Grades are based on the quality of student performance relative to expected levels of
achievement of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS), Florida Standards
(FS), as applicable, the course frameworks, and/or course syllabus approved by the
principal/designee.

2. Quality of work will be assessed by multiple measures including, but not limited to, the
following:

 teacher observations (oral presentations or reports, speeches, recitations, impromptu
speaking, student participation, laboratory practicals, and demonstrations);

 classroom assignments (paper and pencil assignments; reports, term or research
papers, models, projects, exhibits, posters, and computer programs);
 homework [School Board Policy 8.16];

 examinations (paper and pencil tests including: essay, multiple choice and completion,
oral tests, and skill tests requiring demonstration; and/or

 alternative methods (portfolios and performance assessments) and services. [Florida
Statute § 1003.33(1)(a)]

3. A sufficient number of grades will be recorded to justify the marking-period grade. A
marking-period grade is not based solely on a single project.

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4. A recorded grade (with the exception of “I” for Incomplete and “N” for No Credit) may
not be changed after report cards are printed, except for one of the following situations:

 The change is initiated by the teacher and approved by the principal. Signatures of
both the teacher and the principal are required; or
 The change is initiated by the principal and approved by the Regional/Instructional
Superintendent. Signatures of both the principal and the Regional/Instructional
Superintendent are required. The teacher will be consulted prior to the initiation of
grade change by the principal, if the teacher is on duty. If the grade change is initiated
when the teacher is not on duty, the teacher will be notified in writing upon his/her
return. Only in justified cases may a principal change a marking code without teacher
consent and then only with the approval of the Regional Superintendent.

 The grade change is a result of the student successfully completing the school’s MSCR
Program. Signatures by the MSCR instructor or MSCR Program Coordinator, and the
principal are required.

22 The grades “I” and “N” are to be used for report card purposes only and do not appear on the final student transcripts.
Unless changed, a grade of “I” or “N” will cause the semester average to be computed as an “F” on the student transcript.

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