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For all cases, any grade change requires two signatures on the Grade/Course Change
Documentation (PBSD 0797) indicating the change and the reason for the change. The
procedures to correct a student record are set forth in School Board Policy 5.50, 34 C.F.R. §
99.20.22, and the Classroom Teachers Association (CTA) Collective Bargaining Agreement
(Section A-Responsibilities-see page 21).

5. Academic performance and behavior must be evaluated independently (see Reporting
Student Conduct). Homework and behavior are important to a student’s academic
progress, and a portion of a student’s grade should be based on completion of homework
assignments. [School Board Policy 8.16]

6. Students may not be exempt from academic performance requirements based on practices
or policies designed to encourage student attendance. A student’s attendance record may
not be used in whole or in part to provide an exemption from any academic performance
requirements. [Florida Statute § 1003.33(2)]

7. School districts must keep a record of courses taken and a record of achievement, such as
grades. Student records cannot be altered at any time unless it has been determined that
the information is inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of the privacy or other rights of
the student. All courses and grades must be included on the student’s transcript. [State
Board of Education Rule 6A-1.0955(3), School Board Policy 5.50, and Title 34, Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) Section, 99.21]

EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION (ESE) GRADING RULES

Students enrolled in ESE program(s) must have the opportunity to earn grades that are
equivalent to the grades earned by General Education students. No student may be denied the
opportunity to earn above-average grades because of placement in an ESE program or due to
the accommodations that are to have been deemed appropriate for use with his/her
instructional setting(s). Students with disabilities must be graded on the basis of their
performance.

Alternate assessments, including performance assessments, may be used to document
progress for the student with a disability who is working on the Florida Standards Access
Points. Criteria and evaluation procedures will be identified and discussed with the student
and the parent(s) upon entry to the program and/or at the beginning of each grading period.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER (ELL) GRADING RULES
No English Language Learner (ELL) may be denied the opportunity to earn above average
grades because of placement in the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Program
or due to the accommodations prescribed in the student’s ELL Plan or the lack of English
language proficiency.

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