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CALCULATION OF FINAL GRADES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL

A final grade for a yearlong middle school course is calculated by averaging the grades from
each of the four nine-week marking periods. The final grade is calculated on a 4.0 system and
converted to a letter grade. The grade point value is based on quality points as follows:

4.0 ...................................................... A

3.0 ...................................................... B
2.0 ...................................................... C
1.0 ...................................................... D
0 ............................ for any other grade

When a student has attained a final average of 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, or 1.0, the final grade is
determined by rounding to the nearest whole number and converting to the “A”, “B”, “C”, or
“D” as appropriate.

A student’s performance on the statewide Civics EOC constitutes 30 percent of the student’s
final course grade in civics. Therefore, the final average for civics will be calculated by the
average of the four marking periods counting as 70 percent and the Civics EOC counting as 30
percent. Students who do not take the Civics EOC will receive an “I” in the course. After the
student makes-up the EOC, the final grade will be recalculated.

A student will receive a final grade of “F” if that student has attained a final average of less
than 1.0.
Students enrolled in a high school credit course may meet the promotion requirement for that
course by earning one of the following:
 first and second semester grades of at least “D”;
 final year-long grade of at least “D” for EOC courses;
 meeting satisfactory performance or earning a Level 3 or higher on the statewide EOC
Assessment, if applicable; or
 an average of one quality point when adding the grades for each quarter and dividing by
the number of quarters.

School wide quarterly assessments of the standards are optional for all middle school courses.
Students who are absent more than 10 percent of class time may earn a passing grade by
demonstrating mastery. Quarterly assessments may also be used to determine mastery of the
content.

Mastery for students who are absent more than 10 percent is defined as follows:
 earning a minimum passing grade of “D” for the quarter; and

 passing the quarterly assessment with a minimum grade of “D”.

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