Sunridge Middle School

Belief Statement: Sunridge Middle School believes that marks/grades are to be assigned regularly to communicate to students and parents the progress being made in regards to students’ learning in the classroom.  These marks/grades are to reflect a students’ learning of classroom content and their progress toward district/state grade level standards.

Grading Period:  The school operates on a trimester system consisting of three 12 week grading periods.  To receive credit for assignments during the grading period, student work must be handed in no later than the day before the 6 week progress report period ends and no later than five days before the last day of the trimester.  Assignments, projects, or tests do not carry over from one grading period to the next.

Progress Reports: A report will be mailed home from the school at the six week mark of each trimester. 

Formative Assessments: Represent 40% of final calculated grade (by point value or use of a weighted system).

• Minimum of 12 assignments given during the twelve week trimester.
• Activities include:
  • Homework: Homework is to be used as a reinforcement tool to improve and extend learning or mastery of a topic or concept.  The student should be able to complete the task independently without the requirement of adult support.  It is not to exceed more than 10% of a students’ final grade.  Assigned homework (actually assigned to be completed at home) is not to consist of new material or content. 
  • Class Participation: Small group discussions, class discussions,
  • Daily Quizzes
  • Daily Class Work
  • District Common Assessments

Summative Assessments: Represent 60% of the final calculated grade (by point value or use of a weighted system).

• Minimum of 3 summative assignments in the twelve week period. 
• Activities include:
  • Projects
  • Tests
  • Presentations
  • Reports
  • Written Papers
  • District Common Assessments

 Grading Scale:

• 90-100% = A
• 80-89% = B
• 70-79% = C
• 60-69% = D
• 1-59% = F

Retesting: Students are allowed to retest at least once for full credit.  We believe that ALL students can learn, they just learn at different rates and in different ways.  Retesting opportunities are to occur during the students scheduled class time.

Late Work: Late work is to be accepted up until five days before the end of the trimester for at least 70% credit if completed properly.

Extra Credit: Extra Credit is optional according to the teacher.  It must be standards based and directly related to the class’ curriculum.  Extra credit cannot account for more than 2% of a student’s overall grade.

Missing Work: Missing work receives a mark of “mis” for missing, not a zero.  Missing work is expected to be completed by the student.  All missing work becomes a zero at the end of the trimester and will count against the student grade.

Make-up Work Due to Student Absence: For every excused day of absence that a student has, they are allowed two school days to make up the work for full credit.