Wicomico County Board of Education Approval Status Index Code Title: Grading, Promotion, and Retention Systems Procedure INS-SCH-PR-007 First Adopted: 07/10/90 Legal Review: 07/19/21 04/18/17 Approved Revisions: 10/10/23 07/13/22 07/20/21 08/28/19 05/09/17 04/11/95 02/09/93 Effective: 10/11/23 07/14/22 07/21/21 08/28/19 05/10/17 09/04/90 02/10/93 04/12/95 Page 2 of 22 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE., SUITE 3, SALISBURY, MD 21802-1538 INS-SCH-PR-007 transfer from non-accredited schools will be administered a proficiency assessment for core academic courses to determine appropriate academic placement and course schedule. G. Administrators and teachers, working in conjunction with school counselors, will be responsible for determining whether a student should receive an “I” (Incomplete) for the course as appropriate. The “I” status will remain for up to two (2) weeks, while the student completes work, unless determined otherwise by the school principal. III. Pre-Kindergarten A. Grading 1. Pre-Kindergarten, as mandated by COMAR 13A.06.02.01-.05, is designed to address the needs of economically disadvantaged children. In the event there is available space within the Pre-Kindergarten attendance area classroom, the school system may enroll students who are not from an economically disadvantaged background. This voluntary program reflects the domains identified by the Maryland College and Career Ready Standards. The identified learning domains include language and literacy, writing, mathematical thinking, speaking, the arts, physical development and social foundations. A child’s progress towards attainment of the essential skills is assessed through ongoing teacher observation and records kept at regular intervals. These records may include anecdotal notations, diagnostic evaluations, checklists of skills and concepts as well as student work samples. Instructional approaches used are research based and include the active participation of students in whole group, small group, and one-on-one activities. The skills and concepts that students are expected to master are practiced, assessed, remediated, and reassessed until mastered. 2. A minimum of one student work sample is to be collected for each six-day cycle in the marking term. Given the integrated nature of the Pre-Kindergarten curricula, a single work sample may reflect student progress on a variety of content standards. The ongoing observational notes and records are to be kept in a student portfolio in order to determine mastery of skills and concepts taught during the four marking terms. 3. Pre-Kindergarten students are assigned ratings for each learning domain (subject area) to serve as a summary of the child’s knowledge and accompanying skills for that domain. Mid-term progress reports are issued four times a year and report cards are issued according to the approved calendar.
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