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 7 of 22 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE., SUITE 3, SALISBURY, MD 21802-1538 INS-SCH-PR-007 b. S - Satisfactory - Student demonstrates some understanding and applies understanding in a variety of settings. c. U - Unsatisfactory - Student is consistently unable to demonstrate and apply understanding. Rating *Percentage Range O 90-100 S 70-89 U 0-69 *Note: Any grade 0.5 or higher will round to the next whole number. 8. Assignments Formative assignments, or assignments that are embedded as a part of daily instruction, account for 50% of a student’s grade. Examples of formative assignments for elementary instruction include class work, homework, cooperative activities, exploratory labs, exit tickets, informal writing assignments, and other formative assignments determined by the teacher. Summative assignments account for 50% of a student’s grade. A summative assignment occurs after instruction has been completed on a given topic, standard, or unit. Summative assignments are used to determine what students know, understand, and are able to do at one point in time. Examples of summative assignments include unit tests, quizzes, projects, formal writing assignments, lab write-ups, and other summative assignments determined by the teacher. Unsatisfactory completion of a single assignment must not result in automatic failure in that subject area but will be averaged in with the other grades in that category. 9. Grading Portal In each of the major content areas (ELA, mathematics, science, and social studies) teachers’ grade books should include at least two grades per six days of instruction for each student. In determining the number of grades for a given subject consideration should be given to the allotted amount of instructional time for that class. Grades in the electronic grading portal will include all work that has received a letter grade and will be recorded by the teacher in a timely manner (within 10 school days of the teacher's receipt of the assignment). Each entry in the electronic grading portal shall indicate the task assignment being evaluated and the date of collection for the assignment. Parents/Guardians of students in grades 1-5 will be able to view their child's grades online beginning mid-September through June 30th. The school office will provide parents with access directions to the electronic portal. The electronic grading portal is web-based, and allows teachers, students, parents/guardians, and administrators to have access to the online electronic grading portal from anywhere internet access is available. 10. Components of the ELA (English Language Arts) Grade The ELA grade is calculated based on grade level expectations and calculated as follows: a. Primary (1st & 2nd Grade)
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