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 16 of 22 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE., SUITE 3, SALISBURY, MD 21802-1538 INS-SCH-PR-007 1. Students who pass at least three major subjects automatically advance to the next grade. These major subjects include ELA/English, math, science and social studies. 2. Students who do not pass three or more major subjects shall be considered for retention as outlined below. 3. When there is an indication that retention may occur, a committee appointed by the principal will review all pertinent information available about the student. After consultation, placement in the next grade may be an alternative to retention. Age, maturity, attendance, and previous retentions are considered in making this decision. The report card and student record card should note PLACEMENT instead of PROMOTION. 4. Those students who are English Language Learners (ELL) will be provided appropriate accommodations based on their Individual Learner Plan (ILP) developed by the English as a Second Language (ESOL) teacher and provided to the classroom teacher. The ILP will be made available through the district’s student database for all teachers assigned to the ELL student. When retention of an EL is determined to be the best option, evidence of multiple interventions and scaffolded instructional strategies must be documented to demonstrate the student is being retained for reasons other than a lack of English proficiency. VII. High School A. Grading 1. Expectations of the class, which include grading practices approved by the school principal, should be made clear at the beginning of the year to both students and parents/guardians. During the first week of class, each classroom teacher will provide, review and send home with each student a written handout that contains this information for that course. Parents/Guardians of students in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 will be able to view their child's grades on-line beginning mid-September through the last day of the school year. 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. 2. 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 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. 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 will not result in automatic failure for the marking term or course but will be averaged in with other course grades in that category. Content
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