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5421 - GRADING
The Board of Education recognizes its responsibility for providing a system of grading student achievement that can help student, teachers, and parents judge properly how well the student is achieving the goals of the School System’s program.
The Board believes that the County’s grading system should be reliable system and one that ensures each student’s grades signify accurately his/her degree of accomplishment of those expected content standards and objectives which are to be stated for each program at every grade level, kindergarten through twelve.
The Board directs the Superintendent to develop procedures for grading whereby the professional staff:
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develops clear, consistent criteria and standards particularly when grades are based on subjective assessment; |
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helps each student understand in each course or program what behavior and/or achievement is needed to earn each grade as well as what will produce a failing grade; |
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provides frequent opportunities for each student to obtain information as to his/her progress toward the learning of the content standards and objectives of his/her courses or programs; |
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provides students the opportunity to assess both their own achievements and their areas of difficulty. |
The grading system should not inhibit the professional staff member from learning the strengths and weaknesses of each student on an individual basis.
GRADING SCALES:
PRE-SCHOOL: Early Learning Scale Assessment
KINDERGARTEN to Second: Standards Based Report Card
Grades 3-8
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Average |
Grade |
Quality Points |
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93-100 |
A |
4.0 |
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85-92 |
B |
3.0 |
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75-84 |
C |
2.0 |
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65-74 |
D |
1.0 |
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0-64 |
F |
0 |
COURSES TAKEN FOR HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT
The West Virginia State Board of Education established a uniform grading policy that must be used for any course taken for high school credit, regardless of the grade level of the student at the time the course is taken, other than courses that county boards of education may designate by policy as weighted courses. The local board is not required to adopt this grading scale for use in courses or grade levels for which high school credit is not involved.
NON-WEIGHTED COURSE GRADING SCALE:
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Average |
Grade |
Quality Points |
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93-100 |
A |
4.0 |
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85-92 |
B |
3.0 |
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75-84 |
C |
2.0 |
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65-74 |
D |
1.0 |
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0-64 |
F |
0 |
The Board shall issue weighted grades for Advanced Placement, Advanced Career, and International Baccalaureate courses for which high school credit is to be awarded.
WEIGHTED COURSE GRADING SCALE FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT, ADVANCED CAREER AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE COURSES:
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Average |
Grade |
Quality Points |
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93-100 |
A |
5.0 |
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85-92 |
B |
4.0 |
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75-84 |
C |
3.0 |
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65-74 |
D |
2.0 |
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0-64 |
F |
0 |
County boards of education continue to have discretionary authority to issue weighted grades for other advanced high school courses. In accordance therewith the Board elects to establish weighted grades for the following advanced high school courses:
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honors courses |
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B. |
dual credit courses |
Dual Credits
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Average |
Grade |
Quality Points |
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93-100 |
A |
5.0 |
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85-92 |
B |
4.0 |
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75-84 |
C |
3.0 |
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65-74 |
D |
2.0 |
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0-64 |
F |
0 |
Honors Credits
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Average |
Grade |
Quality Points |
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93-100 |
A |
4.5 |
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85-92 |
B |
3.5 |
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75-84 |
C |
2.5 |
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65-74 |
D |
1.5 |
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0-64 |
F |
0 |
A teacher may not be required by the principal or any other person to change a student’s grade on either an individual assignment or a report card unless there is clear and convincing evidence that there was a mathematical error in calculating the student’s grade.
WV Code 18-5-46
West Virginia State Board of Education policy 2515
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