Page 13 - Oblock Handbook 2021-2022

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*K-8 Parents sign in/out in vestibules: When dropping off or picking up students, they will not be let in or out of the main office if the parent/adult is still in the vestibule. Parents/adults must wait outside of the exterior door after signing students in/out.
Under the district’s revised Attendance Policy, students who leave prior to 11:33 AM will be considered absent for the day. Students are required to be in attendance for 203 minutes to be counted as present.
END OF DAY DISMISSAL:
Students are to leave the building promptly at dismissal time. No pupil may be in the building after 3:00 p.m. unless under teacher supervision. All practice sessions must be faculty supervised. Only students who are scheduled for evening activities under a teacher's supervision will be allowed in the school after dismissal time.
GRADING POLICY: Board Policy 212
Nine-week reporting periods and semester exams are graded on a percentage basis as follows:
Percentage Interpretation
Letter Grade
Points
Quality
90-100
A
4
Excellent
80-89
B
3
Above Average
70-79
C
2
Average
60-69
D
1
Below Average
*51-59
F
0
Failure
*Within each nine-week marking period, and for semester exams, the teacher has the option of recording a zero or any other percent less than 51% when the student has not met the teacher's requirement: i.e., major assignments such as term papers, book reports, programs and projects not submitted and/or a student makes an obvious effort not to participate. Otherwise, a 51% must be recorded regardless of the student's true average. A grade lower than a 51% requires guidance administrative approval. Parents should monitor progress on a regular basis. Questions or concerns can be directed to the classroom teachers, and guidance counselors.
NOTE: The grading scale will not apply when indications are that the student, once realizing a passing grade for the course, curtails his effort in the course to a less than satisfactory level. Such cases will be referred to the office of the principal for review, who will then decide if the student will receive a passing grade and credit for the course. If a student does not meet the requirements of a course (term papers, book reports, special class projects), he will fail regardless of his grade.
COMPUTING THE FINAL GRADE:
Year Course
The final course grade is recorded as a letter grade by totaling the four reporting periods dividing by four. This average is then converted into a letter grade equivalent.
Trimester Course
The same procedure as with a full year course with the exception that the total of the two reporting periods are totaled and divided by two and a half. The first trimester grade will not post on the report card until the 2nd nine week grades are posted.
HALLWAY COURTESY:
1. Keep hallways open to traffic by walking to the right. Do not block others by standing in groups. Students are to move to their assigned class.
2. Pass through hallways quietly. Be considerate of others in the halls and classrooms.
3. Discard trash in the containers provided. Keep the school clean by picking up paper from the floors.
4. Students are not permitted in the hallways or at their lockers during class time unless carrying a pass signed by their
teacher.
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