Category Description Examples Weight Late Policy Assignments/activities home work, bell -10 points per day completed in the early ringers/warm-ups, class 15% - can submit up to 5 stage of learning a new participation, exit tickets, days late Skill Builder concept/skill; risk-free; periodic notebook checks Assignments grade based on for specific assignments completion/effort; (notes, guided practice, assignments may be graded etc.), formative for accuracy for feedback assessments (common purposes only PLT formative assessments and additional formative assessments as needed based on data) Assignments/activities completed during the common benchmark Submitted in class- Progress learning process but after assessments, quizzes, 25% no late work policy Monitoring guided practice has been short constructed response Assessments completed and students essays (MSL/EOC format) have had a chance to study the material independently; graded for accuracy; used to provide students, teachers, and parents with feedback regarding to students’ progress prior summative assessments Assignments/activities - will be accepted Summative completed at the end of the unit tests, essays, projects 60% up to one week Assessments learning process; should before require students to exam demonstrate mastery of week standards being assessed in - start at a grade of current unit 70 if more than 3 days late The following WCPSS grading scale will be used to determine quarter, semester, and final grades: A 90 100 – B 80 89 – C 70 79 – D 60 69 – F 0 59 –
Category Description Examples Weight Late Policy Skill Builder Assignments Assignments/activities completed in the early stage of learning a new concept/skill; risk-free; grade based on completion/effort; assignments may be graded for accuracy for feedback purposes only home work, bell ringers/warm-ups, class participation, exit tickets, periodic notebook checks for specific assignments (notes, guided practice, etc.), formative assessments (common PLT formative assessments and additional formative assessments as needed based on data) 15% -10 points per day - can submit up to 5 days late Progress Monitoring Assessments Assignments/activities completed during the learning process but after guided practice has been completed and students have had a chance to study the material independently; graded for accuracy; used to provide students, teachers, and parents with feedback regarding students’ progress prior to summative assessments common benchmark assessments, quizzes, short constructed response essays (MSL/EOC format) 25% Submitted in class- no late work policy Summative Assessments Assignments/activities completed at the end of the learning process; should require students to demonstrate mastery of standards being assessed in current unit unit tests, essays, projects 60% - will be accepted up to one week before exam week - start at a grade of 70 if more than 3 days late The following WCPSS grading scale will be used to determine quarter, semester, and final grades: A 90 – 100 B 80 – 89 C 70 – 79 D 60 – 69 F 0 – 59
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