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From the
Middle School Student-Parent Handbook
2007-2008
GRADES
Teachers are as fair and objective
as possible in determining the marks given to
students. Teachers are requested to notify parents
and students of exceptionally low or
failing grades prior to a reporting period. It is
the student’s responsibility to know his/her
status as far as grades
are concerned. See also HOME ACCESS CENTER (HAC).
Citizenship Grades (CIT) –
Citizenship grades are determined by the teacher
every six weeks. Unlike academic grades, which are
recorded numerically, citizenship is
reported with letter/code grades. The following
letter codes are used: E – Exceptional
Behavior, S –
Satisfactory Behavior, N – Behavior Needs
Improvement (Parent should request a conference),
U – Behavior is Unsatisfactory or
Unacceptable (Parent should request a
conference).
GRADING SYSTEM
A = 90 – 100
B = 80 – 89
C = 75 – 79
D = 70 – 74
F = Below 70 (Failure)
All grades are recorded as
numerical grades. The grade for each semester is
averaged to determine the final grade. If a
semester exam is given,
the semester average counts 90% and the final exam
counts 10%. The lowest passing grade is 70.
The Round Rock Independent School
District encourages each student to succeed.
Therefore, a six-week grade below a 50 earned by
the student will be recorded as a 50 for
that grading period. This will enable the student
scoring below a 50 an opportunity to improve
his/her grade when the semester or final
grade is determined. The minimum grade of 50 does
not apply to final exam grades. [Board
Policy EIA (Local)]
Teachers follow grading guidelines
approved by the principal that have been designed
to reflect each student’s academic achievement
for the grading period, semester, or
course. State law provides that a test or course
grade issued by a teacher cannot be changed
unless the Board determines that the grade
was arbitrary or contains an error, or that the
teacher did not follow the District’s grading
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