Please see my website at http://geocities.yahoo.com/mrspeakman to see spreadsheets of student academic grades and attendence.
Students will be graded using a point system.
Points will be award for the following items.
Academic Grade
A. Classroom projects 5 to 50 points each
B. Homework
assignments 5
to 50 points each
C. Tests/Quizzes
10 to
50 points each
D. Final
Project 100 to 200 points (approximately 10 percent of grade)
E. Final Exam –100 points to 200 points
(approximately 10 percent of grade)
F. Attendance 3 unexcused absences
may cause grade reduced by one letter level
Total of points earned divided by total possible
equals percent grade.
98%-100%=A+, 97%-93%=A, 92%-90%=A-,
89%-88%=B+, 87%-83%=B, 82%-80%=B-,
79%-78%=C+, 77%–73%=C, 72%-70%=C-,
69%-68%=D+, 67%-63%=D, 62%-60%=D-,
below 60%=F
Citizenship Grade
Commendable = No unexcused absences and no
tardies and Academic of Grade of A
Above average = No unexcused absences and no
tardies and Academic Grade of B
Satisfactory = No unexcused absences and 5 or
less unexcused absences or tardies and Academic of Grade of C
Unsatisfactory = 6 to 9 unexcused absences,
truancies or days of suspension or an Academic Grade of D-
Unacceptable = 10 or more unexcused absences,
truancies or days of suspension or an Academic Grade of F
"Three single periods or single period and a block period of unauthorized absenses as the result of truancy in any quarter shall result in the reduction of one grade level that quarter for that class or classes." (Downey Unified School District policy AR 2220.3 p.3)
10 or more unauthorized absences as the result of truancy will likely result in an academic grade of F and a citizenship grade of unacceptable.