High school Grades entered at last minute that impact 25-50% or more of grade for quarter

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
If teachers feel the final grade for the year is accurate, do teachers even give a crap regarding the grades along the way. Parents do. Not sure teachers do. I think they only care how things look at the end. Teachers are, generally, going to fit class grades into an accepted overall grade distribution.

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As a teacher this makes no sense to me. The only way we GET a grade at the end of the year is by grading along the way. The end result is what it is and yes, it reflects the work the child put in, for better or worse. I swear this is the same idea the kids have, that we just make up number for them. You and they seem to not understand that the grade comes from the amount of work they turned in that demonstrates accurate mastery of the skills. If it’s an 80% that means they could independently demonstrate mastery of the skills with 80% accuracy. It doesn’t mean “I came up with this number because I dislike you.”

When parents/students see teachers aren't doing their job -- they think all kinds of things. We really do. Work isn't returned, Things aren't graded. We don't know what's going on. If you don't want crazy parents, there needs to be evidence that there's some sense to it. Maybe you're making it all up.

This is insane. You should see every graded assessment that goes into the computation of the final grade in SIS. You really think that teachers conspire to come up with some random distribution of grades at the end of the school year for their 150 plus kids?

-A parent

If grades aren't ever entered into SIS, or entered the day before SIS closes, we we have no real opportunity to see them, what are we left to think?

- also a parent

[Anonymous]

Honestly, parents should start naming the high schools here and the subjects. It's deplorable. Call them out. Even if it it's on this forum.

[Anonymous]

I agree with the above poster also. I'm often surprised at who reads this forum and I know Central pays attention from time to time.
I hear schoolboard members track this forum as well.

Mclean Highschool, Biology.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven't recorded grades since January 11 because I only saw each class once last week. I wonder if any parents are furious with me the way so many parents here are.

Students' grades won't change much anyway because they've had 210 points of grades this quarter (400+ points this semester), and they only have 15 points left to be recorded.

I, as a parent, don't even register if grades aren't entered since January 11th. There are grades from November-beginning of November that have not been entered, but no missing assignments. There are teachers who haven't entered since mid December and it's mildly frustrating, but not worthy of posting. November though is nuts. They get tested on material and don't know how they did on assignments on that same material.

Same. One of kid's teachers has not entered any grades after November first week.

[Anonymous]

My DD has a class where there's only 9 grades total this year and the last one entered was October 16. She assured me she's not worried but it's still a little frustrating.

[Anonymous]

W Springfield HS
- English
- Geometry
(Both 9th grade)

Same problem at Irving.

[Anonymous]

Fairfax High School
Biology class - MY DD didn't have any grade since December 1st. I believe he updated the gradebook this morning or yesterday and my daughter now has a 57.11 F in that class. They even have quiz grade weighted as a summative. She got an C 1st quarter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fairfax High School
Biology class - MY DD didn't have any grade since December 1st. I believe he updated the gradebook this morning or yesterday and my daughter now has a 57.11 F in that class. They even have quiz grade weighted as a summative. She got an C 1st quarter.

Also Fairfax HS. One of the AP sciences. Don't want to point her out specifically b/c it's the only class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:W Springfield HS
- English
- Geometry
(Both 9th grade)

Same problem at Irving.

Yes to Irving. I know it's "just" middle school, but two of these classes are the first ones on the high school transcript.

Spanish 1 - only one grade entered since Thanksgiving and it was just put in yesterday
English 8 Honors - zero grades entered for second quarter. Not a single one. Nothing graded on schoology. Nothing in paper form that has been handed back graded
Algebra 1 Honors - nothing since 12/14, including the midterm grade which they took two weeks ago and has not been entered in SIS
Civics Honors - nothing since 12/13
Science Honors - consistently entered, thank you!

Middle school may be less important to transcripts, etc., but it is also a transition time when parents can really help their kids keep up with assignments, learn when to retake tests, learn for themselves how and when to communicate with teachers. It's really hard to know when to step in as a parent when there are no grades available on SIS, schoology, or in take-home folders.