DCPS: averaging term grades into a final grade

[Anonymous]

yes you can get bs. It's a bit harder to get Cs if you are submitting your work - requires a hard grader.

You only get to change a grade if it is below a 60something (63? 67?) and then it only goes up to 76. So if you get a 70, you are stuck with it. You can turn in work late, but it's an 86 tops. The old grading policy of retakes if below 86 was obviously much more helpful. My son went from all as with one a- under that policy to a mix of as and bs.

You might be in a class with one assessment grade for the term and you make a 70 on it. Do the math.

[Anonymous]

A's are also not a sure thing in "softer" classes where grades are more discretionary. If you beef with a teacher (say, a political or artistic disagreement), the teacher is going to win that fight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A's are also not a sure thing in "softer" classes where grades are more discretionary. If you beef with a teacher (say, a political or artistic disagreement), the teacher is going to win that fight.

My dsughter gets A-'s in easy elective classes because she puts off the easy work till last and doesnt try as hard. It's frustrating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yes you can get bs. It's a bit harder to get Cs if you are submitting your work - requires a hard grader.

You only get to change a grade if it is below a 60something (63? 67?) and then it only goes up to 76. So if you get a 70, you are stuck with it. You can turn in work late, but it's an 86 tops. The old grading policy of retakes if below 86 was obviously much more helpful. My son went from all as with one a- under that policy to a mix of as and bs.

You might be in a class with one assessment grade for the term and you make a 70 on it. Do the math.

The tescher is not following DCPS grading policy if they only give one assessment. One assignment shouldn’t be weighted 40%. That’s against policy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:yes you can get bs. It's a bit harder to get Cs if you are submitting your work - requires a hard grader.

You only get to change a grade if it is below a 60something (63? 67?) and then it only goes up to 76. So if you get a 70, you are stuck with it. You can turn in work late, but it's an 86 tops. The old grading policy of retakes if below 86 was obviously much more helpful. My son went from all as with one a- under that policy to a mix of as and bs.

You might be in a class with one assessment grade for the term and you make a 70 on it. Do the math.

The tescher is not following DCPS grading policy if they only give one assessment. One assignment shouldn’t be weighted 40%. That’s against policy.

Yes, they are not allowed to give only one assessment. It is automatically weighted 40% because there is only 1 thing in that category. However, that is why just 1 is not allowed. Unfortunately, this can go unchecked by admin and has happened to my child before at his DCPS HS. (He's a rising senior.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:yes you can get bs. It's a bit harder to get Cs if you are submitting your work - requires a hard grader.

You only get to change a grade if it is below a 60something (63? 67?) and then it only goes up to 76. So if you get a 70, you are stuck with it. You can turn in work late, but it's an 86 tops. The old grading policy of retakes if below 86 was obviously much more helpful. My son went from all as with one a- under that policy to a mix of as and bs.

You might be in a class with one assessment grade for the term and you make a 70 on it. Do the math.

The tescher is not following DCPS grading policy if they only give one assessment. One assignment shouldn’t be weighted 40%. That’s against policy.

Yes, they are not allowed to give only one assessment. It is automatically weighted 40% because there is only 1 thing in that category. However, that is why just 1 is not allowed. Unfortunately, this can go unchecked by admin and has happened to my child before at his DCPS HS. (He's a rising senior.)

Run it up the chain of leadership. Email instructional superintendent, central office, etc. It’s blatantly against grading policy. Admin doesn’t want IS emailing about such an easy fix.