High School Grading Policy
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Anonymous
| I am new to the area and DC is in high school (10th). Please explain semester grades: in a year long class, like English does she get a two semester grades and then both semesters are averaged to get a final grade? What about 1/2 credit courses? Also do Algebra I and Geometry count as a high school grade and credit if taken in middle school. |
Anonymous
| The classes will have two different numbers (English 9a/9b) and she will receive two grades. They are not averaged together (it is like college). Algebra 1 and Gemometry do count as HS classes..but I am not sure aobou it if you were not in MoCo for them. |
Anonymous
| We moved from out of state so I should ask about her middle school courses. Do A/B semesters have the same teacher? I am guessing g not.. |
Anonymous
| No they do not necessarily have the same teacher each semester for different portions of the same class. |
Anonymous
My DC moved from private to public in 9th and his middle school classes like algebra aren't on his transcript. |
Anonymous
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If you are in Montgomery County you should be aware of some other policies related to grading.
If a student makes some effort but gets below a 50% the grade is raised to a 50%. Some teachers/schools to avoid determining what is good faith give all grades below 50% half credit. In high schools students can fail a class and never retake it to get credit. The policy is called credit recovery. There is still an attendance policy, but it's nearly impossible for students to fail a class due to lack of attendance. |