Walls/Banneker Grading

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How are final/end of year grades calculated? Are the four term grades averaged for the final class grade (25% each?)?

Not exactly. Each term is converted to a point system: so whether your kid got a 94 or 100 in term 2 it calculates as an A. That A is a 4.0. So the 4.0 is what is averaged among the terms. Also it rounds up no matter what.

Ex: B B B B+
3.0 +3.0+ 3.0+3.3 = 12.3/4 = 3.08 which will round up to a B+ on the transcript for the course

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are final/end of year grades calculated? Are the four term grades averaged for the final class grade (25% each?)?

Not exactly. Each term is converted to a point system: so whether your kid got a 94 or 100 in term 2 it calculates as an A. That A is a 4.0. So the 4.0 is what is averaged among the terms. Also it rounds up no matter what.

Ex: B B B B+
3.0 +3.0+ 3.0+3.3 = 12.3/4 = 3.08 which will round up to a B+ on the transcript for the course

The grade inflation in DCPS knows no bounds. It's nuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are final/end of year grades calculated? Are the four term grades averaged for the final class grade (25% each?)?

Not exactly. Each term is converted to a point system: so whether your kid got a 94 or 100 in term 2 it calculates as an A. That A is a 4.0. So the 4.0 is what is averaged among the terms. Also it rounds up no matter what.

Ex: B B B B+
3.0 +3.0+ 3.0+3.3 = 12.3/4 = 3.08 which will round up to a B+ on the transcript for the course

The grade inflation in DCPS knows no bounds. It's nuts.

It is incredibly shocking- the one that always gets me is. 3.31 is an A-.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are final/end of year grades calculated? Are the four term grades averaged for the final class grade (25% each?)?

Not exactly. Each term is converted to a point system: so whether your kid got a 94 or 100 in term 2 it calculates as an A. That A is a 4.0. So the 4.0 is what is averaged among the terms. Also it rounds up no matter what.

Ex: B B B B+
3.0 +3.0+ 3.0+3.3 = 12.3/4 = 3.08 which will round up to a B+ on the transcript for the course

The grade inflation in DCPS knows no bounds. It's nuts.

I don't think this is true...it needs to be at least a 3.25 to round up to a B+

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are final/end of year grades calculated? Are the four term grades averaged for the final class grade (25% each?)?

Not exactly. Each term is converted to a point system: so whether your kid got a 94 or 100 in term 2 it calculates as an A. That A is a 4.0. So the 4.0 is what is averaged among the terms. Also it rounds up no matter what.

Ex: B B B B+
3.0 +3.0+ 3.0+3.3 = 12.3/4 = 3.08 which will round up to a B+ on the transcript for the course

The grade inflation in DCPS knows no bounds. It's nuts.

It is incredibly shocking- the one that always gets me is. 3.31 is an A-.

Again, I don't think this is accurate. It needs to be 3.51+ to be an A-

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are final/end of year grades calculated? Are the four term grades averaged for the final class grade (25% each?)?

Not exactly. Each term is converted to a point system: so whether your kid got a 94 or 100 in term 2 it calculates as an A. That A is a 4.0. So the 4.0 is what is averaged among the terms. Also it rounds up no matter what.

Ex: B B B B+
3.0 +3.0+ 3.0+3.3 = 12.3/4 = 3.08 which will round up to a B+ on the transcript for the course

The grade inflation in DCPS knows no bounds. It's nuts.

It is incredibly shocking- the one that always gets me is. 3.31 is an A-.

Again, I don't think this is accurate. It needs to be 3.51+ to be an A-

No it doesn’t. As long as it is above a 3.3 it rounds up to an A-.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are final/end of year grades calculated? Are the four term grades averaged for the final class grade (25% each?)?

Not exactly. Each term is converted to a point system: so whether your kid got a 94 or 100 in term 2 it calculates as an A. That A is a 4.0. So the 4.0 is what is averaged among the terms. Also it rounds up no matter what.

Ex: B B B B+
3.0 +3.0+ 3.0+3.3 = 12.3/4 = 3.08 which will round up to a B+ on the transcript for the course

The grade inflation in DCPS knows no bounds. It's nuts.

I don't think this is true...it needs to be at least a 3.25 to round up to a B+

Nope. Anything above 3.0 to 3.3 is a B+.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are final/end of year grades calculated? Are the four term grades averaged for the final class grade (25% each?)?

Not exactly. Each term is converted to a point system: so whether your kid got a 94 or 100 in term 2 it calculates as an A. That A is a 4.0. So the 4.0 is what is averaged among the terms. Also it rounds up no matter what.

Ex: B B B B+
3.0 +3.0+ 3.0+3.3 = 12.3/4 = 3.08 which will round up to a B+ on the transcript for the course

The grade inflation in DCPS knows no bounds. It's nuts.

I don't think this is true...it needs to be at least a 3.25 to round up to a B+

Nope. Anything above 3.0 to 3.3 is a B+.

Please provide a citation for this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are final/end of year grades calculated? Are the four term grades averaged for the final class grade (25% each?)?

Not exactly. Each term is converted to a point system: so whether your kid got a 94 or 100 in term 2 it calculates as an A. That A is a 4.0. So the 4.0 is what is averaged among the terms. Also it rounds up no matter what.

Ex: B B B B+
3.0 +3.0+ 3.0+3.3 = 12.3/4 = 3.08 which will round up to a B+ on the transcript for the course

This is absolutely not true...if you get 3 Bs and one B+ your final grade is a B, not a B+.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are final/end of year grades calculated? Are the four term grades averaged for the final class grade (25% each?)?

Not exactly. Each term is converted to a point system: so whether your kid got a 94 or 100 in term 2 it calculates as an A. That A is a 4.0. So the 4.0 is what is averaged among the terms. Also it rounds up no matter what.

Ex: B B B B+
3.0 +3.0+ 3.0+3.3 = 12.3/4 = 3.08 which will round up to a B+ on the transcript for the course

The grade inflation in DCPS knows no bounds. It's nuts.

It is incredibly shocking- the one that always gets me is. 3.31 is an A-.

Not true...if you get 3 B+ and one A- the final grade is an A-.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are final/end of year grades calculated? Are the four term grades averaged for the final class grade (25% each?)?

Not exactly. Each term is converted to a point system: so whether your kid got a 94 or 100 in term 2 it calculates as an A. That A is a 4.0. So the 4.0 is what is averaged among the terms. Also it rounds up no matter what.

Ex: B B B B+
3.0 +3.0+ 3.0+3.3 = 12.3/4 = 3.08 which will round up to a B+ on the transcript for the course

The grade inflation in DCPS knows no bounds. It's nuts.

It is incredibly shocking- the one that always gets me is. 3.31 is an A-.

Not true...if you get 3 B+ and one A- the final grade is an A-.

the above poster is correct...my DC got 3 B+ and one A- in a class last year and final grade was a B+.

[Anonymous]

I don’t have a citation but I can look at end of year grades as a DCPS teacher. You don’t have to believe me but the grades round up. Whoever wrote that their kid got 3 B+ and an A- and got a B+, that’s just not true.

Example from a report card last year:

B B+ B+ A- Final grade: A-

3 + 3.3 + 3.3 + 3.7 = 13.3/4 = 3.325

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are final/end of year grades calculated? Are the four term grades averaged for the final class grade (25% each?)?

Not exactly. Each term is converted to a point system: so whether your kid got a 94 or 100 in term 2 it calculates as an A. That A is a 4.0. So the 4.0 is what is averaged among the terms. Also it rounds up no matter what.

Ex: B B B B+
3.0 +3.0+ 3.0+3.3 = 12.3/4 = 3.08 which will round up to a B+ on the transcript for the course

The grade inflation in DCPS knows no bounds. It's nuts.

I don't think this is true...it needs to be at least a 3.25 to round up to a B+

Nope. Anything above 3.0 to 3.3 is a B+.

Please provide a citation for this.

NP. I have never found a citation for this outside of DCUM but ever since I read it here I’ve been checking and this is in fact how my kids’ grades have been computed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are final/end of year grades calculated? Are the four term grades averaged for the final class grade (25% each?)?

Not exactly. Each term is converted to a point system: so whether your kid got a 94 or 100 in term 2 it calculates as an A. That A is a 4.0. So the 4.0 is what is averaged among the terms. Also it rounds up no matter what.

Ex: B B B B+
3.0 +3.0+ 3.0+3.3 = 12.3/4 = 3.08 which will round up to a B+ on the transcript for the course

The grade inflation in DCPS knows no bounds. It's nuts.

I don't think this is true...it needs to be at least a 3.25 to round up to a B+

Nope. Anything above 3.0 to 3.3 is a B+.

Please provide a citation for this.

NP. I have never found a citation for this outside of DCUM but ever since I read it here I’ve been checking and this is in fact how my kids’ grades have been computed.

PP who is a teacher. I’ve been checking this for several years. It’s absolutely how final grades are computed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are final/end of year grades calculated? Are the four term grades averaged for the final class grade (25% each?)?

Not exactly. Each term is converted to a point system: so whether your kid got a 94 or 100 in term 2 it calculates as an A. That A is a 4.0. So the 4.0 is what is averaged among the terms. Also it rounds up no matter what.

Ex: B B B B+
3.0 +3.0+ 3.0+3.3 = 12.3/4 = 3.08 which will round up to a B+ on the transcript for the course

The grade inflation in DCPS knows no bounds. It's nuts.

I don't think this is true...it needs to be at least a 3.25 to round up to a B+

Nope. Anything above 3.0 to 3.3 is a B+.

Please provide a citation for this.

NP. I have never found a citation for this outside of DCUM but ever since I read it here I’ve been checking and this is in fact how my kids’ grades have been computed.

PP who is a teacher. I’ve been checking this for several years. It’s absolutely how final grades are computed.

& thank you for posting about it. I’ve found this knowledge very helpful in figuring out when to intervene and when to let the kids bear the short-term consequence of a lower term grade.