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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can find information on grading policies here:
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/grading/

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/ikara.pdf

You also need to understand how the official grades for the semester are determined from the quarter grades.  This is from 2016-17, but I think it is still current.
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/k-q/qohs/mark_pattern.pdf

Here are some articles providing background information if you’re interested:

https://mocoshow.com/2024/01/29/change-to-50-percent-rule-marks-shift-in-mcps-grading-trends/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/one-of-nations-largest-school-districts-ditches-high-school-final-exams/2015/09/08/49cf5810-561e-11e5-b8c9-944725fcd3b9_story.html

Basically, much of the homework is not graded, but is simply checked for completion.  Homework that is graded can’t receive less than 50%, unless it’s not done at all.  Tests can be retaken for a higher grade.  Finals were abolished when too many students were failing their finals.

[b]MCPS is so invested in their reputation as “one of the best school systems in the nation”, that the grading system is designed to obfuscate any evidence to the contrary.[/b] It is less a tool to communicate an accurate reflection of a student’s level of achievement than to hide their lack thereof.

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YUP!!!!![/quote]

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