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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The math department where I teach:

40% tests
30% Quizzes
20% Classwork/weekly problem sets
10% homework (completion)

The 4 quarters are averaged to get the final grade.  In classes where there is a final (algebra/geometry), the final is worth "half a quarter" (so 1/9 of the year)

The SOL does not play into grades, except in high school credit classes.  We were told by the county to add 5% to the students' final exam grades for a pass, 10% for a pass advance.[/quote]

Could you please tell me which county said to add 5% to the students' final exam grades for a pass, 10% for a pass advance ?[/quote]

fcps[/quote]

So if a student scored 80% on the Final exam her/his score will be 85% if the student is pass and 90% if the student is pass advanced ? Is this something new or has always been that way ? Which office in FCPS provides this instruction ? [/quote]

The final exam is usually ~10% or 1/9th of the final grade,(depending on the class) so we are talking about a half point or point to the final grade for the class.  I don't know which "Office" provided this instruction(?).  I know that my rising senior has had it added to his grade for the past four years.  So, at least four years.  It is akin to giving extra credit.  The only students it affects are those that are on the borderline between grades.[/quote]

My DD , a rising 9th grade in FCPS did not get any additional pts to her final exam but she had a pass on SOL. It would have pushed her grade up as she was on the borderline between grade.[/quote]

What did she get on the Final exam?[/quote]

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