The grading system really makes slacking without consequences possible.

79.5 plus 89.5 is an A

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does B and C become a B for the semester grade?

Yes, in fact if a student has a mixture of Bs and As (one of each for each subject in each semester), the student can end up with a transcript 4.0 for college applications and have never actually had a 4.0 on a report card.

To make it even more interesting, a student can have an 89.5% one quarter, which the MCPS has set the grade program to round up to a 90% A, and therefore have an A on the transcript without ever having an 90% or higher A on the report card.

To be even cooler, the student could have his grade increased into the A zone by turning in homework which is graded on completion and worth 10% of the overall grade. Therefore a student may earn an A in the class without ever having an earned an A on an assignment that was graded for accuracy.


The same thing can happen in any other area of the grade ranges. A student could pass a class with a D and never actually passed an assignment graded for accuracy. Imagine doing this in Algebra 1 and then moving onto the next math class.

It has resulted in kids developing very good applied math skill to suss out just what grades they need as a semester winds down.

Or very savvy app skills.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does B and C become a B for the semester grade?

Yes, in fact if a student has a mixture of Bs and As (one of each for each subject in each semester), the student can end up with a transcript 4.0 for college applications and have never actually had a 4.0 on a report card.

To make it even more interesting, a student can have an 89.5% one quarter, which the MCPS has set the grade program to round up to a 90% A, and therefore have an A on the transcript without ever having an 90% or higher A on the report card.

To be even cooler, the student could have his grade increased into the A zone by turning in homework which is graded on completion and worth 10% of the overall grade. Therefore a student may earn an A in the class without ever having an earned an A on an assignment that was graded for accuracy.


The same thing can happen in any other area of the grade ranges. A student could pass a class with a D and never actually passed an assignment graded for accuracy. Imagine doing this in Algebra 1 and then moving onto the next math class.

It has resulted in kids developing very good applied math skill to suss out just what grades they need as a semester winds down.

Anonymous wrote:Does B and C become a B for the semester grade?

Yes, in fact if a student has a mixture of Bs and As (one of each for each subject in each semester), the student can end up with a transcript 4.0 for college applications and have never actually had a 4.0 on a report card.

To make it even more interesting, a student can have an 89.5% one quarter, which the MCPS has set the grade program to round up to a 90% A, and therefore have an A on the transcript without ever having an 90% or higher A on the report card.

To be even cooler, the student could have his grade increased into the A zone by turning in homework which is graded on completion and worth 10% of the overall grade. Therefore a student may earn an A in the class without ever having an earned an A on an assignment that was graded for accuracy.


The same thing can happen in any other area of the grade ranges. A student could pass a class with a D and never actually passed an assignment graded for accuracy. Imagine doing this in Algebra 1 and then moving onto the next math class.

Anonymous wrote:Does B and C become a B for the semester grade?

Yes.

There's a chart on page 4:
https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/ikara.pdf

Does B and C become a B for the semester grade?

Anonymous wrote:Is there a separate semester transcript that is generated for high school students? In addition to the report card I mean.

There will be a "Student Grades And Graduation Credit Report" posted in ParentVue under Documents. This can take a few weeks after the grades are finalized.

Is there a separate semester transcript that is generated for high school students? In addition to the report card I mean.

Anonymous wrote:The GPA is also comprised of the semester grades only.

+1 This is policy specified on the MCPS website.

The GPA is also comprised of the semester grades only.

Just semester goes on the transcript.

Do quarterly grades get calculated into GPA, or is it just semester? Do quarterly grades appear on transcript? We are dealing with a teacher error in quarterly grade, but when averaged with first quarter the semester grade is fine. Just wondering whether to keep pressing on this or give up. Thank you.