How do MCPS schools decide who the class valedictorian is? How do counselors rank students when they write their letters of rec. for college. In a graduating class of 400 there might be dozens of students who earn all "A's". Do they look at the numerical scores we see on edline?

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Anonymous wrote:The grade for the quarter should be reflected if the last graded assignment was indeed the final one. A week or two later Edline will post grades for the marking period. Final exam grades show up on the report card, but some teachers will post this as an "ungraded" assignment on Edline so students can determine their final grade for the semester. Final exams are 25% of the semester grade. Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I am pretty sure this is how it works.

Final semester grades are figured out with a formula based on the letter.

So, for example, my kid had a class where he got a C (Q1) an A (Q2) and an E on the final (yeah, I'm still puzzled by that one too). That comes out to a C, regardless of whether he got a 59 or a 1 on the final, because CAE = C.

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/blakehs/staff/finalgradecalc.pdf

OK, so the very helpful page at the link above (thanks PP!) includes the following statement:

Teachers have the option to force a grade up or down depending upon the student's performance in the course and mastery of the course objectives.

Does this mean that the teacher might have the ability to bump the final grade up if a kid got As both quarters but a D or E on the final exam? My son carried a 98 percent average for each of the last two quarters in a class, but fears he completely messed up the multiple choice final because he missed a number and started putting answers in the wrong places (or something--he was so stressed out about the screw up he couldn't even talk about it).

Anyone know if there is any hope for ending up with an A due to teacher flexibility in a scenario like that?

It is numerically correct.

Do final exam grades go on your transcript?

No, just the semester grades - which are 37.5% for each quarter and 25% for the final exam. And no, the percentage score is not used in the calculation. Just the letter grade.

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Anonymous wrote:The grade for the quarter should be reflected if the last graded assignment was indeed the final one. A week or two later Edline will post grades for the marking period. Final exam grades show up on the report card, but some teachers will post this as an "ungraded" assignment on Edline so students can determine their final grade for the semester. Final exams are 25% of the semester grade. Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I am pretty sure this is how it works.

Final semester grades are figured out with a formula based on the letter.

So, for example, my kid had a class where he got a C (Q1) an A (Q2) and an E on the final (yeah, I'm still puzzled by that one too). That comes out to a C, regardless of whether he got a 59 or a 1 on the final, because CAE = C.

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/blakehs/staff/finalgradecalc.pdf

Wow! So two B's even both at 89.0 can never equal an A ???

Yes, and if you pull off a C first quarter and never show up in class again you still pass.

And, no one has a problem with this grade calculation?

Do final exam grades go on your transcript?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:The grade for the quarter should be reflected if the last graded assignment was indeed the final one. A week or two later Edline will post grades for the marking period. Final exam grades show up on the report card, but some teachers will post this as an "ungraded" assignment on Edline so students can determine their final grade for the semester. Final exams are 25% of the semester grade. Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I am pretty sure this is how it works.

Final semester grades are figured out with a formula based on the letter.

So, for example, my kid had a class where he got a C (Q1) an A (Q2) and an E on the final (yeah, I'm still puzzled by that one too). That comes out to a C, regardless of whether he got a 59 or a 1 on the final, because CAE = C.

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/blakehs/staff/finalgradecalc.pdf

Wow! So two B's even both at 89.0 can never equal an A ???

Yes, and if you pull off a C first quarter and never show up in class again you still pass.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The grade for the quarter should be reflected if the last graded assignment was indeed the final one. A week or two later Edline will post grades for the marking period. Final exam grades show up on the report card, but some teachers will post this as an "ungraded" assignment on Edline so students can determine their final grade for the semester. Final exams are 25% of the semester grade. Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I am pretty sure this is how it works.

Final semester grades are figured out with a formula based on the letter.

So, for example, my kid had a class where he got a C (Q1) an A (Q2) and an E on the final (yeah, I'm still puzzled by that one too). That comes out to a C, regardless of whether he got a 59 or a 1 on the final, because CAE = C.

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/blakehs/staff/finalgradecalc.pdf

Wow! So two B's even both at 89.0 can never equal an A ???

I thought it was 40% for each quarter and 20% for the final.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The grade for the quarter should be reflected if the last graded assignment was indeed the final one. A week or two later Edline will post grades for the marking period. Final exam grades show up on the report card, but some teachers will post this as an "ungraded" assignment on Edline so students can determine their final grade for the semester. Final exams are 25% of the semester grade. Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I am pretty sure this is how it works.

Final semester grades are figured out with a formula based on the letter.

So, for example, my kid had a class where he got a C (Q1) an A (Q2) and an E on the final (yeah, I'm still puzzled by that one too). That comes out to a C, regardless of whether he got a 59 or a 1 on the final, because CAE = C.

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/blakehs/staff/finalgradecalc.pdf

Anonymous wrote:The grade for the quarter should be reflected if the last graded assignment was indeed the final one. A week or two later Edline will post grades for the marking period. Final exam grades show up on the report card, but some teachers will post this as an "ungraded" assignment on Edline so students can determine their final grade for the semester. Final exams are 25% of the semester grade. Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I am pretty sure this is how it works.

Final semester grades are figured out with a formula based on the letter.

So, for example, my kid had a class where he got a C (Q1) an A (Q2) and an E on the final (yeah, I'm still puzzled by that one too). That comes out to a C, regardless of whether he got a 59 or a 1 on the final, because CAE = C.

Thank you, we will be on vacation and not get her report card for 4 weeks. Two classes could go either A or B....ugh, the wait.

11:24 poster here - that is for MCPS.

The grade for the quarter should be reflected if the last graded assignment was indeed the final one. A week or two later Edline will post grades for the marking period. Final exam grades show up on the report card, but some teachers will post this as an "ungraded" assignment on Edline so students can determine their final grade for the semester. Final exams are 25% of the semester grade. Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I am pretty sure this is how it works.

Can you see final grades on Edline or do you have to wait for the report card to come in the mail for High School students?