Grading & Report Cards

The focus of grading is on measuring student mastery of the learning standards for the subject. There are three components to the gradebook in each class: the Assessment grade (40% of total grade), the Content Progress grade (40% of total grade) and the Work Habits grade (20% of total grade). The Assessment and Content Progress components are a measurement of knowledge, understanding and skill in the subject area. The Work Habits component measures effort, work completion, participation and other non-academic areas.

All work is expected to be turned in during the class period that it is due. All teachers accept late work within the following parameters: 

• 6th grade – within 8 school days of Turned In checkmark or entered grade in the Infinite Campus gradebook. 
• 7th grade – within 7 school days of Turned In checkmark or entered grade in the Infinite Campus gradebook. 
• 8th grade - within 6 school days of Turned In checkmark or entered grade in the Infinite Campus gradebook. 

A student with an excused absence has an additional two days for every day they are absent to turn in late work. Students who may need additional time to complete work should talk to their teacher and negotiate an extended deadline. Acceptance of late work after these set parameters is at teacher discretion. 

Students have the option of redoing a test/project/assignment if they have not demonstrated mastery. However there are parameters that must be followed in order to redo the test/project/assignment.

1. Work Habits grades may not be redone. Since Content Progress grades reflect ongoing learning, some assignments may be redone and others may not. Expectations for these assignments will be clearly outlined by the teacher and noted online (website and gradebook). Assessment grades may be redone.
2. Students have 2 weeks to redo an assignment (if it is eligible to be redone) or assessment. The two week time period begins the day that the score is entered in the gradebook for the class. Teachers will enter the redo deadline date in the gradebook under comments. (e.g. – if a student turns in an assignment 1 week after the grade is entered for the class, they will only have 1 week remaining to redo the assignment.)
3. If students earn a project or assessment grade of less than 90%, they can redo the project or assignment for a higher grade. Students will need to talk to the teacher regarding their process for the redo (see next item).
4. Each teacher will have specific requirements for the redo process. That process will be clearly communicated in the class syllabus and the teacher website. The process may include any of the following: a Redo Form, test corrections, all homework/assignments relevant to the assessment must be turned in, re-teaching session.
5. There will be no redos or retakes during the last week of the trimester. No late work will be accepted during the last week of the trimester.
6. Test/project/assignments may not be redone once the trimester has ended.

Students must make school work a high priority. They should attend help sessions, after school labs, and give their best effort to study and prepare for each day of school. However, not everyone masters concepts the first time which is why we provide the opportunity to redo test/project/assignments if needed.

Students and families should monitor grades and progress through the Parent/Student Portal to ensure that assignments are turned in and low scores are being redone for mastery. Once the two week deadline (from when the grade is entered in the gradebook) has passed, students will not have the opportunity to redo tests/projects/assignments or turn in missing work so it is essential to keep track of schoolwork.

As always, we understand that family and health issues arise, so please contact the classroom teacher with any extenuating circumstances. Communication between students, family, and teachers is crucial to student success. Please contact classroom teachers with any questions or concerns and we will work together to ensure a quality learning environment.

Our students’ efforts are recognized through our school’s Honor Roll Awards distributed at the end of first and second trimesters. 

Our honor roll assemblies take place on a weekday morning. Families are welcome to attend, and are notified the week before the assemblies with an email sent by SchoolMessenger.

Students that earned a GPA of 4.0 are recognized with Gold Honor Roll. Students that earned a GPA between 3.5 and 3.99 are recognized with Silver Honor Roll.

For most Jeffco middle and high schools, progress reports are issued at the end of each six-week grading period with a report card issued at the end of each trimester or semester. A student's middle and high school grades can be reviewed on the district's online parent portal.

Parents of high school students may wish to view the Board policy on high school grading for details on weighted classes, class rank and grade point average.