Grading Changes That May Affect Your Child

The next time you look up your child's present grade on Info Direct, you may be surprised. That's because I have implemented some changes to the percentages used in calculating grades. After examining the amount of work each student has been doing in class, I realized that the portion of the student's grade that is determined by homework should be greater. Consequently, I changed some things and weighted the grades with a larger percentage going towards homework assignments, and less toward quizzes. I also added another section which is entitled "Participation," but what I call PACE. PACE is an acronym for Participation, Attitude, Cooperation, and Effort. That will be worth ten percent of each quarter's grades, but will not be inputted until the end of the quarter.

So, in a nutshell, here are the new weights or percentages of your child's math grade:

Assignments 40 %
Tests 30 %
Classwork 10 %
Quizzes 10 %
Participation 10 %

I believe this will be a combination which more fairly calculates how your child is doing this year.

Please post any questions or comments you may have, or e-mail me at the school.