Academic Policies and Procedures

All students are expected to be honest and to display a high standard of integrity in the completion of work. This includes:

• turning in all assignments on time
• turning in neat and accurate work

Cheating or dishonesty of any kind on a test, written assignment or project is considered a serious offense and may result in a grading penalty and/or disciplinary action.  

Report cards will be posted to Sycamore (online management system) at the end of each quarter.  

All grades will be posted to Sycamore to keep parents and students informed of where they stand academically prior to receiving a report card. 

Progress reports are issued after the fifth week of each quarter to students in grades 1-7. These reports must be signed by a parent/guardian and returned to the teacher the day after they are sent home. 

The academic year consists of four grading periods. Students in Pre-K and Kindergarten will receive attribute-based grades that will be assessed using:

• E= Exceeds grade-level expectations
• M=Meets grade-level expectations
• S=Steady progress toward grade-level expectations
• L=Limited progress toward grade-level expectations
• N=Not yet introduced

Students in Grades 1-7 will receive numerical grades based on the following scale:

• 98-100=A+
• 93-97=A
• 90-92=A-
• 88-89=B+
• 83-87=B
• 80-82=B-
• 78-79=C+
• 73-77=C
• 70-72=C-
• 68-69=D+
• 63-67=D
• 60-62=D-
• 0-59=F

Homework may be sent home several times a week. Parents are asked to help by providing the time, place and encouragement needed to complete these assignments.

Students are promoted to the next grade when the final average in each subject is 70% or higher.  Students who do not achieve this standard will be retained in the current grade.