• Grading 

    I would like to take this opportunity to let you know a few of the goals for Physics/ STEM students as well as the grading system used to evaluate if your child has met these goals.

    By the end of this semester, successful Physics/ STEM students will reflect global citizenship and demonstrate  the ability punctual, calculate an academic grade, follow directions, manage time, pay attention to details, organize, persevere, respect others, take responsibility for every action of theirs including learning, work hard and care about the quality of that work.  

    The most important items that your child will hopefully learn this year is that his/her personal success in any endeavor is directly related to his/her effort. and that  "freedom doesn't mean having the right to do anything , freedom means the right to do the correct thing.

             Tests, quizzes, classwork, homework, group work, attitude, participation, class preparation, attention to detail, and attendance are all used to determine a student’s grade. Assignments are graded by points. 

    Your child is fully aware of his/her grade at all times because we often take class time to check our grades and have access to the grades at all times through the parent portal.  He/she will be issued a progress report halfway through each nine weeks to be signed by a parent or guardian for a grade. Your child’s accumulated points for a grading period are added at the end of the grading period and are then divided by the total number of possible points. The resulting decimal percentage is then translated into a letter grade according to the following scale:

    Grading Policy

    Grading Scale

    Grade      Requirement                  Evaluation of Performance

       A           90 – 100                            Tests                   25%

       B           80 – 89                              Class work         30%

       C           70 – 79                              Homework          15%

       D           60 – 69                              Quizzes               10%  

       F           Below 60                            Project                20%

                                                               Total                   100%