FIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC & ART AND PERFORMING ARTS Dr, Lisa Mars, Principal LAGUARDIA ARTS 10.6 School-wide Grading Policy The following school-wide grading policy is based on Chancellor’s Regulations and citiwide academic policy and serves as the structure for departmental grading policies. Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts offers a semester based instructional model, with a fall and a spring semester. Each semester is comprised of three marking periods. ‘Teachers complete an Interim Report through PupilPath, betwe at risk of failing a course. marking periods, for students Grading is based on student mastery of the learning standards and competencies addressed in each. Course grades are based on the following four areas of assessment. 1. Major Assessments © Tests/ Quizzes © Essays ‘© Projects/Presentations © Performance/Portfolio - Based Activities 2. Classwork/Class Participation/Science Labs 3. Class Preparation/Homework 4, Mid-Term and Final Exams/Culminating Studio Events Each department has a uniform percentage weight for cach of the four areas of assessment, and this information is clearly communicated to families through cach course syllabus. Grade categories are weighted differently for Academies & Studios Academic Assessments: 50% Classwork: 25% Homework: 15% Final Exam or Regents: 10% 100 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10023 212-496-0700 Fax: 212-724-5748PIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC & ART AND PERFORMING ARTS Dr. Lisa Mars, Principal LAGUARDIA ARTS Studio ‘The grading structure is below. Please note that this may vary based on the epistemology of the subject. Assessments: 20% Classwork: 60% Homework: 10% Final Exam: 10% Attendance is critical to ensuring student learning. Students do not fail course solely due to excessive absences. Attendance is factored into a student grade through class participation, Teachers give grades according to the following: Passing: 65-100 in increments of 1 (effective 2012/2013 school year) Failing grade: 55 The numeric grade of 45 will be given when the student does not report to class (A failing grade of 45 denotes No Show/Non-attendance). NX: Students with documented, extreme and extenuating circumstances and with approval from the Assistance Principal of Guidance may receive a final grade of an ‘NX’, which indicates Incomplete. Any student who receives an ‘NX’ for a course will have until the end of the following semester to complete the work for a passing grade, Students unable to complete the work in the following semester will maintain the NX grade. A grade of NX does not confer credit and is neither passing nor failing; in order for credit to be conferred, the student will need to take the course. The written documentation must be submitted to the guidance office by the parent or guardian for the grade of NX to be considered. All students on roster must receive a grade at the end of the marking period, Ifa student is unable to perform in Dance or PE, the student must be provided with altemate assignments, which can be assessed and used as a basis to award a grade. “Continued on Next Page*** 100 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10023 212-496-0700 Fax: 212-724-5748. FIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC & ART AND PERFORMING ARTS. Dr. Lisa Mars, Principal LAGUARDIA ARTS Grading Logisties: Credit is awarded at the end of each semester, in January and June. Marking Period grades. are an indicator as to a student's grades as of a particular date. Marking periods are cumulative. Bach marking period grade reflects the cumulative work of the student up to that point. The third marking period in each semester represents the final grade, and this grade is recorded on the transcript. Semester grades are cumulative and not an average of the three Marking Periods. 10.7 Make Up Assignments or Late Work Considered in the Final Grade ‘Teachers need to have a late/make up work policy in their course syllabus. When students are given the opportunity to make up assignments, e.g. there is a documented excused absence, blackout, or agreement between the teacher and the student, those assignments must be handed in and graded during the same marking period. ‘Teachers may dectine late work if there is no documented excused absence, blackout, or agreement between the teacher and the student. 100 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10023 212-496-0700 Fax: 212-724-5748