Grading and Credits

Grading Practices

Central High School expects the best effort from every student in their studies and preparation of work assigned to them. Final grades indicating the value of work accomplished during each term are posted at the end of that term.
Parents or guardians should examine these reports carefully, and are urged to contact teachers with any questions regarding grades.

Grades are continuously updated and viewable on ParentVue. Parent/Teacher conferences are held throughout the year. Families are encouraged to contact teachers whenever a concern arises.

Teachers are expected to utilize TeacherVue, the on-line grade report system. Families are encouraged to sign up for this service as grades, attendance, and important messages are updated frequently. Families can also make direct email contact with teachers through ParentVue.

GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA)

Grades become a matter of permanent record and are used in computing cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA). Credit is given ONLY at the end of a class. Grades given on the final reports evaluate performance in this manner:

A = Superior 90%-100%

B = Above Average 80%-89%

C = Average 70%- 79%

D = Below Average 60%-69%

F =Failure less than 59%

I =Incomplete (only give with Principal’s permission.)

GPA is composed on a basis of A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0.

Students who complete an Advanced Placement (AP) class, a concurrent CMU class, or a CMU Tech class may weight their GPA with A=5, B=4, and C=3.

Earning Credits - D51 Policy

1. Credit is granted at the end of each term.

2. Students failing or unsuccessfully completing a required course for graduation will have to make up the failed requirement.

3. A limited number of additional credits may be earned by making arrangements in advance through the Counseling Office.

Credits may be earned in the following manner:

District 51 summer schools
Prior arrangements may be made for students to earn college credits and high school credits concurrently while enrolled in a high school program.

Online course recovery

We use a site-based online computer program that allows students to recover lost credit in core academic classes. This program uses a standards based model. Students work at their own pace. Assignments are completed in Student Learning Center Lab. Counselor approval is required to enroll in the class.

In order to access on-line classes through the Student Learning Center, a student must have completed the entire in-class experience (i.e., the student was in the course for the entire term) and earned a failing grade before they can begin the on-line recovery through the Student Learning Center. If a student withdraws from a class prior to the end of the given term, they must wait until the start of the next term to access the on-line recovery class. This ensures fidelity of both the traditional classroom as well as the on-line environments.