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Administrative Procedures 5121.1 and 5121.2 Division of Academics PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS w w w .pgcps.org Prince Georges County Board of Education Verjeana M. Jacobs, Esq., Chair Ron L. Watson, Jr., Ph.D., Vice Chair

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Administrative Procedures 5121.1 and 5121.2

Division of Academics

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Prince George’s County Board of Education

Verjeana M. Jacobs, Esq., Chair Ron L. Watson, Jr., Ph.D., Vice Chair Donna Hathaway Beck Pat J. Fletcher Heather Iliff

  • R. Owen Johnson, Jr.

Rosalind A. Johnson Linda Thornton Thomas Amber P. Waller Haywood L. Perry, III, Student Member John E. Deasy, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools and Secretary/Treasurer

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Administrative Procedure 5121.1 Grading and Reporting for Elementary Schools Pre-Kindergarten through Grade Five Administrative Procedure 5121.2 Grading and Reporting for Secondary Schools

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Purpose of Administrative Procedures 5121.1 and 5121.2

To provide guidance to administrators and teachers in the implementation of the grading and reporting systems to be used in all elementary/secondary schools and centers in the Prince George’s County Public Schools.

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Collaborators

  • Division of Academics, Department of Curriculum and

Instruction

  • High School Consortium
  • Division of Student Services
  • Information Technology – Student Applications
  • Library Media
  • ESOL
  • Special Education
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Updates

1987 Procedure Change Rationale Page AP 5121 Examinations and Grading for all Elementary and Secondary School Programs Date: September 9, 1987 Separated Procedures: AP 5121.1 Grading and Reporting for Elementary School Pre-Kindergarten through Grade Five Administrative Procedure 5121.2 Grading and Reporting for Secondary Schools Date: July 1, 2008 To make clear distinctions between elementary procedures and secondary procedures All

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5121.1 Elementary Update

1987 Procedure Change Rationale Page Letter grades A,B,C,D,E,I,N,W,P, and F Pre-K through Grade 1 P = Proficient I = In Process N = Needs Development T = To Be Taught Later Grades 2-5 A = Excellent B = Above Average C = Average D = Below Average E = Unsatisfactory I = Incomplete Aligned with current practice 2

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Updates to Elementary and Secondary procedures

1987 Procedure Change Rationale Page A minimum of one grade per week for each grading factor should be recorded by the classroom teacher Minimum entry of two grades per week in each subject for each student Manageability for core teachers with four subjects and large enrollments 4

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Updates to Elementary and Secondary procedures

1987 Procedure Change Rationale Page Grading Factors based

  • n Competence,

Assignments and Preparation, Participation, Daily Work Habits, Attendance Grading Factors include Class work, Homework, and Assessments; Appendix for grading factors by content area Distinctions in content area curriculum frameworks 5 Teachers are required to provide make-up work within guidelines approved by the principal Teachers are required to provide make-up work within 48 hours of the day a student returns from a lawful absence. Consistent, systemic guidelines 6

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Updates to Elementary and Secondary procedures

1987 Procedure Change Rationale Page Tables for determination of final grades All quarter grades will be given equal weight when computing final grades Curriculum content is balanced, not more weighted toward later quarters 6

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New to Elementary and Secondary procedures

Addition Page Rationale Definitions for lawful and unlawful absences 1-2 Applicable to grading “Failing” grade criteria:

  • Cheating
  • Failure to produce work in an

assigned timeframe

  • Unlawful absence
  • Does not demonstrate

satisfactory progress at the level of instruction indicated (below 60%)

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New to Elementary and Secondary procedures

Addition Page Rationale English Language Learners Accommodations

  • Access to modifications
  • Grades based on language

proficiency

  • Receive a separate ESOL progress

report

  • Teacher collaboration

5, 10 Elem. 6, 11 Sec. Compliance with Maryland Accommodations Manual, MSDE Grades will not include quarterly benchmarks 5 When lawfully absent, students will not be penalized for make-up work that is requested but not provided 6

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New to Elementary and Secondary procedures

Addition Page Rationale Honor Roll Grades 2-12, based on grades (and grade point averages): Distinguished Scholar, Principal’s Honor Roll, Honor Roll 7 Positive reinforcement Interim progress reports must be issued for all students at the middle of each quarter 8 Elem. 10 Sec. Consistent disclosure to students and parents

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New to Elementary and Secondary procedures

Addition Page Rationale Students receiving special education

  • Alignment with general

curriculum with IEP

  • Collaboration of co-teachers
  • The primary instructor

provides the grade

  • Students working toward a

certificate must have narrative reports of IEP progress and a modified report card

9 Elem. 10 Sec. Compliance with federal law

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New to Elementary and Secondary procedures

Addition Page Rationale Grading Factors-Appendix A 13-21 Elem. 14-41 Sec. Distinctions in content area curriculum frameworks; national standards, voluntary state curriculum documents

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Updates to secondary procedure

1987 Procedure Change Rationale Page Withdrawal after 20th day by form Withdrawal after 20th day by form and School Instructional Team (SIT) Formalize the process of schedule changes with instructional team approval 7

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Updates to secondary procedure

1987 Procedure Change Rationale Page Weighted grades A=5.0 B=3.75 C=2.50 D=1.25 E=0 Weighted Grades A=5.0 B=4.0 C=3.0 D=2.0 E=0 Incentive to participate in weighted coursework 8

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Deletions to Secondary procedure

Deletion Rationale

“N” grade (No Credit) for students with excessive lawful or unlawful absences Punitive – does not allow credit for grades already earned; replaced by “E” for the quarter of the excessive absences. “Class rank will not be computed by PGCPS.” Computation for class rank is available