Administrative Procedures 5121.1 and 5121.2 Division of Academics PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
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 2 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
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 3 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
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. 4 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
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 • 5 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
Updates 1987 Procedure Change Rationale Page AP 5121 Examinations Separated Procedures: To make clear All and Grading for all distinctions AP 5121.1 Grading and Elementary and between Reporting for Elementary Secondary School elementary School Pre-Kindergarten Programs procedures through Grade Five and secondary procedures Date: September 9, 1987 Administrative Procedure 5121.2 Grading and Reporting for Secondary Schools Date: July 1, 2008 6 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
5121.1 Elementary Update 1987 Procedure Change Rationale Page Letter grades Pre-K through Grade 1 Aligned with 2 A,B,C,D,E,I,N,W,P, and current P = Proficient F practice 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 7 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
Updates to Elementary and Secondary procedures 1987 Procedure Change Rationale Page A minimum of one Minimum entry of two Manageability 4 grade per week for grades per week in each for core each grading factor subject for each student teachers with should be recorded by four subjects the classroom teacher and large enrollments 8 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
Updates to Elementary and Secondary procedures 1987 Procedure Change Rationale Page Grading Factors based Grading Factors include Distinctions in 5 on Competence, Class work, Homework, and content area Assignments and Assessments; Appendix for curriculum Preparation, grading factors by content frameworks Participation, Daily area Work Habits, Attendance Teachers are required Teachers are required to Consistent, 6 to provide make-up provide make-up work systemic work within guidelines within 48 hours of the day a guidelines approved by the student returns from a principal lawful absence. 9 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
Updates to Elementary and Secondary procedures 1987 Procedure Change Rationale Page Tables for All quarter grades will be Curriculum 6 determination of final given equal weight when content is grades computing final grades balanced, not more weighted toward later quarters 10 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
New to Elementary and Secondary procedures Addition Page Rationale Definitions for lawful and unlawful 1-2 Applicable to grading absences “Failing” grade criteria: 4 • Cheating • Failure to produce work in an assigned timeframe • Unlawful absence • Does not demonstrate satisfactory progress at the level of instruction indicated (below 60%) 11 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
New to Elementary and Secondary procedures Addition Page Rationale English Language Learners 5, 10 Compliance with Maryland Accommodations Accommodations Manual, Elem. MSDE • Access to modifications • Grades based on language 6, 11 proficiency Sec. • Receive a separate ESOL progress report • Teacher collaboration Grades will not include quarterly 5 benchmarks When lawfully absent, students will not 6 be penalized for make-up work that is requested but not provided 12 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
New to Elementary and Secondary procedures Addition Page Rationale Honor Roll Grades 2-12, based on 7 Positive reinforcement grades (and grade point averages): Distinguished Scholar, Principal’s Honor Roll, Honor Roll Interim progress reports must be 8 Consistent disclosure to issued for all students at the middle of students and parents Elem. each quarter 10 Sec. 13 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
New to Elementary and Secondary procedures Addition Page Rationale Students receiving special education 9 Compliance with federal law Elem. • Alignment with general curriculum with IEP 10 Sec. • 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 14 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
New to Elementary and Secondary procedures Addition Page Rationale Grading Factors-Appendix A 13-21 Distinctions in content area curriculum frameworks; Elem. national standards, voluntary state curriculum 14-41 documents Sec. 15 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
Updates to secondary procedure 1987 Procedure Change Rationale Page Withdrawal after 20 th day Withdrawal after 20 th Formalize the 7 day by form by form and School process of Instructional Team (SIT) schedule changes with instructional team approval 16 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
Updates to secondary procedure 1987 Procedure Change Rationale Page Weighted grades Weighted Grades Incentive to 8 participate in A=5.0 A=5.0 weighted B=3.75 B=4.0 coursework C=2.50 C=3.0 D=1.25 D=2.0 E=0 E=0 17 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
Deletions to Secondary procedure Deletion Rationale “N” grade (No Credit) for students Punitive – does not allow credit for with excessive lawful or unlawful grades already earned; replaced by absences “E” for the quarter of the excessive absences. “Class rank will not be computed by Computation for class rank is PGCPS.” available 18 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • w w w .pgcps.org
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