Anthony ISD Grading Guidlines

Cycle grades for each student will be determined by the following grading guidelines: 

Pre-K - 12th Grade

Summative - 40%

Formative - 60%

Definitions of Grading Categories 

Formative: an assessment that occurs during the learning process. Examples: homework, class work, quizzes, labs, draft essays, etc. [Note: BoY, MoY, EoY screeners serve to guide instructional decisions and are not counted as part of the formative grade]. 

Summative: an assessment of learning that occurs after instruction to determine student mastery. Examples: unit exams, major projects, final essays, lab practicum, nine-week exams. 

Campus Guidelines: 

• Classroom teachers will enter a minimum of 1 grade per week, in either the summative or formative categories, into our district wide grading system.

• A students final cycle grade will include a minimum of 9 formative and 3 summative grades entered into our district wide grading system.

• All course grades will be updated on a weekly basis, by 8:00 a.m. on Monday morning.

• For PK-3, a development continuum will be utilized to document progress.

• Class Ranking and top honors will be calculated based on GPA throught the 3rd 9 weeks.

District Policies

• Interim progress reports shall be issued for all elementary students after the third week and the sixth week of each grading period. For secondary students,            interim reports shall be issued every third week and the sixth week if the student’s grade falls below a 70. Supplemental progress reports may be issued at            the teacher’s discretion.

• As per district policy, a student shall be permitted a reasonable opportunity to redo an assignment or retake a test for which the student received a failing              grade (below 70%).