Board of Education Grading Policy Secondary Schools Grades 7 - 12 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Board of Education Grading Policy Secondary Schools Grades 7 - 12 Pamela Gardner, Principal, WHHS Dana Martinez, Assistant Principal, WHHS Holly Benedetti, School Counselor, WHHS Mark Consorte, AP Teacher, Honors Committee Chair Fran Lytwinick, Powerschool Administrator

West Haven High School  Making sense of GPA, Weighted and Unweighted Courses, Quality Points and Class Rank

West Haven Board of Education Current Grading Policy  Grades range from A+ to F, with D being the minimum passing mark.  Class rank is determined by assigning quality points to grades and giving weighted grades designated by honors/advanced placement.

WHBOE Current Grading Policy Quality Point Quality Point Weighted Weighted Grade Quality Point Grade Quality Point Honor/AP Honor/AP Courses Courses A+ 4.33 5.33 C+ 2.33 3.33 A 4.00 5.00 C 2.00 3.00 A- 3.67 4.67 C- 1.67 2.67 B+ 3.33 4.33 D+ 1.33 2.33 B 3.00 4.00 D 1.00 2.00 B- 2.67 3.67 F .00 .00

GPA & Quality Points  GPA stands for Grade Point Average. Each letter grade is assigned a point value which is called the Grade Point. The Grade Point Average ( GPA ) is an average of the grade points of the courses you have taken.  Quality Points are the cumulative points used to calculate your GPA based on the grade scale and weight of the class

How is GPA calculated?  Sample transcript Grade 11 GPA: 4.9095 7.4 credits Course Letter Grade Quality Points AP USGvt&Pol H A- 4.67 Chemistry I H A 5.0 Marching/Concert Band A+ 4.33 Mastr LIT H A+ 5.33 Philosophy H A+ 5.33 Precalculus H A- 4.67 Spanish lll H A 5.0

The calculations… Grade 11 Courses Letter Credits Calculation Grade (7.4 credits) (4.9095) AP USGvt&Pol H A- 1.0 4.67 x 1.0 = 4.67 Chemistry I H A 1.4 5.0 x 1.4 = 7.0 Marching/Concert Band A+ 1.0 4.33 x 1.0 = 4.33 Mastr LIT H A+ 1.0 5.33 x 1.0 = 5.33 Philosophy H A+ 1.0 5.33 x 1.0 = 5.33 Precalculus H A- 1.0 4.67 x 1.0 = 4.67 Spanish III H A 1.0 5.0 x 1.0 = 5.0 Total 36.33 / 7.4 = 4.9095

How do colleges & the NCAA view GPA?  Some colleges and universities calculate core GPA for all students – English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, World Languages  AP USGvt&Pol H  Chemistry I H  Mastr LIT H  Philosophy H  Precalculus H  Spanish lll H

Sample Calculations Sample Junior Year Courses:  Course Final Grade Credit Earned  English III H B 1.0  Keyboarding A .50  Algebra II A- 1.0  AP Government and Politics A 1.0  Psychology C+ .50  Physics H B 1.4  Physical Education B .50  Spanish III A 1.0

Sample GPA Recalculations Table Grade Number of Multiple Number by Credits of Grade Earned Points A/A+ 4.4 x 4.0 17.6 A- 1 x 3.67 3.67 B+ x 3.33 B x 3.0 B- x 2.67 C+ .50 x 2.33 1.165 C x 2.0 C- x 1.67 D+ x 1.33 D x 1.0 D- x 0.67 F x 0.0

Some colleges who use a recalculated GPA for admissions consideration  Albertus Magnus College  Castleton State  Eastern Connecticut State University  Fairfield University  Lasall College  Manhattanville College  Merrimack College  Western New England University  Southern Connecticut State University

No. Course Grade NCAA Credit EN 0002 English I 9 EN 0002 1.00 EN 0004 English II 10 EN 0006 1.00 EN 0006 EN 0008 EN 0012 English III* 11 EN 0012 1.00 EN 0014 EN 0015 English IV* 12 EN 0015 1.00 EN 0017 EN 0021 English I – Honors 9 EN 0021 1.00 EN 0022 English II – Honors 10 EN 0022 1.00 EN 0030 Masterpieces of British Literature – Honors* 11 EN 0030 1.00 EN 0027 Humanities – Honors* 12 EN 0027 1.00 EN 0050 AP English Literature* 12 EN 0050 1.00 EN 0070 SAT Critical Reading (Seniors Only, Fall Semester) 12 .50 EN 0071 SAT Critical Reading (Juniors Only, Spring Semester) 11 .50 EN 0001 ESL Beginning Reading & Writing 11 12 1.00 EN 0400 Genres in American Literature 9 10 EN 0400 2.00 TS 0004 Reading Seminar 9 10 .50 EN 0051 Women in Literature R 11 12 EN 0051 .50 EN 0052 Isn’t It Tragic? R 11 12 EN 0052 .50 EN 0053 Anxiety and Chaos R 11 12 Pending .50 EN 0054 Native American Literature R 11 12 Pending .50 EN 0055 Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends E 11 12 Pending .50 EN 0059 A Flair for Writing: Advanced Composition E 11 12 EN 0059 .50

WHHS Proposal  GPA – add simple GPA (unweighted) out of 4.33 & print on report cards and transcripts with weighted GPA  Weighted courses – separate Honors & AP  All Courses = 1.0  Honors Courses = 1.2  AP Courses = 1.25  Class Rank – Based on Weighted GPA  Honor Roll – Based on Weighted GPA

GPA QUALITY POINTS - weighted for class Calculations rank and for honor roll Letter Numeric ALL COURSES HONORS ADVANCED Grade Average PLACEMENT A+ 98-100 4.33 5.2 5.41 A 93-97 4 4.8 5 A- 90-92 3.67 4.4 4.59 B+ 87-89 3.33 4 4.16 B 83-86 3 3.6 3.75 B- 80-82 2.67 3.2 3.34 C+ 77-79 2.33 2.8 2.91 C 73-76 2 2.4 2.5 C- 70-72 1.67 2 2.09 D+ 67-69 1.33 1.6 1.66 D 63-66 1 1.2 1.25 F 0-62 0 0 0 Weight Multiplier 1 1.2 1.25

The NEW (proposed) calculations… Simple GPA (4.33 scale) Grade 11 Courses Letter Credits Calculation Grade AP USGvt&Pol H A- 1.0 3.67 x 1.0 = 3.67 Chemistry I H A 1.4 4.0 x 1.4 = 5.6 Marching/Concert Band A+ 1.0 4.33 x 1.0 = 4.33 Mastr LIT H A+ 1.0 4.33 x 1.0 = 4.33 Philosophy H A+ 1.0 4.33 x 1.0 = 4.33 Precalculus H A- 1.0 3.67 x 1.0 = 3.67 Spanish III H A 1.0 4.0 x 1.0 = 4.0 Weighted GPA 29.93 / 7.4 = 4.045

The NEW (proposed) calculations… Weighted GPA (Honors 1.2, AP 1.25) Grade 11 Courses Letter Credits Calculation Grade AP USGvt&Pol H A- 1.0 5.41 x 1.0 = 5.41 Chemistry I H A 1.4 4.8 x 1.4 = 6.72 Marching/Concert Band A+ 1.0 4.33 x 1.0 = 4.33 Mastr LIT H A+ 1.0 5.196 x 1.0 = 5.196 Philosophy H A+ 1.0 5.196 x 1.0 = 5.196 Precalculus H A- 1.0 4.4 x 1.0 = 4.4 Spanish III H A 1.0 4.8 x 1.0 = 4.8 Weighted GPA 36.05 / 7.4 = 4.87

The Bottom Line – Sample Student  Current Weighted GPA = 4.9095  Proposal –  Simple GPA (4.33 scale) = 4.045  Weighted GPA (Honors 1.2, AP 1.25) = 4.87 Student is ranked 9 th in class, and cumulative grade history is: A+ = 10, A = 9, A- = 3, B+ = 2, B = 1

Next Steps  Implementation/phase-in  Powerschool