Dear parents,
Grades are available online. To access grades, please use your child's
ID Number. If you are unaware of their number, please check inside the front
cover of their agenda.
Please be aware that the system I use for averaging is not used in the
online averages you see. My webpage provider allots me only certain space
and I feel it better to post the 100 point scale grade that everyone is most
familiar with. For the most part, averages are slightly higher using the 5
point scale averaging system. For A's, I assign 5 points; B's 4 points; C's
3 points; D's 2 point; F's 1 point. I add these values up, then
divide by the total number of assignments to find the average. This system
is fair considering that if your child fails an assignment badly or does
poorly, there is still a chance to recover. There are few situations in
which this system hurts a student. I have not encountered one yet.
If your child was absent for an assignment, they must make these up. If you
notice a zero for an assignment given while your child was absent, please
bring this to my attention to ensure that this was not an oversight.
Incomplete assignments must be made up unless otherwise noted. There are
deadlines for assignments to be completed. There are some assignments that
may not be able to be completed after the fact (for example if it involves
predictions in reading). If you or your child has a question about an
incomplete assignment, please ask.
I hope that having access to these grades is beneficial. I will work to keep
these as up to date as possible. Please understand that I do keep written
copy of all grades, but I must then enter them into a program before
publishing them online. I have added a few extra steps to my load, so I may
falter in being timely when the assignment load is heavy. Please have
understanding.
When examining grades, you may encounter the terms:
- "pend" means the assignment is pending (must be graded).
- "exc" means the child was excused from this assignment or not required to
complete that assignment.
- "abs" means your child was absent for this assignment.
- "Inc" means your child did not turn in, or complete, that assignment.
If you notice an "Inc" for an assignment, I'll accept late assignments with
penalty. I try to point out to the kids whose assignments I did not receive
and I alert the class when grades are posted so they may see if they missed
an assignment. The biggest problem I encounter is that kids fail to write
their name in the assignment and then do not claim it. Please remind them of
every assignment's importance.
Thanks,
Shane Brazile
