Welcome to the Middletown Area School District

REPORT CARDS

Report cards are given to the students through their homeroom teachers at the end of each marking period (approximately 9 weeks). Parents are instructed to view the report card and contact your child’s teacher and/or guidance counselor with any questions.

Promotion requirements are based on the amount of credits passed during the academic year. The required average for passing is 70%. A student must attain a passing average during the second semester in order to be promoted in that course (if it is a sequential one-a full year’s course). This rule applies regardless of the grade a student may have earned the first semester.
ANY STUDENT TAMPERING WITH REPORT CARDS OR MANUFACTURING BOGUS REPORT CARDS WILL BE SUBJECT TO SUSPENSION.

PROGRESS REPORTS

Teachers will provide a progress report for each student in danger of failing a course for the marking period. These reports will be issued about five weeks in the marking period. Teachers will provide information relevant to the student’s difficulty with that course. Progress report copies will also be kept by the teacher and guidance department. Parents and students are encouraged to speak with the teacher concerning the progress report. Teachers will usually encourage students to have parents sign copies of the progress report and return the copy to school.

GRADING SYSTEM

• Superior – Has thorough mastery of essential skills and course objectives; submits work of superior quality; consistently leads class discussion.
• Above Average – Has mastery of essential skill and course objectives; submits work of excellent quality; regularly participates in class discussion.
• Average – Has partial mastery of essential skills ad course objectives; submits work of acceptable quality; generally completes assignments; participates in class discussion.
• Below Average – Has minimal mastery of essential skills and objectives; completes the minimum requirements of the course; work is of low quality; is inconsistent in effort; occasionally participates in class discussion.
• Failure – Has not mastered the essential skills and course objectives; shows little progress; consistently fails to prepare the minimum requirements of the course; seldom participates in class discussion.

Note: during the first marking period only, a student cannot earn a grade lower than 50% provided that they have completed all assignments.

WEIGHTED GRADES

Advanced Placement courses will receive a weight factor of 1.10. Honors courses will receive a weight factor of 1.05. This factor will be used to calculate cumulative GPA and class rank.

MID-TERM AND FINAL ASSESSMENTS

Mid-term and/or final exams will be given at the end of the 2nd and 4th marking periods. They will test only the material of that semester. They will count 20% of that semester’s grade.