Grading
Since the end of the 2015-2016 school year, the Stevens Point Area Public School District (SPAPSD) adopted uniform grading percentages, used at P. J. Jacobs Junior High School, Ben Franklin Junior High School and SPASH. These percentages are listed below for our school:
Seventh and Eighth Grades: 70/30 (70% summative and 30% formative)
Ninth Grade: 80/20 (80% summative and 20% formative)
Although as a school district and school we have not developed an exact definition of summative and
formative assessment, we are able to provide you with some initial guiding principles:
What is the difference between formative and summative assessment?
Formative assessment
The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning. More specifically, formative assessments:
- help students identify their strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work
- help faculty recognize where students are struggling and address problems immediately
Formative assessments are generally “low stakes”, which means that they have low or no point value.
Examples of formative assessments include asking students to:
- draw a concept map in class to represent their understanding of a topic
- submit one or two sentences identifying the main point of a lecture
- daily assignments
Summative assessment
The goal of summative assessment is to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark. Summative assessments are often high stakes, which means that they have a high point value. Examples of summative assessments include:
- a unit or final exam
- a final project
- a research paper
- recitals or performances
Information from summative assessments can be used formatively when students or faculty use it to guide their efforts and activities in subsequent courses.
At the beginning of the year, parents should check with each teacher and their syllabus to see how they define these two terms and grade students.
Late Work and Test Retake Policies
There was extensive work completed on late work and test retake policies for each class at the two junior highs. These policies are written into each class syllabi and explained to each parent/guardian at our “Back to School Night.”
HONORS GRADE POINT AVERAGE
3.2 - 3.599 GPA: Honors
3.6 - 4.0+ GPA: High Honors
Grading Scale Chart
Grade |
Low | High |
---|---|---|
A |
93.0 | 100 |
A- | 90.0 | 92.99 |
B+ | 87.0 | 89.99 |
B | 83.0 | 86.99 |
B- | 80.0 | 82.99 |
C+ | 77.0 | 79.99 |
C | 73.0 | 76.99 |
C- | 70.0 | 72.99 |
D+ | 67.0 | 69.99 |
D | 63.0 | 66.99 |
D- | 60.0 | 62.99 |
F | 0 | 59.99 |
Grading Point Chart
Grade |
Low |
---|---|
A |
4.000 |
A- | 3.700 |
B+ | 3.300 |
B | 3.000 |
B- | 2.700 |
C+ | 2.300 |
C | 2.000 |
C- | 1.700 |
D+ | 1.300 |
D | 1.000 |
D- | 0.700 |
F | 0.000 |
I | 0.000 |
W | 0.000 |