Academic Information

Grading Policy

A standard percentage scale is used school-wide:

 93% - 100% = A  (4.00) EXCELLENT
 90% - 92%   = A- (4.00) 
 87% - 89%   = B+ (3.00)
 83% - 86%   = B   (3.00) ABOVE AVERAGE
 80% - 82%   = B-  (3.00)
 77% - 79%   = C+ (2.00) 
 73% - 76%   = C   (2.00) AVERAGE
 70% - 72%   = C-  (2.00) 
 67% - 69%   = D+ (1.00)
 63% - 66%   = D   (1.00) BELOW AVERAGE
 60% - 62%   = D-  (1.00) 
 59% and BELOW = F (0.00) FAILURE

Character Development Grades

Students will be given grades for character development as follows:

(O) Outstanding
(G) Good
(S) Satisfactory
(N) Needs Improvement
(U) Unsatisfactory

Report Cards

Report cards are available on MyGrace at the end of each Quarter (approximately 9 weeks). Quarter 4 report cards are mailed to the home at the end of the school year. Interim reports are sent home for students with a “C-“ or below. Report cards will include core academics, including Accelerated Reader, and co-curricular such as P.E., music, library, computer, character, and attendance. Parents may schedule conferences at any time with the faculty. Teachers may also request conferences with parents. First Quarter parent/teacher conferences are mandatory for all families. “Grading Period” for participation eligibility purposes is defined as each quarter reporting period (quarter reports, semester reports). Hard copies will only be mailed home at the end of the school year.

Interim Notices

Interim Notices are emailed by the 5th week of each quarter (approximately 4-5 weeks into each quarter), if necessary. After this period, Interim Notices will be available on MyGrace if a student’s grades are at a “C-“ level or below to identify the problem, with comments to help the parent work with the student. An Interim Notice will be sent home at any time if a grade slips drastically. Interims will be emailed if a co-curricular grade is an A- or below.

Tutoring

Parents may inquire through teachers or the front office how to obtain tutoring for students in need.

 

Honor Roll and Awards

HONOR ROLL: Inclusion on the honor roll is based on the student’s academic grade average for each class in the semester just completed. The academic GPA does not include physical education, music, or computers.

1. Highest Honors All “A’s” in each subject for the semester
2. Honors All “B’s” or above in each subject for the semester

Students with a D or F in any subject for the semester are automatically excluded from the honor roll. Students with a U in conduct for any quarter will be disqualified to be on the Honor Roll.

NOTE: Math and reading intervention grades are equal to all other academic subjects when computing honor roll.

CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP AWARD: Any student who receives all excellent (E) marks in character for the 2nd through 4th quarter and Lancer or S.O.M. Awards in the course of the school year will receive the Christian Citizenship Award at the end of the year. Students also need to display excellent character in all areas such as displaying good conduct on the playground, during music, P.E., in the library, and computer lab, etc., to receive this award.

PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE: Students in sixth grade who maintain all “A’s for the last three years in all academic subjects and demonstrated high mastery in either math or reading on the sixth-grade standardized test.

PRINCIPAL’S AWARD: Students who maintain straight “A’s” (93% or higher) in all academic subjects for all grading periods will be rewarded with a place on the PRINCIPAL’S AWARD. Students with a U in conduct for any quarter will be disqualified from receiving the Principal’s Award.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH AND LANCER: The Student of the Month award is an academic award and The Lancer award is a citizenship award. These awards are presented every month to students in each class during the 1st chapel of the month. Parents are welcome to attend and take photos. They are just asked to remain in the back until the students are seated. At that time they can fill in open seats.

Promotion Requirements for 6th Graders

6th graders must pass with a “C” average each semester.

Additionally, to participate in the promotion ceremony a 6th grader must have:

1. Completed all requirements and passed all courses necessary for promotion.
2. All financial obligations to the school must be paid in full.
3. Any student receiving an average grade of 50% or below failure in any subject for the year must receive remedial tutoring by an approved Grace Elementary Administrator to promote to the seventh grade.
4. Upon completing all classes, a Grace Elementary Diploma will be presented to the student.
5. Hair length/Make-up/Dress code: All dress code/grooming standards must be met to participate in the promotion ceremony.

Late Work Policy

Students are learning responsibility, and therefore one area of great importance is turning in work on time. Every late paper a teacher receives takes the teacher away from his/her primary duty to teach. Students need to understand the importance of timeliness in all that they do. This requires organization and preparation. Late work is any assignment that is not turned in when the teacher requests it. The late work policy is based on teacher discretion and is clarified in the classroom contract at the beginning of the school year.

Testing Standards/Cheating

In the administration of any test, the following standards will be maintained. Students will be referred to administration if they are seen:

1. Revealing answers to other students
2. Turning around in their seats
3. Passing notes
4. Possessing notes under, around, or on their desk
5. Making hand or mouth communications
6. Copying homework, reports, or projects
7. Plagiarism
8. Using AI

Discipline for cheating on homework assignments and during normal testing cycles in the daily classroom will be handled by the classroom teacher. Second offenses will be referred to the office for administrative action and may result in conduct probation.

STANDARDIZED TESTING: IOWA Standardized Test is given annually to help identify the student’s level of achievement. Results are sent to the parents at the end of the school year.

Student Records

Student school records are kept in fireproof file cabinets in the school office. According to the California State Department of Education:

• Parents of currently enrolled or former pupils have an absolute right to access any pupil records related to their children, which are maintained by school districts or private schools. The editing or withholding of any such records, except as [specifically] provided for [by law], is prohibited. (Section 49069)
• Parents who wish to view their student’s school records must make an appointment with a school administrator to view those records.
• When transferring to a new school, once enrolled, the new school will request your child’s file from our office. Once the request is received, our office will mail the complete file to the new school.