Instructional Resources

Classwork & Homework Online Access

Keeping up with your classwork and homework assignments is essential for school success. When absent, students should check Canvas and with their teacher to receive make-up work.  Classwork is not excused for student absences.

Late Work

If a student does not complete an assignment by the assigned due date, a grade of zero will be earned.  Students are expected to turn in work on time.  Late work will be accepted by the teacher during the current or the prior three-week learning/interim cycle only. Late work will receive reduced credit.

Makeup Work (due to absences)

Students who are absent will receive one additional day to complete assignments for each day of absence (e.g., one day absent = one extra day). Until the assignment is submitted, it will be recorded as a zero in the gradebook.

Grading

Report Cards are sent home four times per year at the end of each nine-week marking period.  Interim reports are sent home every three (3) weeks to provide frequent updates on grades. 

OCPS Grading Scale Grades 3-12 

The following scale is used for all subjects:

A 90 - 100
B 80 - 89
C 70 - 79
D 60 - 69
F below 60
I Incomplete*

*Teachers may assign a grade of “Incomplete” when work is missed due to illness or emergency at the end of a grading period. Failure to complete work in the specified time will result in the earned grade being posted.

Grade Weights by Category:

Teachers are expected to use a variety of methods and assessments to evaluate student progress.  The following percentage breakdown will be used to calculate a student’s quarterly grade:

45% = Major summative assessments that are aligned to standards and help show student mastery. Including, but not limited to the following: tests (summative assessments), major projects, PBL, research papers, final products (written, oral, and or performance), benchmark assessments.

30%= Quizzes and other assessments: Build-up and minor summative assignments that lead to final products that will show mastery. Typically graded for accuracy. Including, but not limited to, the following: quizzes, labs, activities, essay papers, minor projects, and group tasks.

25%= Homework/Classwork: Small or minor practice and formative assignments. Including assignments or checks that are not always accuracy-based. Daily work, including but not limited to the following: homework, classwork, current events, PBL checkpoints, outlines, rough/first drafts, blog posts, skill checks, concept maps, daily tasks, warm-ups.

Honors/Awards

Every nine weeks, the following awards are presented to students for exceptional academic work:

• All A’s Honor Roll Award

• A/B Honor Roll