Grading

The Pocono Mountain School District believes that every student should be provided as many opportunities as possible to demonstrate achievement each marking period both formally and informally. The assessments both formal and informal are what collectively contribute to the formation of a grade for each individual student.

Assessments should be made in multiple formats and may include homework, tests, quizzes, class work, center work, lab work, final exams, project completions, paper and pencil activities, notebooks, portfolios, participation and verbal presentations. Each student is assessed eight times per school year. Every 45 days a formal report card is issued to the students, 4 per year, as well as every mid quarter a mid marking period progress report is sent home, 4 per year. Assessment information can be sent home eight times per year and parent conferences may be scheduled  based on need. Student grades can be viewed on our web based Home Access Center. This program can be accessed from our school web site. Login and passwords will be mailed to parents. Various grade levels reflect student achievement differently, but all grades are based on the scale of 0 – 100.

The scale and designation of alpha and numeric is as follows: