BP 5121
Students
Grades/Evaluation of
Student Achievement
The Governing Board believes
that grades serve a valuable instructional purpose by helping students and
parents/guardians identify the student’s areas of strength and those areas needing
improvement. Parents/guardians and
students have the right to receive course grades that represent and accurate
evaluation of the student’s achievement.
The teacher of each course shall determine the
student's grade. The grade assigned by the teacher shall not be changed by the
Board or the Superintendent except as provided by law, Board policy and
administrative regulation. (Education
Code 49066)
Teachers shall evaluate a
student’s work in relation to standards which apply to all students at his/her
grade level, for Capitol High or for the particular career area for
Grades should be based on
impartial, consistent observation of the quality of the student’s work and
his/her mastery of course content and objectives. Students shall have the opportunity to
demonstrate this mastery through a variety of channels such as classroom
participation, homework, tests and portfolios.
When reporting student
grades to parents/guardians, teachers may add narrative descriptions,
observational notes and/or samples of classroom work in order to better
describe student progress in specific skills and subcategories of achievement.
Unexcused Absences
If a student misses class without an
excuse and does not subsequently turn in homework, take a test or fulfill
another class requirement which he/she missed, the teacher may lower the
student's grade for nonperformance.
Students with excessive unexcused
absences, as determined by the program administrators, may receive a failing
grade and not receive credit for the class(es).
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE:
48070 Promotion and retention
48205 Excused absences
48431.6 Required systematic review
49066 Grades; finalization; physical
education class
49067 Mandated regulations regarding
pupil’s achievement
49069.5 Students
in foster care, grades and credits
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
10060 Criteria
for reporting physical education achievement, high schools
UNITED
STATES CODE, TITLE 20
1232g Family
Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
6101-6251 School-to-Work
Opportunities Act of 1994
COURT
DECISIONS
Las Virgenes Educators Association v. Las Virgenes
Unified
Swany v.
Johnson
v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
Adopted:
Revised: 5/10/06