Microsoft Word 2018 sdb handbook (3)

GRADING SCALE:
 MASTERY 
PARTIAL 
MASTERY 
A+ 
= 
100%
C+ 
= 
78%-79% 
A = 92%-99% C 
= 72%-77% 
A- 
= 90%-91% C- 
= 70%-71% 
 APPROACHING 
MASTERY 
NON-MASTERY 
B+ 
= 88%-89% 
D+ 
= 68%-69% 
B = 82%-87% D 
= 62%-67% 
B- 
= 80%-81% D- 
= 60%-61% 
 
F = 59% 
and 
below 
Students need to Master grade level skills in order to be prepared for the next grade. Any student who has not achieved 
Partial Mastery or above lacks those necessary skills and is in danger of being retained. 
INCOMPLETE GRADES: 
Incomplete grades will be given to students who have not completed their work at the end of a grading period and/or semester if the 
teacher feels that circumstances justify additional time. If the schoolwork to be made up is not satisfactorily completed within two 
weeks of the last day of the grading period and/or semester, the incomplete grade will be changed to an F. 
RETENTION: 
All students are introduced to grade level standards. Parents will be kept apprised of student progress throughout the school year via 
email, telephone, and parent/teacher conferences. The decision as to whether a student is ready to proceed to the next grade is not 

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an easy one. To allow a student to proceed before he/she is ready is a disservice to that child’s educational progress. In today’s 
competitive world, the importance of a solid basic education cannot be denied. Insuring that all children will have the basic skills to 
pass the ECA’s must be a priority for any school system. Grades alone are no longer the only determining criteria that must be 
examined. Pioneer Elementary believes that mandated state testing results must be included in the evaluation process of determining 
a child’s readiness to advance to the next grade level. The following guidelines are used in assisting to make that determination:
A student will be considered for retention if: 
1. The student receives a grade of D or lower in reading/language arts or mathematics for one or both semesters. In grade 1 a grade 
of minus will be used as the determining grade in reading/language arts and mathematics. 
2. The student receives a grade of D or lower in more than one of the following subjects: spelling, social studies, and science/health.
3. The student receives a below average grade in reading/language arts or mathematics for one or both semesters and has not passed 
both sections of the mandated ILEARN test. In grades 2-6 NWEA results will also be examined. 
4. The student has a record of excessive absences.
Pioneer Elementary will consider and place value on parental input. However, the school will always retain the final authority on any 
retention consideration. In situations where the teacher and parents cannot reach a mutually agreed decision, a parental waiver may 
be used. The teacher and parents must sign the waiver and it will become part of the student’s permanent record. A child will not be 
granted a waiver for two consecutive school years.
The parents and teacher may mutually elect to not use a waiver and instead agree to have a child attend a remedial summer school 
program. If this is agreed upon, the child must maintain an attendance rate of above 80% for the summer session. If the child fails to 
maintain the minimum attendance rate, a waiver will be placed in the permanent record and will be treated as a waiver. 
In the case of a student receiving special services (IEP), the case conference committee will make the final decision on any possible retention.