Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District
Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District
Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District
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Progress reports will reflect actual student grades.<br />
Grading Policy<br />
The following grade policy will be used for all courses taught at the secondary level:<br />
1. Percentages for major and daily work:<br />
Major Daily Homework<br />
a. Regular 60% 30% 10%<br />
b. Honors / G/T 60% 30% 10%<br />
2. Major Grades - A minimum of three TEKS/benchmark based major grades must be<br />
recorded per grading period.<br />
Major grades may consist of, but are not limited to, the following:<br />
Nine week tests<br />
benchmark exams<br />
unit/chapter tests<br />
research projects/papers (final product)<br />
special projects (science fair, history fair, performances, speeches, etc.)<br />
performance-based assessments<br />
book reports/critiques<br />
compositions<br />
portfolios<br />
Nine-week common assessments will be given in science, math, language arts, and social<br />
studies (s/m/la/ss). Math, language arts, and social studies will have an 18 week benchmark<br />
exam. Language arts follows the layered lesson cycle.<br />
1 st nine weeks 2 nd nine weeks<br />
6 week cumulative 18 week cumulative<br />
assessment (s/m/la/ss) assessment (s/m/la/ss)<br />
3. Daily Grades-<br />
A minimum of fifteen TEKS/benchmark based daily grades must be recorded per grading<br />
period.<br />
Daily work may consist of, but are not limited to, the following:<br />
group/individual projects<br />
hands-on activities/labs/rehearsals<br />
class/group work (cooperative learning, etc.)<br />
vocabulary assignments<br />
learning centers<br />
chapter/unit tests (if applicable)<br />
lab reports<br />
computer activities<br />
notebooks<br />
appropriate homework<br />
vocabulary/spelling tests and/or assignments<br />
interim work for projects/papers<br />
quizzes<br />
activities from adopted text series<br />
calculator activities<br />
journals<br />
writing processes (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing)<br />
informal compositions<br />
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