Student Handbook - rgccisd

16grade. The teacher shall determine the weight given to each of the precedingcategories and inform the students of the value of each one at the beginningof the semester.B. Unit examinations shall have a value of 25% or ¼ of the grade.C. A minimum of 2 grades per week, excluding the unit examination grade,will be recorded for each student in each course.2. The semester grade will be the average of the 3 six-weeks grades.HOMEWORKHomework assignments are given for the purpose of extending lessons and for additional practice.It is the student’s responsibility to ask the teacher for the assignments whenever the student doesnot attend class. Student homework is subject to district policy.Make-up WorkA student will be permitted to make up tests and to turn in projects due in any class missed becauseof absence. Secondary teachers may assign a late penalty to any project in accordance withtimelines approved by the principal and previously communicated to students.For any class missed, the teacher may assign the student make-up work based on the instructionalobjectives for the subject or course and the needs of the individual student in mastering theessential knowledge and skills or in meeting subject or course requirements.A student will be responsible for obtaining and completing the make-up work in a satisfactorymanner and within the time specified by the teacher. [See EIA]A student who does not make up assigned work within the time allotted by the teacher will receivea grade of zero for the assignment.SuspensionThe District shall not impose a grade penalty for make-up completed within the allotted time afteran absence due to a suspension. For example, a three-day suspension allows a student three daysto complete required assignments after an absence due to suspension.Late AssignmentsAssignments that are received late shall be reduced by no more than five points per day after thedue date to maximum of 20 points. Assignments must be completed within five days.RE-TESTING POLICYA student enrolled at Veterans Middle School may request the opportunity for a re-test on asummative test (except for unit exams) given in a course in which the student is enrolled providedthat:1. The student made a score BELOW 70 on the original test.