Student/Parent Handbook - Ysleta Independent School District

TRANSFER STUDENTSIf a student transfers into the school from another school in the district or from another accredited school, the grades-inprogressfrom the sending school will be used to calculate the student's reporting period, or yearly grade/progress asappropriate.GRADES FOR BEHAVIOR OR CONDUCTStudent punctuality and behavior shall be reflected in the conduct grade, not the academic or subject area grade.GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA)A student’s grade point average (GPA) will be calculated for each semester by averaging the student’s semester gradefor each course for which a student receives state credit. Only authorized district personnel will calculate a student’sGPA and enter it on the student’s academic achievement record.GPA WEIGHTED POINTS (Policy EIC Local)Grade point average (GPA) weighted points will be awarded for Advanced Placement courses and Dual Credit coursesas follows:Advanced Placement Courses• 10 weighted points will be added to the final course grade of an AP course if the course average (for the completecourse, including both semesters of a two-semester course) is 80 or higher, the course is completed, and theCollege Board AP exam is taken, with an additional 5 weighted points added to the final course grade if the studentreceives a score of three or higher on the College Board AP exam.• 5 weighted points will be added to the final course grade of a Pre-AP course if the course average (for the completecourse, including both semesters of a two-semester course) is 80 or higher and the course is completed.Dual Credit Courses• 10 weighted points will be added to the final course grade of a Dual Credit course if the course average (for thecomplete course, including both semesters of a two-semester course) is 80 or higher.INCOMPLETE GRADESA student receiving an “incomplete” grade for a reporting period must convert the incomplete grade to an earned gradewithin the next reporting period or prior to the beginning of the next school year if it occurs during the last reporting periodof the year. This requirement may be waived at the discretion of the Superintendent or designee.Student participants in UIL who have an “incomplete” grade due to an excused absence will be given up to a seven-daygrace period to make up work. The student will be considered “ineligible” at the end of the seven-day grace periodunless the “Incomplete” has been replaced with a passing grade.MAKE-UP FOR MISSED WORKIf absences are excused, students who are absent will have a reasonable amount of time to make up missed work asdetermined by the criteria established by the Campus Attendance Committee. For transfer students who enroll in a classlate, there may or may not be an opportunity to make up missed work.GRADING DESPITE CREDIT LOSSStudents in grades 1-12 who will lose credit or will not be promoted due to violation of Policy FEC, School Attendanceand Course Credit, are still required to maintain class attendance and course work. Academic work will still be recordedfor the reporting period. The term average/progress will still be included in the student's overall grade point averagetabulation/progress, even though no credit has been awarded for a course/grade level due to excessive absences andviolation of Policy FEC. Refer to Policy FEC for grade redemption.ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL GRADING PROCEDURESTeachers in the Alternative School (school/community guidance center) will follow the Texas Essential Knowledge andSkills and district approved grading procedures. Grades from that campus will be accepted in the same way that transfergrades from any accredited school are accepted.SPECIAL PROGRAM STUDENTSAppropriate assessment guidelines are available for use with identified students with disabilities in the SpecialEducation Procedures Manual, section 8.51 under student achievement.The assessment guidelines for limited English Proficient students are the same as those for non-limited English proficientstudents.47