Categories in Power School

Understanding the Grade

• Practice/Homework = 10% of overall grade
  • Graded on Completion
• Progress Checks = 10% of overall grade
  • Graded on accuracy, based on standards
• Assessments = 70% of overall grade
  • Graded on accuracy, based on standards
  • Assessment #1 - First Assessment, not included in final grade
  • Assessment #2 - Retake Assessment, not included in final grade
  • Unit Grade - Overall grade for the unit, included in final grade
• Trimester Final - 10% of overall grade
  • Graded on accuracy, based on standards

• Responsibility
  • If you want to know how responsible your student is, look at the "PRACTICE"
  • These grades are based on completion, not on accuracy.
• Math Understanding
  • If you want to know how well your student understands the concepts and standards of math, look "PROGRESS CHECKS" and "ASSESSMENTS"
  • These grades are based on accuracy