FRANK A.

SEDITA GRADING POLICY for Grades 3-6

Frank A. Sedita is committed to maintaining rigorous performance and achievement
standards for all students and to providing a fair and consistent process for evaluating
and reporting student progress that is understandable to students and their parents and
relevant for instructional purposes. Grades are an essential way to communicate student
achievement. Grades will reflect a students achievement in regards to the learning
objectives defined for the class. It is expected that teachers maintain their grade book
electronically in Infinite Campus. It is also expected that each student is aware of the
criteria for success and there are no surprises from either parent or student regarding
their grade. Core content teachers in grades 3-6 will use the following distribution to
calculate grades:

Homework- 5%

Participation- 15%

Checkpoints- 30%

Summative Assessment 50%

Homework policy- 5%
Homework is defined as the time students spend outside the classroom in assigned learning activities. Frank
A. Sedita believes the purpose of homework should be to practice, reinforce, or apply acquired skills and
knowledge. Skills and content that the students already know how to do will be given as homework. We
also believe, as research supports that moderate assignments completed and done well are more effective
than lengthy or difficult ones poorly done. The following will be included for grades 3-6.

All daily homework assignments will be listed and visually displayed by the teacher. Students will be
given time to write down their assignments in their agendas.
10 min of HW per grade level will be policy (for example 5th grade, no more than 50 minutes).
Homework will be 5% of the students TOTAL overall grade point average.
A grade point scale of 3,2,1 will be used to calculate daily HW.
3 is given for HW, completed and turned in on time.
2 will be given for HW that may not have been completed according to the due date, but
within a week of the due date.
1 will be given for no HW turned in.
NO ZEROS are given for HW!
If a teacher assigns 10 HW assignments, and the student hands in 10 out of 12 assignments,
they would receive 32 points out of 36 which equates to 89% (The student received 30 points
for 10x3, plus 2x1 for the missing HW.) This 89% is then factored into the 5% of the total
grade point average.
When a student misses a HW assignment, a letter should be used to notify the parents (see attachment).
If a student misses more than 3 assignments, it is expected for the teacher to phone home and notify
parents.
Teacher may not take a student out of a special for missing HW! However, they may keep a student back
from lunch. (If the student makes up the assignment within the week, they receive 2 points instead of 1).
Dojo-points are awarded, and not taken away for HW.
HW completion should be displayed visually on a chart for students to see in the classroom.

All HW should be Math and Literacy based, including in SS and Science.

Participation 15%
Participation will include the following and will be graded within a 3 point scale. (See rubric).
Classroom assignment completions
Engaged conversation/activity
Being prepared
Summative Assessments 50%
Summative assessments will be defined as cumulative evaluations used to measure student growth after the
instruction of major learning objectives defined by a CCLS.
Teachers will decide what and when assessments are given.
Examples include: mid-module/unit tests, end-of-module/unit tests, projects, essays, papers, research,
journals, oral tests, etc.
They are NOT to be composed of class worksheets or homework.
Summative assessments will be expressed as percentages. If using a rubric, NYS math and ELA rubrics
are highly recommended. That numeric score must be converted to a percentage.
At the end of the quarter, the average score of all summative assessments will represent 50% of the
students total grade.
The goal is to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional period by comparing it against
some standard benchmark.
Checkpoints- (Formative Assessments) 30%
Checkpoint assessments will be defined as assessments that deliver information during the instructional process
before summative assessments. Teachers will make decisions about what actions to take to promote further
learning. They are ongoing and dynamic.

Teachers will decide what and when assessments are given.

Teachers are expected to give feedback. Teachers must plan and allow time for students to learn the
knowledge and skills they missed. Students will use evidence from checkpoint assessments to
actively manage and adjust their own learning.
Menu of ideas for ELA include but are not limited to: vocabulary quiz, spelling quiz, rough drafts
Ticket out the door and worksheets CAN NOT be used as checkpoint assessments. These are
considered Pathways to Learning.
At the end of the quarter, the average score of all checkpoint assessments will represent 30% of the
students total grade.
The goal is to adapt instruction on the basis of evidence, making changes and improvements that will
yield benefits to student learning.

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