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INFORMATION I NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN HIGH SCHOOL
Each semester I will earn ½ credit per class when my grade is 70 or
better. I can earn 3½ credits per semester at Jasper. I need 26 credits
to graduate from high school.
Each semester stands by itself; semester grades are not averaged for a
final grade.
To be promoted from ninth to tenth grade, I must have 6 credits,
including both semesters of English 1.
To be promoted from tenth to eleventh grade, I must have 13 credits
including all of English 1 and 2, Algebra, Geometry, Biology and one
Social Studies.
My semester average comes from adding together the three six weeks
grades plus the final exam grade and dividing by 4. I must have a
minimum of 280 points to get a 70 average.
HOMEWORK COUNTS. The biggest cause of failure is not doing homework.
ABSENCES AND TARDIES CAN LEAD TO FAILING GRADES. You must attend your
classes 90% of the time to earn credit. It is possible to earn a grade
of 70 and lose credit because of excessive absences. An * beside a grade
on a report card means an absence failure.
Do not repeat a class you have already taken and passed. Repeating a
passed class will not change your grade, and you will receive no credit.
Grade points are given and rank in class is determined according to the
following chart:
GRADE CONVERSIONS/GRADE POINTS
|
Numerical Grade |
AP/IB Course |
Pre-AP |
Regular |
|
97 & Above |
5.0 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
|
93-96 |
4.8 |
4.3 |
3.8 |
|
90-92 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
|
87-89 |
4.4 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
|
83-86 |
4.2 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
|
80-82 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
|
77-79 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
|
73-76 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
|
71-72 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
|
70 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
Below 70
|
0 |
0 |
0 |