If Rockdale ISD students don’t return to class for the final six week of the school term—as now seems increasingly likely—the district has prepared updated grading guidelines.
According to Supt. Dr. Denise Monzingo, for the 2020 graduating class, the second semester (spring 2020) will not count toward their spring GPA.
“For the purpose of determining honors to be conferred during graduation activities, including the valedictorian and salutatorian, the district will calculate class rank using grades available at the time of calculation at the end of the first semester of the senior year,” she said.
For the graduating classes of 2021-2023, any high school credit courses taken in spring, 2020, which would typically be factored into GPA and class rank will not be included in the calculation, Dr. Monzingo said.
“While these are difficult decisions to make, we believe these modifications are in the best interest of all students and honors the instructional integrity of our grading system,” she said.
In a rare Saturday session, trustees met and approved a resolution of authority to give the superintendent authority in specific areas during the COVID-19 emergency.
Those areas include student grading and also the following:
Payment of employees, school calendar changes, employee leave, waivers, open records requests, procurement of goods and services, hiring of instructional personnel, interlocal agreements, donations and instructional parameters.
GUIDELINES—Other guidelines were listed as follows:
Elementary and Intermediate Schools
• The 4th six weeks remains unchanged, Jan. 8-Feb. 14.
• For the 5th six weeks and the 6th six weeks (in the event we do not return to school):
* No grades will be taken for specials.
* Two grades per week for reading and math will be recorded in the grade book.
* Science and social studies grades will be recorded in alternating weeks.
* All assignments completed between March 16 and the end of the school year will be used to determine the final 5th and 6th weeks grades.
• Report cards for the spring semester will include one 4th/5th six weeks report card and one final end-of-year report card.
• Report cards for 5th six weeks will be available from Skyward Parent Portal on April 30. If you do not have access, please contact your campus.
• The 2020 spring semester average will be determined by the 4th six-week grade, the 5th six-week grade and the higher of the 5th or 6th six-week grade.
High School and Junior High
• 4th six weeks remains unchanged, Jan. 8-Feb. 14.
• Report cards for the spring semester will include one 4th/5th six weeks report card and one final end-of-year report card.
• The 5th six weeks and the 6th six weeks will be as follows:
5th six weeks:
* We will continue to accept assignments for the grading period of Feb. 17-April 3. All these assignments must be returned no later than April 22.
* All grades will be recorded in the daily grades of the grade book.
* Report cards for 5th six weeks will be available from Skyward Parent Portal on April 30. If you do not have access, please contact your campus.
6th six weeks: April 6-May 28 (in the event we do not return to school):
* All grades will be recorded in the daily grades of the grade book
* There will be no final exams for the 2nd semester.
* The 2020 spring semester average will be determined by the 4th six-week grade, the 5th six-week grade and the higher of the 5th or 6th six-week grade.
For more information go to the Rockdale ISD webpage at www. rockdaleisd. net.
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