Grade Classification
Students shall be classified by grade according to the year they enter 9th grade. Students have four years plus a summer to be considered an on-time graduate.
Grade Point Average
Student final grade point averages for graduation will be based on eight terms and will be reflected on the final transcript. Final class standing will be determined by the numerical averages of the senior class.
Grades submitted by colleges or universities for dual-enrollment credit will be documented using these same procedures. Dual enrollment grades will be posted to transcripts after completion of the Tennessee High School term in which the course was taken. Exchange students will not be included in compiling academic honors. Students successfully completing Honors Classes will have three (3) points added to each nine-weeks’ average and the semester exam.
Letter grades submitted by colleges or universities for dual-enrollment credit will be documented using the following procedure:
When numerical averages are available and coincide with the Tennessee Department of Education approved grading scale, the numerical grade issued by the college or university will be used in grade calculations. Dual enrollment grades will be posted to transcripts after completion of the Tennessee High School term or nine weeks in which the course was taken. Students who successfully complete a dual enrollment class will have an additional four (4) points added to their final course grade.
Dual Credit Courses
Dual Credit courses are high school courses which incorporate postsecondary learning objectives and are aligned with an approved dual credit challenge exam or an exam approved by a local postsecondary institution through an articulation agreement. Students who sit for the identified challenge exam will have four (4) points added to each nine weeks’ average and the semester exam.
Industry Certification Aligned Courses
Students who sit for industry certification exams in Career and Technical education courses that are aligned to a capstone industry certification recognized by the Tennessee Department of Education will receive four (4) points added to each nine weeks’ average and the semester exam.
Report Cards (Online) in Power School
Student progress is reported to parents every nine weeks of the school year. This report contains academic progress and attendance information in each class. The exact dates for the posting of online report cards are listed in the school calendar. At the midpoint of each grading period an interim report will be sent home with students.
Audits
An audit is the completion of a specific course within the parameters of instruction without the gaining of credit. An audit is a strategy to help a student who has been placed in a course that is beyond his/ her successful mastery. An audit can only be declared with the collaboration from student, parent, teacher, and an administrator. This process must be completed prior to the end of the first grading period of the term.