Grades
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Online Grades (Vision)
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Vision is a student information software service that provides dedicated access to parents, teachers, staff, and administrators. Through the online Parent Portal, parents have real-time online access to their son’s attendance, assignments, and grades. FDMS encourages all parents to frequently check on their son’s academic progress though Vision. (Teachers may also send home written mid-term progress reports that require a parent signature.)Grading System
Grade Scale and Description
Student achievement is evaluated and marked according to the following scale:Letter
Percentage
Points
Description
A
93 and above
4.0
Exceptional and Superior Achievement
B
85 to 92
3.0
Outstanding, Notable, Above Average Work
C
77 to 84
2.0
Average Achievement
D
70 to 76
1.0
Below Average, but Passing Minimally
F
Below 70
0.0
Failure
I
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Incomplete
Grade Point Average
Each student earns a grade point average (GPA) in relation to the letter grades given on the student’s report card. A student’s grade point average is used in assessing a student’s eligibility for academic honors, participation in certain student activities, and the student’s academic rank in class at FDMS. Colleges and universities also use the GPA in their admissions process.Report Cards
Report cards are given out on a quarterly basis. After the first and third quarters report cards are available to be picked up by parents or guardians. Second and fourth quarter report cards are mailed directly to parents at their mailing addresses currently on file. Fourth quarter report cards will be released only to those parents whose financial accounts with the school are current.
All report card grades are given in percent equivalents. The final grade of a course is determined by averaging the four quarters. Questions concerning grades are best directed to the student’s teachers.
Deportment in the classroom is graded by the teacher in consideration of a student’s honesty, courtesy, respectfulness, helpfulness, and willingness to abide by classroom and school policies. Deportment is graded on a scale of 1 to 5:
Mark Meaning 5 Exceeds Conduct Standards 4 Meets and Occasionally Exceeds Conduct Standards 3 Meets Conduct Standard 2 Minor Infractions of Conduct Standard 1 Notable Infraction of Conduct Standard Scholastic Standards
Each student must take and pass seven approved classes each academic year.
Failures
Any student who fails a course(s) and considers returning to FDMS the following school year must make up all credits lost due to these failures before he is reinstated.
Eligibility for Co-curricular Activities
Students who maintain a passing grade of 70% or above in all subjects and achieve a quarter GPA of 2.0 or better are eligible to participate in co-curricular activities such as athletics, performing arts, and academic competitions.
Students who do not meet these standards are not to participate in these activities until the standards are met in a subsequent quarter.
Academic Probation and Dismissal
Academic probation is a warning measure imposed on students who receive a grade of 69% or below in two (2) or more subjects within the same grading period. Students on probation are not allowed to participate in clubs, organizations, student council and certain social activities.
If a student earns a failing grade (below 70%) in the same two (2) or more subjects for the first two (2) successive quarters, he will receive a notice of academic dismissal.
A student who leaves FDMS because of a notice of academic dismissal may be considered for readmission for the following school year. If accepted, he will automatically be placed on Academic Probation.
A student is automatically released from Academic Probation once he passes all of his subjects for the quarter.
Summer School
Any student failing a subject at the end of the school year must attend summer school at FDMS if the course is offered or at an institution with which summer school was approved by FDMS. The student must also pass the course requirements before receiving credit.
A student who fails two (2) or more subjects at the end of the school year and subsequently received credit for the courses in an approved summer school program will be on Academic Probation when he returns for the new school year.
Summer school grades do not affect a student’s grade point average or rank in class.
Any student who has received a failing grade for any of the first three quarters or who is in danger of failing the fourth quarter should free his summer schedule incase summer school may be required of him. The FDMS summer school session is announced each spring.
Honors
Honor Roll System
Father Dueñas Memorial School maintains three honor rolls.a. First Honors are awarded to students who earn no less than 93% in all subjects.
b. Second Honors are awarded to students who earn no less than 85% in all subjects.
c. Third Honors are awarded to students who earn no less than 77%in all subjects for the quarter with an average of at least 85%.