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The information contained on this page reflects district approved policy which can be read in detail in the student handbook. Additional class policies are included below and noted in italics.

Grading Scale:

Letter grades are based on the following percentage scale:

100 - 92	A
91 - 83	B
82 - 73	C
72 - 64	D
under 64	F

Category Weighting:

lAP European History
Tests & Essays = 70%
Quizzes = 10%
Homework Packets = 10%
Classwork = 10%

lAP Government
Tests & Essays = 80%
Quizzes = 10%
Class work = 10%

lAcademic World History
Tests & Essays = 60%
Homework Packets = 20%
Classwork = 15%
Quizzes = 5%

Semester Examination:

Semester exams are administered at the end of each semester and count for 20% of the semester grade. All students in this course are required to sit for the semester exam - NO EXCEPTIONS! The exam schedule will be posted when available. Students who have a planned absence during the exam period will be required to take the exam prior to the planned absence. Students with an excused absence at the time of the exam must make arrangements with the instructor for a make-up exam.

Make-up Policy:

Unplanned Excused Absence

When a student returns from an absence, it is his/her responsibility to make arrangements for completing make-up work. Generally, students will be allowed one make-up day for each day absent, but exceptions may be made with the approval of the teacher. If a student will be absent for a prolonged period of time, assignments may be obtained by calling the office at 740-4715. A day's notice is necessary in order to give the office time to collect the assignments.

Please note that if a student is present the day before a test and absent on the test day, the test must be taken immediately upon return to school. No extra days are provided.

Planned Absence

	Absence for a family trip or vacation, extracurricular activities, non-school sponsored activities, college visitations, etc., is to be considered a Planned Absence. An Advance Notice of Absence is to be completed and submitted to the Assistant Principals' Offices prior to the scheduled absence from school.
	It is the student's responsibility to make arrangements for makeup work and/or tests missed upon return to school. No more than one day's make-up time shall be permitted for each day of absence. The teacher will not be expected to tutor individual students.
	All work and/or tests are expected to be made up in the prescribed period of time. If the planned absence begins within one day of a scheduled test, the test must* be taken before the absence begins.* Failure to make-up missed assignments will result in zero (0) credit to be computed in the pupil's current grading period average.

Tardiness:

	Each student will be permitted five (5) Excused Tardies each semester. Beginning with the sixth (6th) excused tardy, students will be marked absent and forfeit the right to make up work missed and be subject to disciplinary action.
	STUDENTS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO MAKE-UP BELL QUIZZES. Students may apply extra-credit work to make-up for missed quizzes.