Parents, below is the Math Department's Policies regarding the grading of homework and tests.  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Grading Policies

Grade breakdown

Tests & Quizzes: 50%

Homework: 40%

Preparation/Participation: 10%

Tests

Students will have the opportunity to

retake exams if they want to

improve their grades. However,

before students can retake the

exam, they must do corrections for

each problem they missed on the

original exam.

Corrections will be done on a

separate piece of paper so that

students do not erase their

original work. Students will receive

the higher of the two exam grades.

Students may retake exams through

the end of each quarter.

Homework:

Each homework assignment will

be worth 10 points. Up to 7

points will be awarded for

effort and 3 problems will be

checked for correctness with

each problem worth 1 point.

Homework grades will be

awarded as follows:

Effort:

100% of problems attempted

and work shown: 7 points

> 50% of problems attempted

and work shown: 4 points

< 50% of problems attempted

and work shown: 1 point

Homework is due at the

beginning of class the next day.

Students may correct problems

they missed and resubmit the

lesson the day after they get

the assignment back for full points.

Resubmissions will not be accepted

after this date. Please note that

Effort points cannot be made

up.

Homework assignments must

be completed in pencil (no pen),

show all work, and have circled/

boxed answers.

Failure to complete these

requirements will result in a loss

of Effort points.

Late Work

Homework assignments turned

in one day late will incur a

penalty on Effort points. The

maximum Effort points a student

may receive is 3 points. Three

problems will also be checked

for a total possible score of 6/10.

After one day, work will not be accepted.

The Math Department will imple-

ment Maeser Prep’s policy on

absences. This means that for

each day a student is absent,

he/she will have that number

of days to submit make-up

assignments.

Students will receive two coupons

per semester that will allow them

to submit an assignment one day

late and receive full points.

Preparation/Participation

Students are expected to be in

their seats when the bell rings.

They should be prepared with

their homework assignment, a

notebook to take notes, a pencil,

and their textbooks. They will

treat themselves and others with

respect. Students are expected

to participate in classroom dis-

cussion and to remain on-task

throughout the entire class period.

Failure to meet these expecta-

tions will negatively affect the

student’s preparation/participa-

tion score.

Miscellaneous Policies

The two lowest homework scores

and the lowest test score each

semester will be dropped.

Each teacher will have “absent

coupons” available for students

to attach to homework assign-

ments submitted late due to

absence. This will ensure that

the student is not penalized

for late work.

Calculators are designed to be a

tool rather than a crutch. The

Math Department is determined

to instill computational skills in

each student. As such, students

in Elementary Algebra, Interme-

diate Algebra, and Geometry will

only be allowed a calculator

when stated specifically by the

teacher. It is assumed that no

calculator is allowed unless the

teacher gives instructions to

use one. Students in Pre-Calculus

and Calculus will need and use

a graphing calculator.