Grading policy

Highland Lakes Elementary Visual Arts Grading Policy

 

Project grades: 

Students' work is based on completion of the assignment criteria and the overall quality/effort displayed in the work. The goal is to encourage children's growth as idea-generating, creative individuals while increasing awareness of craftsmanship. We discuss, as a class, the learning goal, the project we are making, and I demonstrate how to use art materials correctly. Each assignment contains a grading rubric which will be adhered to. 

 

Coursework grade: 

 This is a completion grade- if there is effort shown, full credit is awarded. 

 

LATE ASSIGNMENTS/CORRECTIONS:

I will be accepting late work until 3:30pm, 3 days before the end of the quarter. 

Students wishing to make corrections on an assignment and re-submit to earn additional points may do so, up to 100% of the original points. Re-submissions may be submitted up to the day before the grading period ends. 

There will be no points deducted for any late work turned in before the last Friday of the quarter. 

Work turned in after the last Friday of the quarter will not be included in that quarter's grades. 

DVUSD GRADING PRACTICES:

3-12 Grade Scale

Students in 3rd through 12th grades will receive marks for their proficiency towards the grade level standards using the following scale.

4 = Highly Proficient

3 = Proficient

2 = Partially Proficient

1 = Minimally Proficient

Students in 3rd through 12th grades will receive marks for their overall performance in each course of study using the following letter grade scale.

A =  90-100% 

B =  80-89%

C =  70-79%

D =  60-69%

F =   0-59%

K-2 Grade Scale

Students in Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades will receive marks for their proficiency towards the grade level standards using the following scale.

4 = Applies grade level skills with greater depth or complexity

3 = Demonstrates grade level proficiency 

2 = Approaches grade level proficiency 

1 = Displays a significant lack of grade level proficiency 

Students in 1st and 2nd grades will receive marks for their overall performance in each course of study using the following letter grade scale.

E = Excellent 

S = Satisfactory

N = Needs Improvement 

U = Underperforming 

After careful consideration and in alignment with the developmental needs of our students and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), DVUSD has determined that the use of Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, is not suitable for students in grades K-8 (under 13 years of age) and will not be utilized or endorsed in academic contexts.