Determination of Grades. A. The teacher shall maintain the right and responsibility to determine grades within the grading policy of the Baltimore City Public School System based upon his professional judgment of available criteria pertinent to any given subject area or activity for which he is responsible.
B. Once a teacher has provided evidence documenting a grade, no undue pressure should be applied to the teacher by the principal in an effort to force the teacher to change that grade.
C. If a principal of a school feels it is necessary to change a pupil’s grade in any subject at the end of the grading period, the principal shall consult with the teacher who issued the original grade and give his reasons in writing for the necessary change to the teacher. If a change in grade is made, it shall be recorded and logged (on a log kept by the Area Academic Officer) as the principal’s grade and not the teacher’s grade.
Determination of Grades. A. The teacher shall maintain the right and responsibility to determine grades within the grading policy of the Bal- timore City Public School System based upon his pro- fessional judgment of available criteria pertinent to any given subject area or activity for which he is responsible.
B. Once a teacher has provided evidence documenting a grade, no undue pressure should be applied to the teacher by the principal in an effort to force the teacher to change that grade.
C. If a principal of a school feels it is necessary to change a pupil’s grade in any subject at the end of the grading period, the principal shall consult with the teacher who issued the original grade and give his reasons in writ- ing for the necessary change to the teacher. If a change in grade is made, it shall be recorded and logged (on a log kept by the Area Academic Officer) as the princi- pal’s grade and not the teacher’s grade.
Determination of Grades. 1. A faculty member shall maintain the exclusive right and responsibility to determine grades based upon his/her professional judgment. The determination of the student's grade by the instructor, in the absence of mistake, fraud, bad faith, or incompetency shall be final.
2. Instructors are responsible for providing the District with copies of accurate grade reports, grade books, attendance records, unreturned class examinations or term papers, and any other method of student evaluation promptly upon request. A grade book refers to the composite record kept by the instructor of a student’s performance including grades or scores which are used by the instructor as his/her basis for the midterm and final grades. Instructors shall retain grade books, unreturned final examinations, term papers, and any other method of evaluation for three years. Instructors who are not returning to the District are required to leave grade books, attendance records, and academic performance material, i.e., final examinations etc. with their department chairperson. In the event that a faculty member claims that he or she need not disclose or turn over true and correct copies and/or the original(s) of grade books, unreturned student exams, unreturned term papers, or any other method of student evaluation, the Union shall support the District’s efforts to obtain such documents promptly.
Determination of Grades. The grade to be given to any individual student shall be determined in the good faith professional judgment of the teacher and shall not be changed by OSA except in situations of clerical or mechanical mistake by the teacher, fraud, bad faith, or incompetency. Prior to any grade or grading scale
Determination of Grades. The grade to be given to any individual student shall be determined in the good faith professional judgment of the teacher and shall not be changed by ECRA except in situations of clerical or mechanical mistake, fraud, bad faith, incompetency, or failure to comply with the then-current ECRA grading policies. A grade shall not be changed for any of the above reasons unless the responsible teacher has, to the extent practical, (a) been given prior notice and an opportunity to explain, verbally and/or in writing, the reasons for which the grade was given; and (b) been included in discussions relating to the change of grade. Claimed violations of this section are subject to the grievance procedures of this Agreement. If ECRA determines that a student’s grade will be changed upon the completion of the established process by which grade-change requests are made, and granted, ECRA shall notify the responsible teacher of the outcome within five working (5) days of its decision.
20.2.1 The establishment of and/or changes to grading platforms will be subject to collaborative discussion with the UTLA Chair, Co-chair or designees and vote of the entire faculty.
Determination of Grades. A teacher shall maintain the primary right and responsibility to determine grades and other evaluations of students in his jurisdiction within the grading policies of the Pleasantville School District based upon his/her professional judgment. A grade or evaluation may be changed by the administration. Opportunity for a conference may be provided to the teacher by the administration. Any grade or evaluation changes made by the Administration will be documented on a separate form provided by the Superintendent and shall specifically set forth the reason for the change. A copy of the form will be forwarded to the teacher whose grade was modified.
Determination of Grades. The grade to be given to any individual student shall be determined in the good faith professional judgment of the teacher and shall not be changed by the School except in situations of clerical or mechanical mistake, fraud, bad faith, or incompetency. Prior to any grade change based upon one of the above limited circumstances, the following conditions must be met: (a) the responsible teacher must be given prior notice and an opportunity to explain, verbally and/or in writing, the reasons for which the grade was given; and (b) the responsible teacher will be included in discussions relating to the change of grade, unless the teacher is unreachable after multiple good faith efforts to contact the teacher (ex: the teacher is on a lengthy vacation outside of the country and cannot be at a meeting or communicate electronically).
Determination of Grades. A student’s grade shall be determined by the teacher in a manner consistent with normally accepted grading procedures, subject to supervisory review in the event of arbitrary judgment or arithmetical error. Should the principal or the immediate supervisor wish to question the determination of the teacher, he/she will consult the teacher with a view toward resolving any question.
Determination of Grades. The principal shall discuss with the teacher of record prior to changing a student’s grade. Following this discussion, the principal shall put the change of grade into writing with the rationale for the change to said teacher.
Determination of Grades. The member shall maintain the exclusive right and responsibility to determine grades and other evaluations of students, in the event that a disputed grade is determined to be inappropriate due to a measurable deviation from the member’s published grading procedures or criteria, the Superintendent/Principal may determine the grade and, if necessary implement the grade change. If the grade is changed, without the consent of the member, the Superintendent/Principal shall notify the member of the change in grade, the reason for the change, and the legal authority to change the grade, by notarized/certified mail. The member may appeal any grade change to the Board. In the event that the grading member is unavailable to determine a grade or grade change, the grade shall be determined by the Superintendent/Principal or his/her designee.
