Common use of Grading Policy Clause in Contracts

Grading Policy. The instructional programs at the Venango Technology Center are competency based. Employers want employees who are not only competent, but who have good work attitudes. Therefore, students work attitudes are generally reflected in their grades. Employers expect their workers to:  Come to work every day, on time i.e. Attendance and punctuality  Follow directions  Care about the quality of their work  Stay with a task until completed  Read, write and calculate well  Communicate well and get along with other people  Be honest, dependable and cooperative  Have a positive attitude  Be a team player A student with an extremely good work attitude has the potential to improve his/her grade, while a student with a poor work attitude may receive a lower grade. Each instructor has the option to consider work attitudes for grading purposes in their area of instruction. Students should discuss, with the instructor, how grades are determined. Student grades are issued in percentages on a nine-week grading period. Sending high schools who use letter grades instead of percentages, will change the percentages to their corresponding letter grade. The final grade for the year will be an average percentage of the four grading periods. *The Venango Technology Center requires a Doctor and or Parent excuse to change an absent work ethic grade from a 0 on an absence. The following grading scale is used at the Venango Technology Center: 93 - 100 - A 85 - 92 - B 77 - 84 - C 70 - 76 - D 50 - 69 - F Incomplete grades are given only when a student has not had time to make up the required work due to such legal absences as extended illness, hospitalization, or family vacations. It is the responsibility of the student to make up an incomplete grade. All make-up work must be completed as soon as possible after the student returns to school. An incomplete grade must be changed to a percentage grade prior to the end of the following grading period. An incomplete grade in the final nine-weeks must be made up by the last day of the school year or it will be considered a failing grade. Awarding of Certificate Day is the last day of school for seniors. Students should be given information in written form at the beginning of a course how percentages will be determined. Students receiving two consecutive failing percentages in the second semester will fail the school year, and seniors who fail will not receive a certificate of completion. Students will receive a grade report every nine weeks on the report card from their sending school. The parent(s)/guardian(s) of any student receiving a failing grade in a nine-week grading period will be notified in writing. Students and their parent(s)/guardian(s) who have questions concerning grades should contact the instructor, Student Services Coordinator, or Director at VTC. Upon request, a printed copy of the report card is available from the Attendance Office at Venango Technology Center. Interim grade reports will be issued at the mid-point of the grading periods to all students who have a grade percentage below 76%. The report will be in writing to the parent/guardian. Hall/Restroom Passes Passes are used when students must leave their instructional area. Students are not to be in the halls during their instructional time, without permission from their instructor and a pass.

Grading Policy. The instructional programs at the Venango Technology Center are competency based. Employers want employees who are not only competent, but who have good work attitudes. Therefore, students work attitudes are generally reflected in their grades. Employers expect their workers to:  Come to work every day, on time i.e. Attendance and punctuality  Follow directions  Care about the quality of their work  Stay with a task until completed  Read, write and calculate well  Communicate well and get along with other people  Be honest, dependable and cooperative  Have a positive attitude  Be a team player A student with an extremely good work attitude has the potential to improve his/her grade, while a student with a poor work attitude may receive a lower grade. Each instructor has the option to consider work attitudes for grading purposes in their area of instruction. Students should discuss, with the instructor, how grades are determined. Student grades are issued in percentages on a nine-week grading period. Sending high schools who use letter grades instead of percentages, will change the percentages to their corresponding letter grade. The final grade for the year will be an average percentage of the four grading periods. *The Venango Technology Center requires a Doctor and or Parent excuse to change an absent work ethic grade from a 0 on an absence. The following grading scale is used at the Venango Technology Center: 93 - 100 - A 85 - 92 - B 77 - 84 - C 70 - 76 - D 50 - 69 - F Incomplete grades are given only when a student has not had time to make up the required work due to such legal absences as extended illness, hospitalization, or family vacations. It is the responsibility of the student to make up an incomplete grade. All make-up work must be completed as soon as possible after the student returns to school. An incomplete grade must be changed to a percentage grade prior to the end of the following grading period. An incomplete grade in the final nine-weeks must be made up by the last day of the school year or it will be considered a failing grade. Awarding of Certificate Day is the last day of school for seniors. Students should be given information in written form at the beginning of a course how percentages will be determined. Students receiving two consecutive failing percentages in the second semester will fail the school year, and seniors who fail will not receive a certificate of completion. Students will receive a grade report every nine weeks on the report card from their sending school. The parent(s)/guardian(s) of any student receiving a failing grade in a nine-week grading period will be notified in writing. Students and their parent(s)/guardian(s) who have questions concerning grades should contact the instructor, Student Services Coordinator, or Director at VTC. Upon request, a printed copy of the report card is available from the Attendance Office at Venango Technology Center. Interim grade reports will be issued at the mid-point of the grading periods to all students who have a grade percentage below 76%. The report will be in writing to the parent/guardian. Hall/Restroom Passes Passes are used when students must leave their instructional area. Students are not to be in the halls during their instructional time, without permission from their instructor and a pass.

Grading Policy. The instructional programs at the Venango Technology Center are competency based. Employers want employees who are not only competent, but who have good work attitudes. Therefore, students work attitudes are generally reflected in their grades. Employers expect their workers to:  • Come to work every day, on time i.e. Attendance and punctuality  • Follow directions  • Care about the quality of their work  • Stay with a task until completed  • Read, write and calculate well  • Communicate well and get along with other people  • Be honest, dependable and cooperative  • Have a positive attitude  • Be a team player A student with an extremely good work attitude has the potential to improve his/her grade, while a student with a poor work attitude may receive a lower grade. Each instructor has the option to consider work attitudes for grading purposes in their area of instruction. Students should discuss, with the instructor, how grades are determined. Student grades are issued in percentages on a nine-week grading period. Sending high schools who use letter grades instead of percentages, will change the percentages to their corresponding letter grade. The final grade for the year will be an average percentage of the four grading periods. *The Venango Technology Center requires a Doctor and or Parent excuse to change an absent work ethic grade from a 0 on an absence. The following grading scale is used at the Venango Technology Center: 93 - 100 - A 85 - 92 - B 77 - 84 - C 70 - 76 - D 50 - 69 - F Incomplete grades are given only when a student has not had time to make up the required work due to such legal absences as extended illness, hospitalization, or family vacations. It is the responsibility of the student to make up an incomplete grade. All make-up work must be completed as soon as possible after the student returns to school. An incomplete grade must be changed to a percentage grade prior to the end of the following grading period. An incomplete grade in the final nine-weeks must be made up by the last day of the school year or it will be considered a failing grade. Awarding of Certificate Day is the last day of school for seniors. Students should be given information in written form at the beginning of a course how percentages will be determined. Students receiving two consecutive failing percentages in the second semester will fail the school year, and seniors who fail will not receive a certificate of completion. Students will receive a grade report every nine weeks on the report card from their sending school. The parent(s)/guardian(s) of any student receiving a failing grade in a nine-week grading period will be notified in writing. Students and their parent(s)/guardian(s) who have questions concerning grades should contact the instructor, Student Services Coordinator, or Director at VTC. Upon request, a printed copy of the report card is available from the Attendance Office at Venango Technology Center. Interim grade reports will be issued at the mid-point of the grading periods to all students who have a grade percentage below 76%. The report will be in writing to the parent/guardian. Hall/Restroom Passes Passes are used when students must leave their instructional area. Students are not to be in the halls during their instructional time, without permission from their instructor and a pass.