Rayburn Grading Policy 2024-2025
| 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | ||||
| Minor | Major | Minor | Major | Minor | Major | |
| Math | 40% | 60% | 40% | 60% | 40% | 60% |
| Language Arts | 40% | 60% | 40% | 60% | 40% | 60% |
| Social Studies | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Science | 20% | 40% Labs | 40% | 20% | 40% Labs | 40% | 20% | 40% Labs | 40% |
| Electives/PE | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
Minor: Daily work/activities, Homework, Extended Practice, Benchmarks, Components of a major paper/project, Labs Major: Major Papers, Projects, Common/Summative Assessments, Skills, Fitness Gram, Quizzes
Minimum number of Major Grades for the six weeks is 3
Notes (As per NISD policy):
- Minimum 2 grades posted per subject, each week, by the Monday at 8am of the following week.
- Evidence of student learning must be TEKS based (no Kleenex grades/no completion grades). Completion grades do not show mastery of a TEK and should not be utilized in our grading structure.
- Teachers shall offer multiple opportunities for students to prove subject mastery. These opportunities include re-teaching and re-testing for mastery of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.
- Curriculum Diagnostic Benchmarks(CDBs) cannot fail a person nor are they allowed to be used as a major grade.
- A course syllabus with grading policy will be made available to parents both on the website, along with a paper copy that will be sent home by the end of the first week of school.
- Late work will be deducted 10% of the total grade per week that the assignment is late. No more than 30% will be deducted, from the final grade earned, due to turning in assignment in late.
Grade Reporting Calendar 2024-2025
| Marking Period | Date Range |
| 1 | August 19 - October 11 |
| 2 | October 14 - December 20 |
| 3 | January 7 - March 7 |
| 4 | March 17- May 29 |