At Sherwood High School, every aspect of our teaching and learning experience is designed to support our Portrait of a Student. This extends to our grading system, the goal of which is to promote each student’s individual ability to grow their own learning and navigate the world.
We firmly believe that these experiences help students take ownership of their learning journey, which ultimately instills the skills they will need in order to become independent, self-reliant people.
The Purpose of Our Grading System
Grade Determination
The final course letter grade is determined by a student’s overall proficiency across all course domains with consideration of recency. This means, if a student’s scores are trending down toward the end of the grading period, they may earn a grade that reflects that trend. More information about how domain proficiency levels are used to calculate the final course letter grade can be found here: Letter Grade Calculation. Note: If a student has missing assessments, their teacher may not have enough evidence to determine proficiency in a domain, which could result in a failing or lowered grade.