INTERPRETATION OF GRADES
St. Anthony of Padua Elementary School uses the Pupil Development Report of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Elementary Schools. At SAP, the following grading scale is used:
A. Grades K - 2
Subjects: O = Outstanding; G = Good; S = Satisfactory; NI = Needs Improvement
Skills: + = Areas of Strength; Check = Areas for Improvement
The grades the students receive are based on the following criteria: oral reading, oral responses, class participation, and daily seatwork, which reinforce the skills taught.
B. Grades 3-8
Subject Areas Skill Areas
A (93 -100) Excellent O Outstanding
B+ (90 - 92) G Good
B (87 - 89) Very Good S Satisfactory
B- (85 - 86) NI Needs Improvement
C+ (80 - 84)
C (75 - 79) Average
C- (70 - 74)
D (65 - 69) Poor
F (0 - 64) Not Passing
The grades the students receive are based on the following criteria:
Tests, quizzes, and some written class work and homework are scored with a percentage, which is converted to a letter grade.
Class participation, book reports, projects, and compositions are graded more subjectively and therefore a letter grade is assigned. For these, the students know the expectations and must follow the guidelines set for the assignment.
In the subjects of music, art and physical education: O (outstanding); G (good); S (satisfactory); NI (needs improvement) or letter grades may be used to indicate student progress.
When a student misses tests and/or assignments, the student is given a week to make up the work before receiving a grade.
If a student is late with assignments because of lack of effort, the grade will be lowered. If assignments are not turned in a 0% grade is given.
Equally important are grades in the section dealing with effort, conduct, and home study. These give a better indication of the student’s attitude toward the learning situation provided
in school. The effort mark is of utmost importance and should be carefully checked. The effort grade is interpreted as follows: O (outstanding); G (good); S (satisfactory) and NI
(needs improvement). Please refer to your child's teacher's syllabus for each subject and Back to School Night packet for more detailed information for your child's specific class.
For Junior High:
Gradelink/Work Policy
Grades will be uploaded a few days a week to maintain consistency throughout the school year. Please make sure you are reading all Teacher Comments. This will help you and your child stay informed of the class’s current status.
If your child is absent for an assignment or exam, the assignment will be marked as a zero or incomplete (IC) until it is completed.
Junior High is implementing a universal “No Late Work” and “No Name Work” policy. Assignments that are submitted late or without a name will not be accepted.
Purpose:
Designed to enhance each student’s work ethic and provide both students and parents with an accurate reflection of academic progress. Clear deadlines will be communicated in advance to ensure students have sufficient time to complete their work.
To instill a strong sense of responsibility and accountability, while maintaining a fair and consistent grading system that upholds academic integrity.
Aim to prepare students for the expectations and rigor of high school and college, where late work and assignments without names are typically not accepted. Developing the habits of meeting deadlines and properly labeling work now will better equip students for future academic success.
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is copying someone else's work or ideas and presenting them as your own. This includes using any kind of material, published or unpublished, in printed or electronic form. It also covers material created with the help of artificial intelligence. Plagiarism can also involve reusing your own work without giving credit.
Academic infractions, which carry detention and possible suspension penalties, include, but are not limited to:
Copying another student’s answers on assignments or tests.
Discussing answers during class examinations.
Using or in possession of unauthorized notes or materials during a test.
Cheating or cooperation in cheating on a quiz or test.
Having teacher copies of tests, teacher edition books, or other testing materials.
Unauthorized use of information, materials, devices, sources or practices in completing academic activities.
A student who allows another student to copy from his or her work is considered to be facilitating or contributing to cheating or plagiarism. All individuals involved will face consequences.
Sharing, stealing, forwarding, or photographing major assignments, essays, projects, or exams.
Academic infractions will also result in an “F” or “0” in the grade book and detention for the assignment in question.
AI
It is already a violation of policy for students to represent work they did not do as their own, and work generated by an AI system falls under that policy.
At St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School, students are expected to complete all their work independently, including process work, drafts, brainstorming materials, and final projects, as instructed by their assignments. The school's policy defines the following actions as violations of academic integrity:
- Having another person or entity complete a significant portion of a graded assignment
- Purchasing work from a company
- Hiring someone or a company to complete an assignment or exam
- Using generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT, Grammarly, etc.)
Always work with integrity - do the right thing 100% of the time
