Grading & Homework

ACADEMIC POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

GRADING & STANDARDIZED TESTING

Work Study Practices

These practices include Communication, Creativity, Collaboration, and Self Direction and are all defined as a part of the

standards-based report card. These work-study practices are measured by using a rubric that describes the student

expectations for each of the four practices.

Report Cards and Parent Conferences

Report Card grades are issued three times during the year via ALMA. Grades for students in grades 3-8 can be accessed via the ALMA parent portal. Please contact the main office for information regarding how to access ALMA. Dates for report cards are subject to change due to school cancellations.  

Parent conferences are scheduled for  October 8, 2026 and March 9, 2027. Additional parent conferences can be scheduled at any time, by contacting your child's teacher or the main office. The NH Department of Education created teacher supported and student-centered learning practices designed to correlate with a standards-based learning approach. The work study practices are defined as: "those behaviors that enhance learning achievement and promote a positive work ethic such as,but not limited to, listening and following directions, accepting responsibility, staying on task, completing work

accurately, managing time wisely, showing initiative and being cooperative" NH Department of Education, 2014.

Grade Ranges (Grades 5-8)                                                        Academic Performance Skill Indicators/Grades K-4

A+ 97 – 100 C+ 77-79 3 - Proficient

A 94 – 96 C 74 - 76 2 – Approaching Proficiency

A- 90 – 93 C- 70 - 73 1 – Beginning

B+ 87 - 89 D+ 67 - 69 N/A- Not Assessed 

B 84 - 86 D 64 - 66 INC- Incomplete due to attendance

B- 80 - 83 D- 60 - 63 Proficiency is measured against the end of grade standards.

Honor Roll 

An Honor Roll will be published after each trimester to publicly recognize those students who have achieved high scholastic success. “High Honors” is the award given to those students who have received all 90’s in their subjects. “Honors” is awarded to those students who have achieved all 90’s and 80’s. 

ACADEMIC CHEATING/PLAGIARISM

An incident of cheating will result in a student-teacher conference as well as a phone call home by either the classroom teacher or principal.  The principal will be notified of all incidents. Students must redo and/or receive a zero on the assignment. Additionally, disciplinary measures shall be taken as a consequence such as an after school or lunch detention. To plagiarize is defined by Webster as “to steal and pass off as one’s own work the work of another.”

SAU 48 Homework Policy

TIME GUIDELINES: It is important to note that the following guidelines for amount of homework are based on

expected duration of assignments for a typical student. If the amount of uninterrupted time that a child engages in

homework is significantly more than what is listed below, parents and students are asked to contact their teacher(s) to

discuss and address the disparity. The guidelines are to serve as a common denominator within the district and apply to

regular, routinely assigned homework to practice and reinforce skills and information introduced in class and to prepare

students for upcoming lessons and discussions. PLEASE REFER TO THE WES S.B. HOMEWORK POLICY AND MISSING AND LATE ASSIGNMENTS

District Guidelines for total homework for a typical student in the following grades:

Grades 1-2     10-20 minutes per night           intermittently

Grades 3-5     30-50 minutes per night           3-4 times/week

Grade 6          60 minutes per night                4-5 times/week

Grade 7          70 minutes per night                4-5 times/week

Grade 8          80 minutes per night                4-5 times/week

Grade 9          90 minutes per night                5 times/week

Grade 10        105 minutes per night              5 times/week

Grades 11-12 120 minutes per night              5 times/week

*Students enrolled in electives and upper level courses in the middle and high school years, such as foreign language and

advanced math courses, can expect homework amounts higher than the guidelines provided above.

**The district recommends that all students at all grade levels engage in daily leisure reading above and beyond homework expectations. Students in grades K-5 will receive a homework folder and students in grades 6-8 will be provided with daily planners in which students are to record nightly and long-term assignments.  

MISSING OR LATE ASSIGNMENTS:

Students who are absent will be required to make up assignments missed in each class.  The development of effective habits and routines to support the educational process in each child is essential in every target of their academics.  ITo foster the value of important of homework, both as a means for personal achievement and as an integral complement to academic progress and grading structures, SAU #48 has set the following graduated guidelines for grades 6-9 relative to missing or late assignments to encourage positive transitions from the middle schools to the regional high school.

Grades 6 through 9: Assignments submitted at the beginning of class on the date due are eligible for !00% of assessed value.  Assignments submitted at the beginning of class up to two school days following the due date are eligible for 80% of the assessed value.  Beginning with the third day following the due dat, late assignments will be eligible for no more than 60% of assessed value.  For longer term projects or assessments, consequences for late or missing work will be at the discretion of the individual teacher.

For assignments missing due to absence from school, students will have one day (including weekend days) for each consecutive day absent to complete homework assigned during the absence.

Since many areas of the curriculum are adjusted to meet individual learning needs, the length or type of homework assigned may vary from child to child.  However, every child should have a clear understanding of his/her assignments, and they should be of such a length that s/he can reasonably be expected to complete them. Students should also note that some class activities (i.e., guest speakers, oral presentations, etc.) may not be duplicated or made-up,” thus affecting the student’s average. 

Parents and students are expected to communicate any and all questions or concerns they have had to the staff at the school to ensure success and preparation for education progress and achievement by following the chain of command (Classroom teacher should be contacted first). 

Summer School: 

Students in grades K-8 who miss more than 20 days of school may be required to attend summer school, at the discretion of the principal, to fulfill the educational objective of the 180-day school year.  The Wentworth School Board believes that academic accountability is vital to student success. Therefore, the school will offer a 4-week summer remediation program for those students whose grades reflect the need. 

**Attendance, along with successful completion of the program is mandatory in order to advance to the next grade level.**