Graduation Requirements:

Grading Guidelines for Senior High Schools

The Lake Oswego School District's evaluation procedure for standard and modified letter grades is used to indicate student achievement in a  given subject, at a given time, as measured against the goals and objectives written in the planned course statement for each class.

Letter grades are intended to provide information on academic performance, encourage continued academic growth, and create a record of academic achievement.

A letter grade is based on the teacher's professional evaluation of student achievement in the following areas: completion of assignments (written papers, oral presentations, discussions, etc.), examination scores, mastery of pertinent skills, understanding abstractions, and application of knowledge.

The curriculum of the individual course will determine the weight given to each of the five areas for evaluation of student achievement. A reasonable degree of consistency in grading shall be maintained by teachers instructing the same course of studies. Each teacher shall provide each student with a written explanation of the expectations and the grading system for the course of study. Students must meet teacher expectations to earn a standard or modified grade.