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Report
cards are prepared at the close of each quarter of the school year. Progress
Reports are prepared at the mid-point of each quarter.
Grades are available online for students in grades 3-8 by accessing the
RenWeb account.
We are
seeking to develop each student’s personal motivation to be a successful
student. Because interests and gifts vary widely, we seek to challenge each
student to make personal improvements according to their ability. Students in
grades 6-8 are recognized for their academic and personal achievements twice
yearly. Kinder-5th grade do not participate in the recognition awards.
A student
is advanced to the next level/grade if all requirements of the Texas Catholic
Conference Accreditation Commission and State of Texas have been met and the
school agrees that advancement to the next level/grade is beneficial to the
child. An on-going assessment program occurs throughout the school year at each
grade level to provide information regarding the student’s promotion.
Policies
regarding conditional promotion or retention apply when a student demonstrates
academic difficulty throughout a school year. The following policies clarify the
conditions under which a student is required to attend summer school/tutoring or
repeat the grade. The goal of these policies is to provide additional
opportunities to master the objectives.
Retention
Policy for Kindergarten: a student is retained at the end of the school year and
must repeat the grade if the student has a final report card average of U
(Unsatisfactory Progress) in language arts or math. Social development is also
considered in the overall evaluation of the child.
Retention
Policy for First through Seventh Grade: a student is retained at the end of the
school year and must repeat the grade if the student has a final report card
average of N (Needs Improvement) in grades 1 - 2 or F in grades 3 - 8, in two of
the following subjects: reading, English, or math.
At any
time during the school year and preferably before the end of the first quarter,
when a student is identified as being unsuccessful in his/her core subjects
according to established indicators (academic performance, attendance records,
observed relationships with faculty, staff, peers, etc.) the Diocesan policy
will be initiated. The decision to retain rests with the school principal. This
decision will be forwarded to the parents/ guardians and to the Director of
Schools. A copy of the decision will be retained in the student’s cumulative
file.
Eighth
graders do not graduate and must repeat the grade at another school.
Conditional Promotion for First through Eighth Grade: a student who meets the
following criteria on their report card is required to make up the deficiency.
- A student in grades 1-2 who
receives a final average of N (Needs Improvement), or a grade of 69 or below
in grade 3 in any one of the following subjects: reading, math, or English.
- A student in grades 4-8 who
receives a final average of 69 or below in any one of the following
subjects: religion, reading/literature, math, English, science, or social
studies. The student is required to complete one of the following programs
in the targeted area(s) in order to be promoted to the next grade and return
to Prince of Peace: 1) summer school coursework from an accredited public or
private school, or 2) twenty hours of tutoring by a degreed teacher
certified in the subject to be tutored. In some cases, other special
programs or summer work approved by the Principal may be permitted.
The
resource lab is a multipurpose lab that provides additional services to help
meet the different needs of certain students in our school population. These
students are pulled out of the classroom and brought to the resource lab at
designated times according to specific needs. The time spent in the resource lab
is scheduled so as to not interfere with any new skills being taught in the
classroom. Modifications are followed if a written and confirmed diagnosis of a
learning difference is on file in the office.
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