Attention
Parents:
Student fines or outstanding issues:
Easton Area High School and Shawnee Middle School have
both adopted a policy whereby if a student has a fine or other outstanding
issue,
parent
access
for that student will be denied until the issue is resolved. Contact
the appropriate grade level office if you have
questions regarding this policy. PLEASE DO NOT email poweradmin or
contact the Technology Office.
Student Schedules:
The building of student schedules over the summer months are a work in
progress. Although you may view your child's schedule during this process, please be
advised that student schedules may change as they are continuously
being modified over the summer.
Grading Methods:
When viewing scores and averages in PowerSchool, please be aware that
there are different ways of determining a student’s average.
Our teachers choose the method that best fits the courses and students
they teach. General descriptions of the possible methods are listed
below.
Total Points:
This method determines the student's grade by dividing the number of
points earned by the number of points possible over the course of the
grading term. The possible points may vary depending on the type of assignment.
For example, a test may be worth 100 points, a quiz 50 points, and a
homework assignment 10 points. See
the Calculation.
Category Points:
When teachers use this method, they first create categories of assignments
(i.e. tests, quizzes, labs, homework, etc.). Then they specify the weight
of each category of assignments for the final grade calculation. For
example, a teacher may calculate final grades using 50% from tests scores,
30% from quizzes or labs, and 20% from homework assignments. Together,
the categories equal 100%.
See
the calculation.
Single Assignment:
This method allows teachers to weigh important assignments more than
other assignments for final grades. For example, a teacher using this
method would grade all assignments based on 100 points, but choose to
double the test scores making them count twice as much as homework. See
the calculation.
*PLEASE NOTE: These grading methods may also be combined.
Teachers can use different point values within the Category
Points method, or double a single assignment within the Total
Points method. Specific grading information for your child’s
classes may be described on the “Class Score Detail” page
above the list of assignments. Grades that do not average
to a whole number will be adjusted according to the following:
.5 and above: rounded to the next whole number, below .5:
truncated to the current whole number.