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Grade Changes. No grade or evaluation shall be changed except where an obvious mathematical or clerical error has been made, and the teacher cannot be contacted through normal communication efforts. In cases of unusual circumstances, the administration reserves the right to assign a grade based upon evidence of the student's performance. In the event that a grade change is made, an explanation for the change will be given to the teacher.
Grade Changes. Barring faculty malfeasance and excluding the College’s Grade Appeal Policy, grade changes are not permitted without the permission of the faculty member that taught the class.
Grade Changes. The teaching employee shall have the right to determine the grades of students.
Grade Changes.
2 A. A grade change request can be initiated by one or more of the interested parties, the 3 student, a parent or guardian of the student, the teacher of record or principal. Any of 4 the parties must fill out a change of grade form stating why the change is requested 5 and attaching copies of all documentation supporting the reason for the request.
6 B. The student, parent or guardian, or the principal must first speak with the teacher. 7 Evidence of good faith effort must be provided in notifying a teacher if they are no 8 longer employed in the District. If the teacher of record decides they believe a change 9 of grade is appropriate, they must go to the principal with the completed form and 10 attached data. If the teacher believes the original grade is justified, and the party still 11 feels a grade change is appropriate, they shall submit completed form and any 12 attached data form to the principal.
13 C. If the principal believes there may be appropriate justification for a grade change he 14 will discuss it with the teacher.
15 D. If the teacher believes the original grade is justified, but the principal is not convinced 16 by the teacher’s argument the Principal may appoint a grade change appeals 17 committee to consider the matter. The grade change appeals committee shall be 18 identified by the building principal and will consist of the following: department 19 chair, head teacher, or senior school site teacher, two neutral teachers, and the 20 student’s counselor. They will meet with the teacher, examine the evidence presented 21 by both sides and make a recommendation to the principal.
22 E. The principal shall consider the recommendation and make a decision. The 23 principal’s decision will be final. The written decision of the principal will include 24 articulated reasons that are stated such as extenuating circumstances, additional 25 graded work submitted by the student, additional or make up testing, or any other 26 meaningful criteria that can be verified.
27 F. No student’s grade shall be changed without a record of the change, an initial of the 28 person making the change, and the date thereof, on the grade document itself.
Grade Changes. A teacher may be required to demonstrate substantiation of a student grade or a student progress report. If, in the determination of the District, such reasonable substantiation is not provided, the District may request that grade or student progress report be changed. In the event that an agreement on a grade change or student progress report cannot be reached or the teacher is not available for consultation, the District may alter the grade or student progress report, but the District shall notify the teacher of the change in writing and accept the burden of proof to demonstrate that the teachers’ original grade or student progress report was not reasonably substantiated.
Grade Changes. Grades given by a teacher shall not be changed or altered without the teacher's knowledge.
Grade Changes. 1. The classroom teacher has the responsibility to determine grades under the grading scale determined by Board Policy. No teacher shall be required to change a student’s grade when the teacher’s justification indicates the grade issued was under the aforementioned policy.
2. Any grade changes made without the consent and/or knowledge of the teacher shall be done by attaching a letter to the grade sheets, signed by the person making the change. The teacher originally responsible for the grade shall be given a copy of this letter.
3. Teachers shall not be held responsible for grade changes made without their approval.
Grade Changes. Under normal circumstances, grades given to students by employees are final. If a principal believes a grade is in error or cannot be substantiated or justified, the principal shall discuss the grade with the employee who assigned the grade and, at the request of the employee, a BASE representative. In the event that a grade assigned to a student by an employee is changed without the concurrence of the employee, the employee shall not be held responsible for the grade changed by the administrator, nor is the principal's decision a grievable issue.
Grade Changes. The Employer recognizes that in order to maintain the integrity of the bargaining unit members’ grading process and standards, the District should support bargaining unit members’ assignment of grades to students. Only the building principal shall make grade changes, and no Bargaining unit member will be forced to change a grade. The bargaining unit member will be notified in writing of any grade changes.
Grade Changes. The teaching employee shall have the right to determine the grades of students. If there is a conflict between the teaching employee and the student, concerning the student’s grade, the principal shall discuss the issue with the two parties. The principal and teacher shall confer to make the final decision. If no agreement is reached, the Superintendent shall make the final decision.