Citizenship Grades: 

A quarterly citizenship grade will be assigned to each student in every class based on daily conduct and behavior. Citizenship grades are separate from academic grades. The following rubric is used to determine citizenship grades:

  • An ‘H’ (High) citizenship grade may be assigned to those students who exhibit positive behavior on a daily basis. These students go the extra mile to help establish a cooperative classroom climate that goes beyond their own individual needs. They can always be depended upon to demonstrate a cooperative attitude, exemplary behavior and provide leadership in following classroom expectations and school rules and policies.

  • An ‘S’ (Satisfactory) citizenship grade may be assigned to those students who routinely exhibit positive behavior and cooperate fully with all students and teachers. The majority of students generally receive a satisfactory citizenship grade. These students are aware of, and in compliance with classroom expectations and school rules and policies.

  • An ‘N’ (Needs Improvement) citizenship grade may be assigned to those students who exhibit inappropriate conduct/behavior in the classroom in one or more areas, i.e.:

    • Disruptive/disrespectful behavior 

    • Inappropriate/unacceptable language 

    • Unproductive/off-task in classroom 

    • Unprepared with materials/homework 

    • Three tardies in any one class 

    • Truancy

  • A ‘U’ (Unsatisfactory) citizenship grade may be assigned to those students who exhibit on-going patterns of inappropriate behavior (refer to examples above). An unsatisfactory grade may also be given to students who exhibit extreme behavior on occasion which may be disruptive, hurtful, disrespectful, dangerous and/or threatening in nature. Five tardies in a class may also result in a “U” citizenship grade.