Homework Policy

Objective: To define appropriate time for work to be completed outside of school. Scope: All students in grades K through 12 Definitions: Homework: Any assignment or research done outside of the classroom setting. GUIDELINES LCA assigns homework to its students for many reasons. The primary reasons are: students often need extra practice in specific, new…

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Academic Honesty Policy

Objective: Scope: GUIDELINES Academic Dishonesty is defined as the following: A. Using another student’s homework, test, quiz, project, or workbook as one’s own work. B. Altering or filling in information during the grading process to make corrections, whether it concerns the student’s own paper or someone else’s. C. Obtaining or providing test or quiz questions…

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Grading

Objective: To ensure consistency in grading and to accurately measure and communicate each student’s academic  progress. GRADING POLICY FOR LOWER SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN Students are graded using +, S, or – in the various learning categories. Students are given a single percentage grade in each major subject area. Additionally, students are given a +, S, -…

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