Guidelines for Secondary Grading

Please reference the Board Policies and Administrative Guidelines below for guidance on the grading process for secondary students.

Board Policy 5421

Middle & High School Determination of Grades

This policy outlines determination of grades by teachers, grading measures, grading scales and calculating final grades using quality points.

Board Policy 5421.01

Academic Grade Change

This policy outlines the process by which grade changes must be requested, approved and processed.

Administrative Guideline 5421A

Processing Academic Grade Changes – Secondary Schools

This guideline outlines the process for approving academic grade changes and the documentation required.

Administrative Guideline 5421B

Processing Academic Grades of Transfer Students

This guideline governs the process for grading students who transfer into or between Columbus City Schools after the beginning of the school year.

Transfer students must successfully pass at least two grading increments for a yearlong course, according to the CCS Grading Policy.

Scenarios covered in this guideline:

Grading for students who enroll with in-progress grades for the same or “like” courses
Grading for students who enroll with transcribed grades for the same or “like” courses
Grading for students who have an enrollment date ON or BEFORE the first day of the 2nd quarter and have NO in-progress grades for the same or “like” courses
Grading for students who have an enrollment date AFTER the first day of 2nd quarter that require quarter and final grades for semester and year-long courses and have NO in-progress grades for the same or “like” courses