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Academic Information

Grading and Reporting

Grading and Reporting in a standards-based system is a process of accurately reporting the academic and nonacademic performance of students. Parents will be alerted ahead of time by multiple means as to when progress reports and report cards will be available for review. Student performance will be reported in two separate ways.

  1. Academic Grades – An accurate evaluation of what a student knows and is able to do as defined in Rockwood curriculum documents.
  2. Non-Academic Indicators – Factors that describe the actions and behaviors that support academic achievement as defined in Rockwood Procedures for Grading and Reporting.

Academic Grades

A five letter academic grading scale, "A", "B", "C", "D", and "F" shall be used in grades 6-12. In order to determine academic grades, the following elements will be utilized: Academic Standards and Summative Assessments.

Final Course Grade

For grade levels reporting an overall course/subject grade, the grade will be determined by applying any weights as required by district curriculum and averaging the scores assigned to all standards (measurement topics). A five letter academic grading scale, "A", "B", "C", "D", and "F" shall be used to report final course grades. High school and middle school semester grades will be based on cumulative performance over both quarters. Certain courses may
require an end of course exam to be included in the final course grade.

Assessment Retakes

As stated in Regulation 6450, "[w]hen a student scores below proficient on standards essential to continued academic progress, interventions designed to support student mastery of the standard(s) will be implemented. Reassessment will be provided after a student has engaged in a reteaching/relearning process." Students will be required to actively engage in a relearning process prior to any reassessment being offered. Any student desiring a retake for an assessment must reach out to their classroom teacher and ask when/how the reteaching process can occur.

Infinite Campus

Infinite Campus is Rockwood's web-based student information system. The system includes a web Portal that provides parents and 6-12 students with system access to information such as assignments, grades, and attendance. We believe that the system is a valuable tool and encourage both students and parents to use it to their advantage.

Information available to parents/guardians via the Portal includes:

  • Certain demographic information
  • A family calendar that displays attendance events and assignments due for all students in the household
  • An individual student calendar for each student in the household
  • A schedule of classes for each student in the household
  • Assignments and grades for each student (grades 6-12)
  • Attendance by term/quarter and period for the year
  • Health immunization record
  • Reports (PDF format)

Information stored on the system is encrypted and uses a high-level of internet security to safeguard system data, similar to systems used by banks and other institutions that do business online. Infinite Campus access requires a Username and Password, and strong password syntax is enforced.

To access Infinite Campus:

Parents will need an Activation Key to establish an Infinite Campus account for system access. The first step in the process is to enroll your child through either the Online Enrollment Application or complete a paper enrollment application at your student's school office. Once your enrollment has been processed, you will be provided with an Infinite Campus Portal Activation Key. You will need to enter your key on the Infinite Campus Portal Activation
page.

Technical assistance with the Infinite Campus portal is available via email at portalhelp@rsdmo.org.

Curriculum

Information regarding all Rockwood School District course curricula can be found at https://www.rsdmo.org/curriculum.