GRADES
Grades are assigned as follows:  

    A = 90-100;  B = 80-89;  C = 75-79;  D = 70-74; and F = below 70.  

      Report cards are sent to parents at the end of each nine week grading period.  Four and one-half week progress reports are sent to parents at the mid-point of each grading period.  Honor rolls are published at the end of each nine week grading period in The Covington News.

PROMOTION / RETENTION / PLACEMENT

      Students whose yearly grade average in at least six out of seven classes is 70% or higher will be promoted to the next grade.  Students whose yearly grade average in two or more classes is below 70% will be retained, unless the reaches standards for promotion by attending and passing summer school.  Students who fail two or more subjects, but who are deemed ineligible for retention by the school's Student Support Team, will be placed in the next grade.  Parents will be notified of the school's concerns regarding a student's promotion status and asked to attend meetings and give input before final promotion, retention, placement decisions are made.

      The school does not provide pay phones for student use.  Students who need to use the telephone due to illness or an emergency will be allowed to have office personnel make calls for them in the front office.  It is up to the classroom teacher to determine when a real emergency exists.  If your child has a special health problem or other situation that causes you to be concerned about communication, please notify all of your child's teachers in writing.  All special arrangements, including alternative transportation arrangements, should be communicated to students before they arrive at school except in emergency situations.

BACKPACKS / LOCKERS

      All students are provided locker space in their homeroom class for storing books and belongings.  In some circumstances, it is necessary for two students to share a locker.  Every effort is made, in those cases, to assign "locker buddies" who are friendly with one another and who do not mind sharing. Due to limited classroom space, students are not permitted to carry backpacks from class to class during the school day.  Small (draw string or similar) gym bags are permitted for carrying gym clothes to and from the gym.