Do Now #5  What impact do your grades have on your academic standing and college plans?

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Grade Point Average (GPA)  What is GPA?  Average of grades in classes one took for high school credit.  Why is GPA important?  Colleges and scholarship programs will require that one has a certain GPA prior to offering admission and/or awarding financial aid.  The higher the GPA, the better  Goal is to stay above a 3.0  Below 3.0 is okay, one will just need to work more closely with his/her College Counselor in the college and scholarship application process

GPA  GPA will be calculated at the end of each semester  There are two types of GPA – weighted and unweighted  Weighted GPA – 5.o scale  Unweighted GPA – 4.0 scale  Both types of GPA will be reported at the top of scholar’s transcript

Uplift Grading Scale On a 100 scaleOn a 4.0 scale A A A B B B C C C F69 and below0.0

Unweighted GPA  Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale)  Sum of the unweighted grade points divided by the total number of semester courses.  Raw score – all courses are equal

 88= =3.8  72=1.7 +1=2.7  95=4.0  93=4.0  90=3.7  70=1.7  87=3.3  81=2.7  3.23 GPA

Weighted GPA  Weighted GPA  Points are added for higher level courses  To weigh the GPA, the semester grade in each course is added to the course weight. All courses are added and divided by the total number of courses in order to get the weighted GPA.  Weightings are based on the following scale:  Advanced Placement (AP) / International Baccalaureate (IB) – 1  Dual Credit/Pre-AP/Honors – 0.5  All other courses - 0

Calculating Unweighted GPA Use the grading scale to see how many points were earned for each class PER SEMESTER  Example: AP English (SEM 1) = 90 = A- = 3.7 points  Unweighted GPA = Total of ALL points / Total # of classes

Calculating Weighted GPA  Weighted GPA (5.0 scale)  Add 0.5 to each Honors/Pre-AP/Dual Credit course  Example: Pre-AP Chemistry (SEM 1) = 88 = B+ = = 3.8 points  Add 1.0 to each AP/IB Course  Example: AP English (SEM 1) = 90 = A- = = 4.7 points Weighted GPA = Total of ALL points / Total # of classes

Sample Calculation YearClassS1Unweighted Points Weighted Points 9 th Communication Applications Algebra I822.7 Biology843.0 World Geography853.0 PE883.3 Spanish I Pre-AP Theology (Local Credit)88XX English I822.7 Reading Applications762.0 GPA2.52.6

Ranking Policy  Rank = order of students within their grade level  Calculated using all semester grades and is based on weighted GPA  The following courses are not included in GPA:  Local Credit Courses (AVID/College Skills/RTC)  Courses taken as Pass/Fail  Repeat Credits (the first try = local credit)  HS Credits earned in middle school  Credit by exam courses  Summer school courses that are not on the Uplift approved course list

Communication of Rank  We will communicate the following to students/families:  Students in top 25% will know their EXACT rank  Students below top 25% will know quartile only  Counselors will communicate rank through school report forms and individual letters for the top 25% ONLY  For students who are not in top 25%, counselors will note: “Not ranked by Uplift”  NUMERIC RANK WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED ON TRANSCRIPTS  Transcript will show: Valedictorian/Salutatorian/Top 10%/Top 25%

Road to College Team  Dean of College Prep/College Counselor  Mr. Ross:  Academic Counselors  Mrs. Hollingsworth: j   Mrs. Enright * Alumni Counselor  Mrs. Barron * Social Counselor  Ms.

Valedictorian & Salutatorian  Graduating seniors with the highest and second highest cumulative weighted GPA, as determined at the end of the eighth semester grading period, and carried out three decimal places, will be eligible to serve as the Valedictorian and Salutatorian respectively.  In the event of a tie for Valedictorian, the students will share the honor and there will be no salutatorian designated.  Valedictorian and Salutatorian eligibility requires attendance at Uplift high school for 6 consecutive semesters proceeding graduation.  A student who is in violation of school code, honor code, or has criminal charges may be deemed ineligible to represent the school as the valedictorian or salutatorian

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