The grading system at Lyons Township High School is consistent throughout the school, equitable and fair to all students, and reflective of student performance.

Consistent grading practices ensure that a grade communicates a student’s level of achievement toward identified learning objectives at a point in time. This means:

Common Grading Practices at LTHS (Including Fall 2020 Changes):

• A common syllabus is used by all teachers of the same course.
• A common gradebook is used by all teachers of the same course.
• Coursework is included in semester grades and accounts for no more than 10% of the final grade.
  • Coursework directly impacts student performance on summative assessments.
• “M” grades are used to indicate missing work in the Infinite Campus gradebook.
• Attendance is excluded from the academic grade.
• Students receive individual grades for work completed in groups. Group grades are not applied.
• Extra credit is not given.
• In all courses, assessments of the learning objectives counted as part of the achievement grade can be retaken or revised without penalty or restrictions on the grade.
  • Students are required to turn in summative work on time. If a student fails to turn in a summative assessment on the date it is due without a valid excuse or excused absence, the student will not have an opportunity to retake or revise the summative assessment.
  • Students are required to submit the majority of their coursework prior to the initial summative to be eligible for a retake/revision.
  • There is a two-week window to submit summative missing work before the grade turns into a zero. Teachers will record a grade of Missing (M=0) until the work is turned in. 
  • Students are required to submit the majority of their coursework prior to the initial summative to be eligible for a retake/revision.
  • Course teams may choose to limit students to one retake/revision per summative assessment.
  • Course teams may choose to limit the amount of retakes/revisions to a number that is equal to 50 percent of the total number of summative assessments eligible for retakes administered during the semester.
• Course Teams will choose one of four options for final exam experiences.
  • A Cumulative Final Exam
  • A Final (Last) Summative Exam
  • A Final Project or Performance
  • An Opportunity to Retake, Revise or Reflect on the Work from the Semester