AcademicPolicy

ProgressReports& Report Cards Studentswill receiveprogressreportsmidway through each of thefour markingperiodsand report cardsat theend of each quarter; thesereportswill beaccessed through ParentsWeb. Quarter gradesand progress reportsareused to help studentsand familiesstay informed about academicprogress. Quarter gradesare also used for eligibility and probation purposes. Specificdatesfor progressreportsand report cards will beannounced on theschool calendar. Transcripts arepermanent recordsand report only semester and final grades.

CourseChanges A oneweek add/drop period at thebeginningof the school year enablesastudent to finetunetheir academicprogram without record on astudent?s transcript. Studentscan initiatetheadd/drop process for changesaligned with school policy by meeting with their counselor, who will investigateapprovals from theappropriateparties. Without theexpress consent of theAssistant Principal for Academics, after thefirst progressreport isreleased, aW or withdrawn will appear on thestudent?stranscript for adropped course. Studentswith extenuatingcircumstanceswho would liketo add acoursein exchangefor adropped courseafter quarter 1 progressreportsmay makean administrativeappeal with theAssistant Principal for Academics. Honors& AP CourseEnrollment Cheverusencouragesstudentsto challenge themselvesand takethemost rigorousgood fit courseoffered. Studentswho earn ayear end grade of an A-or higher in aCollegePreparatory (CP) level coursecan enroll in an honorsand/or AP course. Studentsalready enrolled in an honorsor AP courseand who earn afinal gradeof aB or higher can enroll in an honorsand/or APcourse. Students may apply for avarianceif they wish for placement that differsfrom thesendingteacher?sand department?soriginal recommendation based on year end grades. In addition to student interest, passion and ambition, astudent?seffort and conduct rating, attendanceand disciplinary records, teacher and counselor recommendation, and courseprerequisites may inform enrollment in collegepreparatory, honors, and APcourses. Honorsand APclassesearn an additional increment of 0.25 in thestudent GPA.

Academic Integrity CheverusHigh School expectsall studentsto abide by itsacademiccodeof honor asdescribed in the CheverusStudent Handbook, to betrueto themselvesand to our community of learners. Studentsfound in violation of academicintegrity can earn zero credit, havedistinctionsstripped, and suffer suspension or expulsion.

CheverusSTEM Diploma Thanksto Ben Bellatoni ?18 and Colby Benway ?18, CheverusoffersaSTEM diplomato signal the necessary coursework and co-curricular experiencesfor studentsto becomecollege-and career-ready in science. Thisdesignatesthat astudent haselected to concentratetheir studiesin science, technology, engineering, and math. Theserequirements, which highlight theSTEM offeringsat Cheverus, may encourageastudent to stretch beyond their natural comfort zone. Each student can tailor theSTEM requirementsto their specificinterests. Additional requirementsfor theSTEM diplomainclude, but are not limited to, extracreditsof scienceand math, presentation of student generated research to an external body such asthrough theMaineStateScience Fair, service, and leadership in science.

Dual Credit Enrollment Studentscan earn collegecredit whileattending Cheverus. Through agreementswith St. Joseph?s Collegein Maineand Creighton University in Nebraska, select coursesfrom CheverusHigh School and theArrupeVirtual LearningInstitutecan be granted collegecredit with an administrativefee. Applicationsfor dual enrollment areavailable through theOfficeof theRegistrar.

Distinctions Thevaledictorian isthestudent with thehighest grade point averageand classstandingfor ahigh school career. Thesalutatorian isthestudent with thesecond highest gradepoint averageand classstanding. To qualify, astudent must havebeen enrolled at CheverusHigh School for junior and senior yearsat a minimum. Theadministration reservestheright to removethedistinction of valedictorian or salutatorian from any student who hasaviolation of academic integrity duringtheir high school career.

Honor Roll Twiceduringtheacademicyear, on thebasisof cumulativeGPA pointsearned for thefirst and second semesters, honorsareawarded. High Honors areawarded to thosestudentswho earn all A?sfor semester grades. Honorsat Cheverusareawarded to thosestudentswho haveattained a3.0 averageor better and do not haveany gradesbelowaC+ among their semester grades. Diploma Awards Graduatingseniorscan earn diplomaawardsthat are based on cumulativegradepoint averagesasfollows:

summacumlaude: 3.75-4.00 magnacumlaude: 3.50-3.74 cumlaude: 3:00-3:49

GradeScale

A 4.0 94-100 A- 3.75 91-93 B+ 3.5 89-90 B 3.0 87-88 B- 2.75 85-86 C+ 2.5 82-84 C 2.0 79-81 C- 1.75 76-78 D+ 1.5 74-75 D 1.0 72-73 D- 0.75 70-71 F 0.0 <69

Attendanceand Earned Credit Studentsmust attend classesto earn credit. Excessive absencesmay result in zero credit earned for acourse. Family trips, vacations, and other planned absencesare strongly discouraged for timeswhen Cheverusisin session. In theevent that thereisaplanned absence, the student and parents/guardiansmust meet with the administration, at least 2 weeksin advance, to explain thepurposeof theplanned absence, to discussthe ramificationsof thisabsence, and develop thespecific timelinefor work makeup not to exceed oneweek beyond thescheduled return date. Familiesmust understand that such pull outscompromisethequality of education for thestudent.

AP Exams Any student enrolled in APcourseshastheoption of takingtheAPexam in thespring.