Academy High School Guidelines

For students at the Plano Academy High School, mastery shall be determined as follows:

• In addition to letter grades of A, B, C, or F, details of a student’s academic progress shall be captured on an evidence-based learning matrix and corresponding portfolio.
• A final grade of C or higher shall be considered a passing grade.

Grades at the Plano Academy High School shall be reported every nine weeks and shall be reported as letter grades.

A grade below a C indicates non-mastery and shall require reteaching.

When a student earns a grade of C or above in only half of a course but fails to earn a grade of C or above for the other half of the course, the District shall award the student credit for the half with the passing grade.

• Course scores are reported as letter grades.
• A final grade of C or higher shall be considered a passing grade.
• Academy HS employs proficiency scales based on academic course standards to report course grades
• EIC(LOCAL) outlines the grading scales for AHS
  • All grade points shall be awarded at the end of each semester on a 4.5 scale. Beginning with the Class of 2029, students at AHS will have a differentiated scale for Advanced Placement courses.  See EIC(LOCAL) for the Academy High School grade scale by graduating class.
  • High school credits earned prior to grade 9 shall be excluded from grade point average calculations, except for Algebra I and Geometry, which will be calculated using the Plano Academy High School grade point scale.
• EIC(LOCAL) Except as required by law, students at the Plano Academy High School shall not receive a class rank.