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Percentage Reporting

Percentage Reporting

Student performance is indicated as a percentage (%) rather than a letter grade (e.g. A, B, C) on transcripts, parent report cards and requests from post-secondary institutions or public entities.

Question: How will the GPA be calculated?
Answer: The GPA will be calculated as a percentage for each semester and cumulatively. 

Question:  How will I report cumulative GPA?
Answer:  You will report the cumulative percentage earned (example, 92.6%).

Question:  Will the cumulative percentage include weighted grades?
Answer:  Yes

Question:  Will STA report an unweighted GPA?
Answer:  No, transcripts will show only a weighted cumulative percentage.

Question:  How will honors and AP courses be weighted on the percentage system?
Answer:  Honors, AP, and level IV or higher foreign language courses will be given an additional 5 percentage points each. (example, 92%=97% in a weighted course)

Question:  What is the highest percentage a student can earn?
Answer:  100% is the maximum a student can earn unless it is a weighted course, then the maximum will be a 105%.

Question:  Will STA continue its no ranking policy?
Answer:  Yes 

Question: What is the percentage required for athletic and extracurricular participation? 
Answer: 73%

Question:  If a college/scholarship organization wants to see a grade scale what do we use? 
Answer: We suggest they use the scale that is used by the NCAA Clearinghouse. That scale is the traditional 90-100= A, 80-89=B, etc. 

Question:  What are the first and second honors requirements?
Answer: First Honors = 93% and higher, Second Honors = 87%-92.9%

Question:  What happens to letter grades earned in prior years?
Answer: Current letter grades will be transferred to percentages according to our current scale. 

The Current Letter Grade conversion is as follows: 
      •     A+ = 100%       
      •     A =  97%          
      •     A- =  94%             
      •     B+ =  92%             
      •     B =  89%           
      •     B- =  86%         
      •     C+ =  84% 
      •     C =  81% 
      •     C- =  78% 
      •     D+ =  76% 
      •     D =  74% 
      •     D- =  71 

    Question:  How will this change be communicated to the colleges?
    Answer:  A brief explanation will be noted at the bottom of each transcript. A school profile with a detailed explanation will also accompany each transcript that is sent to a college/scholarship organization. We will make every effort to communicate our grade reporting change to colleges.

    Question:  What about transcripts for STA graduates?
    Answer:  All prior transcripts will not change. The change will go into affect with the class of 2011 and after.

    Question:  Do most post-secondary institutions prefer percentage reporting over letter grades?
    Answer:  Yes, most colleges and universities prefer percentage reporting over letter grades as it offers a more accurate, standardized method of reporting and allows for greater distinction between and among varied student populations.

    Question:  Has St. Teresa's Academy lowered its academic standard by converting to a percentage scale?
    Answer:  Definitely NOT.  Percentage reporting does NOT affect how teachers determine student performance.  It simply changes how a teacher reflects the student's score and now, in a more accurate, specific manner.

    Question:  If forms or applications ask what GPA scale STA uses, what do we do?
    Answer:  Check 100% or "other" and indicate percentages.

    Question:  What percentage must be earned in order to receive credit?
    Answer:  66.5%. A 66.4% and below will result in no credit and summer school will be required if it is needed for graduation.