Sec. 28.0216. DISTRICT GRADING POLICY. A school district shall adopt a grading policy, including provisions for the assignment of grades on class assignments and examinations, before each school year. A district grading policy:
(1) must require a classroom teacher to assign a grade that reflects the student's relative mastery of an assignment;
(2) may not require a classroom teacher to assign a minimum grade for an assignment without regard to the student's quality of work; and
(3) may allow a student a reasonable opportunity to make up or redo a class assignment or examination for which the student received a failing grade.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 2033), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services
Chapter 28 - Courses of Study; Advancement
Subchapter B. Advancement, Placement, Credit, and Academic Achievement Record
Section 28.021. Student Advancement
Section 28.0212. Junior High or Middle School Personal Graduation Plan
Section 28.02121. High School Personal Graduation Plan
Section 28.02122. Inclusion of Mental Health Professions in Health Science Career Information
Section 28.02123. Notification of Certain High School Graduation Requirements
Section 28.02124. Parental Option for Student Retention
Section 28.0213. Intensive Program of Instruction
Section 28.0214. Finality of Grade
Section 28.0216. District Grading Policy
Section 28.0217. Accelerated Instruction for High School Students
Section 28.022. Notice to Parent of Unsatisfactory Performance
Section 28.023. Credit by Examination
Section 28.024. Credit for Enrollment in Certain Academies
Section 28.025. High School Diploma and Certificate; Academic Achievement Record
Section 28.0251. High School Diploma for Certain Veterans
Section 28.0252. Computation of High School Grade Point Average
Section 28.0253. Texas First Early High School Completion Program
Section 28.0254. Posthumous High School Diploma for Certain Students
Section 28.02541. Diploma for Certain Students Who Entered Ninth Grade Before 2011-2012 School Year
Section 28.0255. Pilot Program: Three-Year High School Diploma Plan
Section 28.0256. Financial Aid Application Requirement for High School Graduation
Section 28.0258. High School Diploma Awarded on Basis of Individual Graduation Committee Review
Section 28.026. Notice of Requirements for Automatic College Admission and Financial Aid
Section 28.027. Applied Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Courses