ATTENDANCE
True or False: Students must attend school a minimum of 167 days in the school year, per LDOE (Louisiana Department of Education).
What is True: Students must attend school at least a minimum of 167 days in the year.
True or False: In order to graduate or be promoted, 8th grade students must pas ELA and Math with C-average.
What is False: Students must pass ELA and Math with no less thana D-average.
True or False: Students in 8th grade must earn at least one "Basic" and one "Approaching Basic" on the ELA and Math Leap 2025 test to meet graduation requirements.
True or False: Behavior is a part of the requirements to graduate.
What is False: Behavior is NOT a requirement to graduate; however, it can effect an 8th grader's promotion to high school.
True or False: GPA stands for Grade Point Average.
What is True: GPA stands for Grade Point Average.
True or False: Students can have 15 or more unexcused absences in the school year?
What is False: Students CAN NOT have more than 15 unexcused absences.
True or False: Any student who earns an "F" in ELA and/or Math in the spring semester, will be retained (held back).
What is True: Students will NOT be promoted if they earn an "F" in ELA or Math in the spring semester.
True or False: An eighth (8th) grade student who earns an "Approaching Basic" on the ELA and Math Leap 2025 test will be promoted.
What is False: Students who earn two (2) "Approaching Basics" on ELA and Math will not graduate.
True or False: A student's behavior can impact their attendance in school.
What is True: A student's behavior can effect them from attending school.
True or False: A student's GPA can be determined by calculating the average of their grades.
True or False: Excessive absences won't impact your grades in school?
What is False: When you are absent from school, you miss out on learning which can impact your grades.
True or False: Students must pass 13 out of 16 (81%) of their classes in the school year to qualify for promotion.
What is True: Students take 8 classes each semester (8 + 8) totaling 16 classes. They must pass 13 out of 16 classes by the end of the school year.
True or False: A student in 8th grade who does not meet the passing requirements on the ELA and Math Leap test, will not be promoted.
What is True: Students in 8th grade must earn at least one "Basic" and one "Approaching Basic" on the ELA and Math Leap 2025 test to graduate.
True or False: A student's behavior won't impact their grades.
What is False: Students who have behavior problems in school CAN effect how well they perform or can earn poor grades.
True or False: A GPA of a 3.5 - 4.0 is equal to a C-average.
What is False: A GPA of a 3.5 - 4.0 is equal to an A-average.
True or False: Students should always bring an excuse note every time they are absent.
What is True: The student's absence without an excuse note, their absence will be counted as unexcused.
True or False: Any student who earns an "F" in only Science and/or Social Studies will be retained in school.
What is False: Students who earn an "F" in ELA and/or Math in the spring semester will be retained.
True or False: An 8th grade student who earns a "Master" and an "Approaching Basic" meets the requirements to graduate.
What is True: Students in 8th grade must at least earn one "Basic" and one "Approaching Basic" on the ELA and Math Leap test to be promoted.
True or False: A student's behavior in school can impact their Leap 2025 scores.
What is True: If a student's behavior is problematic in school, it can keep them from learning concepts that will be on the Leap 2025 test.
True or False: It's impossible for a student to earn a GPA higher than a 4.0.
What is False: A student can earn a GPA higher than a 4.0 average by taking honors, advance placement, & dual enrollment courses in high school.