Academics

Non-Academic subjects will be given grades based on the following scale: 

E - excellent, S - satisfactory, N - needs improvement, U - unsatisfactory 

Honor Roll

Honor rolls are determined by averaging the quarter grades of each student. The resulting GPA average determines if the student qualifies for placement on the honor roll list. The criteria for each level of honor rolls are: 

Principal’s Honor Roll – Earning no grades less than A’s with a 3.80 minimum GPA 

High Honor Roll - Earning no grades less than A’s and B’s with a 3.25 minimum GPA 

Honor Roll – Earning no failing grades with a 3.00 minimum GPA 

Report Cards

Gospel Life Christian Academy operates on a nine-week grading period. Report cards are sent home within two weeks of the conclusion of the grading period. Report cards not only state the academic progress of the student but also describe the conduct of that student. 

Any parent who desires to meet with his child’s teacher may call the office to schedule an appointment. Please do not arrive unannounced and request a conference. This does not allow the teacher to adequately prepare his/her thoughts and recommendations for improvement. Unannounced visits typically interrupt the time that a teacher needs to effectively prepare for his/her classes. To keep elementary parents informed of their child’s progress during the grading period, folders are sent home on a weekly basis. 

Homework

Believing that homework is an integral part of the school program, each teacher is at liberty to give homework to aid each student. Therefore, each student is expected to successfully complete his homework assignment each day. 

Homework may be given for the following purposes: drill, practice, remedial reasons, and individual projects relating to school studies. Continued failure to complete homework assignments will result not only in an academic penalty, but also disciplinary measures. No homework is assigned on Wednesdays or during other special meetings of Gospel Life Baptist Church. 

There will be reasonable amounts of homework given to students of all grades. All homework must be done neatly and correctly and on the exact paper specified by the teacher. Each Monday, elementary students will take home folders which need to be signed by the parent and returned the next day. Students should make any corrections or complete unfinished work as instructed by the individual teacher. The folder will include tests, class papers, and school notices. While we encourage parents to keep daily work, we ask that they return all tests and quizzes to the teacher. 

Cheating

For its educational purposes and for clarity, Gospel Life Christian Academy defines cheating as any presentation of one’s own work that was actually done by another. This would include, but not be limited to, copying homework assignments, copying test or quiz answers, and plagiarizing. 

Gospel Life Christian Academy strongly encourages students to avoid all appearances of cheating by strictly working on their own assignments, covering their quizzes and tests as instructed during evaluations, and adhering to the guidelines given for research projects and special assignments. Students should only question each other with regards to the details of the assignment, not the answers, location of answers, or other essentials that would aid them in presenting the correct answers to the assignment. Any student caught cheating will be given demerits and given a grade of “zero” for that specific assignment. Research papers and other similar projects must still be completed properly for the student to receive credit for the class. 

Retention

The kindergarten through twelfth grade report cards will contain a notation as to whether the student has been promoted or retained. Students who receive a failing grade in three academic subjects are automatically retained. Students who receive a failing grade in two academic subjects will be reviewed by Administration for possible retention.