Grades and Grading
Percentage | Letter | GPA |
93~100 | A | 4.00 |
90~92.9 | A- | 3.67 |
87~89.9 | B+ | 3.33 |
83~86.9 | B | 3.00 |
80~82.9 | B- | 2.67 |
77~79.9 | C+ | 2.33 |
73~76.9 | C | 2.00 |
70~72.9 | C- | 1.67 |
67~69.9 | D+ | 1.33 |
63~66.9 | D | 1.00 |
60~62.9 | D- | 0.67 |
0~59.9 | F | 0.00 |
Homework Policy
Homework/independent study is a tool that allows students to develop their self-reliance. Homework should not just be an opportunity to just “finish classwork”.
GPA teachers will be careful not to overload students with too much homework. Students should have time after school to pursue their own interests, friendships, and hobbies. GPA teachers will be careful not to assign homework that is beyond the skill of the student. If ESL students are given lengthy writing assignments, the teacher will need to supervise the work so that the student is appropriately supported and not demotivated. Students who are new to the school will need extra supervision to ensure they are capable and prepared for the work.
Teachers can assign homework and its completion is part of the overall grade for the student. Students are encouraged to complete all homework set by their teachers. Routine homework develops the importance of good study and work habits. The encouragement of student responsibility, initiative, and motivation are additional objectives in a well- designed home/school study program. Students are held responsible for completing their homework by the due date. Students that do not complete their homework by the due date may lose assignment points for the day, or be assigned a zero for that homework assignment. Teachers should strive not to overload students beyond the hour-policy below for a basic school-credit and minimum graduation requirements (60%, ‘D’ grade). Teachers can of course provide options for ambitious students. Students can target the basic standard (60%, ‘D’ Grade), the full standard (100%, ‘A’ grade) or to go beyond the standard (targeting standards in grades above, or even at university/college level).
If students have any concerns about the weight of work (too light or too heavy), they can alert the teacher, Counselor, Leadership Team.
Late Assignments and Absences:
If a student does not have an excused absence on the day an assignment is due (or does not have the assignment ready), the value of the assignment may be penalized. Assignment submission, quizzes and other work missed due to excused absences should be made up as soon as possible after the absence. Exams will not be rescheduled except for extraordinary circumstances. Students, who do not complete their homework, may lose certain student privileges (for example ‘Activity Time’ or Office Hours freedom), at the teachers’ discretion.
GPA Scholarship
High Academic Achievement Scholarship
Global Prodigy Academy awards the top academic achieving student in each semester a 50% tuition voucher scholarship. If there are more than 15 students representing one academic semester, then a 2nd tuition voucher scholarship shall be awarded equaling 30%.
*If there are less than 10 students in applied grade, he/she is not eligible to receive the scholarship.
Sibling Scholarship
This scholarship of 20% off per semester for one of siblings’ tuition is for GPA students who have one or more siblings in their household also attending GPA.
Credit from Other Schools
A student who transfer from a Korean school or a foreign/international school which follows an academic-year schedule similar to or different than a standard Western, i.e. North American academic-year, will enter the grade in which he or she currently stands based on official transcripts, and when applicable notarized by their native country’s embassy or consular office in their country of former residence.
Code of Conduct
Any student, whether he or she is a legally defined adult or a legally defined juvenile, is still protected by the law and enjoys a process which recognizes and observes their rights as human beings. Nonetheless, the school has broad authority to regulate conduct both on-campus and at school sponsored events off-campus. Broad authority means that school authorities can regulate student speech, attire, organizations, lockers, dormitory rooms, as well as testing any student suspected of substance abuse. In each instance, however, school authorities must have a compelling justification to regulate student conduct and in doing so maintain a reasonable standard of privacy and intrusiveness, including a due process approach on a case-by-case basis rather than a zero-tolerance policy. The school has an ethical responsibility to refrain from hypocritical actions which may injure a student’s opportunity to an education.
Jeonju University officials delegate to the faculty the responsibility for academic policies and procedures and for discipline. The principal is in charge of the administration of faculty policy in all matters concerning student life at the school, including discipline. All faculty members accept the responsibility to advise students and to guide their conduct at any time or in any place while they are under the authority of the school. The students in turn, through their representatives, participate in the shaping of disciplinary policy by helping the faculty to define the essential regulations and to enforce them. Every new student is assigned a faculty member as his or her adviser. Students are encouraged to consult their advisers both on school affairs and on personal problems. Through communication with the advisees’ parents, the adviser supplies an essential link between family and school.
Scholastic Action / Probation
The faculty expects students to focus attention on the academic program and work to their full potential. When a student falls short of these standards, the administration meets to make a recommendation for scholastic action. Scholastic action is not punitive. Rather, it offers students, parents, and advisers support with any obstacles to learning. It is hoped that this official action will help students in academic difficulty to improve their study habits or to seek help from available sources within the school.
There are four levels of scholastic action:
The Stepped Approach
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Grade Appeal Period
At the end of each semester, there will be a period of time provided to students where they may appeal their final grade in a course. The purpose of the appeal period is to provide the student with an opportunity to seek clarification for their final course grade, and to present evidence of error/mistake in the teacher’s calculation of that final course grade. Only in exceptional circumstances and with the approval of the teacher, may a student be allowed to redo an assignment or submit course work after the final day of classes. An assignment turned in during the appeal period must demonstrate a clear understanding of the subject matter and be of an appropriate quality in order for the teacher to reassess the grade. The assignment must also be turned in by the agreed time between the teacher and student.
DISCIPLINARY POLICY
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