Classroom Guidance:  

• Academic skills support  

• Organizational, study, and test-taking skills  

• Post-secondary planning and application process  

• Career planning  

• Education in understanding self and others  

• Coping strategies  

• Peer relationships and effective social skills  

• Communication, problem-solving, decision-making, conflict resolution, and study skills  

• Career awareness and the world of work  

• Substance abuse education  

• Multicultural/diversity awareness  

Individual Student Planning  

• Goal setting  

• Academic plans  

• Career plans  

• Problem solving  

• Education in understanding of self, including strengths and weaknesses  

• Transition plans  

Responsive Services  

• Individual and small-group counseling  

• Individual/family/school crisis intervention  

• Peer facilitation  

• Consultation/collaboration  

• Referrals  

System Support  

• Professional development  

• Consultation, collaboration and teaming  

• Program management and operation  

Source: American School Counselor Association  

Requirements For Graduation    

All students must earn a minimum of 150 credits over the four (4) years that they attend high school.  Five (5) credits are earned with the successful completion of all full semester courses.  Physical Education and Health are adjusted based on the time spent in either Physical Education or Health.  

The following courses must be included in the 150 credits required:  

English I, II, III, IV                                                   20 credits  

Physical Ed/Health I, II, III, IV                           20 credits  

World History                                                              5 credits  

United States History I and II                            10 credits  

Biology PLUS TWO additional sciences       15 credits  

Mathematics                                                             15 credits  

Computer Course                                                    5 credits  

Visual and/or Performing Art*                            5 credits  

World Language                                                      5 credits  

Career Education, Consumer, Family Life Skills or Vocational  

Tech.* Education                                                    5 credits  

Financial Literacy                                       2.5 credits  

*For a complete list of courses that satisfies these requirements, please consult School Counselor.  

Credit Requirement  

(Minimum Progress to the High School Diploma)  

A student will move from:    

Grade 9 to 10 if he/she has earned 35 credits  

Grade 10 to 11 if he/she has earned 70 credits  

Grade 11 to 12 if he/she has earned 110 credits   

Grading System    

Grades will be recorded on report cards using a numerical system.  The lowest grade recorded for grading purposes for marking periods will be 55.  Grades recorded for final exams will be the grade actually earned.  Teachers may record lower grades during the marking period and for the mid-term, but 55 will be the minimum grade used for report card grades, with the exception of the final exam.  For final exams only, teachers can record the grade earned on the final exam.  

Grading Scale as of September 2020:   

Final Grade Computation  

The district’s grading policy is used to compute final grades. Teachers devise a system for each marking period; i.e. value of quizzes, tests, homework, classroom participation, etc. Such grading systems should be known and approved by the department supervisor. Students should be informed of the teacher’s grading system at the beginning of the year.    

Senior Final Exam Exemptions 

 A Senior (Grade 12) student who completes a course with an average of 90 or higher, as determined by averaging the Semester 1 average with the average of the third and fourth marking period grades; will be exempt from taking the final exam. There will be no exemptions from midterm exams. In the case of semester courses, where the exam is actually a final exam, seniors who have earned at least a 90 average for marking periods one and two, will be exempt from the semester course final exam. 

Advanced Placement Courses 

Students who enroll in Advanced Placement (AP) courses are required to participate in the end of year AP exam developed by College Board.  These dates are published in September of the school year, and attendance is mandatory for each exam.  The Manasquan Board of Education covers the $96 per exam fee.  Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, an additional 10 points will be added to the cumulative weighted average of the final AP course grade.  Students who fail to take the AP exam will forfeit the additional 10 points added to the final course grade.  

Honors Classes 

An additional 7 points is will be added to the cumulative weighted average of all honors level final course grades. 

Honor Roll 

High Honor Roll: 90 or higher marking period average in all classes, with no grade below a 90.  

Regular Honor Roll: 80 or higher marking period average in all classes, with no grade below a 80.  

Incompletes 

An "I" on a report card in lieu of a grade indicates that the marking period grade or the final grade cannot be computed because the student's academic work is incomplete.  Incomplete grades must be satisfactorily completed within two weeks after report cards are issued or they will automatically be changed to 60 unless the subject teacher requests, in writing, that the grade be held "I" because of extenuating circumstances.  

Progress Reports  

Students' progress reports will be available online between marking periods to parents of students.  These reports do not necessarily mean that a student is failing, but a deficiency is noted which needs correction, or to alert the parent of the student's academic achievement.  

Extra Help  

You may always seek extra help from your teacher if you do not understand an assignment, if the work is difficult, or if you have been absent and have missed assignments and class discussions.  Arrange a conference with your teacher before or after school or at a time convenient to both of you during the day.  Please contact your school counselor for specific extra help schedules.   

Transcripts  

Any student who requires a transcript sent to a college should have a transcript request form filled out and signed by his/her parent or guardian and returned to his/her guidance counselor.  Requests should be made at least two weeks prior to the college's deadline.   Transcripts are free of charge.  

Course Change Requests 

Progress Report and Marking Period Dates