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Click HERE for the DCPS Parent Portal webpage.
The online gradebook is found at DCPS Aspen. Getting Started with the Aspen Family and Student Portals(brochure) -RBHS Initial Aspen Login (tutorial video):
Username:student ID# (found on your DC One card)
Password: the Young King's password choice
Student and Family Aspen Videos
The online gradebook is found at DCPS Aspen.
Username:student ID# (found on your DC One card)
Password: the Young King's password choice
For example, May 6, 2002 would be Dc050602. October 11, 2001 would be Dc101101.
Note: Student passwords were all reset during Summer 2018. Students will receive an email from Aspen before the first day of school with a temporary password. After logging in with student ID as the username and the temporary password as the password, students will be immediately prompted to reset their passwords.
Still having trouble logging into Aspen? See your Professional School Counselor - Dr. Lakes (9th and 10th grades)
or Mr. Porter (11th and 12th grades)
The grading policy of RBHS details all information in regards to assignments, scoring, grade point average, academic intervention and remediation, homework, and online grade book policy. Students and parents will be able to use the following information to know academic expectations and final grades for terms and year. A Principal's Challenge assignment will provide every advisory for students who fall behind in their assignments or who are struggling in particular classes. This assignment will provide students with an opportunity to gain more points towards their final grade.
Assignment Categories
Participation
Practice & Application
Assessments
Grading Categories with Weights
Participation - 10%
Practice & Application -50%
Assessments -40%
Grading Scale
At the Secondary level; sixth (6th) grade through twelfth (12th) grade; marks/ grades of “A” through “F” shall be assigned by the teacher to indicate the degree of achievement by a student of the content standards in each course. Results of the end-of-course exam will count for no more than 20% of the final grade.
Note:All teachers will be required to provide a variety of homework assignments, in-class assignments, and assessments with a minimum cumulative distribution 1,000 points cumulative points and a maximum cumulative distribution of 1,600 points every advisory period.
Final Grade Calculation in Aspen
DCPS has implemented an automatic calculation of final mark in Aspen. The calculation runs every night so any marks changed or entered that day are incorporated into the final mark each night.
Final Exams are optional but if that mark is entered, it consists of 10% of the final grade.
Mid-term Exams are optional but if that mark is entered, it consists of 10% of the final grade
All term marks are evenly divided among the remaining 80% of final grade.
Check your grades regularly on DCPS Aspen Online Gradebook (tutorial video):
Email your RBHS Teachers in Aspen
Begin using the Aspen Mobile app on your phonefor easy access to grades and teachers.
Click on the links below for Parent and Family Guide to Aspen as well as videos:
Student Portal Overview
Parent Portal Overview - parent credentials are coming in the 2017-2018 school year
Subscribing to email notifications
Using the Calendar
Checking Grades
Emailing Teachers
Requesting and Viewing Next Year's Courses
Searching with Quest in the Student Portal
Using my Resources
Completing a Class Project with a Group
Receiving Follett Notifications (Aspen) on your Device
Cumulative GPA
The Cumulative GPA includes all final marks for courses attempted in high school. Results are saved on student transcripts. Cumulative GPAs are weighted based on course credits.
How the Cumulative GPA Is Calculated
The GPA is calculated by dividing the total amount of computed grade points (CGP) earned by the total amount of credit hours attempted. In order to calculate a cumulative GPA, you add the total credit hours attempted and add the computed grade points from all semesters. You then divide the total computed grade points by the total credit hours attempted.
Term Grade Average
The Term Grade Average is calculated with term marks (and includes marks for courses in progress). For example, a student's Term Grade Average for the third term will only include courses the student has taken during the third term, including those in progress. The Term Grade Average does not weigh courses for credit amounts. Results are not saved on student transcripts. Results are used for honor roll purposes and athletic eligibility and appear on the report card.
Year Grade Average
The Year Grade Average is calculated with final marks for the current academic year. The Year Grade Average does weigh courses for credit amounts. Results will appear on student transcripts after Year- End Transition. Results also appear on the report card, and will update each term as the student completes his or her courses.
Calculating Marks of F
The Cumulative GPA, Term Grade Average, and Year Grade Average of all students enrolled in a DCPS school include all marks earned, including F. The District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, Title 5 Education, Chapter 22 Grades, Promotion and Graduation, Section 2200.8 states: 2200.8 Marks (grades) in courses failed and retaken for credit in grades kindergarten through 12 shall not replace previously earned marks (grades) for any given course, but are included in the student's cumulative grade point average (GPA). Marks (grades) earned in extended education programs such as Summer School, STAY School, and Evening Credit Recovery courses have the same credit and GPA value as standard year courses.
