If a student fails to pass a Core class (Language Arts, Reading, Social Studies, Math, or Science) at Blain Middle School, that student is required to pass a tuition based summer school. If the student does not pass summer school, then the student must repeat the failed class(es) the following year. Below is a description of grades that would place a student in summer school or in a position to repeat the class.

1. Credit for all classes is calculated using the following standard four-point rubric:

Letter Grade A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D F

Points 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.0

2. A student must earn a minimum of three points for the year to pass the class.
3. Having earned the three points, a student must earn at least a "D" for the third trimester to pass the class.
4. If a student fails one half of the core class, she/he must repeat both halves.
5. Individual considerations will be made for Special Education, Learning Assistance Program, and English as a Second Language students based upon ability and effort.
6. When a student repeats a class the following year, she/he may move on to the next grade in three different ways.

• Must have at least a D last trimester to pass
• Must have a minimum of 3 points to pass