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NCCA ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

GRADING SCALE

K3/K4

CP = Commendable Progress

S = Satisfactory Progress

NI = Needs Improvement

M = Skill Mastered

Excellent (A+)

Very Good (B+)

Average (C+)

Good Try (D+)

Has Not Learned Skill Yet (/)

Skill Mastered (X)

1st-12th

100-99
A+
98-95
A
94-93
A-
92- 91
B+
90- 87
B
86-85
B-
84-83
C+
82-79
C
78-77
C-
76-75
D+
74-72
D
71-70
D-
69-0
F

GENERAL COURSES/CREDITS

BIBLE - 4 CREDITS

SOCIAL STUDIES - 4 CREDITS

PHYSICAL EDUCATION - 1 CREDIT *

ENGLISH - 4 CREDITS

SCIENCE - 3 CREDITS

ELECTIVES - 2.5 CREDITS *

MATH - 4 CREDITS (MUST INCLUDE ALGEBRA I)

HEALTH - .5 CREDIT

COMPUTER LITERACY - 1 CREDIT

FOREIGN LANGUAGE - 2 CREDITS

TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED - 26

*If you elect to take choir, you must attend the Christmas and spring concert in order to pass the class.
*Upon completion of the sport season, you will receive .5 credit for Physical Education for each sport that you join as a team member here at NCCA.

CURRICULUM

Day Care - Kiddie Kollege's main objective is to provide a positive, Christian atmosphere which promotes the social, physical, intellectual, and emotional growth of children. Learning experiences appropriate to the developmental age of each group are provided daily. Large and small group interaction helps stimulate cognitive growth and creativity. Outdoor activities help develop large and small motor skills. The goal of each task is to promote the emotional and social development of each child.

Preschool - New Castle Christian Academy offers a full day preschool for grades K3, K4, and K5. Instruction in phonics and math begins in our preschool with the use of the A Beka Curriculum and themed activities.

Elementary - New Castle Christian Academy elementary program offers a traditional, self-contained classroom for grades 1 through 5. The Bob Jones curriculum is used extensively in the elementary department.

Middle School and High School - A traditional schedule of classes is offered in our middle school and high school. A mixture of the A Beka and Bob Jones University Press curriculums are used. The core classes are enhanced by an extensive offering of electives.

REPORT CARDS/MIDPERIOD REPORTS

Report Cards - First marking period, we will send the report card home with your child and you may schedule a conference with you child's teacher if you wish. Second marking period there will be a mandatory parent/teacher conference where you will be issued you child's report card. Third marking period, we will send the report card home with your child and you may schedule a conference with you child's teacher if you wish. Fourth marking period, the report cads will be mailed to your home.

Mid Period Reports - Mid Period progress reports will be sent home in the elementary half way through each quarter. For upper school you may view your child's progress anytime through Teacher-Ease, our on-line grading system.

ACADEMIC PROBATION

Academic Probation - New students enrolling in New Castle Christian Academy will be placed on academic probation for the first marking period. First marking period probation will be removed based on appropriate performance at child's grade level. Other students will be placed on academic probation for the following reasons:

Poor past academic performance

Low scoring on the entrance exam, below 80%(C)

Present students in middle school and high school earning 2 or more F's during any nine-week marking period.

Disciplinary action for academic probation will be at the discretion of the administration.

The following recommendations will be made at the time of academic probation review.

Academic probation will be lifted for those students who earn no F's.

Academic probation will be extended for those students who earn one or two F's.

Attendance at New Castle Christian Academy may be terminated for students who have earned three or more F's or have been on Academic probation for two or more successive grade periods.

RETENTION

Retention for high school students is decided by the number of credits the student needs toward graduation.

If the student is seven credits or fewer away from graduation, he is classified as a senior.
If the student needs between fourteen and eight credits for graduation, he is classified as a junior.
If the student needs between twenty-one and fifteen credits, he is classified as a sophomore.
If the student needs more than twenty-one credits to graduate, he is classified as a freshman.

Remediation and/or retention in the middle school and elementary will result for failure of two core subjects. The core subjects are:

Mathematics

Social Studies(History, Geography, World Cultures)

Science(Earth Science, Life Science)

Language Arts(Reading, Grammar, Phonics, Handwriting, Literature, and Spelling)

HOMEWORK/MAKE-UP WORK

Homework- Believing that homework is an integral part of school program, each teacher is at liberty to give homework to aid the students to advance in their studies. Therefore, each student is required to complete his homework assignment on time. Homework is given for several reasons.

For Reinforcement: We believe that most students require adequate review to master material essential to their educational process.

For Practice: Following classroom explanation, homework is given so that the material will be mastered.

For Remedial Activity: As instruction progresses various weak points in the student's subject become evident. Homework following instruction is given to overcome such difficulties. For special projects, book reports, compositions, special research assignments, and projects are some of the activities that are frequently included in homework.

Make-Up Work - students who have excused absences are required to make up work missed. A student has the return day plus the same number of days absent to make-up all missed work. Parents may call the school office for homework if more than one day will be missed. When calling for homework, please call before 9:30a.m. so it may be included in the morning announcements. Assignments can be picked up at the school office after 3:30p.m.

TESTING PROGRAM

Testing Programs- New Castle Christian Academy administers the Stanford Achievement Test(SAT). Results are provided with the students final report card. Test results may be used in student evaluation and placement.

TEXTBOOKS

Textbooks are the property of the school. Students are required to take good care of them. Unless textbooks are consumable, students should not write in them. Damaged textbooks must be paid for by the parent. If a student loses a book or damages it to the point that it is not reusable, the parent will be required to purchase a new one at the replacement cost. Parents should cover hardback books with an appropriate cover. Soft back books should be covered with contact paper.

FINAL EXAMS

Final exams- Students from 9th through 12th grade will be required to take a final exam at the end of each semester. The exams will be given during the final week of each semester. Students will not be admitted late into any exam for any reason. Make-up exams must be taken after school dismisses for the day. Parents will be required to pick-up their young person at the end of their last final of the day. Any student that has an "A" average for the semester/year will be exempt from taking the exams.

FIELD TRIP

Field Trips- Throughout the school year, students may go on field trips of have special activities that will be purposeful extensions of the classroom. A permission slip is sent to the parents giving details of the event. By signing the permission slip, the parent is giving details of the event. Attendance, at most activities, is required. These activities are considered to be an integral part of the curriculum. Parents who still choose not to have their child participate will need to keep their child at home; there will be no alternate classroom activity available, and they will be counted absent for the day. (This includes holiday parties.)

School dress code is required for all activities unless otherwise specified. We ask that ALL chaperones be dressed according to our school's dress code. Parents acting as chaperones may not bring younger siblings along as this would distract the parents from their primary responsibility of supervising the children assigned to them. Chaperones are also asked to follow and comply with ALL school rules while attending any event.