Policies

Contents

• MCPS Policies
• Draft MCPS Policies Open to Public Comment
• MCPS Policies on High School Courses taken in Middle School
• B-CC Policies/Procedures

• B-CC Attendance Policy
• B-CC Discipline Policy (pdf)
• B-CC Grading Policy (pdf)

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Other Links

MCPS Policies

All MCPS policies and regulations are available on line at the MCPS Policy web pages http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/policy

All policies on the web site are stored in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF), and can be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The following regulations and policies are cited in the B-CC HS Course Guide

• MCPS Regulation IKA: Grading and Reporting Student Progress
• MCPS Regulation IKC-RA: Grade Point Averages (GPA) and Weighted Grade Point Averages (WPGA)
• MCPS Regulation IQD-RA: Academic Eligibility for High School Students Who Participate in Extracurricular Activities
• MCPS Regulation ISB-RA: High School Graduation Requirements



• MCPS Policy IED: High School Policy
• MCPS Policy IGA: High School Core Courses
• MCPS Policy IOA, Gifted and Talented Education
• MCPS Policy on High School Courses Taken in Middle School

These are available at all schools in the counseling offices and media centers

Draft MCPS Policies Open to Public Comment

Periodically, policies become available for public comment. These are new policies or policies that are being revised. All responses will be shared with the Board of Education by the designated due date. All comments must be submitted in writing to:

The Office of the Superintendent of Schools
850 Hungerford Drive
Rockville, Maryland 20850

See the MCPS Policy Drafts for Public Comment page, for the latest listing. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/policy/pdfcomment.html

MCPS Policy on High School Courses Taken in Middle School

Information on high school credit for high school courses taken in middle school can be found on the MCPS Grading and Reporting website
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/info/grading/qa/qa5.shtm#hscourses

Please note: The procedures for awarding credit for high school courses taken in middle school have been changed. Students who took high school courses in middle school before school year 2004-05 and who do not want a grade to appear on their transcripts will have until June 30, 2005 to request that grades and credits for these courses be removed. These students should use MCPS form 560-53, "Removal of Credit for High School Courses Taken in Middle School", available at the Counseling Office and on the MCPS website, www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/forms/pdf/560-53.pdf
For more information on these changes, and on whether to remove these courses from the transcripts, please contact the Counseling Office.

It is also important to check your student's transcript to make sure that geometry and foreign language level 3 courses taken at Westland have the correct honors designation. Please contact the Registrar's Office if there is an error.

Revised MCPS Attendance Definitions

TBA

B-CC Policies/Procedures

B-CC's Policies/Procedures can be found in the B-CC High School Student Handbook which is distributed to every student at the start of the school year. It is also available both in html and PDF formats on this website. The html version provides quicklinks to various sections in the Handbook.

B-CC High School Student Handbook 2007-2008
html version (.7 MB)         PDF version (1.6 MB)

This document is available in an alternative format, upon request under the Americans with Disabilities Act, by contacting the Department of Information, Montgomery County Public Schools, 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850. The telephone number is 301-279-3391 or TDD at 301-279-3323.

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Other Links

A Student's Guide to Rights and Responsibilities in MCPS
Montgomery County Board of Education Handbook