New Grading Model Overview- Updated
6. Regular engagement and community values
Page 6 of 10 · Categories 3 and 4
Regular engagement and community values
Two categories that together account for 10% of your grade — both measuring something deeper than test scores. They recognize that being a CPA student means showing up consistently and living out your values every day.
Holistic tier · 5% of overall grade
Regular engagement
This category measures how consistently you engage with your schoolwork throughout the week. The goal is not just whether work gets done — it is whether you are showing up regularly and distributing your effort across multiple days rather than cramming everything into one session.
What counts as engagement
Full-time students: Your teacher assesses engagement using both your digital textbook login frequency and your Daily Discussion Forum (DDF) participation. The DDF is a required daily activity for full-time students. Missing DDF posts may reduce your engagement score at your teacher's discretion, even if your textbook login frequency is strong. Both venues matter.
Part-time students: Your engagement is measured primarily through digital textbook login frequency. The DDF is not required for part-time students. If you do participate in the DDF voluntarily and your textbook engagement was weak in a given week, your teacher may use that as a recovery signal — raising your score by up to 1 point. This is a recovery mechanism, not a bonus pathway.
Scoring — 5 points per section
| Score | What the teacher sees |
|---|---|
| 5 / 5 | Strong, consistent engagement across the week. Work is spread across multiple days. Full-time: regular textbook logins and consistent DDF participation both present. |
| 3–4 / 5 | Moderate engagement. Present on multiple days but not fully consistent. One venue may be stronger than the other. Teacher awards 4 for above-average effort, 3 for partial participation in both. |
| 1–2 / 5 | Minimal engagement. Work concentrated in one or two sessions. Little evidence of distributed effort across the week. |
| 0 / 5 | No engagement recorded. No textbook activity and no DDF posts for the week. |
Part-time policy note: Voluntary DDF participation by part-time students may raise a weak textbook engagement score by up to 1 point at teacher discretion. It cannot raise an already-strong score. This is defined by school policy and applied consistently.
Holistic tier · 5% of overall grade
Faith-based community values in practice
Every week, as part of your weekly reflection, you identify one of ten faith-in-action standards and describe a specific way you put it into practice that week — in school, at home, or in your community.
This is not graded on how spiritual you sound. It is graded on whether you made a genuine effort to reflect and act. All students — including non-Christian students — can earn full credit by demonstrating real character and community values in action.
The ten faith-in-action standards
[1]
Scripture and obedience
Reading the Bible and letting it shape your real-life choices.
[2]
Prayer
Praying with purpose — for yourself and for others.
[3]
Compassionate service
Seeing a need around you and doing something about it.
[4]
Evangelism and witnessing
Sharing your faith naturally through your words and actions.
[5]
Integrity in academics
Doing your own work with honesty and diligence — as an act of worship.
[6]
Building community
Encouraging others, resolving conflict with humility, and unifying people.
[7]
Stewardship of time
Using your time, money, and talents in ways that honor God.
[8]
Critical biblical thinking
Thinking carefully before going along with culture. Testing ideas against Scripture.
[9]
Tech and outreach
Using digital skills to create, connect, and serve — not just for entertainment.
[10]
Holy living and discipleship
Pursuing spiritual growth and investing in others — now and in the future.
How it is scored each week
| Level | What it looks like | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Full credit | You submitted your weekly reflection, selected a standard, gave a specific and genuine description of how you practiced it, and identified one concrete growth step for next week. Qualifying venues include DDF engagement with classmates, prayer forum posts, club participation, service activities, and acts of encouragement. | 100% |
| Partial credit | You submitted a reflection but the description was vague, or you forgot to include a growth step. Something genuine was attempted but not fully complete. Teacher discretion applies. | 50% |
| No credit | Reflection was not submitted, or the faith-in-action section was left empty or clearly not genuine. | 0% |