Brookwood Elementary Parent/Student Handbook
2024 - 2025

Gwinnett County Public Schools require that students receive grades in academic areas each semester.  Parent/Teacher conferences are scheduled two times per year.  Parents and/or teachers may request additional parent conferences if needed.  Assessments and grades reflect a student’s achievement and progress of the outlined Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) for each grade level.  Each teacher will review classroom grading policies and procedures at Curriculum Night. Contact your child’s teacher if you have questions about your student’s grades. 

Kindergarten

The Georgia Kindergarten Assessment Program (GKIDS) is the formal assessment instrument used in all Georgia kindergartens and is an ongoing assessment throughout the year. Your student’s teacher will share information with you about GKIDS. 

Grades K-1 

Progress reports use the following scale to report grades in all areas:

E        Excellent

S     Satisfactory

N   Needs Improvement

U   Unsatisfactory

Grades 2-5 

Student AKS achievement is graded by grade averages defined as follows:

90-100 Excellent Progress

80- 89 Above Average Progress

70- 79 Average Progress

0- 69 Below Average/Unsatisfactory Progress