To check student grades:

• Go to Apollo’s homepage: www.ahs.dcps.org
• Click on Check Grades (upper right area of screen)
• Follow directions on STI Home, entering student identification number and PIN to login. These numbers can be obtained from the AHS Guidance Office.
• The STI program allows you to monitor grades for each class, as well as attendance and discipline records.

Important Tips to Remember:

• The grades you will view on the STI program simply reflect the teacher’s assessment of the student at that one moment--a “snap-shot” so to speak. Because assessing student work is an on-going process, the grades on STI should never be interpreted as the absolute narrative of a student’s grade. The only way to know a student’s progress with absolute certainty is to contact the teacher.
• After a student has turned in an assignment, it will take time for the teacher to evaluate all students’ work and enter grades into STI. The length of time will vary depending on the complexity of the assignment or project.
• Be sure to note how grades are weighted. Obviously, a major test or project will alter a student’s grade much more than several smaller assignments.
• Make-up work or late work will probably take longer to be evaluated and entered into the grading system.
• A zero may be entered for an assignment if the student was absent, even if it was excused and the student will be making up the work. Teachers can change the grade once the work has been made up and evaluated. Some teachers enter a “1” to show that the work has not been turned in, but the student can make up the assignment.
• Teachers use a variety of methods to assess student work, and every course differs in design. Therefore, some subjects may lend themselves to many daily grades, while others are based on improvement or long-term project completion and may only afford a few grades per grading period.
• Large projects and exams commonly occur at the end of the grading period, so a student’s grade might take a significant jump very late in the grading period because these projects count much more than smaller daily progress grades. A major test taken on the last day of the grading period might not be graded and entered for several days after the actual grading period has ended. Teachers may add grades they have been working on until the day grade cards are printed.