Students will be able to see their grades on each assignment as they work through a course. To find out how to access the online grade book, they should contact their teacher. Students can see only their own grades.

COOLSchool will not give an F grade to students who stay in a course beyond the 10-day drop date, but then fail to complete it. COOLSchool's policy is to terminate the student and not provide any credit for the work completed unless previous arrangements have been made with the teacher and COOLSchool administration. However, individual districts have the option to issue a failing grade on termination.

A note about assessments and grades

The grading software licensed for use by COOLSchool cannot grade all question formats, and as a result the instant feedback on your computer screen might incorrectly show answers as "wrong." Should that happen to you, please wait until the instructor has had an opportunity to score the work in order to receive your accurate grade. If you have questions after your instructor has graded your work, be sure to discuss them with your instructor.

How do I get my grade, transcript, and credit?

A student has officially completed a course when COOLSchool's registrar receives the student's final grade report from the teacher.

The COOLSchool registrar will e-mail the student and adult contact the final grade.

Transcripts are mailed to the student's Transcript Mailing Address.

How does COOLSchool determine credit?

Upon successful completion of a Regular Education course, students are awarded 0.5 credits. Each course includes 90 hours of instruction and typically takes a student one traditional semester to complete.

Upon successful completion of a Credit Recovery course, students are awarded 0.5 credits. Each course includes 50 hours of instruction and must be completed in the six-week Credit Recovery window. This credit is more based on proficiency than seat time. (Oregon Administrative Rule 581-022-1131)

The official COOLSchool transcript will document credit in Carnegie* units. However, school districts use various hour-to-credit calculations. Please check with your school counselor to confirm how hours of instruction translate into credits at your school. Your school will be responsible for translating your Carnegie units into the appropriate credit allocation for your district.

* Carnegie unit—One Carnegie unit is equal to a conventional 50-minute class taken five times per week throughout the school year (~ 180 hours). A one-semester course is worth one-half of a Carnegie unit (~ 90 hours).