Lumen is divided into eight blocks throughout the school year with each block lasting 4.5 weeks. At  the end of each block (4.5 weeks) in Lumen there are a couple of things that take place. First, our seminars and workshops switch every 4.5 weeks. For each seminar (2 hour period) students can earn a quarter (.25) worth of credit toward their classes. For example, in Elephants and Donkeys students earned .125 credits in American Politics and Policy (APP) and .125 credits in English. By the end of the year, those credits should total either a half a credit (0.5) or a full credit (1.0) depending on the class. In English they are required by the state to have 4 full credits, so students will have to earn a full credit in English each year. APP, however, is a semester class and students will earn .5 credits.

Secondly, all grades and credits are recorded in Project Foundry. This is Lumen’s version of Infinite Campus; however, there is not a gradebook feature in Project Foundry. Infinite Campus does not work well because of how Lumen is set up. If a student or parent would like to see an updated transcript, they can easily do this. Check out the video in this post to see how to print a transcript.

One thing that parents and students should be aware of is the credit situation. The minimum amount of credits that each student should earn each round is .75 credits in order to ensure that by the end of the year a student has a minimum of 6 credits. Many students earn more than this. Listed below are the dates for the end of each round and where students should be at to be on pace to graduate.

Round 1: .75 credits
Round 2: 1.5 credits
Round 3: 2.25 credits (December 7)
Round 4: 3.0 credits (January 18)
Round 5: 3.75 credits (February 22)
Round 6: 4.5 credits (March 22)
Round 7: 5.25 credits (May 2)
Round 8: 6.0 credits (June 9)