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Standards-Based Grading

Standards-Based Grading. Olympic Middle School School Board Presentation August 25, 2009. Why are we talking about this?. OSPI School Improvement Assistance Program – year 3 Studying research and best practices – Robert Marzano, Ken O’Connor,… Analyzing systems and programs

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Standards-Based Grading

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  1. Standards-Based Grading Olympic Middle School School Board Presentation August 25, 2009

  2. Why are we talking about this? • OSPI School Improvement Assistance Program – year 3 • Studying research and best practices – Robert Marzano, Ken O’Connor,… • Analyzing systems and programs • Focus on learning: Not ‘what is easiest for teachers’, but ‘what is best for kids.’ • Began looking at assessment and grading about two years ago.

  3. What “Standards-Based Grading” is. • Grading on learning. • Grading student performance in relation to state and district standards. • Grading on student performance at the end of a grading period.

  4. What “Standards-Based Grading”is not. • Averaging scores over time. • Grading on a collection of points. • Grading on ‘getting things done.’ • Grading on classroom behavior, participation, effort, attendance….

  5. Current Reporting Systems • Elementary Report card: • Two pages • 49 areas where students are evaluated • Number system comparing students to grade level expectations • Example…

  6. Current Reporting Systems • Middle School Report card: • 7 classes where students get a grade • Letter grades • Teachers give comments (from list) • Example…

  7. Something had to be done.

  8. Our Goals: • Provide better and more detailed information for parents • Provide better and more detailed information for students • Create a system that ensures teachers are focusing on learning as a primary goal.

  9. What we have done so far. • Created a 0-4 scoring scale for use in classroom and report card. • Separated ‘Learning Habits’ from ‘Learning’ grade. • Worked with ESD113 and Kitty to create a report card for use this year.

  10. Summary Letter Grade A summary letter grade will be given for each subject area at the end of each quarter. The letter grade will be an average of the skill grades for that subject.

  11. It’s a work in progress… • More work to be done on the report card. It will be finalized before end of first quarter. • Continue studying assessment and grading practices. • Biggest change will be how student work is assessed in the classroom on a daily basis.

  12. Thank you for your time. Contact us if you have more questions.

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