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Secondary Grading & Reporting Committee Board Presentation June 16, 2011

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. Secondary Grading & Reporting Committee Board Presentation June 16, 2011. Committee Members. Carole Beverwyk – Assistant Superintendent Elaine Augustine – ELA, Banks Kelli Doyle – World Language, Smart Georganne Ehlert – Math, Smart

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Secondary Grading & Reporting Committee Board Presentation June 16, 2011

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  1. Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Secondary Grading &Reporting Committee Board Presentation June 16, 2011

  2. Committee Members • Carole Beverwyk– Assistant Superintendent • Elaine Augustine – ELA, Banks • Kelli Doyle – World Language, Smart • Georganne Ehlert – Math, Smart • Terese Fitzpatrick – WLEA President • Charles Froning- Assistant Principal, WLN • Nick Hamblin – Social Studies, WLN • Dan Holland – Assistant Principal, Smart • Linda Kantor – Special Services, WLW • Carol Kravetz – Social Studies, Geisler • Kimberly Loszewski – Math, Creek • Erin Main – Science, Smart • MaryKay Marks – Science, WLC • Carol-Lyn McKelvey – Principal, Creek • Cindy Naszradi – Math, Creek • Katherine Rowe – Math, WLC • Catherine Savone – World Language, WLN • Kelly Tillman – Art, Geisler • Chris Trzasko – Social Studies, WLN

  3. “A student’s academic evaluation should reflect the teacher’s best assessment of the student’s academic achievement of required work.” -Board Policy Manual, IDA Current WLCSD Grading Policy:

  4. Committee’s Charge • Create a grading scale in which a failing grade does not disproportionately impact the overall grade

  5. Guiding Documents

  6. O’Connor, Ken. How to Grade For Learning: Linking Grades to Standards , 2002. • Reeves, Doug. “The Case Against the Zero.” Phi Delta Kappan; Dec 2004, 324-325. • Other researchers: Rick Wormelli, Rick Stiggins, Robert Marzano, Tom Guskey, Doug Reeves, and Jay McTighe.

  7. Quotes from the Experts: • “…the common use of the zero today is based… on a 100-point scale. This defies logic and mathematical accuracy. On a 100-point scale, the interval between numerical and letter grades is typically 10 points, with the break point at 90, 80, 70, and so on. But when the grade of 0 is applied to a 100-point scale, the interval between the D and [E] is not 10 points but [59] points.” – Douglas Reeves

  8. Quotes, cont.: • “…we should teach and grade in such a way that engenders hope… [and] accuracy. [Eliminating the 6 levels of failure] will mitigate an extraordinary negative impact.” – Rick Wormeli • “The inclusion of [a] 0 in the grade [can lead] to a serious miscommunication of… achievement.” – Ken O’Connor

  9. The Current Grading Scale

  10. 0-14 Point Grading Scale

  11. Student Examples

  12. 7.5 68 D+ C+

  13. 57 6 C- E

  14. Next Steps

  15. 1. Skyward Interface 2. Education a. Administrators: June 2011 b. Staff: August 2011 c. Parents: Syllabi/Back-to-School Packets/Curriculum Nights, September 2011

  16. “The real voyage of discovery consists not of seeking new landscapes, but of having new eyes.” - Marcel Proust

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