LISD Grading Policy

1. LISD Grading Policy

2. EIA Local The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that each campus or instructional level develops guidelines for teachers to follow in determining grades for students. These guidelines shall ensure that grading reflects a student’s relative mastery of an assignment and that a sufficient number of grades are taken to support the grade average assigned. Guidelines for grading shall be clearly communicated to students and parents. In accordance with grading guidelines, a student shall be permitted a reasonable opportunity to redo an assignment or retake a test for which the student received a failing grade.

3. What are some of the struggles that our new grading policy has caused for our teachers?

4. What are some of the struggles that our new grading policy has caused for our teachers?(Jan 7, 2011 SCT Meeting)

5. What are the goals/intentions for our new grading policy?

6. 1st Semester Grade Distribution Data

7. Purpose of Grades The focus of a grading system is to measure student mastery on their learning targets. The purpose of grades is to provide students with feedback about their progress and achievement, guide students about future course work, provide guidance to teachers for instructional planning and motivate students. As you develop your grading system, reflect on how accurately it reflects student’s level of mastery of required material.

8. From the Grading Guidelines The grading record should be a teacher’s record of evidence to support grades reported on the report card. Grades should be logical, justifiable, and sufficient in number to assure that the report card grade is an accurate measure of the student’s progress and achievement.

9. Next Steps ???

10. What are some of the systems teachers have put in place to help manage these struggles?