What are standards-based report cards? Standards-based report cards are a way of reporting: a student’s level of mastery of grade level standards

Purpose To provide more specialized reporting: precise and specific information about a child’s progress toward a standard To support common criteria for grading To support students in answering: Where am I going? Where am I now? How can I close the gap?

How does Standards-Based Grading Work? Standards-Based Grading assesses a student’s overall work and most recent work so it tells us what a student has learned and what he or she now knows rather than what they knew at the beginning of a quarter or unit. In other words, it measures students’ knowledge of grade-level content over time by reporting the most recent, consistent level of performance. So, a student might struggle in the beginning of a course with new content, but then learn and demonstrate proficient performance by the end of the course.

How does Standards-Based Grading Work? Subjective factors like attendance, effort, and attitude are not included in the grades.  In standards based grading, we will report proficiency and work habits (learning skills) separately in order to give a more accurate report of student progress.  

Key Components Aligned with North Carolina Common Course of Study Scores include a 1, 2, 3, or 4 Reading Levels are reported quarterly Learning Skills Comments Grading to an “End of the Year Standard”

“End of the Year Standard” Student progress will be reported on a quarterly basis toward the “end of the year standard” Therefore, students may receive a “2” on the report card as they are making progress toward proficiency The goal is for all students to have at least a “3” in all areas by the end of the school year Students will receive a “3” on the report card when they have mastered the grade level standard

Scoring Scale Mark Interpretation 4 Exceeds grade-level standard 3 Meets grade-level standard 2 Progressing toward grade-level standard 1 Limited progress toward grade-level standard Blank Not Assessed

How do we determine the appropriate mark (1,2, 3, or 4)? Scoring Scales Parents have access to these scoring scales on the website