1. ISD Middle School
Grading Practices
Thursday, August 18, 2016

2. The ISD grading system at the middle school level will be:
based on students’ mastery of skills.
effectively communicated to students, parents, teachers, and other staff.
implemented with professional development for teachers to ensure grading practices are consistent
implemented consistently to establish accountability in grading practices.

3. Practice #1 Practice Category Test Category
Gradebooks will use two categories to communicate student work and learning ng
Test Category
Assessment of learning targets
Summative tests
Projects
Performance events
Other assessments of student learning
Students should be allowed to show improvement on tests and other assessments
Practice Category
Student work tied to learning targets
Independent practice
Class work/homework
Exit tickets
Formative checks for understanding
Other practice leading to student proficiency

4. Academic Grades
Grades will represent student’s mastery of class learning goals, also known as learning targets
Grades based largely on assessment of learning
Recorded in PowerSchool as “Test”
Reassessment is allowed and encouraged ng

5. Academic Grades
Students will also be asked to practice skills prior to assessment of learning
Will include homework and/or classwork
Tasks will be recorded as “Practice” ng

6. Academic Grades Content Area Adopted Percentages ng
Practice
Test
English Language Arts
20%
80%
Mathematics
10%
90%
Science
Social Studies
Electives

7. College and Career Readiness Standards
Practice #2
For each course, student non-academic skills will be reported as
College and Career Readiness Standards. ng
College and Career Readiness Standards
Appropriate Behavior
Engagement and Participation
Preparedness for Learning
Outstanding (O)
consistently demonstrates these skills
Satisfactory (S)
generally demonstrates these skills
Needs Improvement (N)
occasionally has difficulty demonstrating these skills
Unsatisfactory (U)
consistently has difficulty demonstrating these skills
These standards are not factored into the academic grade, but contribute to academic success!

8. PowerSchool Access
Teachers consistently update PowerSchool with information about students’ grades. We encourage you to access Powerschool on a regular basis. If you do not have access, please contact our office during office hours to receive information on how to access your student’s PowerSchool information. ng

9. MS Progress Report Draft Distributed quarterlyng
Draft
Distributed quarterly
1st Quarter: Grades due - October 14th (Distributed at Parent Teacher Conferences)
2nd Quarter: Grades due - December 21st (Mailed home after Winter Break)
3rd Quarter: Grades due - March 15th (Distributed at Parent Teacher Conferences)
4th Quarter: Grades due - May TBD (Mailed home in summer mailing)