1. Why Standards-Based Grading Buck Evans Assistant Superintendent for Operations

2. Do your grades have meaning?

3. What does each grade mean in relation to the standard(s) students have to meet?

4.  90% - 100% An A?  The student has completed proficient work in all learning objectives and advanced work on some of the learning targets.

5.  80% - 90% A - B  A-B means the student has completed proficient work on all the learning objectives.

6. A grading system should not be based on the inappropriate use of averages. Using Averages  Using attendance  Effort  Being a good “kid”

7.  the Student What does each grade indicate in regard to student proficiency to:  the Parents  the Teachers of later courses in sequence

8. Traditional Grade Book Name Homework Average Quiz 1Chapter 1 Test John906570 Bill507578 Susan1105062 Felicia109085 Amanda9510090

9. Standards-Based Grade Book Name Objective 1: Write an alternate ending for a story Objective 2: Identify the elements of a story Objective 3: Compare and contrast two stories JohnPartially proficientProficientPartially Proficient BillProficient Partially Proficient SusanPartially Proficient FeliciaAdvancedProficient AmandaPartially ProficientAdvancedProficient Traditional Grade Book Name Homework Average Quiz 1Chapter 1 Test John906570 Bill507578 Susan1105062 Felicia109085 Amanda9510090

10.  It is critical that homework have direct correlation to the learning target(s). Homework  Assigned problems, assignments, and activities should be directly linked to learning targets.  Students should be able to ask and answer:  Do I know this?  Can I do this?

11.  Assessment should take place when you are confident that a reasonable number of your students will score at the proficient level. Assessing students (refereeing)  Struggling students should have the opportunity to retest.

12.  What quality is. Standards-Based Grading Teaches  Each subject has to have a concise set of standards.  With a precise definition of what meeting proficiency looks like.

13.  No teacher can use standards-based grading without clear standards. Understanding Standards-Based Grading