Hello Creekside Community,
This year, Monroe One BOCES will continue its commitment to implementing equitable practices for all students by furthering the transition to a fully standards-based instruction, grading and reporting framework. This framework will provide a more accurate and comprehensive assessment of students' learning by breaking down the curriculum into specific learning standards or objectives.
Here are some key reasons for our transition to a standards-based grading and reporting framework:
- Clarity and Transparency:
Standards-based grading provides a clear picture of a student's strengths and areas for growth in each subject. This transparency allows teachers, students and parents to identify where to focus their efforts for improvement.
- Individualized Feedback:
Teachers can provide more targeted feedback to students based on their performance in specific learning standards. This feedback helps students understand their progress and how to make improvements.
- Focus on Mastery:
Standards-based grading emphasizes the importance of mastery and long-term retention of knowledge and skills. It encourages students to keep working on a concept until they have truly mastered it.
- Fairness and Equity:
This approach reduces the impact of extraneous factors such as homework completion or learner behaviors on a student's grade. Grading is centered on what students know and can do while reporting on learner behaviors separately.
- College and Career Readiness:
Standards-based grading better prepares students for the real world by emphasizing critical thinking, problem-solving, and subject mastery, which are important skills for college and career success.
- Consistency:
It promotes consistency in grading across the schools/programs, making it easier for parents and students to understand performance standards.
Standards-Based Grading practices will further improve our ability to differentiate and personalize learning for each child. These practices fully align with our goal of becoming a restorative, inclusive and equitable organization. It is our hope that this Parent Guide to Standards-Based Assessment, Grading, and Reporting will provide an understanding of how to navigate your child’s report card and grades.
Sincerely,
Jill Pollack
Principal, Creekside School
