curriculum 2.0: standards-based grading and reporting
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CURRICULUM 2.0: STANDARDS-BASED
GRADING AND REPORTING
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
What is Standards-based
Grading and Reporting and Why are We Implementing It?
Why did we change? Traditional grading is often subjective
and combines everything in a subject into a single grade
Since each subject has multiple skills that must be learned, the grade does not tell you anything about what particular areas a student mastered or what areas are still in progress.
Traditional grades are often not consistent from one teacher to the next.
How is this better? More consistent standards across
classrooms Measures all students on a comparable
scale More accurately shows families specific
areas of strength and areas that are in development
Tells us what students have actually learned
Looks at knowledge over time; moving toward proficiency
What is the same What we value is still the
same, what has changed is the way in which we communicate the information to you.
We want all students to learn, to become responsible, and to provide information to families about achievement
Why are we implementing standards-based grading and reporting?
New ES, P, I, N Grades based
on quality or depth of learning (proficiency and mastery)
Objective specific
Old
OLD O, S, N or A, B,
C Grades based
on the quantity or amount a child mastered (percentages and points)
Subject specific
In progress (I)
In progress toward meeting the grade-level standard.
Exceptional (ES)
Exceptional at the grade-level standard.
Meets the grade-level standard by demonstrating proficiency
of the content or processes for the measurement topic.
Proficient (P)
Levels of PerformanceInstruction begins at the grade-level standard. How the student performs at the grade-level
standard determines level of proficiency.
How
the student responds
Instruction on the
Measurement Topic
Not yet or minimal (N)
Not yet making progress or making minimal progress toward meeting
the grade-level standard.
PROFICIENCY!!!!!What is the goal?
How are Curriculum 2.0 and Standards-based
Grading and Reporting Aligned?
Curriculum 2.0 Organization
Measurement Topics
Related learning goals are organized into Measurement Topics.
Each content in Curriculum 2.0 contains two or more Measurement Topics.
Measurement Topics
Social Studies
Economics
Culture
Civics
Geography
History
What are the Components of the
Curriculum 2.0 Report Card?
Reporting ProgressThe goal is for all students to get a P
This may take more time for some than others
ES is not automatically given to students above grade level; instructional level and proficiency on measurement topics are separate areas
It is about quality, not quantity or speed
Standards-based Report Card
Subject
Measurement Topic
Standards-Based Report Card Social Studies (Grade 1)
P
P
P
P
ES
Reporting the Reading LevelKindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2
Math Enrichment/Acceleration
Learning Skills
KindergartenPersonal and
Social Development• Follows classroom rules and routines
• Interacts easily with peers
• Shows initiative and self-direction
• Uses classroom materials appropriately
Grades 1 – 3 Work Habits
• Follows rules and routines
• Completes tasks
Kindergarten – Grade 3
Thinking and Academic Success
Skills• Analysis• Collaboration• Effort/Motivation/
Persistence • Elaboration• Evaluation• Flexibility• Fluency• Intellectual Risk Taking• Metacognition• Originality• Synthesis
Learning Skills: Codes
Code DescriptionDEM DemonstratingPRG Progressing
N Not yet evident
Additional Information
Your child’s teachers School principal A Parent’s Guide to Curriculum 2012-
2013http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/elementary/guides.aspx
Curriculum 2.0 website: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/2.0/