Middle School Switching to New Grading System

is planning to transition to standards-based education.

School-wide implementation is planned for the 2013-2014 school year, but the transition wis starting already.

According to the school Web site:

"The purpose of this reporting system is to communicate with parents and students about progress towards mastery of specific learning standards.  This reporting system identifies students’ levels of achievement with regard to those standards, areas of strength, and areas where additional time and/or relearning opportunities are needed."

A standards-based system is one in which, instead of the traditional A-F grading system, teachers report progress in detailed analysis of what a child has learned relating to state standards. And education will be tailored to hit targets based on that as well.

Teacher reports will also discuss the child's social learning.

The school site says that teachers are already choosing paths of participation for the 2012-2013 school year and that your kids may have teachers who are grading traditionally and others who are implementing standards-based reports. Teachers will communicate with parents about their methods of teaching and grading. And teachers will also send home students' work with reports on how the work aligns with development standards, likely every couple weeks.

For more information, check out the school's Web site.

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