Standards Reference Grading

Standards Reference Grading is, in short, a system of evaluation that focuses on a student's developing skillset rather than their ability to simply turn in work for completion and perform well on tests down the road. Their score on each individual standard (sets of skills that cover things like reading, writing, speaking & listening, and language) is earned based on their performance on graded assessments. There are no participation points, no points strictly for effort, and no extra credit. The grade in Infinite Campus should only reflect a student's current ability to execute the standards assessed thus far. 

Not all work is graded. A Standards Reference Grading system builds in lots of practice time (similar to any sports season) on standards before they are assessed (game day), in fairness to the students, and also covers them on the back end by allowing several opportunities for revision and reassessment. Therefore, student grades are not stagnant; they are instead more fluid in nature. As a student's skills continue to grow, they can revisit assessments they performed poorly on (relative to their expectations) and reassess for a better score. In essence, if you "bombed" an assessment in September, you are not stuck with that score for the rest of the grading period. 

I currently use a 4 point grading scale. See sub-page for information.