District 

Evidence-based

Grading Practices

District Vision

Fountain-Fort Carson School District Eight believes that the process of providing students with a summative evaluation of their mastery of academic standards, also know as assigning a grade, is a complex process that should produce hope, optimism, and agency within the student learner.  

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Evidence-Based Grading Components


Process Criteria

How Have Students Demonstrated Learning Skills and Work Habits During Learning?

Includes extended learning goals related to essential skills

Ensures students self-reflect on progress and, and compare with teacher evaluation of progress, use consensus to determine mastery of skills

Focus on growth over time and quality feedback

Communicated and reported using 0 - 4 point scales, rubrics, quality feedback, or descriptive ratings

Assessment as and for Learning 


Progress Criteria 

How Much Have Students Grown and Improved by Standard?

Formative and interim evaluation of student progress of standards based learning targets and success criteria 

Growth and progress during learning 

Communicated and reported using quality feedback, rubrics, 0 - 4 point scales

Assessment as and for Learning 

Product Criteria 

To What Extent have Students Mastered Standards?

Calibration of levels of academic rigor and mastery, assessment of learning 

Common evidence of mastery across a grade level or course

Summative grades reflect distinct levels of mastery in student learning 

Culminating demonstrations of student learning 

Communicated and reported using 0 - 4 point scale or letter grades

Assessment of Learning 

Formative Assessment and Feedback Resources