Standards Based Grading

What is SBG (Standards Based Grading)

A system of instruction, assessment, grading and reporting based on student demonstration of mastery levels (E, M, P, N) for each of the grade-appropriate (or modified for special education students) standards. Although grading is in the name, it should be a mindset and a way of teaching

Performance Levels

Excelling Beyond the Standard (E)

Students at the Excels Level:

• demonstrate a broad in-depth understanding of complex concepts and skills

• make abstract, insightful, complex connections

• demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge and skills effectively and independently by applying efficient strategies to real-world situations

• communicate effectively and thoroughly, with sophistication

Meeting the Standard (M) This is the goal!

Students at the Meeting level:

• can usually demonstrate understanding independently

• make meaningful connections among important ideas or concepts and provide supporting evidence of understanding

• apply concepts and skills to solve problems using appropriate strategies

• communicate effectively

Progressing Toward the Standard (P)

Students at the Progressing level:

• may be receiving support and interventions

• demonstrate a partial understanding of basic concepts and skills

• make simple or basic connections among ideas, providing limited evidence of understanding

• apply concepts and skills to routine problem-solving situations

• communicate in a limited fashion

Needs Improvement (N)

Students at the Needs Improvement level:

• have received support and multiple interventions

• demonstrate a minimal understanding of basic concepts and skills

• occasionally make obvious connections among ideas providing minimal evidence of understanding

• have difficulty applying basic knowledge and skills

• communicate in an ineffective manner

Insufficient Evidence (I)

Students with an Insufficient Evidence:

• Have not submitted enough evidence to determine a performance level