Standards Based Grading

Wayne Carle is a Standards Based Grading School. We care deeply about student success in relation to state standards as well as in developing a strong work ethic. In our efforts to ensure that the focus of grades remains on student progress toward these goals, two separate grades will be reported: Content Knowledge/Skills and Work Habits. The Content Knowledge/Skills scale is designed to help students and families understand where students are on the learning continuum (in relation to state standards). Work Habits grades will reflect the student’s attainment of work habits and of a successful student, such as engagement, preparedness and perseverance.

Content Knowledge/Skills

• Exceeds Standard 4-3.5 (A): Mastery of content and skills, elements of advanced thinking and reasoning are present.

• Meets Standard 3.49-3.0 (B): Demonstration of content and skills are in line with grade level expectations.

• Progressing toward Standard: 2.99-2.0 (C): Grade-level elements are present, continued support and practice is needed to meet grade-level standards

• Does Not yet Meet 1.99-1.0 (D): Growth is needed to meet grade-level standards, significant support or intervention is needed.

• Insufficient Evidence: There is not yet enough evidence to determine the student’s achievement of grade level standards.

Work Habits

• Determination and Effort: Show resilience and follow through with challenging tasks.  Apply new skills to new tasks.  Make multiple attempts/revisions at a process or project.

• Engagement and Participation: Ask questions to further learning.  Use classroom resources (rubrics, mentor texts, models) without prompting.  Collaborate with others. 

• Attitude and Respect: Show and model respect for myself, others, and property.  Approach challenges with a positive outlook and mindset.  Encourage and lead people around me.  use language that promotes acceptance of other people's feelings and ideas. 

• Prepared to Learn: Get started or transition between tasks on my own.  Have materials organized and ready to go when needed.  Am ready to contribute to class discussions or group tasks (previous assignments complete, mind on learning).  

  • Exceeds Standard 4-3.5 (A): Almost Always

  • Meets Standard 3.49-3.0 (B): Often

  • Progressing toward Standard: 2.99-2.0 (C): Sometimes

  • Does Not yet Meet 1.99-1.0 (D): Rarely

  • Insufficient Evidence

In Standards Based Grading, not every assignment factors into the “in-progress grade” for a class. As a result, you may notice grades being entered and percentages such as 4%, 3%, 2%, 1% showing up for the assignment. Please ignore the percentages, and only pay attention to the score. The content rubric is 4-A, 3-B, 2-C, 1-D. These are the grade equivalent scores. Once teachers enter mastery grades for their standard's categories, an In-progress grade will show in Campus. This strategy allows teachers to gather a body of evidence that more accurately represents your student's progress on a standard.

Click on the link to watch the video, What is standards based grading?, that explains the overarching concept of standards based grading. 

Wayne Carle Standards Based Grading Rubric: Content

Wayne Carle Standards Based Grading Rubric: Work Habits 

Work Habits will be calculated based on assignments that students will need to complete in order to achieve mastery but are not directly assessing the content standard.