Elementary Grading

Grading Guidelines

LISD grades will be directly and explicitly connected to the standard taught. The timing of the standard shall align with the district scope and sequence. The grade shall match the rigor of the standard and be reflective of the students’ IEP, 504, RtI and LPAC accommodations. 

The Grading Guidelines set the expectations for teachers for grading. Theses include information on communicating grades to parents, amount of grades expected to be posted and when grades should be posted.

LISD Elementary Grading Guidelines

Skyward 

The LISD student management program, Skyward, allows students, teachers and parents to access student information including report cards online at any time.

Pre-Kindergarten

Pre-kindergarten students are assessed using the Ready, Set, K rubric. 

Kindergarten-5th Grade

Kindergarten through fourth grade students are assessed using:

• • rubrics

  • checkpoints which are task oriented

  • standards based report card

The report card will reflect level of mastery for every standard listed on the student report card. Content area standards and special area standards will be reflected with a SBRC rubric score as shown below.

4 - Understandings go beyond grade level expectations

3 - Meeting grade level expectations

2 - Making progress

1 - Experiencing difficulty