Grading Methods

STANDARDS BASED GRADING

Bellingham School District uses Common Core State Standards (link to Common Core Standards can be found on this site under Class Overview and Scope&Sequence). Teachers will be assessing and communicating student's level of proficiency towards specific standards. Standards-based reporting focuses on mastering content standards instead of accumulating points. It is a system that informs teacher instruction, student next steps, and parent understanding. Citizenship, participation/effort, homework/assignment completion, and other such information will be reported separately from academic performance.

GRADING SCALE

4 SIGNIFICANTLY above standard

3 Meets standard

2 Approaching standard

1 Well below standard

MS Modified Assignment

NE Not evaluated

For more on the Bellingham School District's perspective of standards based click here, and scroll to the bottom of the page.