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What is a HOW??
What is a HOW??
"Habits of Work are the skills that are important for all students to have and exhibit to maximize their learning." - from the SPSD website
HoWs = Habits of Work
H0Ws are a type of social standard set across the district that assess students on their ability to be prepared, engaged, and respectful in their interactions. Scores are captures of how students are behaving in the classroom in these regards.
Habits of Work Rubric .pdfScoring & calculating grades
Scoring & calculating grades
Each Habit of Work category (preparation, engagement, interactions) are scored on a 1-3 scale and are reported separately from content ELTs.
Scores are calculated based on a decaying average, thereby making the most recent scores more impactful in the calculation.
HoW scores determine athletic eligibility. Please contact the office for more information.
How HoW Scores are reported in Mr. Risbara's class
How HoW Scores are reported in Mr. Risbara's class
Mr. Risbara keeps a daily record of Habits of Work for each student.
Weekly In-class HoW reports on Jumprope convey if the student is regularly coming to class with necessary materials (math binder/folder, charged iPad), if the student is engaged with the lesson (effort during in-class activities, staying on task, if needing redirects), and if the student is being respectful to peers and teachers (contributes positively to the classroom).
If students are receiving scores of 1 or 2, this could be contributing to poor content grades and possible behavior/organizational issues.
Daily homework assignments are entered into Jumprope individually, so parents know what work is or isn't getting done outside of class, and students know if the work they're doing is quality. Assignments marked as "Missing" can be turned in one week after it's due for full credit. If not turned in on time, the M is replaced with a score of "1".
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