Additional Resources

The documents you can find in this section provide some context and specificity about the work of rethinking grading at SST. 

Click this link for information about standards-based grading.

Click this link for a video that explains some of the reasoning behind standards-based grading, also known as proficiency- or competency-based grading.

(Please keep in mind these sources are used for informational purposes only. SST may adopt grading practices that are similar or different from what is shown on this website and in this video.)

The following organizations are directly or indirectly supporting this work:

• The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Provided the Rethinking Grading grant that enables this work

• The Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy - Works to organize meetings and coordinate the work of the five Massachusetts schools who received the Rethinking Grading grant

• ReDesign - Provides direct coaching and support