STUDENT EVIDENCE/ASSESSMENTS 

Assessments based on SBLA demonstrate that students have the knowledge and skills necessary for success in the next grade, next course, and finally for college and career. Scores do not compare one student to another. They measure how students are doing on the grade/course level standards. 

Evidence of learning (summative) and evidence for learning (formative) include any artifact that indicates whether or not a student has achieved proficiency in a standard. This can occur through in-class work, formative events, mid-unit, end of the unit, and end of course assessments. 

PROFICIENCY SCALE 

Standards-based rubrics will be used to determine students’ level of proficiency, using the 0-4 scale based on set criteria. Rubrics will be distributed at the beginning of a unit of study and referred to throughout the learning progression for the purpose of providing feedback. 

Score 

What does it mean? 

4 = Mastery                 Demonstrates the ability to apply extended thinking about the skills and knowledge of the standard 

3 = Proficient              Demonstrates skills and knowledge of the standard 

2 = Basic                       Demonstrates a basic understanding of the skills and knowledge of the standard 

1 = Below Basic          Demonstrates a below basic understanding of the standard; may demonstrate gaps in skills and knowledge 

0 = No Evidence         There is no, or insufficient, evidence of learning to assess the standard at this time 

NE = Not Evaluated   This standard has not been evaluated at this time 

GRADE DETERMINATION

Infinite Campus is used to communicate students’ proficiency in each assessment, overall reporting strand, and the predicted semester letter grade. The semester letter grade will be informed by the student’s learning proficiencies throughout the semester. Mastery of standards leads to mastery of the reporting strands, which in turn leads to mastery of the course. 

• Standards-based rubrics will be used to determine students’ level of proficiency, using the 0-4 scale, on individual standards and assessments. 

• A predicted in-progress letter grade for each reporting strand will be calculated within Infinite Campus by averaging each of the proficiency scores in the strand. 

• A predicted semester letter grade for the course will be calculated within Infinite Campus by averaging each of the reporting strands. 

• The equal incremental grading scale to determine a letter grade is below. 

Equal Incremental Grading

A     3.21 - 4.00

B     2.41 - 3.20

C      1.61 - 2.40

D      0.81 - 1.60

E   0.80 - Below