ASSESSMENT
Students will be assessed in the three modes of communication:
Interpretive- what a student understands
Interpersonal- how a student communicates back and forth with someone else
Presentational- what a student can present out
These assessments will rely on four communication skills:
reading
writing
speaking
listening
Each assessment will be graded with a corresponding rubric and students will receive a 1, 2, 3 or 4 as a grade. This is a Standards Based Grading scale and it does not translate to a number grade on a traditional 100 point scale (4 does not equal 100, 2 does not equal 50, etc). Instead, these numbers are to indicate student growth and progress and will be reflected on student report cards. In order to progress to the next level of study in the following year, a student must MEET THE STANDARD in all 3 modes by June. For many students, it will take the majority of the school year to reach the benchmark of meeting the standard. The SB grading scale is as follows:
1= Not meeting the standard
2= Approaching the standard
3= Meeting the standard
4= Exceeding the standard