Grading Policy

We use a standards based grading system – the grades on the report card reflect the student’s abilities at the end of the marking period in regard to a particular standard.

Student grades will be reported in increments of .5

4 - Meets the standards with distinction

3 - Meets the standards

2 - Working to meet the standards

1 - Does not meet the standards

Grades are determined by teacher assessments, observations, check-lists, and rubrics.

Reading: determined by the level at which the student can independently read and comprehend, reading conferences, phonics skills, sight word recognition, and vocabulary

Math: determined by classwork, quizzes, and end of module tests

Language Arts: determined by listening, speaking and participating, handwriting, writing conferences, writing benchmarks, and end-of-unit Fundations tests

Science and Social Studies: determine by ability to work cooperatively, unit projects/experiments, classwork, quizzes, and end-of-unit tests