What is Standards-Based Grading?
Standards-Based Grading (SBG) is a set of teaching and reporting practices that communicate how a student is performing against a predetermined set of expectations. SBG reports achievement on each standard separately instead of combining them like in traditional systems.
SBG also separates out behaviors such as effort, attendance, participation, timeliness, cooperation, and attitude, in an attempt to give the clearest picture of student learning possible.
SBG also separates out behaviors such as effort, attendance, participation, timeliness, cooperation, and attitude, in an attempt to give the clearest picture of student learning possible.
Evaluation Key
4 = Advanced- Student exceeds grade level expectations
3 = Proficient- Student meets grade level expectations
2 = Basic- Student is approaching grade level expectations
1 = Developing- Student needs more practice to meet grade level expectations
No Evidence = Student does not show any evidence of standard
3 = Proficient- Student meets grade level expectations
2 = Basic- Student is approaching grade level expectations
1 = Developing- Student needs more practice to meet grade level expectations
No Evidence = Student does not show any evidence of standard
Frequently Asked Question
What are standards?
• Standards are statements of what children should know and be able to do at the end of a given year of school. Standards are written for each grade level and developed in such a way that they build upon each other from grade to grade.
What are the advantages of a standards-based report card?
• You and your child know exactly what is expected in order to master the goals for a particular subject area.
• The expectations for what your child should be able to do at a grade level are consistent across the district.
• Your child is assessed with respect to standards rather than compared to other students.
How does this new report card help my child?
• Utilizing a standards-based report card provides more specific information about your child’s individual strengths and areas of focus in his/her progress in meeting the standards each year. This will allow you to be better able to support your child’s learning at home.
What does “Meets” indicate?
This indicator suggests that the student consistently and independently meets all criteria of the grade-level standard at the point in the year when formal instruction and assessment related to all aspects of the standard has occurred.
Every student progresses at his/her rate own rate toward mastery of a standard and the teacher will notify parents of any concerns about a student’s progress.
• Standards are statements of what children should know and be able to do at the end of a given year of school. Standards are written for each grade level and developed in such a way that they build upon each other from grade to grade.
What are the advantages of a standards-based report card?
• You and your child know exactly what is expected in order to master the goals for a particular subject area.
• The expectations for what your child should be able to do at a grade level are consistent across the district.
• Your child is assessed with respect to standards rather than compared to other students.
How does this new report card help my child?
• Utilizing a standards-based report card provides more specific information about your child’s individual strengths and areas of focus in his/her progress in meeting the standards each year. This will allow you to be better able to support your child’s learning at home.
What does “Meets” indicate?
This indicator suggests that the student consistently and independently meets all criteria of the grade-level standard at the point in the year when formal instruction and assessment related to all aspects of the standard has occurred.
Every student progresses at his/her rate own rate toward mastery of a standard and the teacher will notify parents of any concerns about a student’s progress.