Rationale and Research
HCPSS prioritizes student growth. Standards based instruction and reporting (SBIR) makes each elementary student’s learning path more personal and individualized. Students' scores represent their own, unique learning journey. With SBIR, teachers gather evidence of student learning over time and are able to clearly articulate a student’s relative strengths and growth areas as compared to the grade level standards. Using this information, teachers can then plan learning experiences tailored to each student’s needs as a learner. Feedback in a standards based instruction and reporting (SBIR) model is more clear. A teacher gives students feedback on how well the targeted learning, or standard, has been met. If a task involves more than one standard (Writing for different purposes and audiences and Demonstrates reading comprehension, for example), students receive feedback on both. This type of feedback is more specific and more clearly helps students and their families understand relative learning strengths and growth areas.
A significant benefit of having better, more clear information about student progress, is increased opportunity for students, families and teachers to work together in even more impactful ways. SBIR promotes a strong partnership between home and school. This type of feedback provides students and families with an understanding of which content and skills have been met, which they are currently working on and those that represent a challenge.
POLICY 8010
Grading and Reporting: Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 5 Policy Document Links to an external site.
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ARTICLES AND RESEARCH
Standards based grading and reporting will improve educationLinks to an external site.
Five Obstacles to Grading ReformLinks to an external site.
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