Is 70/30 grading here to stay?

[Anonymous]

Is the 70 summative/30 formative grading here to stay? Last year, the school did 60/40 and it's crazy to me how much more successful my child was under that rubric despite it being similar.

[Anonymous]

No, they'll probably change it again over the summer, possibly even earlier. This was supposed to fix things and it hasn't. So they'll change it again.

[Anonymous]

it seems that they are following what happens in college where 70-80% of your final grade is usually associated with tests and quizzes, which is fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it seems that they are following what happens in college where 70-80% of your final grade is usually associated with tests and quizzes, which is fine.

Not sure why high school has to be "like college" but no, different teachers and classes are classing various assignments, projects, quizzes and tests as formative or summative. And the result has not been fine.

This change was rolled out last-minute at the end of the summer and it hasn't been the solution that the school board was aiming for. So they'll micro-manage something else to try to fix things.

[Anonymous]

I hope not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, they'll probably change it again over the summer, possibly even earlier. This was supposed to fix things and it hasn't. So they'll change it again.

What was it supposed to fix?

[Anonymous]

I hope not. 60/40 is far more reasonable. 70/30 is a disaster for most students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it seems that they are following what happens in college where 70-80% of your final grade is usually associated with tests and quizzes, which is fine.

Not sure why high school has to be "like college" but no, different teachers and classes are classing various assignments, projects, quizzes and tests as formative or summative. And the result has not been fine.

This change was rolled out last-minute at the end of the summer and it hasn't been the solution that the school board was aiming for. So they'll micro-manage something else to try to fix things.

I have it on good authority that the school board was blindsided and some of them opposed the change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, they'll probably change it again over the summer, possibly even earlier. This was supposed to fix things and it hasn't. So they'll change it again.

What was it supposed to fix?

It was supposed to fix the "problem" of parents unhappy about variability in grading between the same classes at different high schools and even between classes in the same high schools.

[Anonymous]

I think they'll change it. It's causing a lot more kids to get Ds or Fs, especially ESL and Special Education students and that's the opposite of what FCPS is trying to achieve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it seems that they are following what happens in college where 70-80% of your final grade is usually associated with tests and quizzes, which is fine.

College is usually much higher than 70-80%. You might have a paper or something, but you don’t get to do it twice.

[Anonymous]

It was 100-0 at our school last year so 70-30 is an improvement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope not. 60/40 is far more reasonable. 70/30 is a disaster for most students.

what i don't understand is how can this be a disaster if students have numerous opportunities to retake with the possibility of scoring a 100.

then all those 100s at 70% are awesome.

also, a D now is a 60% whereas last year it was no lower than a 64%.

Everything has been done to help students earn credits and graduate on time.

[Anonymous]

I think it's good - it's motivating the kids to learn the material - either the first or second bite at the apple. This is the outcome we want, despite the whiny teachers' complaints!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope not. 60/40 is far more reasonable. 70/30 is a disaster for most students.

what i don't understand is how can this be a disaster if students have numerous opportunities to retake with the possibility of scoring a 100.

then all those 100s at 70% are awesome.

also, a D now is a 60% whereas last year it was no lower than a 64%.

Everything has been done to help students earn credits and graduate on time.

It's a disaster for my sped student who is very diligent but not a good test taker. Retakes are not fixing the issue.