If you have a bright MCPS 3rd grader…

[Anonymous]

Yes, my MCPS third grader (now 4th) got (and continues to get) straight As. I thought that was the norm.

99th percentile for both MAPs and in compacted math if that matters.

[Anonymous]

Yes and has gotten all As this year so far in CES.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you meet the on-level standard in ES, you get an A. Kids who are not at grade level get a lower grade. At our school, not everyone gets an A in every class. I do think teachers spend most of their time trying to help kids who are below grade level meet the standard, but they don't succeed with everyone so there are kids who don't get all As.

This isn’t true at all. Plenty of kids who are on or even above grade level don’t get straight As.

Then they haven’t met the grade level standard for what they are getting below an A on

[Anonymous]

I’m sure from your own experience that there are stricter teachers and then there are more lenient teachers. Think your kid has a stricter teacher. I personally like teachers with high standards as long as this high bar applies to everyone in the class.

[Anonymous]

This is the MCPS reg on grading: https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/ikara.pdf

In ES, an A indicates mastery of the grade-level standard.

[Anonymous]

Everyone is 99th percentile on dcum. Big surprise!!

[Anonymous]

When does kids get grade like A/B/C on report card from ES?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the MCPS reg on grading: https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/ikara.pdf

In ES, an A indicates mastery of the grade-level standard.

And a B indicates that “the student frequently demonstrates mastery of the grade-level standards”. It doesn’t mean they’re below grade level. My kid has ADD and sometimes skips questions, makes careless mistakes, or doesn’t explain how he got his answers the way the curriculum wants him to. He’s in 3rd grade and makes As and Bs. 99th percentile on MAP tests. He’s going to 4/5 math next year.

Have you seen the Eureka math assessments? They’re dumb. Grades on those things aren’t a big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When does kids get grade like A/B/C on report card from ES?

Grades 2-5

[Anonymous]

My son is a 4th grader in MCPS. He came from private school. He has all As and 2 Bs. I think the grading is way too easy and I hate how the report card has no details in narrative form. I’m assuming grading gets harder in middle school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is a 4th grader in MCPS. He came from private school. He has all As and 2 Bs. I think the grading is way too easy and I hate how the report card has no details in narrative form. I’m assuming grading gets harder in middle school?

Grading in secondary school is different, but it’s not necessarily harder. An 89.5-100 average will get you an A, a 79.5-89.4 a B, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the MCPS reg on grading: https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/ikara.pdf

In ES, an A indicates mastery of the grade-level standard.

And a B indicates that “the student frequently demonstrates mastery of the grade-level standards”. It doesn’t mean they’re below grade level. My kid has ADD and sometimes skips questions, makes careless mistakes, or doesn’t explain how he got his answers the way the curriculum wants him to. He’s in 3rd grade and makes As and Bs. 99th percentile on MAP tests. He’s going to 4/5 math next year.

Have you seen the Eureka math assessments? They’re dumb. Grades on those things aren’t a big deal.

Correct. You don’t show grade-level mastery unless you consistently show the standard is met. But it’s not like an A requires you to be above grade level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is a 4th grader in MCPS. He came from private school. He has all As and 2 Bs. I think the grading is way too easy and I hate how the report card has no details in narrative form. I’m assuming grading gets harder in middle school?

I’m just the opposite. I like seeing the breakout by standard and grade overall for the subject. If I need narrative content beyond that, I’d schedule a parent teacher conference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you meet the on-level standard in ES, you get an A. Kids who are not at grade level get a lower grade. At our school, not everyone gets an A in every class. I do think teachers spend most of their time trying to help kids who are below grade level meet the standard, but they don't succeed with everyone so there are kids who don't get all As.

A kid with 99% on MAP in math somehow got a B in 2nd-grade math. My sense is the teacher just hands out worksheets and doesn't want to be bothered with explaining anything.

Sounds like you arent even paying attention. Eureka is very specific. Teachers cant just grade whatever they feel like and "worksheets" arent part of the curriculum. Quizzes and tests are the only things that are allowed to be graded in MCPS for math. Maybe do some research first.

[Anonymous]

Our 3rd grader has straight As. MAP-R at 99th and MAP-M around 95. In our biased opinion, kid is bright but we don't supplement so presumed that's why MAP-M is not higher.