DCPS 4th advisory grades

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this is our last quarter for report cards.

+1

I would assume no finals, and no fourth quarter grades. Everything has been extra credit for distance learning so 4th quarter grades would make no sense. Maybe they will give the option like other districts where you could choose credit if it improved your grade (however that would work) or opt out. I hope they just say no grades fourth advisory to spare us all the complications. Call it a day on grading this year!

Hold on. Not everything is extra credit. Wilson teachers are grading normally. There had not been a consistent grade policy communicated and followed by teachers.

[Anonymous]

Only in DCPS does it make sense to end the school year on 5/29 and not tell teachers how to grade until 5/15!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this is our last quarter for report cards.

+1

I would assume no finals, and no fourth quarter grades. Everything has been extra credit for distance learning so 4th quarter grades would make no sense. Maybe they will give the option like other districts where you could choose credit if it improved your grade (however that would work) or opt out. I hope they just say no grades fourth advisory to spare us all the complications. Call it a day on grading this year!

Hold on. Not everything is extra credit. Wilson teachers are grading normally. There had not been a consistent grade policy communicated and followed by teachers.

Wilson teachers are supposed to be grading as 100 or R for received. The received (R) works to exempt that assignment but not lower the grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only in DCPS does it make sense to end the school year on 5/29 and not tell teachers how to grade until 5/15!

Yep. It’s infuriating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only in DCPS does it make sense to end the school year on 5/29 and not tell teachers how to grade until 5/15!

Yep. It’s infuriating.

yes, every other surrounding district has announced their grading plans.

They're all making 4th quarter a pass/incomplete (Mont Co, Fairfax, PG, Loudon, Alex, Arlington, Howard, Carroll).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this is our last quarter for report cards.

+1

I would assume no finals, and no fourth quarter grades. Everything has been extra credit for distance learning so 4th quarter grades would make no sense. Maybe they will give the option like other districts where you could choose credit if it improved your grade (however that would work) or opt out. I hope they just say no grades fourth advisory to spare us all the complications. Call it a day on grading this year!

Hold on. Not everything is extra credit. Wilson teachers are grading normally. There had not been a consistent grade policy communicated and followed by teachers.

They can't make that decision. The DCPS grading guidelines are clear for distance learning during 3rd advisory. You may want to point that out to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only in DCPS does it make sense to end the school year on 5/29 and not tell teachers how to grade until 5/15!

Yep. It’s infuriating.

yes, every other surrounding district has announced their grading plans.

They're all making 4th quarter a pass/incomplete (Mont Co, Fairfax, PG, Loudon, Alex, Arlington, Howard, Carroll).

I agree it is annoying that we don't know, but I've got to say that compared to other local districts I think DCPS has done a much better job of focusing on getting distance learning started before worrying about all the details. It is far from perfect, but from the reports I hear from the 'burbs it seems like we're in much better shape in terms of the actual distance learning.

--DCPS Teacher

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only in DCPS does it make sense to end the school year on 5/29 and not tell teachers how to grade until 5/15!

exactly! +1000

Regarding teachers at Wilson giving regular grades: are you sure? Teachers are supposed to be making all assignments since distance learning started as extra credit. Maybe you can't see it on the Aspen parent end but schools won't be able to submit grades unless they follow that guideline.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only in DCPS does it make sense to end the school year on 5/29 and not tell teachers how to grade until 5/15!

exactly! +1000

Regarding teachers at Wilson giving regular grades: are you sure? Teachers are supposed to be making all assignments since distance learning started as extra credit. Maybe you can't see it on the Aspen parent end but schools won't be able to submit grades unless they follow that guideline.

+1

It is very clear at this point that teachers are only supposed to enter grades as extra credit at this point. Also DCPS came out with a fourth quarter grading plan- it's so confusing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only in DCPS does it make sense to end the school year on 5/29 and not tell teachers how to grade until 5/15!

exactly! +1000

Regarding teachers at Wilson giving regular grades: are you sure? Teachers are supposed to be making all assignments since distance learning started as extra credit. Maybe you can't see it on the Aspen parent end but schools won't be able to submit grades unless they follow that guideline.

+1

It is very clear at this point that teachers are only supposed to enter grades as extra credit at this point. Also DCPS came out with a fourth quarter grading plan- it's so confusing.

Can you share the 4th quarter plan? I haven’t gotten it. -DCPS teacher

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only in DCPS does it make sense to end the school year on 5/29 and not tell teachers how to grade until 5/15!

exactly! +1000

Regarding teachers at Wilson giving regular grades: are you sure? Teachers are supposed to be making all assignments since distance learning started as extra credit. Maybe you can't see it on the Aspen parent end but schools won't be able to submit grades unless they follow that guideline.

+1

It is very clear at this point that teachers are only supposed to enter grades as extra credit at this point. Also DCPS came out with a fourth quarter grading plan- it's so confusing.

From whom? We haven’t received anything. -Deal teacher

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weird, it’s almost like there is a pandemic going on and everything has been thrown into chaos.

I love you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird, it’s almost like there is a pandemic going on and everything has been thrown into chaos.

I love you.

You've quoted someone from a different thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only in DCPS does it make sense to end the school year on 5/29 and not tell teachers how to grade until 5/15!

exactly! +1000

Regarding teachers at Wilson giving regular grades: are you sure? Teachers are supposed to be making all assignments since distance learning started as extra credit. Maybe you can't see it on the Aspen parent end but schools won't be able to submit grades unless they follow that guideline.

+1

It is very clear at this point that teachers are only supposed to enter grades as extra credit at this point. Also DCPS came out with a fourth quarter grading plan- it's so confusing.

That’s not true. They haven’t released a plan even though the quarter starts Monday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only in DCPS does it make sense to end the school year on 5/29 and not tell teachers how to grade until 5/15!

exactly! +1000

Regarding teachers at Wilson giving regular grades: are you sure? Teachers are supposed to be making all assignments since distance learning started as extra credit. Maybe you can't see it on the Aspen parent end but schools won't be able to submit grades unless they follow that guideline.

+1

It is very clear at this point that teachers are only supposed to enter grades as extra credit at this point. Also DCPS came out with a fourth quarter grading plan- it's so confusing.

That’s not true. They haven’t released a plan even though the quarter starts Monday.

I haven't gotten a plan either.