New FCPS grading policy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So if attendance doesn't count, can't students just show up for tests and pass?

Word is attendance is now going to be reported on official transcripts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So if attendance doesn't count, can't students just show up for tests and pass?

Word is attendance is now going to be reported on official transcripts.

That’ll never happen.

[Anonymous]

Received an email from Madison today - it looks like skills based grading is continuing into next year - did others read it that way as well?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Received an email from Madison today - it looks like skills based grading is continuing into next year - did others read it that way as well?

The main difference I see is that summative assessments, which were 100% of the grade in most classes, will now be worth only 70%. The remaining 30% will be formative assessments, the practice assignments and homework that up until now were marked as “not for grading” in SIS and did not count toward course grades.

[Anonymous]

By Definition, standards base grading means that only summative assessments are graded. So whatever Madison’s calling it or not calling it it’s definitely not standards based Grading. The 70/30 (summative/formative) is uniform in FCPS now.

The jmhs principal ends by saying not much changed, but it’s big changes- including allowing retakes for prior assessments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So if attendance doesn't count, can't students just show up for tests and pass?

Word is attendance is now going to be reported on official transcripts.

That’ll never happen.

Why not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:By Definition, standards base grading means that only summative assessments are graded. So whatever Madison’s calling it or not calling it it’s definitely not standards based Grading. The 70/30 (summative/formative) is uniform in FCPS now.

The jmhs principal ends by saying not much changed, but it’s big changes- including allowing retakes for prior assessments.

She said that students will continue to be afforded opportunities on reassessments on skills throughout the school year - that sounds like skilled based grading and if it’s not she should just say it’s over

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By Definition, standards base grading means that only summative assessments are graded. So whatever Madison’s calling it or not calling it it’s definitely not standards based Grading. The 70/30 (summative/formative) is uniform in FCPS now.

The jmhs principal ends by saying not much changed, but it’s big changes- including allowing retakes for prior assessments.

She said that students will continue to be afforded opportunities on reassessments on skills throughout the school year - that sounds like skilled based grading and if it’s not she should just say it’s over

This was the biggest disapointnment for me. This means the reassessments won’t be tied to the original assessment-students will have to wait months to get a second chance and it is likely to have nothing to do with the original exam. Really frustrating and will disadvantage Madison students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:By Definition, standards base grading means that only summative assessments are graded. So whatever Madison’s calling it or not calling it it’s definitely not standards based Grading. The 70/30 (summative/formative) is uniform in FCPS now.

The jmhs principal ends by saying not much changed, but it’s big changes- including allowing retakes for prior assessments.

I read this in that Madison will continue to have practice grades that won’t count.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By Definition, standards base grading means that only summative assessments are graded. So whatever Madison’s calling it or not calling it it’s definitely not standards based Grading. The 70/30 (summative/formative) is uniform in FCPS now.

The jmhs principal ends by saying not much changed, but it’s big changes- including allowing retakes for prior assessments.

I read this in that Madison will continue to have practice grades that won’t count.

No, 30% of the grade is from practice grades:
Formative (30%): Assessments that provide students with feedback towards mastery of standards/skills and smaller assignments that allow students to practice content. They allow students to understand areas to target for improvement. Of the 30% in this category, up to 10% may be counted toward homework. Assignments in this category would not be eligible for

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By Definition, standards base grading means that only summative assessments are graded. So whatever Madison’s calling it or not calling it it’s definitely not standards based Grading. The 70/30 (summative/formative) is uniform in FCPS now.

The jmhs principal ends by saying not much changed, but it’s big changes- including allowing retakes for prior assessments.

She said that students will continue to be afforded opportunities on reassessments on skills throughout the school year - that sounds like skilled based grading and if it’s not she should just say it’s over

No, she didn’t. She said under reassessments, retakes are allowed up to 100% AND that includes retake attempts from prior quarters for rolling grade book schools. Reassessment meals retake here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By Definition, standards base grading means that only summative assessments are graded. So whatever Madison’s calling it or not calling it it’s definitely not standards based Grading. The 70/30 (summative/formative) is uniform in FCPS now.

The jmhs principal ends by saying not much changed, but it’s big changes- including allowing retakes for prior assessments.

She said that students will continue to be afforded opportunities on reassessments on skills throughout the school year - that sounds like skilled based grading and if it’s not she should just say it’s over

No, she didn’t. She said under reassessments, retakes are allowed up to 100% AND that includes retake attempts from prior quarters for rolling grade book schools. Reassessment meals retake here.

I think this sounds like the current policy where a reassessment of a skill (ie data analysis) can happen in q3 for a grade in q1. This doesn’t really meet the spirit of a retake, but I worry will be allowed if skills based grading continues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By Definition, standards base grading means that only summative assessments are graded. So whatever Madison’s calling it or not calling it it’s definitely not standards based Grading. The 70/30 (summative/formative) is uniform in FCPS now.

The jmhs principal ends by saying not much changed, but it’s big changes- including allowing retakes for prior assessments.

She said that students will continue to be afforded opportunities on reassessments on skills throughout the school year - that sounds like skilled based grading and if it’s not she should just say it’s over

No, she didn’t. She said under reassessments, retakes are allowed up to 100% AND that includes retake attempts from prior quarters for rolling grade book schools. Reassessment meals retake here.

I think this sounds like the current policy where a reassessment of a skill (ie data analysis) can happen in q3 for a grade in q1. This doesn’t really meet the spirit of a retake, but I worry will be allowed if skills based grading continues.

This is better. This shows long term mastery/understanding instead of short term memorization. I wish every school did this!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By Definition, standards base grading means that only summative assessments are graded. So whatever Madison’s calling it or not calling it it’s definitely not standards based Grading. The 70/30 (summative/formative) is uniform in FCPS now.

The jmhs principal ends by saying not much changed, but it’s big changes- including allowing retakes for prior assessments.

She said that students will continue to be afforded opportunities on reassessments on skills throughout the school year - that sounds like skilled based grading and if it’s not she should just say it’s over

No, she didn’t. She said under reassessments, retakes are allowed up to 100% AND that includes retake attempts from prior quarters for rolling grade book schools. Reassessment meals retake here.

I think this sounds like the current policy where a reassessment of a skill (ie data analysis) can happen in q3 for a grade in q1. This doesn’t really meet the spirit of a retake, but I worry will be allowed if skills based grading continues.

This is better. This shows long term mastery/understanding instead of short term memorization. I wish every school did this!

But the other schools don’t do this! The whole point of this exercise was to standardize grading. Which seems to be happening for every school other than Madison. I think the parents, teachers, and students are not going to be satisfied with Madison being the special snowflake. The kids have already been the guinea pigs for long enough. It needs to end now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:By Definition, standards base grading means that only summative assessments are graded. So whatever Madison’s calling it or not calling it it’s definitely not standards based Grading. The 70/30 (summative/formative) is uniform in FCPS now.

The jmhs principal ends by saying not much changed, but it’s big changes- including allowing retakes for prior assessments.

She said that students will continue to be afforded opportunities on reassessments on skills throughout the school year - that sounds like skilled based grading and if it’s not she should just say it’s over

No, she didn’t. She said under reassessments, retakes are allowed up to 100% AND that includes retake attempts from prior quarters for rolling grade book schools. Reassessment meals retake here.

I think this sounds like the current policy where a reassessment of a skill (ie data analysis) can happen in q3 for a grade in q1. This doesn’t really meet the spirit of a retake, but I worry will be allowed if skills based grading continues.

This is better. This shows long term mastery/understanding instead of short term memorization. I wish every school did this!

But the other schools don’t do this! The whole point of this exercise was to standardize grading. Which seems to be happening for every school other than Madison. I think the parents, teachers, and students are not going to be satisfied with Madison being the special snowflake. The kids have already been the guinea pigs for long enough. It needs to end now.

It does. It is uniform now. The prior posters do not understand the new policy.