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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]what is it?[/quote]

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It is a form of “equity grading.”[/quote]

Instead of regular tests, they are given skills tests that are graded off a rubric, not proficient, proficient, more than proficient, mastery etc. They will take the most recent grade of a "skill". I think it is meant to try to get kids to bring up their grade by retaking certain skills but we have experienced that it actually can lower your grade and also they are so focused on the skill part that learning the actual content is overlooked. I hope that all FCPS high schools use the same grading methodologies and this skills based grading approach goes away. [/quote]

It’s meant to further racial equity goals in FCPS.[/quote]

I was ok with it this year at Madison. Sounds like they will make changes to it again though that will make it more like the few years prior-which were flat out terrible. The counting the SOL, only allowing retake up to 90, etc don’t work well with skills based grading. [/quote]

Are the SOL counting and up to 90 the changes you speak of to happen or are there more expected?[/quote]

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