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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work for MCPS.

As far as reading, your child's grade on the report card is based on his or her demonstration of understanding of the reading standards and indicators at their instructional level.  Therefore, if the standard the teacher is working on calls for students to be able to identify and describe the story elements from a text, and your child is reading at a level P, he or she will be given a level P text and then asked to identify the characters, setting, problem and solution.  Another student in the same class might be reading below grade level and be given the same task using a text at their reading level.  If both students are successful, both would earn a P.  It has nothing to do with reading level.  It's also possible a child could be reading above grade level and get an I or N for the same reason.  [/quote]
So really what this means is that the grade in reading has nothing at all to do with reading as such, but rather analyzing the text at whatever level a child happens to be reading. So on the report card there would be no differentiation between a kid reading at 1st grade and 5th grade level. I say that's a very creative way of closing the achievement gap! [/quote]

My kid is accelerated in math to another grade. It wouldn't be helpful if she just got an ES because she has mastered the on-grade material--I want to know how she is doing on the material she is being taught now. Doesn't mean I love the new grading system, but I see some of the logic.[/quote]
I see the logic as well, but then what's the point of giving across-the-board grades, if it means different things for different students? Let's just measure a kid against him or herself by giving them, say, a "percentage of ability" type grade.  Say, little Johnny achieved 80% of what we believe a kid of his abilities is capable of achieving. [/quote]

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