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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So much of money, effort and time was spent on such a BS grading system!!

I would like to have the following two things from the report card  --

1) Did the child score at least 70% in his grade's curriculum  (corresponds to a C - I am not asking MCPS to aim very high)
2) Where does my kid stand in the class. Is he 1st out of 26 kids in his class? 15th? 26th?  Then I want to know where he stands in his grade for the whole school- 1st? 50th? 100th?

I do not mind any crazy alphabet, symbol, numbers they assign to this kind of information, I will learn to decode it!! But give me relevant info. 
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Class rank for first graders?

Also, to repeat:  P = Meets the grade-level standard by demonstrating proficiency of the content or processes for the measurement topic. What would a "70%" tell you that a P doesn't?[/quote]

Yes - class rank for 1st graders! Revolutionary idea here, but a common one the world over. And isn't that the big push - to be competitive internationally? If a vast majority of the grade gets a "P" are they all at the same level?  What happens when this first grader with a "P" reaches 3rd grade and is on the bottom of the heap where as another classmate with a "P" gets into a HGC or a GT class in school?  What happens in MS? HS?

Who is this "non-grade"  serving? Are we trying to save the feelings of first graders now, but setting them up for less than they can be for the rest of their lives?  Are we trying to help the parents? Because trust me - if the parents knew where their kids stand in relation to other kids - they will get them the academic intervention they need sooner rather than later.

70% tells me that 30% of content was not mastered. "P" tells me nothing. I need to know what "P" stands for - 70%, 80%, 90% or 100%?   Since everyone gets a "P" my take is that the bar is set low - not high.

I want to know what the %age of grade level content mastery is for ES, P and I.  Not too much to ask is it?

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