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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The preceding quarter grade can also be changed if the current quarter is higher. According to Madison's video, that is what has been used in FCPS for failing students and now it will be used for all Madison students. If a student's grade is higher in the next quarter, it does not indicate an understanding of the material from the previous quarter because the content is different. So what, if your skills improved over time but you don't understand the content.[/quote]

Madison students don't have quarter grades, per se.  They're on a rolling gradebook.  And yes, a higher grade in Q2 can indicate an understanding of material from Q1 because reassessment can/does cross quarter end dates.  For example, my kid had a test in Q1 that covered unit 1 and had 50 questions.  In Q2, she'll have a test during unit 3 that has 100 questions - 50 from the current unit, and 25 each reassessing units 1 and 2.  A higher score on the unit 1 and/or 2 reassessment can flip the previous grade earned in the prior quarter.   In her math class, reassessment is more linear (so each test reassesses the unit prior in addition to the current unit, with one final reassessment every 3 units, so there's less change from quarter to quarter) while in other classes, they circle back months later so unit 1 from September may be on the schedule to be reassessed in February since it dovetails nicely with whatever new content is being taught then.

If that was slightly confusing, I get it.  Nobody can keep up.  And it's not consistent from department to department, either.  At this point, I've decided I'll look at grades in May because where they are then is the only thing that matters.  Right now, they change daily and aren't accurate in any case since some include practices that will be removed and some don't.[/quote]

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