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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I actually prefer standards-based grading because it gives more targeted information and feedback. Our current school does traditional letter grades and our former school did standards-based. [/quote]

What I’ve read is that most SBG policies have “exceeds expectations,” but not APS. And all the comments at our school are largely a copy and paste job. I’d be fine w SBG if it had exceed expectations but middle school should have traditional A, B, C, D, F. 
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APS middle schools do have traditional letter grades. [/quote]

Gunston has SBG and the idea is to roll it out to other schools. [/quote]

Gunston report cards have letter grades[/quote]

Gunston  has letter grades but those translate the SBG into letter grades and the school uses SBG techniques/policies related to things like retests. They consider a "meets" to be an A. The school is incredibly focused on equity. The principal has said it is her top priority and she is a big public supporter of SBC.[/quote]

Oh sweet baby Jesus.  What does this translate to at gunston? What does equity mean to this principal and how is the school focused on equity? Equity is perfectly fine idea but the way we keep seeing APS implement it (like SBG) seems to undermine all access to opportunity rather than ensuring all
Kids get what they need to access it. [b]Like APS looked at that picture of people looking over a fence and rather than saying “hey the little kid needs a box” decided to break the kneecaps of the adult. Look equity![/b] [/quote]

LOL it’s so true.[/quote]

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