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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Instead of complaining about it on DCUM, here is what you need to do:

Email the school (AP over that department). All classes that are the same, regardless of teacher, are supposed to have the same syllabus and policies - IE: All APUSH classes have the same syllabus and policies. Those teachers of that course meet at least once every week to discuss pacing, make tests, align grading, etc. These are called Curriculum Team meetings. For classes with essays, all teachers are using the same rubric and then meet to "norm" essays, which means they get together and align what a "A" paper looks like, a "C" paper looks like, etc. This is done so that one teacher isn't grading an essay as an A and another gives it a C.

This is FCPS policy and is expected to be done in every school. When you contact the AP, ask about how often CT's are meeting to norm essays, create end of unit tests, etc.

- An FCPS teacher of 24 years[/quote]

OP here.  I appreciate this very much and it’s very informative and helpful to us.  Thanks for sharing.  However, can I please say I wouldn’t have known any of that without DCUM?  😉. No, but joking aside I really do appreciate that feedback![/quote]

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