I work at Herndon HS. Our school had SBG implemented this year. About a month ago email was sent from our principal to all staff saying the school had an event when representatives from other FCPS schools came to visit to learn about SBG. She said there was a panel of students answering questions from the guests. She said students were all very happy with SBG, mentioned better relationship with teachers, less stress, etc. I am not going to say she lied but.. to be honest, I wondered how the students were selected for the panel. Anyhow, that is apparently the message all those guests left with. Just saying.

Anonymous wrote:Our DC experience is similar that some classes have no retakes allowed and those that do, have cannot get more than 3 so maxed out— so effectively if get 100%, get a 4. If get 1 or 2, can retake to get a 3. Hope enough parents go to voice concerns about system.

An example from a math test today. There were five questions. Four out of five questions 100% correct. For one question, my DC got one part out of the four part question wrong. Grade on the entire test dropped to a B. Not an A- or B+, but a B. Pretty frustrating for my kid who is a super hard worker. They just want to give up at this point. It is just so much pressure for each test.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe there will be more support when this is rolled out across FCPS.

More objections is also a possibility.

I meant more support for the people frustrated by SBG.

I agree, it is just so confusing. But one of my main frustrations with SBG is that it is only at a few schools. If it was implemented county-wide, I’d be less concerned at least about the impact to college admissions.

Please don’t try to get it implemented elsewhere. Work to get it eliminated from your school instead.

Yeah, no. If the school system is headed towards this trash, everyone should suffer with it. You make it sounds like Barbara Eden is nearby and will just fix this for us.

So drag everyone down with your crap? You suck.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe there will be more support when this is rolled out across FCPS.

More objections is also a possibility.

I meant more support for the people frustrated by SBG.

I agree, it is just so confusing. But one of my main frustrations with SBG is that it is only at a few schools. If it was implemented county-wide, I’d be less concerned at least about the impact to college admissions.

Please don’t try to get it implemented elsewhere. Work to get it eliminated from your school instead.

Yeah, no. If the school system is headed towards this trash, everyone should suffer with it. You make it sounds like Barbara Eden is nearby and will just fix this for us.

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Anonymous wrote:Check your email:

Hello Madison Families,

I am reaching out to you to let you know about an opportunity to provide feedback on FCPS’ current grading and reporting system.

Instructional Services is currently conducting feedback sessions around grading and reporting at a few secondary schools, and Madison has been selected as one of the sites that will be hosting feedback sessions. The goal of these sessions is to better understand changes that were made this year and to consider additional needed changes moving forward.

Our feedback session will be on March 12 at 7 p.m. If you are interested in attending, please fill out this Google Form with your contact information. Additional information about the session will be sent via email.

To ensure that there are an adequate number of facilitators for this session, there will be a set number of available slots. If the form is no longer accepting responses, then the session has reached capacity.

Thank you for considering,

​​​​​​​Liz Calvert

Principal

This discussion feedback session was well run and everyone at the table agreed on the same things with very small margins for differences. They basically hated the new system and wanted the old one back. Everything we had before. Am curious if FCPS will actually listen to the feedback and take action on it positively. They've done these before and it's like it never happened..

How do they make amends for the students at Madison who've already been hurt by Calvert's little experiment with sucking up to Reid in the name of equity?

I keep thinking about that too - the damage being done to kids when they apply to college, summer programs and internships, the stress & anxiety for some kids, the complacency and laziness fostered in others every school day. Everyone at our table agreed and the facilitators seemed shocked by what they were hearing.

At college planning night they passed out the college admissions statistics for last year. Virginia Tech (most popular four year college at the school) had a 54 percent admittance rate. I wonder how that lines up to Oakton/Marshall which has similar demographics.

Ooops, that was for JMU. Virginia Tech was far lower, 36%. 96 admitted out of 255 applicants.

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Check your email:

Hello Madison Families,

I am reaching out to you to let you know about an opportunity to provide feedback on FCPS’ current grading and reporting system.

Instructional Services is currently conducting feedback sessions around grading and reporting at a few secondary schools, and Madison has been selected as one of the sites that will be hosting feedback sessions. The goal of these sessions is to better understand changes that were made this year and to consider additional needed changes moving forward.

Our feedback session will be on March 12 at 7 p.m. If you are interested in attending, please fill out this Google Form with your contact information. Additional information about the session will be sent via email.

To ensure that there are an adequate number of facilitators for this session, there will be a set number of available slots. If the form is no longer accepting responses, then the session has reached capacity.

Thank you for considering,

​​​​​​​Liz Calvert

Principal

This discussion feedback session was well run and everyone at the table agreed on the same things with very small margins for differences. They basically hated the new system and wanted the old one back. Everything we had before. Am curious if FCPS will actually listen to the feedback and take action on it positively. They've done these before and it's like it never happened..

How do they make amends for the students at Madison who've already been hurt by Calvert's little experiment with sucking up to Reid in the name of equity?

I keep thinking about that too - the damage being done to kids when they apply to college, summer programs and internships, the stress & anxiety for some kids, the complacency and laziness fostered in others every school day. Everyone at our table agreed and the facilitators seemed shocked by what they were hearing.

At college planning night they passed out the college admissions statistics for last year. Virginia Tech (most popular four year college at the school) had a 54 percent admittance rate. I wonder how that lines up to Oakton/Marshall which has similar demographics.

Anonymous wrote:So how did it end? Did they say they would take feedback into consideration? That someone would circle back to parents?

These sessions were done at all high schools. The information goes back to a committee.

How dare anyone question all knowing Gatehouse. The infidels will be punished.

So how did it end? Did they say they would take feedback into consideration? That someone would circle back to parents?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Check your email:

Hello Madison Families,

I am reaching out to you to let you know about an opportunity to provide feedback on FCPS’ current grading and reporting system.

Instructional Services is currently conducting feedback sessions around grading and reporting at a few secondary schools, and Madison has been selected as one of the sites that will be hosting feedback sessions. The goal of these sessions is to better understand changes that were made this year and to consider additional needed changes moving forward.

Our feedback session will be on March 12 at 7 p.m. If you are interested in attending, please fill out this Google Form with your contact information. Additional information about the session will be sent via email.

To ensure that there are an adequate number of facilitators for this session, there will be a set number of available slots. If the form is no longer accepting responses, then the session has reached capacity.

Thank you for considering,

​​​​​​​Liz Calvert

Principal

This discussion feedback session was well run and everyone at the table agreed on the same things with very small margins for differences. They basically hated the new system and wanted the old one back. Everything we had before. Am curious if FCPS will actually listen to the feedback and take action on it positively. They've done these before and it's like it never happened..

How do they make amends for the students at Madison who've already been hurt by Calvert's little experiment with sucking up to Reid in the name of equity?

I think not much will happen and that is sad but at least there is impetus to correct. A lot of the discussion was not about the actual final grades as much as the way grading has been implemented and how it's impacted the student's learning. The way it was hard for students to follow, the way they weren't specific enough, the less feedback students received, the higher pressure on just a few graded assignments, the way there weren't enough assignments with grades for feedback and more true grading across a daily participation, the way so many retakes led to lack of studying etc. There was some displeasure at the final grade with some parents upset the rolling gradebook set the grading for the rest of the year and others upset that there were too few grades to bring a low grade up or how an assessment at the end of the course could also significantly drop a final grade, but there were larger issues about how the class and feedback was actually run. Less interest in the kids in school as a result. Bad habits. Confusing grading. They didn't like the rolling gradebook. Those sorts of comments.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Check your email:

Hello Madison Families,

I am reaching out to you to let you know about an opportunity to provide feedback on FCPS’ current grading and reporting system.

Instructional Services is currently conducting feedback sessions around grading and reporting at a few secondary schools, and Madison has been selected as one of the sites that will be hosting feedback sessions. The goal of these sessions is to better understand changes that were made this year and to consider additional needed changes moving forward.

Our feedback session will be on March 12 at 7 p.m. If you are interested in attending, please fill out this Google Form with your contact information. Additional information about the session will be sent via email.

To ensure that there are an adequate number of facilitators for this session, there will be a set number of available slots. If the form is no longer accepting responses, then the session has reached capacity.

Thank you for considering,

​​​​​​​Liz Calvert

Principal

This discussion feedback session was well run and everyone at the table agreed on the same things with very small margins for differences. They basically hated the new system and wanted the old one back. Everything we had before. Am curious if FCPS will actually listen to the feedback and take action on it positively. They've done these before and it's like it never happened..

How do they make amends for the students at Madison who've already been hurt by Calvert's little experiment with sucking up to Reid in the name of equity?

I keep thinking about that too - the damage being done to kids when they apply to college, summer programs and internships, the stress & anxiety for some kids, the complacency and laziness fostered in others every school day. Everyone at our table agreed and the facilitators seemed shocked by what they were hearing.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Check your email:

Hello Madison Families,

I am reaching out to you to let you know about an opportunity to provide feedback on FCPS’ current grading and reporting system.

Instructional Services is currently conducting feedback sessions around grading and reporting at a few secondary schools, and Madison has been selected as one of the sites that will be hosting feedback sessions. The goal of these sessions is to better understand changes that were made this year and to consider additional needed changes moving forward.

Our feedback session will be on March 12 at 7 p.m. If you are interested in attending, please fill out this Google Form with your contact information. Additional information about the session will be sent via email.

To ensure that there are an adequate number of facilitators for this session, there will be a set number of available slots. If the form is no longer accepting responses, then the session has reached capacity.

Thank you for considering,

​​​​​​​Liz Calvert

Principal

This discussion feedback session was well run and everyone at the table agreed on the same things with very small margins for differences. They basically hated the new system and wanted the old one back. Everything we had before. Am curious if FCPS will actually listen to the feedback and take action on it positively. They've done these before and it's like it never happened..

How do they make amends for the students at Madison who've already been hurt by Calvert's little experiment with sucking up to Reid in the name of equity?

Anonymous wrote:Check your email:

Hello Madison Families,

I am reaching out to you to let you know about an opportunity to provide feedback on FCPS’ current grading and reporting system.

Instructional Services is currently conducting feedback sessions around grading and reporting at a few secondary schools, and Madison has been selected as one of the sites that will be hosting feedback sessions. The goal of these sessions is to better understand changes that were made this year and to consider additional needed changes moving forward.

Our feedback session will be on March 12 at 7 p.m. If you are interested in attending, please fill out this Google Form with your contact information. Additional information about the session will be sent via email.

To ensure that there are an adequate number of facilitators for this session, there will be a set number of available slots. If the form is no longer accepting responses, then the session has reached capacity.

Thank you for considering,

​​​​​​​Liz Calvert

Principal

This discussion feedback session was well run and everyone at the table agreed on the same things with very small margins for differences. They basically hated the new system and wanted the old one back. Everything we had before. Am curious if FCPS will actually listen to the feedback and take action on it positively. They've done these before and it's like it never happened..

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe there will be more support when this is rolled out across FCPS.

More objections is also a possibility.

I meant more support for the people frustrated by SBG.

I agree, it is just so confusing. But one of my main frustrations with SBG is that it is only at a few schools. If it was implemented county-wide, I’d be less concerned at least about the impact to college admissions.

Please don’t try to get it implemented elsewhere. Work to get it eliminated from your school instead.

Our DC experience is similar that some classes have no retakes allowed and those that do, have cannot get more than 3 so maxed out— so effectively if get 100%, get a 4. If get 1 or 2, can retake to get a 3. Hope enough parents go to voice concerns about system.