SAD 31 Home District CalendarDistrict Enfield Station School Hichborn Middle School More Grading and Reporting CODE: IKA Maine School Administrative District No. 31 GRADING AND REPORTING The MSAD #31 Board of Directors is committed to maintaining rigorous performance and achievement standards for all students and to providing a fair process for evaluating and reporting student progress that is understandable to students and their parents and relevant for instructional purposes. Grades are an essential way to communicate student progress. As such, grading and reporting practices will include the following: 1. Meaningful feedback on student achievement to students, parents, teachers, administrators, and the school system. This feedback should provide relevant information for instructional purposes 2. Alignment with the Maine School Learning Results curriculum 3. Consistency within and among schools 4. Accurate reflection of student achievement compared to grade level or course expectations outlined in the curriculum as demonstrated on assessments and teacher designed tasks 5. Fair representation of a student's performance on a variety of measures over time 6. Clear and timely communication to parents and students as to the grading criteria and the components 7. Commitment to school attendance as an essential component of a quality learning experience 8. Summative assessments, such as but not limited to final exams, end of unit tests, and cumulative projects, as reflections of a student's mastery of grade level or course material 9. Opportunity for students to demonstrate mastery of grade level or course expectations outlined in the curriculum through a variety of methods 10. Regular and frequent information to all students and parents about the student's progress 11. Consistently high expectations of all students across all courses and programs In All Schools 1. Teachers will use MSAD #31 curriculum framework and/or instructional guides to develop mastery objectives and a variety of tasks, including assessments to determine student achievement of those objectives. 2. Students and parents will be informed at the beginning of a course or marking period of the expectations outlined in the curriculum of each course or unit and of the basis upon which students' performance will be evaluated. 3. Students and parents will be informed about progress throughout the grading period and teachers are strongly encouraged to provide such information at frequent regular intervals. Progress will be reported formally. 4. Teachers will maintain accurate and precise records that support informally and formally reported achievement. Legal references: Chapter 127; 20-A M.R.S.A. Sec. 6201, 6202-B, 6209, Cross references: IKE-Promotion, Retention and Acceleration of Students; IKF-Graduation Requirements First Reading: 08/19/2009 Copyright 2013 SAD#31. All rights reserved. This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic. Information about your use of this site is shared with Google. By using this site, you agree to its use of cookies. LEARN MOREGOT IT