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Waukesha West Waukesha West

High SchoolHigh School

School District of Waukesha

Overview of Grading Policy and Practices

Welcome and Introductions

• Jim Haessly, Assistant Superintendent for Student Services– Policy Committee liaison– West Cluster supervisor

• Melissa Thompson, Principal, West High

Grading Information• Evolution of Grading Policy and Practices • What is the actual change to policy? • Why do this- we all did OK with the

traditional model?– 23.3– 36% and 68%– Our students and data about homework and

learning– What are grades really communicating right

now?– What should they communicate?

11.71

15.8616.53

26.2024.99

21.66

29.50

26.7928.01

29.65

35.0334.09

0.00

5.00

10.00

15.00

20.00

25.00

30.00

35.00

40.00

Grades 7 & 8 Grades 9 & 10 Grades 11 & 12

Per

cent

2 to 3 hours

1 to 2 hours

1/2 to 1 hour

less than 1/2 hour

Question 89:How much studying (homework, preparing for tests, projects) do you do on average on a

school night?

N=5356

40.74

25.56

20.7822.47

15.21

11.12

29.02

45.93

53.08

13.3015.02

7.77

0.00

10.00

20.00

30.00

40.00

50.00

60.00

Grades 7 & 8 Grades 9 & 10 Grades 11 & 12

Per

cent

Never

1 time

More than 1 time

Every chance I get

Question 91:How often have you cheated on homework, papers, projects, or other assignments, at this

school?

N=5353

Important Vocabulary

• Norm-referenced: a grade or score determined as compared to other students

• Criterion-referenced: a grade or score determined based on student performance as compared to established criteria (i.e. standards)

• A rubric is not a grading scale; it is a way to conduct criterion-referenced scoring of student work

Important Vocabulary

Marks = the number or “score” earned by individual students on a test or performance task

Grades = the number (or letter) reported at the end of a period of time as a summary statement of student performance.

Grading Information

• How will this effect teacher practice and what my student is used to? – Homework– Extra Credit– Zeros

• Behaviors matter -- if not averaged into a grade, then where?– Completion of assignments, timeliness,

participation

Grading Information

• College admission– will this matter for my student when other districts may not be grading students this way?

Grading Information

• Expectations for staff– Course-alikes…alike!

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Questions?

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Equal Interval Scale—

5 point scale

Range in points Corresponding Letter Grade

GPA points assigned via Board Policy

#5121

4 4.0 A+ 4.33

3.5-3.9 A 4.0

3.25-3.49 A- 3.67

3 3.0-3.24 B+ 3.33

2.75-2.99 B 3.0

2.5-2.74 B- 2.67

2 2.25-2.49 C+ 2.33

2.0-2.24 C 2.0

1.75-1.99 C- 1.67

1 1.5-1.74 D+ 1.33

1.25-1.46 D 1.0

1.0-1.24 D- 0.67

0 0.00 F 0.00

Equal Interval Scale—

13 point scale

Range in pointsAs currently written

Corresponding Letter Grade

GPA points assigned via Board Policy #5121

13 12.5-13 A+ 4.33

12 11.5-12.49 A 4.0

11 10.5-11.49 A- 3.67

10 9.5-10.49 B+ 3.33

9 8.5-9.49 B 3.0

8 7.5-8.49 B- 2.67

7 6.5-7.49 C+ 2.33

6 5.5-6.49 C 2.0

5 4.5-5.49 C- 1.67

4 3.5-4.49 D+ 1.33

3 2.5-3.49 D 1.0

2 1.5-2.49 D- 0.67

1 .1-1.49 F 0.00

0 0 Z