What To Expect?
The Dana Middle Staff is progressing towards the implementation of standards-based grading. Expect one or more of the following shifts to appear in PowerSchool.
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Concept
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Traditional Model
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Standards-based Model
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Academic Grade
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What was considered acceptable was subjective and varied. Some families only accept an “A” grade from their children.
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Students are expected to meet grade level standards. This is represented by a 3/B.
A 4/A (Exceeds Standards) should be considered as exceptional and rarely obtained. Expecting children to obtain 4’s on a regular basis is unrealistic.
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Grading Intervals
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A = 100-90
B = 89-80
C= 79-70
D = 69-60
F = 59-0
60% of the range is associated with failure.
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A/4 = Exceeds Standards
B/3 = Meets Standards
C/2 = Approaching Standards
D/1 = Below Standards
F/0 = Not Enough Evidence
Equal intervals for all categories.
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Percentages
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Students are measured on a 100 point scale. Electronic gradebooks were used to calculate this level of granularity.
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Traditional 100 point increments do not apply to this measurement system. Parents should ignore legacy percentages in PowerSchool and focus on individual assignment scores.
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Late work
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Late work results in a lower academic grade
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Late work results in a lower citizenship grade. The academic grade is used to measure student knowledge of standards.
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