Secondary WOLT Grading Secondary WOLT Grading CommitteeCommittee

Recommendations to Support Recommendations to Support District Benchmarking District Benchmarking

InitiativeInitiative

Secondary WOLT has determined that Secondary WOLT has determined that benchmarking will begin fall 2007benchmarking will begin fall 2007 66thth Grade: Math and ELA Grade: Math and ELA 99thth Grade: Algebra, English I, and Grade: Algebra, English I, and

BiologyBiology Committee created to determine grading Committee created to determine grading

changes that will support and facilitate changes that will support and facilitate benchmarkingbenchmarking

Current proposal represents significant Current proposal represents significant research coupled with large number of research coupled with large number of meetings, discussions, and feedbackmeetings, discussions, and feedback

Secondary Grading CommitteeSecondary Grading CommitteeBrief OverviewBrief Overview

Secondary Grading Secondary Grading RecommendationsRecommendations

Letter GradesLetter Grades Continue to use letter grades to Continue to use letter grades to

communicate student communicate student achievement (A, B, C, D, I, F)achievement (A, B, C, D, I, F)

Letter grades will result from the Letter grades will result from the consistent application of common consistent application of common weighting standards across weighting standards across departments.departments.

Common Weighting:Common Weighting: Minimum of 70% for common Minimum of 70% for common

assessmentsassessments Remaining 30% considers other factors Remaining 30% considers other factors

with a cap of 10% on homework.with a cap of 10% on homework.

Mastery of the viable curriculumMastery of the viable curriculum Track mastery of the expectations Track mastery of the expectations

that define the viable curriculum via that define the viable curriculum via common assessments.common assessments.

Mastery of the viable curriculum Mastery of the viable curriculum results in a grade no lower than “C”.results in a grade no lower than “C”.

Note: Ongoing reporting would reflect “current Note: Ongoing reporting would reflect “current status”. Override would be applied to final status”. Override would be applied to final grade.grade.

Secondary Grading Secondary Grading RecommendationsRecommendations

Letter GradesLetter Grades

Mastery of the viable curriculum – ExampleMastery of the viable curriculum – Example

Mastery of the Viable Curriculum Mastery of the Viable Curriculum RationaleRationale

11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99

8585 8585 8585 8585 8585 8585 8585 8585 8585

70% Assessments = 765/90070% Assessments = 765/900 10% Homework = 0/13010% Homework = 0/130 20% Other = 0/26020% Other = 0/260 Total = 765/1290 = 59% Total = 765/1290 = 59%

FF Override would apply and the student Override would apply and the student

would receive a “C” for a final gradewould receive a “C” for a final grade

Secondary Grading Secondary Grading RecommendationsRecommendations

Mastery of Benchmarking Mastery of Benchmarking ExpectationsExpectations Benchmarking Expectations – The Benchmarking Expectations – The

viable curriculum is defined by viable curriculum is defined by specific, well articulated expectations specific, well articulated expectations that students are to master.that students are to master.

Mastery of individual or groupings of Mastery of individual or groupings of benchmarking expectations will be set benchmarking expectations will be set between 70% and 80% as determined between 70% and 80% as determined by the needs of each department. by the needs of each department. (Most departments will use 75%.)(Most departments will use 75%.)Note: Scores on a given rubric will be equated to Note: Scores on a given rubric will be equated to mastery. These scores can be converted into mastery. These scores can be converted into numbers or percentages.numbers or percentages.

Secondary Grading Secondary Grading RecommendationsRecommendations

Mastery of Benchmarking Mastery of Benchmarking ExpectationsExpectations Common assessments will provide benchmarking Common assessments will provide benchmarking

data to allow:data to allow: Intervention determinations @ MS & HSIntervention determinations @ MS & HS Course repeat decisions @ HSCourse repeat decisions @ HS

Benchmarking data must be collected to plan for, Benchmarking data must be collected to plan for, provide, and measure student achievement provide, and measure student achievement relative to state standards. relative to state standards.

Secondary Grading Secondary Grading RecommendationsRecommendations Mastery of Mastery of Benchmarking ExpectationsBenchmarking Expectations

Common assessments will continue to Common assessments will continue to be created to measure student be created to measure student achievement relative to achievement relative to benchmarking expectations.benchmarking expectations.

Benchmarking data will come from Benchmarking data will come from individual expectations individual expectations OROR groupings groupings of expectations as determined by the of expectations as determined by the needs of the department.needs of the department.

Examples: Scenario 1Examples: Scenario 1Mastery of Benchmarking Mastery of Benchmarking

ExpectationsExpectations

11 22 33100100%% 78%78% 50%50%

IndividualExpectations

Support/Intervention

Change score when mastered

All scores used in grade calculation

Examples : Scenario 2Examples : Scenario 2Mastery of Benchmarking Mastery of Benchmarking

ExpectationsExpectations

Groups of Expectations

T1T1 E1E1 E2E2 E3E3

8383 xx xx xx

Overall test score > 74%(Mastery level at 75%)

All expectations mastered

Score used to calculate grade

Examples : Scenario 2Examples : Scenario 2Mastery of Benchmarking Mastery of Benchmarking

ExpectationsExpectationsGroups of

Expectations

T1T1 E1E1 E2E2 E3E3

5050 xx xx

Overall test score < 75%(Mastery Level at 75%)

Record individual expectations

Score used to calculate grade

Support/Intervention

Score changed when mastered

Examples : Scenario 2Examples : Scenario 2Mastery of Benchmarking Mastery of Benchmarking

ExpectationsExpectationsInfinite Campus GradebookInfinite Campus Gradebook

Score above the cut – Score above the cut – all expectations all expectations mastered.mastered.

Examples : Scenario 2Examples : Scenario 2Mastery of Benchmarking Mastery of Benchmarking

ExpectationsExpectationsInfinite Campus GradebookInfinite Campus Gradebook

Score below the cut Score below the cut – enter the – enter the expectations expectations mastered.mastered.

Secondary Grading Secondary Grading Recommendations Recommendations SummarySummary

1.1. Letter grades from common weightingLetter grades from common weighting A, B, C, D, I, FA, B, C, D, I, F Minimum 70% from common assessmentsMinimum 70% from common assessments Maximum 10% from homeworkMaximum 10% from homework

2.2. Benchmarking ExpectationsBenchmarking Expectations Mastery between 70% and 80% as determined by Mastery between 70% and 80% as determined by

needs of departmentneeds of department Mastery of the viable curriculum results in a grade Mastery of the viable curriculum results in a grade

no lower than “C”no lower than “C”

3.3. Benchmarking DataBenchmarking Data Individual or groups of benchmarking expectations Individual or groups of benchmarking expectations

as determined by the needs of the departmentas determined by the needs of the department