Standards-Based Grading and Reporting

Standards-based grading is a systematic and deliberate approach that is designed to provide feedback to learners, teachers, and families about  students’ progress towards specific learning targets. Targets include academic, behavior, social, and work-habit goals.

Resources

• This video does a good job explaining Standards-Based Grading. 
• Purpose of grading sort activity (reproducible)
• Example survey of grading practices (MAKE A COPY IN YOUR OWN DRIVE)
• Link to South Glens Falls' elementary report card guide 
• Link to Fairport's guide
• Middletown, RI's guide to K-8
• Medford, OR's HS report card example
• 3 Peaks and 3 Pits of Standards-Based Grading (Edutopia column by Josh Work)
• Five Obstacles to Grading Reform (Guskey article)
• Grading Exceptional Learners (Guskey and Jung article)
• Standards-based grading and reporting will improve education (Munoz and Guskey article)
• Next steps for one school (slides) (organizer)