West Des Moines schools launch new grading scale
A metro school district is launching a new grading scale starting Friday.
West Des Moines schools launch new grading scale
A metro school district is launching a new grading scale starting Friday.
COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. ERIC: AS WE SAID, SCHOOL STARTS THIS MORNING. NEW THIS MORNING, A METRO SCHOOL DISTRICT IS LAUNCHING A NEW GRADING SCALE STARTING TOMORROW. ALYX: IT’S CALLED EFFECTIVE GRADING PRACTICES, AND THE WEST DES MOINES SCHOOL DISTRICT HOPES IT’LL HELP SEPARATE WHAT STUDENTS LEARN FROM THEIR BEHAVIOR AT SCHOOL. WE HAVE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS THIS MORNING. KCCI’S TOMMIE CLARK IS LIVE OUTSIDE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL NOW TO EXPLAIN. TOMMIE: GOOD MORNING. HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK IS WHEN STUDENTS WALK IN THESE DOORS FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TOMORROW, THEY’LL ALSO BE -- STILL NO LONGER BE GRADED ON THEIR BEHAVIOR BUT WHAT THEY LEARN IN THE CLASSROOM. STUDENTS WILL NOT BE PENALIZED FOR REQUIRING MORE TIME, RESOURCES OR SUPPORT. A COMMITTEE OF TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE INITIATIVE FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW AND THIS FALL, THE NEW GRADING SCALE WILL START. THE DISTRICT’S COMMUNITY RELATIONS DIRECTOR SAYS IT’S A COMPLEX TOPIC THAT THEY HOPE PARENTS WILL TAKE THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND AS THEY ROLL IT OUT THIS SCHOOL YEAR. >> ESSENTIALLY, THE GOAL IS THAT STUDENTS WILL BE GRADED ON WHAT THEY KNOW IN THE CLASSROOM, THE CONTENT THAT IS REQUIRED FROM THE IOWA CORE NOT ON BEHAVIOR, NOT ON ATTENDANCE, NOT ON A CURVE BASED ON THEIR PEERS. THAT REALLY WE’RE SEPARATING ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT A STUDENT KNOWS THE MATERIAL, BUT THEY’RE ONLY BEING GRADED ON THAT. TOMMIE: SHE WENT ON TO SAY THAT TEACHERS WILL STILL BE TEACHING THOSE LIFE SKILLS LIKE RESPONSIBILITY AND TURNING THINGS IN ON TIME, BUT NO LONGER WILL THEIR BEHAVIOR PLAY A PART IN THEIR GRADING. WE WILL SEE HOW IT
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West Des Moines schools launch new grading scale
A metro school district is launching a new grading scale starting Friday.
A metro school district is launching a new grading scale starting Friday.It's called "effective grading practices," and the West Des Moines School district hopes it will help separate what students learn, from their behavior at school.KCCI's Tommie Clark talked to Valley High School officials about how it works.
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A metro school district is launching a new grading scale starting Friday.
It's called "effective grading practices," and the West Des Moines School district hopes it will help separate what students learn, from their behavior at school.
KCCI's Tommie Clark talked to Valley High School officials about how it works.