| | | | | When: July 31, 2019 Where: Mountain View High School Little Theater Time: 6:30PM to 7;30pm Please RSVP to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F044DAAA823A6F85-mountain | | | Dear Parent or Guardian, At Mountain View High School, we believe in grading practices that support the learning process, encourage student success, and accurately reflect student progress toward learning of the state standards. Students earn grades by demonstrating their learning of the content. Our beliefs about learning and grading practices are grounded in the following statements: - All students can learn.
- Students learn in different ways.
- Assessment is a process for providing feedback that influences learning.
- Grades should accurately reflect learning and achievement.
Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, Mountain View will be aligning school grading practices to match our beliefs and our commitment to providing hope and optimism. This change is based on current research and several years of school-wide professional development, including a book study of Grading From the Inside Out, by Tom Schimmer. Teachers will implement one of two scales: 0-4 point scale or 50-100 scale. Regardless of which system a teacher uses for their course gradebook, all grades viewed in Synergy will be converted into a percentage system. In alignment with our commitment to hope and optimism, all letter grades will be measured in equal increments. With respect to this, it is important to note that no student will ever receive a grade lower than 50% in Synergy. As with the 10 point measures that move students among the D, C, B and A letter grades, the letter grade of F will carry only a 10 point measure. The implementation of the 0-4 point scale, or 50-100 scale, will not change how honor roll, other weighted classes, or class rank are determined. We recognize that changes to school grading systems may bring questions or concerns. Beginning this school year, we will host several parent meetings to answer questions and to provide a more in depth explanation of our grading changes. Our first meeting will be: When: July 31, 2019 Where: Mountain View High School Little Theater Time: 6:30pm to 7:30pm Please RSVP to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F044DAAA823A6F85-rescheduled More dates will be announced as interest and need arise. We are excited about these changes and look forward to seeing the positive impact they will have on our students. | | | | | |
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