The Governing Board has adopted the following new grading scales for the Phase 1 and Phase 2 schools in the 2022-2023 school year:įor K-6th grade courses, students will be graded on learning standards on the following scale: Because it is difficult to have one policy fit from Kindergarten through 12th grade, there will be different scales, one for K-6th grades and one for 7th-12th grades. Additionally, students will be graded on standards rather than on overall assignment grades to provide a clearer picture of each student's learning. Phase 1 and Phase 2 schools will utilize new grading scales that meet the four key factors listed above (see Phased Roll Out). And, finally, each level of the scale needs to describe a level of learning rather than using an accum ulation of points.ĭuring the 2022-2023 school year, Phase 3 schools will remain on the traditional grading scale. Each of the levels of the grade scale needs to be based upon a level of academic proficiency.
Next, fewer levels are necessary to lead to increased consistency and reliability. First, the range between the levels of the scale needs to be equal to prevent the skewing of the grade. To address the problems with the 0-100% grade scale, DVUSD focuse s on four key factors for a more effective grade scale. So, if a student is missing an assignment and gets a 0, that loss of 59 points has a dramatic impact on his or her overall grade and is extremely difficult to overcome. The problem with this type of grading scale is that, whereas each letter grad e is made up of 10 points, an F accounts for 0-59 points. The traditional way of grading that most people are familiar with is a 100-point scale where 90-100 is considered an A, 80-89 is a B, etc. To read more about the research on why it's time to abandon grading scales that distort the accuracy, objectivity, and reliability of students' grades, you can read Guskey's article on The Case Against Percentage Grades. As explained by Thomas Guskey, a highly respected academic researcher, from a mathematical standpoint, using this traditional scale means that there are 60 levels of failure and only 40 levels of success. Schools have been using the 100-point scale for over a century, but it has been used more out of convenience and ease rather than a true reflection of achievement.
Preschool (Community Education Programs).
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