A new way to grade: Standards replace letters in Waukee | The Des Moines Register | Des... - 2 views
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Students will receive statuses of "beginning," "developing," "secure" or "exceeds" in 10 to 12 objectives - or standards - per subject instead of traditional letter grades.
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"It's a very emotional topic," Reeves said. "A big thing is it's not standards versus grades. It's, 'Are we giving parents and students better information to improve their performance?' "
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It's critical that before you move students on in their learning, you actually know what it is that they have control of and at what level," he said. "This method does that."
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