Kindergarten–Grade 2
What families can expect:
- Teachers maintain a separate electronic gradebook for each subject.
- Grades are updated at least weekly in core content areas.
- Grades are entered using a single category (“All Assignments”) to reflect overall progress toward learning goals.
Homework
- Homework is not included in academic grade calculations.
- Homework completion may be reflected in work habits or productivity sections of the report card.
- Homework may be used to reinforce learning.
Supporting student growth
- When students need additional support, teachers may provide re-teaching and additional opportunities to demonstrate learning.
Grades 3–5
What families can expect:
- Teachers maintain subject-specific electronic gradebooks.
- Grades are updated weekly in core content areas.
- A variety of assignments are used to demonstrate learning, including assessments, quizzes, classwork, and projects.
Homework
- Homework is not included in academic grades.
- Homework may be used to reinforce learning or reflected in work habits/productivity.
Additional support
- Students may receive re-teaching and additional opportunities to demonstrate learning when appropriate.
- A minimum grade entry may be used to prevent a single score from disproportionately impacting progress.
K-2 Grading Scale
- Advanced Proficient (AP) – Always demonstrates proficiency; understands, applies, and extends key concepts, processes, and skills.
- Proficient (P) – Consistently understands and applies key concepts, processes and skills with limited errors.
- Developing Proficiency (DP) – Beginning to understand and apply key concepts, processes, and skills.
- Novice (N) – Not making expected progress towards proficiency.
3-5 Grading Scale
| A+ (97-100%) | B+ (87-89%) | C+ (77-79%) | D+ (67-69%) | F 59% and below |
| A (93-96%) | B (83-86%) | C (73-76%) | D (63-66%) | |
| A- (90-92%) | B- (80-82%) | C- (70-72%) | D- (60-62%) |
K-5 Skill Indicator Scale
Used to indicate student progress within a particular subject area.
- 4 – Exceeding expectations
- 3 – Meeting expectations
- 2 – Making progress towards meeting expectations
- 1 – Not meeting expectations
If you have questions about how an assignment reflects your child’s learning, your child’s teacher is the best first point of contact.
How is progress communicated?
Core content grades are reported at least once per marking period and specialty/centers grades are reported at least once per semester.
