How do I score and grade the SBRC Indicators? October 11, 2012

1. How do I score and grade the SBRC Indicators?October 11, 2012 Leslie Ghiglieri 719-234-1381 Leslie.ghiglieri@asd20.org

2. Bodies of Evidence(TG page 2) • Teach, Assess, Teach, Assess, Teach, Assess, etc. • Collect a body of evidence and track/record student scores • Paper/pencil assessments • Students writing • Students performance • Unit/chapter tests • Anecdotal notes • Observations • Anything you are currently doing that shows what your students know and are able to do

3. Scoring Students on the SBRC(TG p.13) • Past Practices • Averaging • Present Practices • Trending

4. What’s Trending? Consider a runner who just received a gold medal in the 100-meter dash. How did the runner become so good at racing that he was found worthy of representing his country in the Olympics? He ran the event hundreds or even thousands of times prior to the Olympic race. Each time he ran it, his time was not an aggregated compilation of all of his bad times woven together with his successful times. Can you imagine telling a runner that all earlier race times would be averaged with his Olympic time, and that this average will determine his medal status for the Olympics?

5. Quarterly Indicator Score Example (TG p. 14)

6. Quarterly Indicator Score Example

7. Scoring Rubric

8. What goes on the SBRC?

9. What goes on the Letter Grade Report? • In addition to receiving SBRC indicator scores, each student in grades 3-5 will receive a letter grade in math, reading, science, social studies, and writing. Although averaging is not best practice when assigning the quarterly SBRC indicator score (as explained above), averaging is a viable option when converting SBRC indicator scores to a letter grade in grades 3-5. • Average all of the student’s final quarterly SBRC indicator scores and then convert to an overall reading letter grade. The student’s average was 3.0833 (2.5 + 3.0 + 3.5 + 3.5 + 3.0 + 3.0 = 18.5 ÷ 6 = 3.0833). Since 3.0833 is between 3.0 and 4.0, the student’s overall reading grade for the second quarter is an A.

10. Every Child is Different!

11. Scenario #1: The SBRC Indicator is Taught and Assessed in One Quarter (TG p.16) • The teacher will score this indicator in the quarter that it is taught and assessed. Let’s assume that the teacher does this in the third quarter. All other quarters will contain an NE for this skill.

12. Scenario #2: The SBRC indicator is Taught and Assessed in All Quarters(Example 1)(TG p.16) • When an indicator is taught and assessed all year long, but reported quarterly, the teacher can communicate the concepts and skills taught each quarter using the drop-down comment box.

13. Scenario #3: The SBRC indicator is Taught and Assessed in All Quarters (Example 2) (TG p. 17) • Here is one possible scenario in kindergarten math using an SBRC indicator that teachers can benchmark by quarter if they are teaching it all year and do not expect mastery until the fourth quarter. • Kindergarten SBRC Indicator: Counts by ones to 100.  • The benchmarks are Q1-25, Q2-50, Q3-75; Q4-100

14. Scenario #3: The SBRC indicator is Taught and Assessed in All Quarters (Example 2) Cont. • Here is how it could be reported on the SBRC using the drop-down comment box for a student

15. Scenario 4: A Student is Performing Above or Below Grade Level on some SBRC Indicators (TG p.18) • The teacher utilizes the drop-down comment box in Infinite Campus (IC) to communicate this to the parent.

16. Scenario 5: Determining a Letter Grade for Math when a Student is working on some Math SBRC Indicators at Grade Level and other Math Skills Below Grade Level (TG P. 18) • The process for determining the letter grade for the exceptional learner is the same as the process for a child performing solely on grade level. • For this particular exceptional learner, he is performing at the 4th grade level on the first three indicators and is below grade level on the other two. The end of quarter scores are highlighted below. • Represents patterns & solves simple equations using variables (2.1.a.i-iv) 2.0/PRG • Describes, measures, & constructs angles (4.1.b.i & ii) 3.0/ME • Draws & identifies points, lines, line segments, rays, angles, perpendicular lines, & parallel lines (4.2.a-b) 3.0/ME • Explains, generates, compares, & finds equivalent fractional parts using different models & representations (1.2.a.i-iii) • Modification: Compares two fractions with the same numerator or the same denominator by reasoning about their size (3rd grade, 1.2.a.iii.4) 3.0/ME** • Estimates & solves multistep word problems using the four operations with whole numbers (1.3.b.i-vi) • Modification: Uses addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing (2nd grade, 1.2.a.i) 2.5/PRG**

17. Scenario 5: Determining a Letter Grade for Math when a Student is working on some Math SBRC Indicators at Grade Level and other Math Skills Below Grade Level (Cont.) • Here’s how this example could look on the exceptional learner’s 4th Grade SBRC:

18. Scenario 5: Determining a Letter Grade for Math when a Student is working on some Math SBRC Indicators at Grade Level and other Math Skills Below Grade Level (Cont.) • In the example above, the quarterly indicator scores for each SBRC indicator within math are as follows: • Average all of the student’s final quarterly SBRC indicator scores and then convert to an overall math letter grade. The student’s average was 13.5 (3.0 + 2.5 + 2.0 + 3.0 + 3.0 = 13.5 ÷ 5 = 2.7). Refer to the conversion table below. Since 2.7 is between 2.5 and 2.99, the student’s overall reading grade for the third quarter is a B. • Remember to let the parent know in the comment box that the letter grade is based on the child’s modified curriculum

19. Parting Thoughts • This is journey, it’s ok……… • Standards-based grading compares the student to the standards and not to other students • Parent Communication is a Key Component • Trust your Professional Judgment