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Back to School Night – New Assessment and Grading Policy

Back to School Night – New Assessment and Grading Policy. Board Policy. On April 24, 2012 the MVLA School Board adopted a policy that will enable Los Altos and Mountain View High Schools to align assessment practices and ensure fairness between teachers and classes and each school site.

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Back to School Night – New Assessment and Grading Policy

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  1. Back to School Night – New Assessment and Grading Policy

  2. Board Policy • On April 24, 2012 the MVLA School Board adopted a policy that will enable Los Altos and Mountain View High Schools to align assessment practices and ensure fairness between teachers and classes and each school site. • At MVHS, the new policy is being implementedwith input from departments and course teams. • The staff at MVHS believes that the changes will address problems of inequity at the school.

  3. What the new system is all about The changes all center around one thing: • The extent to which students make progress on the Standards including State, National Common Core and College Board standards

  4. MVHS Changes include: Changes BENEFITS Equal opportunity to demonstrate learning for all students taking the same course. The meaning of students’ final grades is consistent across course sections. • Students taking the same course will take the same summative assessments on the key standards for that course. • All teachers of the same course will use the same grading scale to calculate final grades.

  5. MVHS Changes include Changes benefits Motivates students to focus on their learning. Encourages students to keep trying. Content grade will more accurately reflect student’s understanding. Encourages and rewards good work habits. • Students will have multiple opportunities to practice and improve performance on key standards. • Teachers of the same course will develop a “work habits” standard which will be assessed separately from content or skill standards.

  6. For more information on assessment practices MVHS administrators MVHS Website FAQ posted on website • Available for questions in the Dining Hall • Available via email MVHS TEACHERS • Available via email • Class-specific information on teacher website and Course Information Sheet

  7. Survey English Grading Categories Grading Scales Advanced 80-100 A Proficient 60-79 B Basic 40-59 C Below Basic 20-39 D Far Below Basic 0-19 F • Writing 25% • Reading 25% • Listening & Speaking 25% • Language 15% • Work Habits 10%

  8. Survey English Pattern of Proficiency Revision Policy: Students are encouraged to revise assessments. Revision time frame varies depending on the assignment.

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