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Lapeer Community Schools outlines formative‑assessment push, grading changes and AI guidance
Summary
District leaders described expansion of a statewide formative‑assessment program (FAME), instructional rounds, draft AI guidance, changes to grading practice and a citizenship rubric during a presentation to the board.
Dr. Jeff Standen, principal at the Zemmler campus, told the Lapeer Community Schools board that the district is intensifying work on formative assessment and related professional development across multiple buildings. “We're gonna talk about formative assessment,” Standen said, introducing the presentation on benchmark 3.1a.
The presentation, led by district learning coaches and building administrators, framed formative assessment as a daily, teacher‑driven process that helps teachers track and respond to what students learn before summative tests. Learning coach (first name not specified) Allman described the process in concrete terms: “What I just described is a formative assessment process, and it's what teachers go through with all their students every day.” Allman said the district is using the FAME (Formative Assessment for Michigan Educators) model to structure the work.
Why it matters: District leaders said the work is intended to improve teacher practice and student…
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