Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Mineola unveils "Build Your Own Grade" model and district LMS prototype to shift grading and instruction
Summary
Mineola school leaders on Sept. 18 described a district‑wide initiative called Build Your Own Grade, an instructional model that emphasizes proficiency scales, transparent success criteria, student choice and regular teacher conferencing, and they demonstrated a new, district‑built learning‑management system used in a beta rollout.
Mineola school leaders on Sept. 18 described a district‑wide initiative called Build Your Own Grade, an instructional model that emphasizes proficiency scales, transparent success criteria, student choice and regular teacher conferencing, and they demonstrated a new, district‑built learning‑management system used in a beta rollout.
Superintendent Dr. Michael Nagel said BYOG is intended to reduce “mystery” in grading by making criteria and evidence explicit for students across kindergarten through 12th grade. He said the model uses badges and proficiency scales in elementary grades and progresses to topic‑based bundles, knowledge/application/transfer point allocations and multi‑week transfer projects at the high‑school…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
