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Weisman USD to pilot standards-based report cards with Learner Center Collaborative
Summary
District leaders heard a presentation from Learner Center Collaborative on Sept. 9 about shifting the districtreporting system from traditional letter grades to a standards-based report card; design work and parent outreach are planned over 202526#8211;26.
Katie Martin, co-founder and co-CEO of Learner Center Collaborative, told the Weisman Unified School District Board of Education on Sept. 9 that the firm will help the district redesign its report cards and grading practices to better describe studentscurrent proficiency and progress. "This is our opportunity . . . to design the future that we want for the young people that we serve," Martin said during a roughly 30-minute presentation.
The presentation laid out the rationale and a phased timeline. District staff and a locally formed design team completed a philosophy phase in 202425 and will move in 202526#8211;26 to pilot prototypes and develop the actual new report format. The first design-team meeting to decide the shape of scoring (for example, a 126#8211;4 scale vs. other rating systems) is scheduled for Sept. 30, district staff…
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