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Mineola presents "Build Your Own Grade" pilot to redesign high-school grading and launch 8th-grade pilot
Summary
Mineola Union Free School District staff described BYOG (Build Your Own Grade), a competency-and-choice grading model piloting in eighth grade and expanding into Regents-level courses, emphasizing transparency, student ownership and continued use of Regents assessments.
At a Mineola Union Free School District Board of Education meeting, district instructional leaders presented "Build Your Own Grade" (BYOG), a student-centered grading system the district will pilot with eighth graders next school year and begin rolling into high-school Regents-level courses.
District presenters said BYOG replaces a 0–100 numeric system with weekly, one-page units that list success criteria and multiple learning pathways. "Build your own grade, a revolutionary approach transforming the concept of transparency, ownership of learning, and redefining what grades can be at the high school," said Wade Brozick during the presentation. The program uses tiered tasks (knowledge → application → transfer), point values tied to demonstrated application, and a visible point-tracking system so students see how their work translates to a grade.
The district framed BYOG as an extension of…
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