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Design team presents shift toward standards-based, three-level grading; district to pilot new report card in semester 2
Summary
District design-team members told the board on Oct. 9 they recommend moving from traditional letter grades to a three-level proficiency scale and separate work-habits reporting. The team plans a semester-2 pilot and a district-wide roll out for 2026'27 after teacher feedback and prototype refinements.
At the Oct. 9 board meeting the Wiseburn assessment, grading and reporting design team summarized work toward an equitable, standards-based reporting system and a plan to pilot new report cards.
Teacher representative Maria Rodriguez (a design-team member) described the move away from a traditional A'F letter-grade system toward a three-level proficiency scale (not yet/emerging; proficient/mastery; above grade-level performance to be captured via comments or separate indicators). Rodriguez said the design-team process included multiple sessions, external support from…
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