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Grain Valley board hears multi-year plan to expand standards-based grading alongside curriculum development
Summary
District leaders described a multi-year curriculum-writing effort intended to support consistent standards-based grading, professional development for teachers and an onboarding plan for new hires; board members pressed for clearer timelines and supports for differentiation.
District staff told the Grain Valley R‑V School Board on Feb. 24 that the district is pursuing a multi-year effort to write curriculum across courses and align grading and assessment to those written standards.
Dr. Allen presented the update, saying teams spent the semester conducting a curriculum audit and building a multi-year plan. "It is the perfect time to look at the reliability of our grading system and fine tune a lot of things," Dr. Allen said, adding the district will identify reporting standards drawn from Missouri learning standards or national standards and report academic achievement separately from behaviors that promote learning.
Board members asked for specifics about standards-based grading at different levels. In response, Dr. Allen said, "Our…
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