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MES presenter outlines shift to standards-based grading with letter grades for upper elementary

Middlesex County School Board · August 13, 2024
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Ms. Daniel told the board the district will keep standards-based reporting for K'1 but add traditional letter grades for grades 3'5 alongside standards progress; the report will change the term "mastery" to "meet expectations."

Ms. Daniel presented the Middlesex elementary school's revised standards-based grading and reporting plan, tracing the shift to changes that began during the COVID disruption and describing specific revisions for the coming year.

She said standards-based reporting provides a continuum of student progress, enabling teachers, parents and students to see growth toward specific standards rather than a single, end-of-term grade. "So we change the mastery to meet expectations," Ms. Daniel said.…

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