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Board adopts Standards-Based Grading template for kindergarten and 1st grade

Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District No. 21 Board of Education · July 17, 2026

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Summary

The board approved a Standards-Based Grading (SBG) template for K–1 for the 2024–25 school year after presentation; the template is intended to improve feedback and learning consistency.

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President Monica Beltramea asked for a motion to approve the proposed Standards-Based Grading template for Kindergarten and 1st grade for the 2024–2025 school year. Motion: Baugh; Second: Beltramea; a roll call was recorded.

District staff described SBG as a model focusing feedback on skills rather than numeric scores to better accelerate learning. The minutes note the board's approval of the template for K–1; further implementation steps (teacher training, parent communication) were not detailed in the provided excerpt.

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