Graduation Standards
Our goal is to graduate the class of 2020 using proficiencies rather than credits. While we are all using standards-based grading and reporting within our classes, we have a long way to go before we can feel confident saying students have shown proficiency in our graduation standards. The work will be complex, difficult, and confusing, but our students are worth it.
All learning targets created by teachers and departments for use in the classroom are designed to help students improve in the skills and habits we have determined are most important for our graduates. In JumpRope, our standards-based grade-book, we tag our targets to the grad standards, which will allow us (and students) to analyze data, make decisions, and ultimately (eventually!) determine graduation.
Currently, we are working in our PLCs to focus on the Critical and Practical Problem Solving leaf of our Graduation Standards. All teachers are writing targets, designing assessments, and beginning to track student achievement and learning in this area. After the first semester, we will have a large body of data to analyze, the first step in determining whether students are proficient across disciplines and over time.
All learning targets created by teachers and departments for use in the classroom are designed to help students improve in the skills and habits we have determined are most important for our graduates. In JumpRope, our standards-based grade-book, we tag our targets to the grad standards, which will allow us (and students) to analyze data, make decisions, and ultimately (eventually!) determine graduation.
Currently, we are working in our PLCs to focus on the Critical and Practical Problem Solving leaf of our Graduation Standards. All teachers are writing targets, designing assessments, and beginning to track student achievement and learning in this area. After the first semester, we will have a large body of data to analyze, the first step in determining whether students are proficient across disciplines and over time.