Grading+Guidelines

The following grading practices will be implemented and monitored via eSchool Plus: grades, it is recommended that the focus and the assessment be in the "failed" content area.
 * Specific weekly assessments will be defined. Those assessments will be entered in the eSchool Plus grade book.
 * If a student is attending summer school to earn promotion in one content area only, it is recommended that he/she be assessed/graded only, it is recommended that he/she be assessed/graded only in that content area.
 * For example, a student failed math for the year, but passed reading. He/she may participate in the reading instruction, but not be assessed. For TAKS tested
 * For special education students, teachers should modify weekly assessments per a student's IEP. Students will be given the grades they earn WITH the called for modifications and accomodations.
 * Fluency grades for dyslexia students should be "monitored" with their actual "words per minute." However, the weekly progress report grade can be modified up to a 70 with the following note, "Fluency grade reflects dyslexia accommodations." The same practice can be implemented for ELL students.

Weekly Progress Reports: 3rd-5th Grade Reading Grades:
 * Minimum of 2 TEKS-based assessments per week
 * 1 Fluency grade per week
 * 1 ReadAbout grade per week (Lexile score from the ReadAbout Skills Progress Report)

3rd-5th Grade Math Grades The Student Fact Fluency Status Report will be used (teachers can also use the class Progress Report to get the same information).
 * Minimum of 2 TEKS-based assessments per week
 * Do the Math Assessments
 * 1 Numerical Fluency grade per week based on FasttMath
 * 2nd grade will be assessed using the 12+12 addition grid which will be a grade calculated by # mastered out of 169 (140/169=83%)
 * 3rd grade will be assessed using the 9x9 multiplication grid which will be a grade calculated by #mastered out of 100 (75/100=75%)
 * 4th and 5th grade will be assessed using the 12x12 multiplication grid which will be a grade calculated by # mastered out of 169 (100/169=59%).

1st-2nd Grade Reading Grades
 * Minimum of 2 TEKS-based assessments per week
 * 1 Fluency grade per week
 * 1 Fountas and Pinnell Reading Record

1st-2nd Grade Math Grades
 * Minimum of 2 TEKS-based assessments per week
 * Do the Math Assessment
 * 1st grade paper/pencil fluency assessment
 * 2nd grade FasttMath

END OF SUMMER SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS - PLACE IN SUMMER SCHOOL FOLDER
 * 3rd-5th Grade Reading: SRI Student Yearly Progress Report
 * 3rd-5th Grade Math: SMI Student Progress Report
 * 1st-2nd Grade Reading: LLI Reading Record Tracking Report
 * 1st-2nd Grade Math: Do the Math Tracking Report