Parents,

I would like to fill you in on some grading procedures that you will see at the tops of papers. Remember that there will be no % grades or letter grades this year.

check marks:

- a "check mark" means that I looked briefly at the work and was simply looking for completion

- a "check - " means that the student did not do as well as I would have expected

- a "check + " means that the student did better than I expected

-0, -1, -2, ...:

- simply shows how many mistakes a student had on an assignment

1,2,3,4:

-This is the standard proficiency scale of standards for the year.  

1 means that a student with help, has partial success of basic processes

2 means that a student performs basic processes and is progressing towards the standard

3 means that a student has mastery of the standard at the current expectations

4 means that a student shows an in-depth understanding that goes beyond the grade level expectations

If a paper is marked with 1, 2, 3, or 4 it is POSSIBLE that this will be used to determine the students' mastery of a standard. 

 Correct and return - these do not have to be returned the next day.

I hope this answers some questions...

Mrs. Kane