{"content":[{"text":"A Parent’s Guide \n to Understanding Standards-Based Learning","bbox":{"left":0.293562,"top":0.247336,"width":0.4178940000000001,"height":0.041059999999999985}},{"text":"As we transform our schools to meet the needs of the future, it is critical we examine the ways we prepare \n and engage students. Assessments and grades are two ways we provide feedback on student \n performance. We believe grades should reflect the proficiency of a student in relation to a specific standard.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.313275,"width":0.7637060000000001,"height":0.054998999999999965}},{"text":"“Standards-based learning” is a method of providing feedback that is purely academic in nature and a more \n accurate reflection of what the student actually knows and can do.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.379676,"width":0.7612110000000001,"height":0.036173999999999984}},{"text":"Our goal is for our student grades to be consistent, accurate, meaningful, and supportive of their learning. \n When teachers use a traditional grading system, a student’s grade may be the culmination of assessments, \n homework, effort, and behavior. Standards-based learning is being implemented in an effort to reach our \n goal of providing consistent, accurate, and meaningful feedback that supports student learning.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.427252,"width":0.7624480000000001,"height":0.07374900000000001}},{"text":"Standards-based learning addresses the four criteria required of a uniform reporting system:","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.512403,"width":0.7102170000000001,"height":0.017386000000000013}},{"text":"","bbox":{"left":0.147098,"top":0.541371,"width":0.009019,"height":0.018561999999999967}},{"text":"Accuracy: Basing a student’s grade on assessments of learning allows the teacher to create a \n clear picture of what the student has learned without the influence of other, non-academic factors. \n These other factors, such as effort and behavior, are still essential, but are not part of the student’s \n academic grade and are communicated separately in a citizenship report. \n Consistency: For each outcome, the teacher provides a learning scale, or rubric that describes \n exactly what the student should know or be able to do. The rubrics identify criterion for proficiency \n and are used consistently throughout the unit and semester. \n Meaningful: A meaningful grade is one that clearly communicates the learning that has taken \n place. In a standards-referenced classroom, scores are recorded by the learning outcomes rather \n than by categories, such as tests or homework. This makes it easier to identify areas of strength \n and areas of growth. \n Supportive of Learning: Standards-based learning supports student’s knowledge by focusing on \n demonstrated proficiency and providing enrichment and intervention as needed. The reassessment \n policy supports student learning by allowing new levels of learning to replace old when a student \n demonstrates improvement on an assessment.","bbox":{"left":0.176503,"top":0.542429,"width":0.7039430000000001,"height":0.283181}},{"text":"","bbox":{"left":0.147098,"top":0.617431,"width":0.009019,"height":0.018561999999999967}},{"text":"","bbox":{"left":0.147098,"top":0.674704,"width":0.009019,"height":0.018561999999999967}},{"text":"","bbox":{"left":0.147098,"top":0.750954,"width":0.009019,"height":0.018561999999999967}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.30549,"top":0.114242,"width":0.229412,"height":0.146364}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.30549,"top":0.114242,"width":0.229412,"height":0.146364}]}