Standards Based Grading for Grades Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten:

Spring ISD is excited to expand Standards Based Grading for the 2021-2022 school year in grades Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten.  Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten will report grades using the standards based approach with 4 Progress Reports, one every nine weeks, available for parents through our Spring ISD Parent Portal.  In addition to 9 week Progress Reports/Report Cards for both Pre-K and Kindergarten, parents will receive a report showing student progress toward Reading Acquisition and Numeracy Skills every 4-6 weeks.

• Standard Based Grading Parent Information - Kindergarten
  

Traditional Grading for Grades 1-5:

A Standards Based Grade reporting system is designed to inform you about your child’s progress toward achieving specific learning standards. The Texas Essential Knowledge Standards establish high and challenging expectations for all students. They describe what students should know and be able to do and serve as the basis for the Spring ISD curriculum, instruction, and assessment model.

• Allows students to be aware of what they are expected to learn and their progress of specific learning goals (or Texas Essential State Standards).
• Calls for a clear identification of what students should know and be able to do. Increased clarity in terms of student learning goals quite naturally calls for increased accuracy in terms of assessment, grading and record keeping.
• Provides parents with a more detailed outline of their student’s growth and achievement.
• Uses rubrics to grade which give a specific breakdown of the skills assessed on a given test or assignment.

• Teachers are able to use ongoing formative assessments as a way to guide classroom instruction. Students are able to practice their mastery of standards without the penalty of receiving a poor grade in the grade book. The process of reteaching creates an opportunity for both teachers and students to learn from their mistakes
• Standards-based grading allows teachers to clearly communicate with students and parents where individuals are with their understanding of each concept. No longer are students able to hide behind weighted averages and positive academic behaviors such as attendance.

• Pre-Kindergarten Reading Aqcuistion and Numeracy Rubric
• Pre-Kindergarten Rubric
• Grade K Reading Acquisition and Numeracy Rubric
• Grade K Rubrics

Additional grading guidelines can be found here: 2021-2022 Student/Parent Handbook)