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Standards-Based Education and Student Report Cards

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Building a standards-based grading system

• Build "assessment pacing guide" from academic standards and course expectations
• Outline assessment plan: assessment types, formative/summative balance, sampling plan, reference tasks, other tasks, timing, and task weighting
• Share plan, record-keeping system, and general principles with students & parents
• Analyze results, communicate, and adjust as you go