Mahoney
Science Department Chair
York Community High School
Elmhurst, Illinois
Andy Pattee
Superintendent
Cedar Falls Community School District
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Tara Reed
Fourth Grade Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher
Hawk Elementary School
Corinth, Texas
Kim Timmerman
Principal
Adel DeSoto Minburn Middle School
Adel, Iowa
Maranda Van Cleave
Principal
Greene County Intermediate School
Grand Junction, Iowa
Dave Versteeg
Superintendent
Montezuma Community Schools
Montezuma, Iowa
Matthew Wachel
Assistant Principal
English Landing Elementary School
Prairie Point Elementary School
Kansas City, Missouri
Brad Weston
Principal
Fairdale High School
Fairdale, Kentucky
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Table of Contents
Reproducible pages are in italics.
This Book’s Organization and Audience
| PART I | Assess Problems With Traditional Grading Practices |
Education, Employment, and Poverty
Flawed Grading Practices and Policies
Formative and Summative Assessment Weaknesses
Skewed Averages
Summary
Reflection Questions
How Poverty Creates Variables That Affect Achievement
Literacy and Income
Geographical Mobility
Absenteeism and Dropout Rates
Summary
Reflection Questions
| PART II | Implement Solutions to the Problems |
Improve Grading Practices and Policies
Standards-Based Grading
Averaging
Homework
Summary
Reflection Questions
