1. North Assessment and Grading Guidelines
Discovery

2. Introduction What is the purpose of grades?
What is the purpose of assessment?
Good opportunity for a student engagement activity:
-Think-pair-share
-Write answers on post-its and then categorize them on the board

3. Learning Target
I will have a better understanding of grading and assessment at North Middle School.

4. Purpose of Grades
From a student’s point of view, rank these in order of importance and be prepared to explain your reasoning:
Record keeping
Measure learning
Accountability
Motivation
Good opportunity for a student engagement strategy:
-Four corners…ask students to get up and move to a corner of the room which represents the item they ranked as number 1. Students can speak with their respective groups and come up with a collective answer to share with the class. Ask if students want to change their “corner” after each group presents. To extend the activity, students can then move to the corner of the room which represents the one that they ranked the lowest and the activity can be repeated again. Use the rubber beach ball as “the talking ball.” so the person holding the ball has the floor and everyone else is responsible for active listening.

5. North Middle School Principles of Assessment
Aligns with IB requirements
Utilize a range of strategies and tools
Provide feedback to improve learning
Record and report student progress
Use data to inform teaching and learning
Provide opportunities to demonstrate mastery

6. Academic Honesty Ensures valid learning occurs for all students
Honors the educational process
Supports academic standards
Violations of academic honesty include
copying another student’s work
plagiarizing the work of others
falsifying information or data
Stakes get higher as you get older
Consequences can be severe!
Ask students to explain what is meant by “stakes get higher as you get older.”

7. Report Cards and Progress Reports
A-F for ALL classes with +/- available
Citizenship 1-5 scores for ALL classes
IB Grades for “IBMYP” courses
2nd and 4th quarter report cards only
6th grade Language Acquistion…4th quarter only
Does not include Study Smart, Discovery, etc.
Does not signify “passing” or “failing”
Designed as a progress check

8. Individuals and societies
IBMYP Subject Area
Criterion A
Criterion B
Criterion C
Criterion D
Language
and
Literature
Analyzing
Organizing
Producing text
Using language
Acquisition
Comprehending spoken and visual text
Comprehending written and visual text
Communicating in response to spoken, written, and visual text
Using language in spoken and written form
Mathematics
Knowing and understanding
Investigating patterns
Communicating in
mathematics 
Applying mathematics in real-world contexts
Sciences
Inquiring and designing
Processing and evaluating
Reflecting on the impacts of science
Individuals and societies
Investigating
Communicating
Thinking critically
Physical and Health
Education
Planning for performance
Applying and performing
Reflecting and improving performance
Arts
Developing skills
Thinking creatively
Responding
Design
Inquiring and analyzing
Developing ideas
Creating the solution
Evaluating

9. IB 1-7 Scale
Descriptors 7
A consistent and thorough understanding of the required knowledge and skills, and the ability to apply them almost faultlessly in a wide variety of situations. Consistent evidence of analysis, synthesis and evaluation is shown where appropriate. The student consistently demonstrates originality and insight and always produces work of high quality. 6
A consistent and thorough understanding of the required knowledge and skills, and the ability to apply them in a wide variety of situations. Consistent evidence of analysis, synthesis and evaluation is shown where appropriate. The student generally demonstrates originality and insight. 5
A consistent and thorough understanding of the required knowledge and skills, and the ability to apply them in a variety of situations. The student generally shows evidence of analysis, synthesis and evaluation where appropriate and occasionally demonstrates originality and insight. 4
A good general understanding of the required knowledge and skills, and the ability to apply them effectively in normal situations. There is occasional evidence of the skills of analysis, synthesis and evaluation. 3
Limited achievement against most of the objectives, or clear difficulties in some areas. The student demonstrates a limited understanding of the required knowledge and skills and is only able to apply them fully in normal situations with support. 2
Very limited achievement against all the objectives. The student has difficulty in understanding the required knowledge and skills and is unable to apply them fully in normal situations, even with support. 1
Minimal achievement in terms of the objectives

11. CHECK YOUR GRADES REGULARLY!
Gradebook Access (Q)
CHECK YOUR GRADES REGULARLY!
Q Student Connect *
Q Parent Connect*
*login information is available in the library, counseling office and IB office

12. ABC Honor Roll and ABC Honor Roll Distinguished Honor Roll
3.0 to GPA
Distinguished Honor Roll
3.5 to GPA
Principal’s Honor Roll
4.0 GPA…straight A’s
ABC
Academics
3.5 or higher GPA
Behavior
No discipline referrals
No attendance contracts
Character
3 or higher citizenship for ALL classes
Grade
GPA points A 4 A-
3.66 B+
3.33 B
3.0 B-
2.66 C+
2.33 C
2.0 C-
1.66 D+
1.33 D
1.00 D-
0.66 F
-Recognition at PRIDE talks
-Lists hanging outside main office
-ABC students get ice cream each quarter
-Students who make ABC all year are invited to a recption

13. Exit ticket
Write down two things that you learned today.