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RETHINKING GRADING

Summer 2024 Survey

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

WHAT and WHEN

  • * This survey in June 2023
  • * This survey in Oct. 2023
  • * This survey in Feb. 2024
  • * This survey in June 2024

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WHO

  • * Students, staff, and parents/caregivers

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HOW

  • * In English, Portuguese, and Spanish

WHERE

  • * Email, social media, the Parents Association, as well as Math classes (June), Social Studies classes (Oct.), and Wellness classes (March)

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WHY

* To get a sense of how our community feels about the new grading practices of 2023-2024

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RESPONDENT INFORMATION

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June 2023

Oct. 2023

March 2024

June 2024

Total

476

438

415

335

Parents/

Caregivers

77

78

46

30

Staff

23

17

12

11

Students

368

341

357

294

Alumni

4

0

0

0

Others

4

2

0

1

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QUALITATIVE DATA

* Words

* Resulted in individual responses available below:

- Parents/Caregivers

- Staff

- Students

* These comments are from the June 2024 survey.

* Thank you all for leaving your comments!

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QUANTITATIVE DATA

* The graphics on the following slides compare the October 2023 and June 2024 survey results.

* A full comparison of the June 2023, October, March, and June 2024 results is available here.

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PARENTS/CAREGIVERS –

OVERALL FEELING

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PARENTS/CAREGIVERS – MOST CONCERNING

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PARENTS/CAREGIVERS – MOST POSITIVE

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PARENTS/CAREGIVERS – CHANGED OPINION?

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STAFF – OVERALL FEELING

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STAFF – MOST CONCERNING

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STAFF – MOST POSITIVE

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STAFF – CHANGED OPINION?

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STUDENTS – OVERALL FEELING

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STUDENTS – MOST CONCERNING

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STUDENTS – MOST POSITIVE

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STUDENTS – CHANGED OPINION?

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ALL RESPONSES –

OVERALL FEELING

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ALL RESPONSES –

MOST CONCERNING

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ALL RESPONSES –

MOST POSITIVE

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ALL RESPONSES –

CHANGED OPINION?

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BIG TAKEAWAYS

  • * Overall, 63% of respondents are concerned while 37% are not.
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  • * The grade scale and standards-based grading are areas of most concern.
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  • * Parents/Caregivers are most concerned. Staff are the most positive. Students are in-between.

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NEXT STEPS

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  • Design a better Power School interface so students and parents/caregivers can more easily monitor progress.

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  1. Provide a better explanation about the grade scale: why it is used, what it means, and how it converts to a GPA.

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  • Provide a better explanation about standards-based grading: how it connects grades to skills and how it provides more information about student progress.
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QUESTIONS? CONCERNS?

  • jscopelleti@ssvotech.org
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  • 781-878-8822 x. 317
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  • Rethinking Grading website