Oconee School Board Requests Grade Change
The Oconee County Board of Education votes to ask the state for a change in elementary school grading policy.
The Oconee County School Board is asking the state for permission to change the way fourth- and fifth-grade teachers report their students' grades. The district wants to grade these students based on how well they meet performance standards under Georgia's standards-based curriculum, instead of the traditional percentage scale. If the state approves the board's request, fourth-grade teachers will be recording report card grades differently next year. The change would take effect for fifth grade in the 2012-2013 school year. Grades K-3 already use the new standards-based system. The changes in grading would follow this year's third graders all the way through their elementary career. Under the standards-based system, grades for each …
Chuck Brown
11:25 am on Thursday, December 23, 2010
One interesting point to consider is our current group of 3rd graders. They are the "guinea pigs" in this grading experiment and they are getting the short end of the stick. My current third grader got it brand new as a second grader, with teachers forced to figure out things as they go. 2nd grade teachers have told me that there was a good deal of talk last year about"fixing the problems NEXT … more ›