Effective Grading Practices

Over the past several years administrators and teachers in the district have examined some of the most contentious issues in grading. The pandemic highlighted the district's urgent need to press harder toward a healthier grading system. In 2021 Mr. Kill spearheaded the continuation of our grading reforms with the introduction of Douglas Reeves' four essential boundaries for grading:

Grading During the Pandemic: A Conversation with Joe Feldman and Douglas Reeves

Effective Grading Practices Douglas Reeves

A Repair Kit for Grading 15 Fixes for Broken Grades by Ken O'Connor

Rick Wormeli: Redos, Retakes, and Do-Overs, Part One

Jon Saphier: High Expectations Teaching

Why Zeros Don't Work-A Toothbrush Analogy Video with Myron Dueck

Via Progressbook. Use this link to sign in: https://parentaccess.noacsc.org/

If you need a Progressbook account to monitor your student/s grades, use this link: https://parentaccess.noacsc.org/Registration/AccountType

Check out the attachment to understand how a student's grade is calculated based on a 4-point scale.

We encourage parents to email the teacher of the particular class. If this does not eliminate the concern, you are welcome to contact your building principal who can try to bring all parties to an understanding.

Elementary Principal: Stephanie Tear, stephanie.tear@mycommodores.org

High School Principal: Tyler Turner, tyler.turner@mycommodores.org

In the spring of 2023 we asked families to express and share their thoughts about homework practices at Perry. You can view the results below. Results from staff and student homework survey perceptions also helped guide our homework practice review process. Perry Local School District will continue to include our families, staff, and students as we make decisions about future homework policies.

In the spring of 2023, Perry Local Schools surveyed staff, students, and parents about their thoughts and impressions on homework. The District Leadership Team (DLT) used the information from this survey in shaping our policy on homework. Attached are some highlights from the survey, many of which came from the responses of parents.

Check out the attachment to understand more about homework at Perry Local Schools.