Elementary Scales and Growth-Based Report Card

Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation

A scale or rubric represents a learning outcome laid out in a continuum from no knowledge on the topic or skill to knowing it beyond grade level expectations.

What is a scale?

4.0 Learning above and beyond what was taught

3.5

3.0 The Learning Goal – What you expect the student to know or be able to do

2.5

2.0 The Simpler Stuff – Foundational knowledge, partial knowledge or simpler procedures

1.5

1.0 The Student needs help to perform

.5

0.0 The Student does not demonstrate any knowledge of the skill

Advantages of the Scales to Students

Clear short term and long term objectives or goals

The opportunity to extend learning by going above and beyond

The opportunity to take control of their own learning

The opportunity for student generated assessment

Advantages of the Scale to the Parent/Community

Ability to identify very specific areas of need in order to help student

Clear picture of where what the student is doing well and what the student is not doing well

Elimination of surprises in grading - grades are based on transparent data

The New Report Card