Patti Scriffiny
Montrose High School Math
Grading Policies and Procedures
This page has various documents that are intended to give you more information about how I grade and why I do what I do. If you still have questions, please contact me.
My grading philosophy
To read more about why I grade the way I do, check here.
To read more about how I determine letter grades and progress/eligibility grades, check here.
How can a parent understand what is showing up in Parent Portal?
Since I use a standards-based grading system, not a point-based one, it is difficult to get letter grades to appear in Parent Portal. That is because the program is looking for percent values to convert to letter grades. As a result, I had to manufacture those percent values. The most important thing to rememeber is this - the standard 10-point scale does not apply here. 90-100 does NOT indicate an A, 80-89 is NOT a B, and so forth.
So what do the percents mean? A student's letter grade is based on the number of objectives on which they have scored proficient at any moment in time, as compared to the number we have tested. Our goal is to see students score proficient on at least half (50%) of the current objectives or more. So, if we have tested over four objectives, ideally a student would be proficient on at least two. Hopefully, they are proficient on more than two, but two is adequate progress while they continue to work on the rest.
I calculate the number of proficient objectives any student has earned and convert that to a percent. The meaning of the ranges is shown in the table below:
Letter Grade |
Percent | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
A |
Over 100% |
This student is proficient on all tested objectives (100%) and has successfully completed one or more advanced questions. This student is doing a fantastic job. |
B |
100% |
This student is proficient on all tested objectives (100%). In order to earn an A, this student should attempt more advanced questions. |
P (Pass) |
50%-99.9% |
This student is proficient on at least half of the objectives we have tested. He or she should continue to work on improving for upcoming retests. All students may retest on any objective as many times as needed in order to be proficient. Parents should not be concerned with the progress of a student in this category. Their progress is adequate! |
P (Pass) |
25%-50% |
Students in this category are usually very close to proficient work and simply need retest opportunities to be successful. They are considered passing UNTIL THE SECOND MIDTERM GRADES ARE ISSUED THIS SEMESTER. Then, a student in this range will drop to an F, since they are running out of time to retest. Parents should encourage these students to attend math tutoring, retest with Mrs. Scriffiny, and seek extra help and practice. |
F |
BELOW 25% |
These students need to seek extra help during Advisory, before school, or after school as soon as possible. The way they can raise their grades is through retesting. |
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