• What are the Benefits of proficiency-Based Grading?

    Student Benefits

    • Students are partners in their own learning and involved in the learning process
    • Students monitor their own progress toward the achievement of learning targets
    • Learning targets are clearly defined
    • Students understand the expectations and purpose of each learning experience
    • Assessments and performance tasks are clearly aligned to the learning targets
    • Students are offered multiple opportunities and ways through which to demonstrate mastery of content
    • All students can achieve to their highest potential

    Parent Benefits

    • Parents can monitor their student’s progress
    • Parents know in what areas their child needs more support and where their child should be pushed to higher levels
    • In seeking colleges and post-secondary plans, parents and students have a better idea of the student’s true academic ability

    Teacher Benefits

    • Teachers of the same courses have the same expectations and standards
    • Teachers work more closely together due to collective goals and understandings; collaboration encourages consistency between teacher more than ever
    • Just as expectations for students are clearer, expectations for teachers are clearer as well
    • Teachers know exactly where students stand in their progress toward learning targets and what supports to provide
    • Assessment results help teachers determine when students need extra help and when they need more challenging work
    • Professional development is focused on teachers helping students achieve at higher levels