School Leader's Guide to Grading (Essentials for Principals Series)

School Leader's Guide to Grading (Essentials for Principals Series) by Ken O'Connor. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781935542520.

Ensure your schools grading procedures are supportive of learning, accurate, meaningful, and consistent. Discover how the "seven essential Ps" can improve your effectiveness in supporting assessment and communicating student achievement. You will also learn how to avoid inaccurate grades caused by penalties for lateness or academic dishonesty; extra credit; group rather than individual work; and marking down for attendance. Benefits: Understand what constitutes high-quality feedback. View grade and report cards that embody best practices. Increase your knowledge of the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) standards. Learn how to control for bias in your assessment practices. Contents: Chapter 1: Grading That Supports Learning Chapter 2: Grading Thats Accurate Chapter 3: Grading Thats Meaningful Chapter 4: Grading Thats Consistent Appendix A: Des Moines, Iowa, Public School District Policies Appendix B: Hubbell Elementary School (a Des Moines Public School) Assessment Policy Appendix C: Lawrence Public Schools, Kansas, Grade 3 Report Card Appendix D: Lawrence Public Schools, Kansas, Grade 6 Report Card