Informal Grades (40%)
Formal Grades (60%)
· Classwork (avg. 1 grade per week)
· Quizzes (enter 1x in Power School)
· Exit Slips – average
Mastery – A
Partial Mastery – B
No Mastery – C
· Common Assessments or End of Unit Assessments (enter 2x in Power School to count more than a mid-unit quiz)
· Warm up Quizzes or Checkpoints
· Projects
· Homework – Completion grade
· Writing Assignments
· Participation – One grade
3-5 Grading Scale
Level 3: 79% - 100% Mastered
Level 2: 60% - 78% Partially Mastered
Level 1: 59% or below Not Mastered
90 – 100% = A Mastered
80 – 100% = B Mastered
79% = C Mastered
78 – 70% = C Partially Mastered
69 -60% = D Partially Mastered
69% or Below = F Not Mastered
Mastery Grading & Retest Guidelines – All Content Areas
a. shall implement the following guidelines related to formal assessments:
i. Assessments should be standards-based and measure students’ level of mastery on specific learning objectives,
ii. Additional practice will be provided for students who do not achieve initial mastery (79%),
iii. Following additional practice, new opportunities shall be provided to measure student mastery. A maximum score of 79% can be earned.
CMS Elementary Grading Plan 2018 - 2019
· Only students earning a 78% or lower will be reassessed.
· Scores will be determined based on the number of questions on the reassessment.
o 100% on retest = 80% gradebook
o Mastery on retest (79 – 99) = 79% in gradebook (a C)
o Partial Mastery on retest (60 - 78) = 65% (a D)
o Not Mastered on retest (59 and below) = 55% (F)
Math Warmup Quiz Grading (3-5)
· 5/5 = 100% in gradebook
· 4/5 = 80% in gradebook
· 3/5 = 70% in gradebook
· 2/5 = 60% in gradebook
· 1/5 = 55% in gradebook
Formal Grades (60%)
· Classwork (avg. 1 grade per week)
· Quizzes (enter 1x in Power School)
· Exit Slips – average
Mastery – A
Partial Mastery – B
No Mastery – C
· Common Assessments or End of Unit Assessments (enter 2x in Power School to count more than a mid-unit quiz)
· Warm up Quizzes or Checkpoints
· Projects
· Homework – Completion grade
· Writing Assignments
· Participation – One grade
3-5 Grading Scale
Level 3: 79% - 100% Mastered
Level 2: 60% - 78% Partially Mastered
Level 1: 59% or below Not Mastered
90 – 100% = A Mastered
80 – 100% = B Mastered
79% = C Mastered
78 – 70% = C Partially Mastered
69 -60% = D Partially Mastered
69% or Below = F Not Mastered
Mastery Grading & Retest Guidelines – All Content Areas
a. shall implement the following guidelines related to formal assessments:
i. Assessments should be standards-based and measure students’ level of mastery on specific learning objectives,
ii. Additional practice will be provided for students who do not achieve initial mastery (79%),
iii. Following additional practice, new opportunities shall be provided to measure student mastery. A maximum score of 79% can be earned.
CMS Elementary Grading Plan 2018 - 2019
· Only students earning a 78% or lower will be reassessed.
· Scores will be determined based on the number of questions on the reassessment.
o 100% on retest = 80% gradebook
o Mastery on retest (79 – 99) = 79% in gradebook (a C)
o Partial Mastery on retest (60 - 78) = 65% (a D)
o Not Mastered on retest (59 and below) = 55% (F)
Math Warmup Quiz Grading (3-5)
· 5/5 = 100% in gradebook
· 4/5 = 80% in gradebook
· 3/5 = 70% in gradebook
· 2/5 = 60% in gradebook
· 1/5 = 55% in gradebook