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Elementary schools in the district have been using the grading system since 2011. Written By: Maria Lockwood | ×
The Superior School District is preparing to shift to standards-based grading at the middle and high schools for the 2021-22 year.
The School Board discussed the move, and a proposed change to the district’s grading policy, during its Monday, May 3, Committee of the Whole meeting.
Standards-based grading focuses on a student’s understanding of a subject instead of encouraging them to strive for the largest number of points to get an “A, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Crystal Hintzman told the board. The system replaces letter grades with numbers between 0 and 4, indicating how proficient a student is in each subject.