February 23, 2012

Assessment

On this page you will find resources related to Dansville Schools’ work on standards-based grading and formative assessment.

The Dansville Secondary ELA teachers have aligned their curriculum to the Common Core State Standards. The exciting work that has also been accomplished is the establishment of a first draft of a grades 6-12 document that has these standards re-written in student-friendly language with rubrics for each standard. This information is available by clicking on this link:

http://mrsbraman.wordpress.com

This is an introductory presentation about why we have changed our assessment and grading practices, the process we went through to implement the change and some practical examples for different content areas.

Introductory Assessment and Grading Presentation

Oregon Grading Conference Dec 2011 Assessment

Grade Tracking Materials

Parent Letter 4 Point Rubric

About Dansville

Dansville is a rural community located in beautiful southeastern Michigan, only 22 miles from the state capitol and the campus of Michigan State University.

Its economy is supported primarily by small business, agriculture research and production. The Dansville community is a both school and family-centered, offering a high level of support from parents and citizens for the school and its efforts.

The K-12 school system offers the best of small and large school settings, in that each student is known personally by the staff while being exposed to a wide variety of educational opportunities.

Dansville has a strong academic and extracurricular program including AP classes, dual-enrollment opportunities, partnership with the Capital Area Career Center, art education, a K-12 Spanish program, physical education, vocal and instrumental music, technology, athletics and a large number of other extracurricular clubs and activities.

A safe learning environment, a strong commitment to every student through the district-wide implementation of RtI (Response to Intervention), innovative grading and assessment practices as well as outstanding staff are all reasons the students at Dansville Schools are learning and thriving every day.