Out with Straight-A Students; ES is for 'Exceptional'
Starting this fall, Montgomery County Public Schools' students in grades one through three will be graded according to a new system.
Say good-bye to straight-A students in Montgomery County's public elementary schools (grades one through three). On their next report cards, instead of receiving the traditional letter grades of A, B, C, etc., first-, second- and third-grade students at public schools in the county will receive ES, P, I or N, The Washington Post reported: Teachers mark students with an ES, P, I or N in each category to indicate how close students are to mastering what they should know by the end of the school year. ES means 'exceptional,' P means 'demonstrating proficiency,' I means 'in progress,' and N means 'not yet making progress or making minimal progress' toward meeting standards. "Those new letters will also apply to students in first through second…
MoniqueDC
7:20 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
Clearly this was a priority for our school staff. How many staff hours did that burn while debating labels? Aren't there greater issues upon which to focus? more ›