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Resources for Standards-Based & Proficiency-Based Grading

Videos:
Rick Wormelli: Standards-Based Grading
​Standards Based Grading and the Game of School: Craig Messerman at TEDxMCPSTeachers
The Powerful Play: A Look at Standards Based Grading and School Reform

Articles:
Making the Grades (ASCD article)
Honor Roll? Really (Rick Wormelli)
15 Fixes for Broken Grades Summary.pdf (Ken O’Connor)
Competency Works (online informational resource)
Priority Standards: The Power of Focus (EdWeek article, Ainsworth)

Professional Books:
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How to Create and Use Rubrics for Formative Assessment and Grading (Susan Brookhart – ASCD)
Developing Standards-based Report Cards (Thomas Guskey & Jane Bailey - Corwin)
Formative Assessment and Standards-based Grading (Marzano - Solution Tree)
A Repair Kit for Grading:  15 Fixes for Broken Grades (Ken O’Connor – Pearson ATI)
Elements of Grading (Doug Reeves – Solution Tree)
A School Leader’s Guide to Standards-Based Grading (Heflebower, Tammy, Hoegh, Jan. K, & Warrick, Phil - Solution Tree)
Grading From the Inside Out: Bringing Accuracy to Student Assessment Through a Standards-Based Mindset (Tom Shimmer)
On Your Mark (Guskey)

District Website Sampling for Communicating Standards-Based Grading/Reporting Info:
http://www.robbinsville.k12.nj.us/departments/curriculum/k-5_standards_based_grading
https://www.southharrison.k12.nj.us/domain/189
https://www.deperek12.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=782637&type=d&pREC_ID=1180544
https://www.carlisleschools.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=95563&pageId=288792
https://www.pps.net/Page/775


Handbook Example
http://www.sheridan.k12.wy.us/userfiles/159/my%20files/revised%20grading%20handbook%209-30-2015.pdf?id=535411

Montana Districts:
Bozeman: https://www.bsd7.org/students_parents/standards-_based_grading_for_personalized_learning
Broadwater: https://broadwater.helenaschools.org/about/sample-report-cards/
Kalispell: https://www.sd5.k12.mt.us/3/Content2/152


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  • About Us
    • Members >
      • Become A Member
      • Member Benefits
    • Overview of Services
    • Meet Our Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Blog
    • Donate
  • Professional Learning
    • STEM Summer Institute >
      • Exhibitors & Sponsors 2026
    • Explicit Instruction Workshops
    • MT Safe & Healthy Schools Project >
      • Events, Scholarships, & Resources
    • Customized District PL >
      • Examples - Customized PD
    • Indian Education for All >
      • IEFA Archives
      • IEFA Book Inventory
    • Meet Our Facilitators
    • Professional Learning Events
    • General Cancellation Policy
  • Curriculum
    • Curricular Frameworks
  • Technology
    • Current Services >
      • Fall User Groups
      • Ultimate Survival Kit to Fall State Reporting
      • CRDC Reporting Course
      • State Reporting: The 411
    • Meet Our Tech Team >
      • Tech Services Testimonials
    • Infinite Campus Support
  • Medicaid Billing
    • Service Portal
    • Medicaid Forms
    • Medicaid Newsletter Archives
  • Co-op Purchasing
    • Participation Details
    • Program Bid Details