NCAE SBE Review New Grading Scale for High Schools The State Board approved the 10-point grading scale for high schools that does not include the +/-. The new grading scale begins with the Freshman class of 2015. Since some high school classes may have mixed grade levels, the actual number grade will appear on student report cards. The NC DPI is encouraging LEAs to move K-8 to the same 10-point grading scale for consistency. The SBE policy for grading and calculating GPA only applies to high schools. LEAs have flexibility in creating a grading system for K-8.
Read to Achieve Findings and Recommendations 1. Demonstration profi-
Lexile Level 725 or higher within each of the followciency on the BOG3 Reading Assessment, and ing assessments: the EOG3 Reading Assess- NWEA, Scholastic ment, and scoring Level 3 Reading Inventory, STAR, ITBS, i-Station Benchmarks, or higher: 70,185 and i-Ready. students, or 60.4%.
2. Did not demonstrate reading proficiency on the BOG 3, EOG 3 or a retest in reading: 45,943 students or 39.6%.
Case 21 and Discovery Education Grade 3 were not recommended based on the Lexile 725 benchmark criterion.
3. Number of students
Two suggested changes that were discussed based on debriefing of the program and included in the report to the 4. Number of students General Assembly: who took and passed alternative assessments to conduct Summer Reading Camps at the end of meet the R2A requirements: 17,177 or 47.1%. 2nd grade for struggling readers to provide pro5. Total number of active interventions, instudents retained for not stead of waiting until the being proficient in reading: 14,755 or 12.7%. end of grade 3. Require literacy professional de6. Students eligible for Summer Reading Camps velopment for administrators in elementary was 18,373, and 12,827 attended with 3,426 schools. students being successful. exempted from mandatory retention in third grade for good cause: 9,454 or 8.1%.
7. The following R2A Alternative Assessments were approved based on
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