Common use of GRADING STANDARDS Clause in Contracts

GRADING STANDARDS. 28 29 Teachers are responsible for setting permissible standards for grading students, communicating those 30 standards, and fairly applying them. The use of standardized “pull down” comments shall be considered 31 sufficient and narrative comments shall not be required. Such grades and/or comments will only be changed 32 in accordance with the law or District policy. Prior to making any decision which alters any grade or comment 33 or making a recommendation to alter a grade or comment, a building administrator/supervisor will study the 34 records, ascertain the factors involved, and consult with the employee who gave the grade. If a grade or 35 comment is altered by a District representative, the employee and parent/guardian of the impacted student 36 shall be notified in writing, and a narrative comment will be noted on the report card indicating that the grade 37 or comment was provided by someone other than the employee. (See WAC ▇▇▇-▇▇-▇▇▇ and RCW 38 28A.04.120) 39 40 Grading Reporting 41 In order to provide sufficient time for employees to adequately prepare student progress and report cards, 42 the following parameters will be in place:

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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement