Parent and student education
The problem
There's some serious change management involved.
Your stakeholders are students, teachers, aides, parents, school leaders, and others.
And schools don't always have great communication with parents.
Sometimes parents see something new and think, "new thing, bad," and reject it outright. Then the students reject it. Then the teachers start feeling like maybe they're doing something harmful to kids.
And sometimes the whole transition falls apart.
So how do you help everyone understand this newfangled grading system before that happens?
— from the sideby team's own observations
How educators have handled it
Different schools, different approaches. None of these is the one right answer.
No stories here yet.
Somebody out there has figured this one out — or at least tried something worth hearing about. It could be you.
Have you figured something out?
Have you found a way to make this work? Other educators would love to hear about it.
Share what workedSometimes the best way to solve a problem is to talk to someone who's already worked through it.
Related challenges
Athletic eligibility
“At the beginning of the semester, kids might have all ones. And that's exactly where they're supposed to be! They haven't learned the stuff yet. But it looks bad.”
GPA translation
“At some point, you've got to figure out how your proficiency scores translate into a GPA.”
What does a 1, 2, 3, or 4 actually mean?
“A 3 is mastery. Not almost mastery. Not pretty good. Mastery. Getting everyone aligned is a big part of the how.”