Graduation Information
Rangeview's graduation ceremony will be Thursday May 13, at 1:00 pm at the Ritchie Center at Denver University. Please note that although most Aurora schools do not have school on May 14, Rangeview does. Rangeview's inservice day is on Thursday, May 13, but Friday, May 14 is a regular red school day.
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Standards-Based Grading (SBG)
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To all Rangeview Parents/Guardians and Community Members:
This year we are using a standards-based grading (SBG) system in many Rangeview classes. A standards-based grading system will be used in all APS high schools starting in 2010-11. This year, teachers will continue to use the Infinite Campus grade book program, with modifications in classes using a standards-based grading system. The IC grade book will have proficiency marks (A/P/PP/U) which replace letter grades (A/B/C/D/F). Letter grades will be used for progress reports and final grades. Letter grades will also appear on your student's transcript.
In the standards-based grading system, teachers will record your student's demonstrated understandings of the standard(s) which apply to that class. These standards are set by the State of Colorado and other organizations such as the College Board. Teachers will assess solely on proficiency of the academic content in the class. Students will know explicitly what knowledge and skills must be learned and demonstrated and how the level of proficiency will be assessed. The grade book will include the standard(s) being assessed every quarter, practice activities (formative data), as well as proficiency levels on assessments (summative data). Student work will be recorded in the grade book as advanced (adv/ADV), proficient (p/P), partially proficient (pp/PP), unsatisfactory (u/U), or missing (m/M). Additionally, a plus (+) or minus (-) may be added to a descriptor.
The formative data will be recorded with small letters. The summative data such as tests, projects, required homework, etc. will be recorded in the grade book with capital letters. Students will continue to receive letter grades (A, B, C, D, F) on their report cards and transcript. The following grade descriptors will be used in SBG classes:
| A | Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the grade level content and consistently applies the concepts, and/or processes/procedures in a variety of contexts. |
| B | Demonstrates understanding of the grade level content and applies the concepts, and/or processes/procedures in a variety of contexts. |
| C | Demonstrates understanding and application of most of the concepts, and/or processes/procedures of the grade level content; needs teacher support to demonstrate proficiency. |
| D | Demonstrates limited understanding and application of the concepts, and/or processes/procedures of the grade level content; needs more instruction and/or practice to demonstrate proficiency. |
| F | Rarely demonstrates understanding and ineffectively applies concepts, and/or processes/procedures of the grade level content |
| I | Incomplete |
You are encouraged to visit http://www.aps.k12.co.us/family/grading/ for additional information. There is a short video and additional information provided by the district.
As always, please do not hesitate contact your student's teachers or school administrators if you have any questions about standards-based grading and/or your student’s progress in any class.
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