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We teach the standards established by the Utah State Board of Education. While we teach all of the state standards, we have chosen to prioritize certain standards that will have the highest leverage to impact student's readiness for learning and success both now and at future levels. We refer to those prioritized standards as Power Standards. These are the standards that will be focused on during interventions, parent conferences, and proficiency reporting periods. We are taking a Proficiency-based Learning approach to student learning and assessment which focuses on student progression towards proficiency in their learning as opposed to an emphasis on a "grade". A Learning Scale document will provide a visual progression for each student that shows their progress towards proficiency.
Each Power Standard will have an associated Learning Scale to outline for students, parents, and educators the skills, learnings, and understandings associated with each level of learning on a 4 point scale with a 3 being considered proficient*.
Parent teacher conferences will be held twice a year to discuss student progression towards mastery utilizing the Learning Scale documents. It is not intended for students to have achieved proficiency until the end of year. Report to Parents will be sent home at the end of 2nd and 4th quarters that provide a snapshot of student proficiency in the Power Standards using the Learning Scale document to inform Performance Levels marked on the report.
Performance Levels:
1 - Below Proficient: I still need help and support from my teacher to do the simpler parts of the standard.
2 - Approaching Proficient: I am getting close to meeting expectations and can do the simpler parts of the standard independently.
3 - Proficient*: I meet the expectations described in the standard and can do them independently.
4 - Highly Proficient: I have a deep understanding of the standard and can demonstrate it in complex ways.