Standards-Based Grading in a Middle School: A Policy Advocacy Document
type: CreativeWork
description: The purpose of this advocacy document is to highlight the need for a pilot program to reform the grading, assessment, and reporting practices of a suburban middle school. In advocating for such a change, the transition from a traditional system of grading to a standards-based system is strongly recommended. The pilot advocacy document includes a review of the literature related to standards-based grading and an analysis of the educational, economic, social, political, moral, and ethical need for the policy change. The document also includes an evaluation of the school’s current grading, assessment, and professional development practices. A detailed implementation timeline and a policy monitoring plan, as well as a budget, are included. This advocated policy calls for improved student learning at Millennium Middle School by shifting from a traditional grading model to a standards-based grading method that more accurately measures and reports student learning, while increasing students’ motivation to learn.
abstract: The purpose of this advocacy document is to highlight the need for a pilot program to reform the grading, assessment, and reporting practices of a suburban middle school. In advocating for such a change, the transition from a traditional system of grading to a standards-based system is strongly recommended. The pilot advocacy document includes a review of the literature related to standards-based grading and an analysis of the educational, economic, social, political, moral, and ethical need for the policy change. The document also includes an evaluation of the school’s current grading, assessment, and professional development practices. A detailed implementation timeline and a policy monitoring plan, as well as a budget, are included. This advocated policy calls for improved student learning at Millennium Middle School by shifting from a traditional grading model to a standards-based grading method that more accurately measures and reports student learning, while increasing students’ motivation to learn.
author: Horn, Brian P., 2270699
keywords: Standards-Based Grading, Homework, assessment, policy advocacy, Educational Administration and Supervision, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Educational Leadership, Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration
date published: 2016-12-01T08:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T03:20:32Z
provider: National-Louis University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: National-Louis University