I hope that all of you are safe and healthy. As we all adapt to how we experience school, I wanted to share some information about how teaching and learning will continue in the weeks and months ahead. Given all of the unknowns, we have looked beyond Governor Cuomo’s school closures through April 15th. We will adjust our plan as he updates his guidance to the State.
Week of April 6-10 (previously April Break)
We will utilize the extra week of instruction for students to complete and/or make-up any assignments still open during the 3rd marking period. Teachers will reach out to individual students regarding what assignments they are looking for that most closely measure the learning standards for their courses. Not every student may have make-up work that they are responsible for completing.
Closure of 3rd Marking Period
Teachers will finalize the 3rd marking period grades on April 21st. Report cards will be available for viewing in Schooltool on April 24th.
Marking Period 4 (April 13-June 25)
Teachers will begin to deliver new content through Google Classroom beginning on April 13. We will continue to follow these guidelines:
Core Subject Area (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, World Languages)-
2 assignments per week, approximately a 40 minute completion time each
Electives and All Special Area Classes-New Grading Guidelines for Marking Period 4
1 assignment per week, approximately a 40 minute completion time
Teachers will no longer be giving numerical grades for submitted assignments in marking period 4. In addition to teacher feedback, we will be using the following criteria for each assignment:
Complete = Student has executed the task to the course or grade level standardParents and students will be able to view individual student progress through Schooltool for marking period 4 as assignments will be posted as they were previously. In place of grades, you will see a C, I or M representing Complete, Incomplete, or Missing.
Incomplete = Student has executed the task, but it is not yet to the course or grade level standard
Missing = Student has not yet submitted the assignment
At the end of Marking Period 4, students will be given a final quarter grade of Pass or Fail based on their ability to demonstrate their learning of course specific learning standards.
The calculation of the final cumulative (4 marking periods) average has not yet been decided.
All of us at CMS are thinking of all of you each day. We so deeply miss all of our students and hope that we will all be together again soon. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
As always, thank you for your continued support of our students and staff.
We Celebrate Learning!
Beth Anne Lozier
blozier@westgenesee.org
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