618 - Assessment of Standard Achievement

618 ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to institute a process for the establishment and revision of assessments to be used to determine how well students have achieved the Graduation Standards.

II. GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY
The school district has established a procedure by which students shall complete the Graduation Standards. This procedure includes the adoption of performance assessment methods to be used in measuring student performance. The school district strives to continually enhance student achievement of the Graduation Standards.

III. DEFINITIONS
A. “Graduation-required assessment for diploma” or “GRAD” means the assessment that measures the reading, writing, and mathematics proficiency of high school students.
B. “Benchmark” means the academic knowledge and skills students must achieve at each grade level or high school level to satisfactorily complete a state standard.
C. “Elective standards” are the academic standards adopted by the school district in the subject areas of vocational and technical education and world languages.

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Adopted: 1-11-2010; Revised: 4-11-2011

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