yep, thats pretty much what I do, unless a kid has totally done
NOTHING for ANYONE, we can't give less than a 55 anyway, so I might
as well pass the trash.

On 11/03/09, Tommyrot wrote:
> I think I'll simply pass everybody. That's what they all want anyway.
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> On 11/03/09, Cyn wrote:
>> This is how we did it for years at Coweta County and somewhat
>> similar in Troup County. I was a high school teacher, 9
>> through 12.
>>
>> At the beginning of the school year, before there is a
>> problem, call each student in your class and contact parent
>> or guardian and introduce yourself. Do this the first two
>> weeks of school. Good PR never hurts.
>>
>> Then, when there is a problem the RTI is so much easier.
>> They know of you and tend to want to keep their student on
>> task. Yes, parent contact is required for failures; verbal
>> or written documentation is vital. The only difference was
>> the face-to-face meeting. Once you made the suggestion for a
>> meeting, it was up to the parent to take advantage of the
>> opportunity to meet with you and/ or a
>> counselor/administrator. You can do some folder keeping
>> during the grading period or school year/semester you teach
>> John Doe and take the file with you. Documentation includes
>> student work, not just your grade book.
>>
>> Most parents were appreciative, and even the student saw how
>> serious work really is. Some of my colleagues tell me that
>> now only certain work counts in the grade book, so I would
>> take only what the system tells you will count. For example,
>> daily work, homework, little tests, etc, can be assigned,
>> but do not figure in the overall grade. The only grades that
>> count in Troup are major projects and tests, so teachers can
>> only count that work toward a final grade. Standardized
>> tests count 15/20 percent of the students grade. EOCT used
>> to count 20% of freshman, sophomore, junior students and the
>> graduation test counted 20% of the final grade for seniors;
>> at that time not all classes had an EOCT; I think all
>> courses now have an EOCT so that has to count, too, toward
>> the final grade. Systems have 8 weeks' Tests on the semester
>> system and a final which for many was the end of course test,
>> and the teacher final was like any othger test. Confused?
>>
>> Usually computer programs are set up in systems to credit
>> students with the right percentages, so teachers merely
>> submit the numbers. Interesting, isn't it? I really think
>> standardized testing has become much too important in the
>> grading system, but we do what we have to do.
>>
>>

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