SBRC also known as Standards Based Report Card is currently a hot topic in the CPS.
We want to gather evidence to find why this is a hot topic. Is this what's best for middle schoolers? Will this eventually reach the high school level? What do colleges feel about SBRC?
A quick google released the following info:
https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/rethinking-report-cards/
The article talks mostly about switching for elementary students (2013 article). But at the middle school level, it's trickier.
From the article abover re: middle school using standard based report cards...
"Although states have standards for middle and high school classes, there are many challenges to using a standards-based report card at these levels. According to Liddell, one of the biggest concerns is that students need traditional grade-point averages and transcripts to be competitive in applying to college. He also noted that the large number of subjects students study in high school would make standards-based report cards unwieldy. Also, consistency in interpreting the standards between teachers and schools across a district is important to the report card’s success. In High School Report Cards, Carol Boston suggested that a report card that combines traditional grades with information about progress toward standards might be a good option at the middle and high school levels." from cited article.
Here is another link to samples of SBRC - https://bellinghamschools.org/families/academics/reporting-student-prog…
I am seeking information on how successful or unsuccessful SBRC have been in the middle schools.
Here is an article that supports the change... if you find articles that prove SBRC is not good for students, please forward!
https://www.edweek.org/education/opinion-standards-based-grading-made-m…