Hannibal Middle School

HMS STANDARDS-BASED GRADING

Grading practices will focus on students’ demonstration of their mastery of academic standards. This will help us better understand what students truly know and can do.  Factors not based on academic learning such as extra credit, bonus points, student behavior, work ethic, and homework
performance will no longer be combined with academic learning to help determine grades.

Student behavior, work ethic, and homework performance will be communicated with families through progress reports.  Progress reports that communicate students’ mastery of their learning standards will be issued at the end of every quarter.

HANNIBAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (HMS) IS IMPROVING OUR GRADING PRACTICES.

We want to communicate what students know and are able to do based on Missouri Learning Standards.

Through standards-based grading, academic learning is the focus of what is recorded and communicated on student progress reports.

TIMELINE FOR LAUNCH

Piloting SBG - 2012-2013
Math SBG - 2014-2015
ELA & Science SBG - 2020-2021
Full Implementation of SBG - 2023-2024

GRADING SCALE

Hannibal Middle School will use a 0 to 4 point grading scale to communicate what students know and are able to do.

HMS STANDARDS-BASED GRADING

4 ADVANCED

Student demonstrates mastery on
grade-level standards. This is the
target/goal for student success and
should be celebrated.

3 PROFICIENT

Student demonstrates basic
understanding and is partially
proficient at meeting grade-level
standards.

2 DEVELOPING

With help, student demonstrates some
understanding of foundational skills
and grade-level standards.

1 EMERGING

Student demonstrates knowledge
which exceeds grade-level standards.

0 FAILING

Even with help, student is not
successful or no evidence is shown.