What Do Grades Actually Mean?

Dr. Wiliam Dallas of Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 in Colorado offers a thoughtful exploration of competency-based grading in a piece titled “What Do Grades Actually Mean?” recently published by SmartBrief. By sharing real-world successes and challenges from his district’s shift to this grading model—which is tied to students’ level of understanding of a subject rather than a traditional grading scale—Dr. Dallas provides invaluable insights for other education leaders who may be on a similar journey to update their own grading systems.
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