Parent Connect:  Grades in Spanish I

Grading for improved student success

As you use Parent Connect for up-to-date information about your son or daughter’s grades, you will notice that Spanish teachers usually enter daily grades either at the same time as a test, or at the 3-weeks point.  We give students a list of daily tasks in check list form and we give students multiple opportunities to perfect the task.  Students can keep trying as many times as necessary (up to the deadline of 3 pm the day before the test) until they learn the material and master the task.  Most of our tasks in Spanish I are oral, and some students need extra time to learn well.  We believe that this kind of grading promotes student learning, and it gives students a chance to have a higher grade.  In order to see how your son or daughter is doing on a daily basis, please ask your student to see the checklist.  The teacher signs the task when the student has performed it well. 

It is the student's responsibility to keep the task list.  Some hints:

• If the signed list is lost, the student will repeat all the tasks in order to earn credit.  Some students find it convenient to make periodic photocopies of the list so they have the signatures in case the list is lost.
• The student should always write his or her name on the list IN INK so that it cannot be used by another student.