Assessments/Grading
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Assessments
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West Des Moines Community Schools administers a variety of assessments to provide students, parents, and staff members with performance information.
Such information is used for:
- identifying how and when to provide differentiated instruction.
- monitoring student growth over time.
- determining the extent to which students are meeting district and state standards.
- providing data to help improve the curriculum and instruction.
- assisting with the creation of staff goals.
- assisting with the development of district and building goals.
- analyzing trends at the state and national level. How does WDMCS compare?
- providing high school students information for making post-secondary educational and vocational decisions.
Effective Grading Practices
We are committed to and are making strides toward improving our grading practices to ensure all students’ grades are a true picture of what they know and are able to do in each course.
The purpose of grading is to communicate achievement relative to course standards to students and parents.
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High School Testing
WDMCS high school students may take a variety of assessments throughout their high school years to provide them, their parents/guardians, and their high schools’ staff with performance information. Such information is used for:
- placement in appropriate courses;
- identifying the need for additional instruction;
- monitoring student growth;
- determining the extent to which students are meeting district and state standards;
- providing information to enrich the curriculum and instruction;
- providing information for making post-secondary educational and vocational decision.
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