Teacher Grade Book Policies: Being Fair to Students, Professional Development

If you're an administrator with several days of summer PD to plan for, you should spend some of that time getting your faculty's grade books set up. This short essay is a must-read for you and your leadership team! It brings up how the category types, weights, and grading policies your school adopts can impact students in unfair ways. Teachers don't have time to think through the math of some of their grading decisions, so Administrators may need to shoulder this discussion and bring a unified decision to the faculty, before the kids show up on Day 1.

Written by a veteran teacher with examples. Great for break-out groups, summer reading, or debate-style discussion.