D)+Credit+by+Demonstration+of+Mastery

=__Credit by Demonstration of Mastery__ (Updated on 3/11/2010 [2:47PM] by Max Bruch) = **__Group Members:__** Julie, Max, and David

__**Notes from Conference held on Thursday March 4th, regarding credit flexibility:**__ Define “Mastery” as it will be used for Credit Flexibility purposes (“C” or better? – Is this fair if we give credit for “D”s in traditional classes)

Pass/Fail vs. Letter Grade (limit P/F? Align with rules for traditional coursework?)

Need for common assessments for those courses we already offer in the district?

Designing rubrics for assessment (time consuming!) – adds accountability

Possible design of 3 categories of rubrics: -Category A “Traditional Testing Only / Paper Pencil”, INCLUDES EVERYTHING ON STATE APPROVED LIST (AP) – available at fixed times during year, end of course tests on approved state list or similar -Category B “Assessment + Presentation” – for courses where district determines mastery in course not able to be demonstrated on written test alone -Category C “Portfolio” – proposal agreed on by teacher/student would determine rubric

Need to develop timeline outlining when students can switch in and out of flexible credit courses

Appeal Design our provision to include the right to appeal the grade received – not appeal “after the fact” the rubric used to assess student (unlike Auglaize County) Time frame outlining both the allowable window to initiate appeal and a deadline for conclusion/decision Appeal committee (administrator, another teacher in relevant subject area?, department head? guidance counselor?)

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Notes from meeting on March 11th, 2010 of group D @ the guidance office in WKHS**__ <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: super;">

-Category A “Traditional Testing Only / Paper Pencil”, INCLUDES EVERYTHING ON STATE APPROVED LIST (AP) – available at fixed times during year, end of course tests on approved state list or similar

-Category B “Assessment + Presentation” – for courses where district determines mastery in course not able to be demonstrated on written test alone

-Category C “Portfolio” – proposal agreed on by teacher/student would determine rubric

====<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">-By next Fall we need to have set in stone at least/if only Independent study as well as Catagory A testing. ====

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">-What are the most likely courses to focus on now?
====<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">-AP testing is in May, so would students wishing to demonstrate mastery test out the year before?/after? ==== ====<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">-Have the testing be the year before, for example: If a student wants to test out of AP lit and they take the AP test that year in May then don’t pass it, they can take the Carnegie class next year to be sure to get the credit. ====

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">-September/December/May test dates for Category A test dates.
====<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">-We should grab from all AP tests combined with dept head’s recommendation to build list of credit-flex classes. ==== ====<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">-Develop Questionnaire for dept heads to decide what can be tested? “Please critically review your course list and list classes which can be accessed by one test of mastery and which cannot be done by demonstration of mastery. ====

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