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Advocating For Standards-Based Grading In A Suburban School District: A Policy Advocacy Document, Cody Huisman
Advocating For Standards-Based Grading In A Suburban School District: A Policy Advocacy Document, Cody Huisman
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This document focuses on a vision for “what ought to be,” in this case, a new grading system in a suburban district. The document takes the reader through numerous aspects of advocating for district-wide policy change. The vision for a new grading system is evaluated from several perspectives, such as: educational, economic, social, political, and moral, and ethical. Using publications and research from numerous practitioners, it was determined that a change to standards-based grading is the right decision for this district. This policy advocacy document shows the reader how to work through policy change from the beginning to the end, …