Wicomico County Board of Education Approval Status Index Code Title: Grading, Promotion, and Retention Systems Procedure INS-SCH-PR-007 First Adopted: 07/10/90 Legal Review: 07/19/21 04/18/17 Approved Revisions: 10/10/23 07/13/22 07/20/21 08/28/19 05/09/17 04/11/95 02/09/93 Effective: 10/11/23 07/14/22 07/21/21 08/28/19 05/10/17 09/04/90 02/10/93 04/12/95 Page 3 of 22 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE., SUITE 3, SALISBURY, MD 21802-1538 INS-SCH-PR-007 Rating Key for Pre-Kindergarten Rating Meaning Scoring Guideline PR = Proficient Demonstrates mastery of standard/skills 90% -100% IP = In Process Inconsistently demonstrates mastery 70% - 89% ND = Needs Development Does not demonstrate the standard or skill 69% or less B. Promotion/Retention Pre-Kindergarten students are not retained. IV. Kindergarten A. Grading 1. Kindergarten is a balance between the academic skills of the Maryland College and Career Ready Standards and the development of social and physical domains. Students are assessed in the following areas: reading, writing, language, mathematical thinking, the arts, social studies, scientific thinking, physical development and personal and social foundations. A child’s progress towards attainment of the identified standards and skills is assessed through ongoing teacher observation and records kept at regular intervals. These records may include anecdotal notations, diagnostic evaluations, checklists of skills and concepts as well as student work samples. Instructional approaches used are research based and include the active participation of students in whole group, small group, and one-on-one activities. The skills and concepts that students are expected to master are practiced, assessed, remediated, and reassessed until mastered. 2. A minimum of one student work sample is to be collected for each six-day cycle in the marking term. Given the integrated nature of the kindergarten curricula, a single work sample may reflect student progress on a variety of content standards. The ongoing observational notes and records are to be kept in a student portfolio in order to determine mastery of skills and concepts taught during the four marking terms. 3. Kindergarten students are assigned ratings for each learning domain (subject area) to serve as a summary of the child’s knowledge and accompanying skills for that domain. Midterm progress reports are issued four times a year and report cards are issued according to the approved calendar.
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