The DOE is finalizing the grading policy for our students --- official statement will come any moment. Dr. Linda Chen (Chief Academic Officer, DOE) shared the proposal with elected officials on Friday 4/24. Here are the facts: To be clear, these are for the FINAL GRADE for the full academic year, not just for the remote learning period marking period.
K-7th grades: S Satisfactory or N Needs Improvement (S / N) 8th grade: S / N with the addition of Incomplete 9-12th grades: No change - use existing grading scale (0-100, 1-5) but no Fail, only Incomplete; student has until Jan 2021 to complete the work.
If you disagree with the proposed grading change above, we urge you to make your voices heard. Below is an email template you may personalize. Please send this out TODAY so that it is in their Inbox ASAP.
Dear Mayor De Blasio, Chancellor Carranza and Dr. Chen,
I am a concerned parent of a NYC public school student. I understand the DOE is proposing to use Satisfactory or Needs Improvement (S/N) as the final grade for all K-8th graders and maintain existing grading for high school students.
I am opposed to this grading policy and find it to not only be unfair and inequitable, but that it also violates the concept of "do no harm".
Our kids have worked hard and earned grades for the first 6 months of the 9 month school year. To reduce the final grade for the entire year down to S / N is a crude and unfair grading metric. This new and simplistic grading does not give the feedback we as parents want on our children's academic performance. It also does not give credit to our children's hard work and achievement before schools closed and remote learning commenced. Worse, it doesn't reward or motivate the learning that must continue in this new remote learning situation.
On the other hand, students in 9-12th grades should be given the flexibility of dropping their lowest grade in keeping with the "do no harm" approach. We should have compassion towards students who are now struggling with difficult remote learning situations and hardships and be flexible where needed, while simultaneously motivating and encouraging all students to continue to give their best efforts under these new and difficult conditions.
I urge the DOE to reconsider. The No Harm grading proposed by PLACE NYC makes the most sense: keep grading consistent during remote learning and drop the lowest grade in determining their final grade. It is the most fair and flexible approach to grading for all our students.
搬运： I want to explain some thing especially to middle school parents. This grading will affect high school applications. Our 8th graders go on to many screens schools in addition to the SHSAT schools. Without grades, those who don’t want screen schools or specialized HS will push for lottery admissions. This year, DOE says it won’t use attendance. The state test was cancelled. The only thing we have left is the grade. If it’s only S/N, schools won’t be able to distinguish kids with 95 from kids with 75.
Dear Parents,
The DOE is finalizing the grading policy for our students --- official statement will come any moment. Dr. Linda Chen (Chief Academic Officer, DOE) shared the proposal with elected officials on Friday 4/24. Here are the facts: To be clear, these are for the FINAL GRADE for the full academic year, not just for the remote learning period marking period.
K-7th grades: S Satisfactory or N Needs Improvement (S / N)
8th grade: S / N with the addition of Incomplete
9-12th grades: No change - use existing grading scale (0-100, 1-5) but no Fail, only Incomplete; student has until Jan 2021 to complete the work.
If you disagree with the proposed grading change above, we urge you to make your voices heard. Below is an email template you may personalize. Please send this out TODAY so that it is in their Inbox ASAP.
Directions to Parents:
Send email to:
[email protected],
[email protected].gov,
[email protected]
Suggested Subject line: Grade Policy Must Work for All Students
Please personalize: Feel free to edit this to reflect your personal position.
Sign this email with your name and your child/children's schools.
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April 26, 2020
Dear Mayor De Blasio, Chancellor Carranza and Dr. Chen,
I am a concerned parent of a NYC public school student. I understand the DOE is proposing to use Satisfactory or Needs Improvement (S/N) as the final grade for all K-8th graders and maintain existing grading for high school students.
I am opposed to this grading policy and find it to not only be unfair and inequitable, but that it also violates the concept of "do no harm".
Our kids have worked hard and earned grades for the first 6 months of the 9 month school year. To reduce the final grade for the entire year down to S / N is a crude and unfair grading metric.
This new and simplistic grading does not give the feedback we as parents want on our children's academic performance. It also does not give credit to our children's hard work and achievement before schools closed and remote learning commenced. Worse, it doesn't reward or motivate the learning that must continue in this new remote learning situation.
On the other hand, students in 9-12th grades should be given the flexibility of dropping their lowest grade in keeping with the "do no harm" approach. We should have compassion towards students who are now struggling with difficult remote learning situations and hardships and be flexible where needed, while simultaneously motivating and encouraging all students to continue to give their best efforts under these new and difficult conditions.
I urge the DOE to reconsider. The No Harm grading proposed by PLACE NYC makes the most sense: keep grading consistent during remote learning and drop the lowest grade in determining their final grade. It is the most fair and flexible approach to grading for all our students.
[Parent name, School name]
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* 学前班-7年级：S=满意 / N=需要提高
* 8年级：S=满意 / N=需要提高和未完成
* 9-12年级: 无变化，遵照原来的方法（0-100，1-5）但是不会有Fail，而是用“未完成”取而代之。学生可于2021年1月完成任务。
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不是很明白，是表示还是希望要分数，而不是S/N么？前后两种打分方式的影响什么呀？
纽约市的幺蛾子特别多，总是趁机出来推他们的agenda. 坚决抵制！