Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District

Grades 1-4
1. Students will receive weighted numeric grades in Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies
and Written Communication
2. Percentages for major and daily work:
Major Daily Homework
60% 30% 10%
3. Major Grades - One major grade spread out during each three-week period so there is a
balance during the progress reporting period. All district-required benchmark assessments
MUST be included as major grades in the nine-weeks that they are administered.
Major grades may consist of, but are not limited to, the following:
nine weeks tests
benchmark exams
unit/chapter tests
research projects/papers (final product)
special projects (science fair, history fair, performances, speeches, etc.)
performance-based assessments
book reports/critiques
compositions
portfolios
A district-wide common assessment calendar will be developed each year and provided to
each campus. Nine-week common assessments and benchmark exams will be given in
science, math, language arts, and social studies.
4. Daily Grades – A minimum of fifteen TEKS/benchmark based daily grades must be recorded
per grading period: at least two per week with a minimum of fifteen. In Reading, the daily
grades MUST include at least two grades assessing reading fluency. In Math, no more than
two of the fifteen daily grades should assess Math facts.
Daily work may consist of, but are not limited to, the following:
group / individual projects and assignments
hands-on activities / labs
class / group work (cooperative learning, etc.)
vocabulary assignments
fluency probes
learning centers / workstations
chapter/unit tests (if applicable)
lab reports
computer activities
notebooks
vocabulary/spelling tests and/or assignments
interim work for projects/papers
quizzes
activities from adopted text series
journals
writing processes (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing)
informal compositions
portfolios
speech / communication / presentation skills
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