Grading Policy for Media

This year we are using the Synergy grading program, and using standards based grading.  This will allow parents to view the grades students are earning throughout the year. This is an entirely new process and will have some glitches in it, so please does not hesitate to contact me with questions.  Also, when in doubt, pick up a calculator and check the score your child has because there have been instances of parents seeing one thing in parent vue, and the computer calculated the score incorrectly, and then I see something completely different!  To avoid confusion, check the score with a calculator to be sure, and contact me so that I can double check.  I want to make sure everyone is satisfied with the way the system is working.

When you log in you will potentially see daily scores for things like book return, technology, and library responsibility.  These are placed in usually every day that the child has media.  I am NOT perfect, even if the children tell you I am, and may miss something one week.  I try to have a daily score for all students, but keeping up with 590 friends is sometimes a real challenge.  It isn’t that we aren’t doing anything that is grade worthy, I just sometimes do not grade them on what we did that day, but maybe on a future project or in a week or so when something has been completed.  I utilize Synergy on an iPad and can make adjustments to scores immediately during class, so I try to stay up to date.   

Much of what we do is technology based, so there will be scores appearing in the parent vue that are scored on the performance that the child has done in class for that day, such as “log in for pebble go” or “log in for computer”. This means that your student was able to log in without any assistance and followed the log in protocol for that day.

You will see some assignments for research projects and writing that we do when in class.  These will still show as classwork because we try to complete everything we need to do in the media center.  When we complete a large finished project like a Google Slides or Document, this will be a different color so that it stands out for you and is easier to view.

Please do not hesitate to contact me at any time with questions about a project, a score, or if you need simply to check in.  I do my best to track all 600+ students we have, but I am human and can make mistakes.  I am relying on the Synergy to do its job, but as with all technology, it isn’t perfect.  Get in touch and we can discuss any issues and if you have any questions! 

4 exceeding the  Standard (these are earned when a child is ABOVE grade level standard)

3 Meeting the Standard.

2 Progressing toward the Standard. ( Do not panic if your child has 2's that just means they are working towards a higher level of standard on the next report card!)

1 Making limited or no progress toward

Mrs. Rubisch  (rubispam@wcps.k12.md.us)

National Board Certified Teacher of Library Media
Washington County Teacher of the Year 2000
Maryland Technology Educator 2006

Updated February 16, 2018 by Pamela Rubisch