Outstanding, Satisfactory, Incomplete: Buffalo Schools change grading policy

Buffalo Public Schools has announced a new grading tool for students as a result of school closures.

Students will now be given an Outstanding, Satisfactory or Incomplete instead of numeric grades.

WE ARE KEEPING ANEYE ON EDUCATIONTONIGHT.THIS PANDEMIC HAFORCED SCHOOLS TOADAPT DISTANCELEARNING....AND NOW - THEBUFFALO SCHOOLDISTRICT ISADJUSTING THE WAY ITGRADES STUDENTS.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ALAERREBHI BREAKSDOWN THE NEWTHREE-LEVELGRADING SYSTEM."OUTSTANDING,SATISFACTORY ANDINCOMPLETE - THOSEARE THE NEWGRADING GUIDELINESFOR BUFFALO PUBLICSCHOOLS, AS THECOVID-19 PANDEMICSHIFTS LEARNINGONLINE." 02:41:24 -02:41:33INSTEAD OF NUMERICGRADES, STUDENTSWILL GET EITHER AN O,AN S OR AN I.AN 86-100 PERCENT ISOUTSTANDING, 65-85PERCENT ISSATISFACTORY, AND0-64 PERCENT ISINCOMPLETE.STUDENTS WHORECEIVE A FINALRATING OFSATISFACTORY OROUTSTANDING WILL BEPROMOTED TO THENEXT GRADE LEVEL.THOSE WHO RECEIVEAN INCOMPLETE - AFINAL AVERAGEBELOW 65 PERCENT -WILL BERECOMMENDED FORSUMMER SCHOOL.THE THIRD QUARTERWILL BE EXTENDEDUNTIL JUNE 12 FORSTUDENTS IN K-2NDGRADE, THIRDTHROUGH SIXTH, ANDSEVENTH THROUGH12TH GRADE.

BUTSTUDENTS CAN STILLSUBMIT WORK UNTILTHE FINAL DAY OFSCHOOL.THE THIRD MARKINGPERIOD WILL BECOUNTED AS 50PERCENT OF THEOVERALL AVERAGEFOR THIRD THROUGH12 GRADES.EXISTING IN-PROGRESS GRADESFOR QUARTER THREEARE FROZEN AS OFMARCH 13.AND FROZEN, IN-PROGRESS MARKS OF49 PERCENT ORBELOW WILL BECONVERTED TO 50PERCENT.SIGOUT: "FOR MOREINFORMATION YOUCAN CHECK OUT THEWEB VERSION OF THISSTORY AT WKBW-DOT-COM.

ALAERREBHI, 7 EWN."02:42:20 - 02:42:28DURING THIS CRISIS -