Dear WGMS Families -
I hope that all of you are safe and healthy. As we all adapt to
how we experience school, I wanted to share some information about how teaching
and learning will continue in the weeks and months ahead. Given all of the
unknowns, we have looked beyond Governor Cuomo’s school closures through April
15th. We will adjust our plan as he updates his guidance to the State.
Week of April 6-10 (previously April
Break)
We will utilize the extra week of instruction for students to
complete and/or make-up any assignments still open during the 3rd marking
period. Teachers will reach out to individual students regarding what
assignments they are looking for that most closely measure the learning
standards for their courses. Not every student may have make-up work that they
are responsible for completing.
Closure of 3rd Marking Period
Teachers will finalize the 3rd marking period grades on April
21st. Report cards will be available for viewing in Schooltool on April
24th.
Marking Period 4 (April 13-June 25)
Teachers will begin to deliver new content through Google
Classroom beginning on April 13. We will continue to follow these
guidelines:
Core Subject Area (ELA, Math,
Science,
Social Studies, World Languages)-
2 assignments per week, approximately
a 40 minute
completion time each
Electives and All Special Area
Classes-
1 assignment per week, approximately
a 40 minute
completion time
New Grading Guidelines for Marking
Period 4
Teachers will no longer be giving numerical grades for submitted
assignments in marking period 4. In addition to teacher feedback, we will be
using the following criteria for each assignment:
Complete = Student has executed the task to the
course or grade level
standard
Incomplete = Student has executed the task, but it
is not yet to the course or grade level standard
Missing = Student has not yet submitted the assignment
Parents and students will be able to view individual student
progress through Schooltool for marking period 4 as assignments will be posted
as they were previously. In place of grades, you will see a C, I
or M representing Complete, Incomplete, or Missing.
At the end of Marking Period 4, students will be given a final
quarter grade of Pass or Fail based on their ability to demonstrate
their learning of course specific learning standards.
The calculation of the final cumulative (4 marking periods) average
has not yet been decided.
All of us at WGMS are thinking of all of you each day. We so
deeply miss all of our students and hope that we will all be together again
soon. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
As always, thank you for your continued support of our students
and staff.
Continued Success,
Steve Dunham
Twitter: @Sdunhamwgms
