NEW WASHINGTON—On Thursday evening, the Buckeye Central Board of Education held their monthly meeting.
Superintendent Mark Robinson updated the board on the potential for a shift to standards-based grading.
Unlike normal grading, SBG focuses on learning and helps increase achievement by breaking down the subject matter into smaller learning targets. Students are graded on each learning target with a number, typically being between 1 and 4, and the higher the number, the better the student’s understanding of what the subject is.
Throughout the term, the teachers will track and monitor the student’s progress, provide feedback, and adapt teaching to help the student’s needs so they can better understand the information being taught.
Teachers and principals have met and are having a conversation on the potential shift. In the coming months, some parents will be contacted to get their feelings on the matter.
Superintendent Robinson assures that they’re going through a “very comprehensive process” in regard to standards-based learning.
There will be an official presentation on it at a later date.
High school principal Dr. Michael Martin shared that the district’s esports team made it to regionals for the game Valorant.
According to livemint.com, Valorant is a “tactical shooting game involving two teams with 5 players in each team. Every player can sign in and play remotely from anywhere in the world. Every game has 25 rounds and the team that wins 13 of them first wins the game.”
The last day of school for the district is May 17, with the staff’s last day on the 18.
The next board meeting is on June 23 at 7 p.m.
There will be no July meeting.