Bismarck Public Schools believes standards drive instruction and that all students need to meet or exceed proficiency on North
Dakota state standards.
DEFINITION:
Standards-based education is a systemic approach to delivering high quality, equitable learning experiences inclusive of instruction, assessment, grading, and academic reporting practices deliberately focused on students demonstrating mastery of skills and understandings inherent in the standards.
GOAL:
Deliver a high quality, equitable, standards-based education that is consistent across grade levels and courses.
OBJECTIVES:
Increase all stakeholders’ (e.g. staff, students, families, community) understanding of the components of effective standards-based education. (SBE Pocket Guide/Parent Guide)
Establish and maintain a K-12 curriculum review and revision cycle that aligns to budget priorities.
Establish and communicate clear and consistent grading practices that are supportive of learning, bias resistant, and intrinsically motivating.
