Standards-Referenced Grading (SRG)

NSBECS Benchmark 8.4 

Criteria used to evaluate student work and the reporting mechanisms are valid, consistent, transparent, and justly administered.

What is Standards Referenced Grading?

Standards-referenced grading (SRG) is a system of grading where teachers provide feedback to students about their demonstrated level of understanding on a set of defined standards and levels of performance. SRG implementation is supported by the SD Catholic SRG Leadership Coalition. 


SRG Mentor Program & Guiding Principles

SRG Mentor Overview.pdf
SRG Guiding Principles

SRG Handbooks 

Teacher Handbook

SRG Teacher Handbook

Parent/Guardian Handbook

SRG Parent Handbook

SD Catholic Prioritized Standards & SRG Proficiency Scales 

Access the SD Catholic Prioritized Standards in ELA and Math here. 

Access the SD Catholic Prioritized Standards in Religion here. 

Access Proficiency Scales via the SD Catholic SRG Basecamp. Please send an email if you need access to the Basecamp.

Access a Sample Proficiency Scale here. 

SRG Samples, Templates, & Implementation Resources 

Report Card Templates

Implementation Resources 

Parent Communication Samples

(Credit: Jennifer Miller at St. Martin of Tours)

(8 min.) with Spanish subtitles (Credit: St. Katharine Drexel Academy)

PL Resources 

Articles, Books, & Other Resources

Curated Lists

Books

Articles

Videos

Interested in learning more about SchoolSpeak, the Student Information System used by SD Catholic SRG Schools? Please contact Becky Haghighi: becky.haghighi@communitybrands.com For support issues for current SchoolSpeak users, please use the live chat or submit a ticket first and then reach out to Karen Bleszinski:  karen.bleszinski@communitybrands.com. If Karen is not available, then contact Blythe Booras next: blythe.booras@communitybrands.com