New grading system for county teachers [Baltimore County]

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As if teachers need even MORE paperwork:

Baltimore County school administrators have ordered all teachers to begin using a grading system next month that will require them to judge whether each of their students has mastered more than 100 specific skills.

The decision, which was made by top administrators last week and communicated to teachers by their principals last Thursday and Friday, is opposed by the teachers union and dozens of teachers who say it is cumbersome and time-consuming and will not be a useful tool.

The system, known as Articulated Instruction Module or AIM, was designed by a longtime school system employee and had been implemented sporadically in the past several months, although it was supposed to be mandatory throughout the county. Barbara Dezmon, assistant to the superintendent for equity and assurance and AIM's inventor, said top administrators decided to require each teacher to comply with using the system by the end of the second marking period in late January.

"We finally tell students and parents what they know and what they don't know," Dezmon said. Students will continue to receive their report cards every quarter, but the AIM report will provide precise information on what skills each student either has not learned, is in the process of learning or has learned. Teachers must give students an A (needs Acceleration, or remedial help), I (needs further Instruction) or M (has Mastered) for each category.

Much more

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1. Here is a link

to a list of objectives used in this new program:

AIM

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2. report cards will soon be the size of a phone book thanks to paper pushing parasite admins nt

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3. And when are we supposed to teach?

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4. Don't give these turkeys any ideas.

Next thing you know, you will have to teach 52 weeks a year, with no break.