Codman Academy now uses PowerSchool for student grades. To access your child’s grades, attendance, and teacher comments, we encourage you to create an account for our new system. New families will need to create an account. Going forward, the parent portal will be your one stop account for viewing and managing your children’s information.
Log in to the parent and student portal HERE.
Need help logging in or setting up an account?
- Parent User Guide
- Student User Guide
- Or email Mark Destler at [email protected]
As you look at your child’s report, you will notice that Codman’s grading system is a little different than the traditional A, B, C, D, or F letter grades. We use a system called Standards-Based Grading.
Standards-Based Grading gives teachers, students and families a better picture of student understanding. To begin, we divide up standards into specific learning targets. Then we assess students on those learning targets. By pinpointing understanding on each learning target, we can figure out what each student still needs to work on. When we calculate course grades, we place much more emphasis on a student’s most recent assessments. We want to know what the students know right now, not a month ago.
Below is a chart with our grading system and levels, as you will see on the progress report:
| Our Level Score | Our Level Language | What this means? | Traditional Grade Range |
| 4 | Exemplary |
| 100% |
| 3 | Accomplished |
| 80%-99% |
| 2 | Developing |
| 70%-79% |
| 1 | Beginning |
| Below 70% |
| M | Missing |
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Your child’s progress report is divided by courses. Your child’s course grade (e.g. 2.5) appears right next to the course name. This is their Overall Academic Mastery. We expect that all students will meet course standards (Level 3 or above) by the end of the year. If your child is not yet at a Level 3, don’t worry. Standards-based grading is all about feedback to improve student learning. Students, families, and teachers can look at exactly which Learning Targets the student has not demonstrated understanding of, and follow up to make sure the student gets extra help with that specific topic.
Thank you for giving your child positive feedback and encouragement so that they will work hard to improve their understanding. We look forward to your partnership in supporting your child’s learning and growth. If you have any questions please contact your child’s teachers and/or crew leader.
Grading Rubric for Saturday & Wellness Classes
Students receive letter grades for Saturday and Wellness classes. All students must earn a C- to pass. Students will be evaluated on the following criteria:
Preparation: 35%
“Early is on time. On time is late.”
- Arrives on time and ready to learn
- Attends all classes with a positive attitude
- Wears uniform consistently (including Codman P.E. uniform)
- Brings all required materials to class
Participation: 45%
- Engages actively in coursework
- Focuses on assignments and stays on task
- Works well with others
- Respects teachers and classmates
- Practices accountability and sportsmanship
- Demonstrates growth over time
Effort and Work: 20%
“When your effort exceeds your talent…that’s when you are striving toward greatness.”
- Exhibits exemplary work ethic
- Demonstrates outstanding knowledge, skills, leadership and/or service
PE/Wellness Class Independent Study
Students wishing to fulfill their PE/Wellness class outside Codman (minimum 4 hours per week) may petition for a PE Independent Study. The PE Independent Study must be pre-approved by the Wellness Director and Principal and shall include a description of the class including hours, skills to be learned, type of physical activity, qualifications of the instructor and any other pertinent information. Determination of Codman credit for the course will be made each trimester by the Wellness Director after a completed student evaluation from the designated instructor has been received.
Saturday Courses Independent Study
Students wishing to fulfill their Saturday course outside Codman (minimum total 30 hours) may petition for a Saturday Independent Study. The course must be pre-approved by the Dean of Enrichment and Executive Director and shall include a description of the course, learning targets, qualifications of the instructor and any other pertinent information.
