Welcome to SmartEd Systems!
Our Mission: Make teaching and learning explicit, transparent, and accessible to ALL students.
Why is Grading Reform Important?
Proficiency. Competency. Mastery. Standards-Based.
Read EdWeek's article "This School Didn't Like Traditional Grades. So It Created Its Own System"
Have You Read?
Transforming the Learning Currency in Principal Leadership magazine. See how one school made the change a success.
"SES SmartScore™ makes it easy for me to stay in the loop about what my child is learning and how I can work with the school to support him."
-- Middle School Parent
"I love the software from SES SmartScore™. It is highly visual and easy to use. The rubrics are amazing and obviously built by someone who is a master teacher/educator"
-- Middle School Teacher
Whatever you call it, educators across the United States are looking for a better way to engage students, measure learning, and assess performance. And if you're reading this page, you probably feel the same way.
- Teachers are in the business of helping every child reach their potential (not just the "smart" or "talented" ones).
- Timely and targeted feedback is essential for student learning.
- Students deserve to know what success looks like in any subject area. No more "guess for success."
- The three Ps -- progress, process, and product -- are all important! But lumping them all together into a single score or letter grade does not help students understand how to improve.
- Equity. When compliance data (e.g. showing up on time, raising your hand, sitting still, etc.) are reported separately from performance...the playing field is more level for all students.