Standards-Based Learning

We are aligned with Indiana State Standards.

Highland Christian School’s curriculum is aligned with Indiana State standards.  These standards have been validated as indicators for college and career readiness. 

We focus on student proficiency.

Standards-based learning focuses on student proficiency against these objective knowledge standards.  From this list of standards, Highland Christian School has identified “Power Standards” that are essential at each grade level.

We utilize standards-based grading.

Along with standards-based learning, we practice standards-based grading.  Standards-based grading (SBG) provides parents and students specific, meaningful information in regard to a student’s mastery of each standard. 

Standards-based grading is making a substantial educational impact for students from kindergarten to 8th grade, both in our school and schools throughout the nation.  This transition to standards-based grading is beneficial for teachers, parents, and most importantly, the students in the following ways as it:

  • allows teachers to clearly define student progress at a given skills
  • correlates to higher academic achievement of students.
  • provides an appropriate game-plan for each student
  • promotes student-centered classrooms; not teacher-center classrooms
  • is NOT related to an A, B, C, D scale. It solely is based on student mastery. A “3” means a student meets the grade-level skill.

For more information, you may review Indiana's  Department of Education page.

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