Curriculum and Instruction
Elementary Grading Information
Grading Core Beliefs
St. Clair County Schools has a collective view on elementary grading and believe in providing parents and students with an ongoing, consistent, and accurate reflection of student performance on individualized standards through an informative approach to grading.
Kindergarten and First Grade Standards-Based Report Cards and Rubrics
Rubrics clearly identify what students are able to do based on observations or performance-based assessments.
These rubrics are designed to help parents have a deeper understanding of their child's academic successes as well as areas of needed improvement.
Kindergarten English Language Arts Grading Rubrics
Kindergarten Math Grading Rubrics
First Grade English Language Arts Grading Rubrics
First Grade Math Grading Rubrics
Grades in 2nd-5th Grade
Students receive numeric averages each grading period based on two categories:
Gold: Tests and Quizzes that make up 62.5% of the overall grade Silver: Classwork that makes up 37.5% of the overall grade
Linked below are the curriculum resources utilized in kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms with a description of the curriculum and who uses them in the schools. These resources are used in whole group settings with the entire class of students as well as in small groups or one-on-one with students to remediate or provide intervention in deficit areas.
St. Clair County Kindergarten Curriculum Resources
St. Clair County First Grade Curriculum Resources
St. Clair County Second Grade Curriculum Resources
St. Clair County Third Grade Curriculum Resources
Instructional planning in all St. Clair County Schools begins with the state adopted Course of Study. These standards go through a rigorous process of drafting, public review, and approval from the State Board of Education. All curriculum resources and assessments are aligned to the standards located in the Alabama Course of Study for each subject. Click the links below to access the different courses of study.
Alabama English Language Arts (2021) Course of Study
Alabama Mathematics (2019) Course of Study
Alabama Science (2023) Course of Study
Alabama Social Studies (2010) Course of Study **will be updated with new standards during the 2024-2025 school year
Parents and/or Legal Guardians may request access to view additional information regarding elementary curriculum materials in writing to the Elementary Coordinator, Leah Pendergrass. These requests may be sent to leah.pendergrass@sccboe.org.