Author: Neal McIntyre

Neal McIntyre is an educator and administrator at Flood Brook School, located in Londonderry, Vermont. Before coming to Vermont, Neal was a high school science teacher at independent schools in Connecticut and New Hampshire, teaching wildlife biology, chemistry, and environmental studies. During his time in the classroom, Neal always sought new ways to engage students who thrived in a multi-modal educational setting, looking to opportunities for his students to build, create, share, and lead. When he's not wearing his educator's hat, Neal enjoys quiet time with his wife and children in Londonderry. He enjoys skiing, writing, reading, hiking, and caring for the McIntyre family menagerie of animals.
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4 key concepts for families about proficiency-based reporting

proficiency-based reporting: proficiency is the goal, not grades

Parenting students in a world without grades

proficiency-based teaching and learning in VermontProficiency reporting is a set of legal requirements that all Vermont high schools must meet before 2020. In essence, we’ll report only on what a student knows and can DO, with no ultimate judgement about how well they can do it. A? B-? C+? Out the window.

Here’s a primer on four of the biggest concepts around proficiency.

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