About

Our Survey & Services

School leaders recognize the need to upgrade and revise grading policies and practices. But most go about the process blindly, not knowing the perceptions of their major stakeholders: principals, teachers, students, and especially parents. That’s where GradingRx® can help.

GradingRx® grew from our efforts to help school leaders implement grading reforms knowing the perceptions of those most affected by the change. By surveying district leaders, principals, teachers and families on critical grading issues, we help school leaders identify and address the issues most important to these critical stakeholders. This vital information helps ease the implementation process and provides a framework for success.

Our Team

Our team brings a unique combination of experience and scholarship to this work.  As former teachers and school administrators, we understand the political and practical challenges of implementing reforms in grading and reporting.  As researchers, we also know the knowledge base and have contributed to that body of evidence in order to guide successful reform efforts.  We’ve helped districts and schools throughout the world develop successful initiatives that consider the perspectives of all major stakeholders: district leaders, school leaders, teachers, board members, students, and parents and families.

Laura J. Link, EdD
Executive Leadership, Strategy & Management

Richard Simonds, MSW, BCC
Research & Data Support