A high school teacher is pressured to grade excessive formative assessments (6-7 per summative) despite district policy only requiring 1-2, leading to unsustainable workload.

Workarounds Described

• Manually skims all student work to identify reteaching needs without grading everything
• Relies on personal knowledge of district policy to push back against unreasonable demands

Implied Software Gaps

• A policy-aware gradebook that alerts when grading expectations exceed district norms
• An efficient system for providing feedback on formative work without full grading

GradePace

GradePace is a grading workload management tool that helps teachers track formative and summative assessments against district policy, automatically flagging when expectations exceed sustainable levels. It streamlines feedback and grading so teachers can focus on instruction rather than excessive paperwork.