Grading in my class is made up of homework, graded classwork, performance tasks, projects, quizzes, and tests. The amount of points each assessments makes up is as follows:
- Tests/Projects: 100 Points each
- Performance Tasks: 50-100 points each
- Quizzes: 50 Points each
- Graded Classwork: 30 Points each
- Homework: 4 points each*
Tests, projects, performance tasks, and quizzes are graded using a Skill Based Grading (SBG) rubric. In my class I am assessing students on their communication/mathimatical reasoning skills, problem solving skills, and producing quality work skills. Each assessment will have a communication and problem solving section. Typically a student's communication skills will be worth 20% of their assessment grade, their problem solving skills will be worth 70% of their assessment grade, and the remaining 10% will be based off their producing quality work skill. At times these percentages may change, depending on what unit is being covered. A rubric describing these skills can be found here Here. 
I will assess a student's communication/mathematical reasoning skill through writing. Students will not be required to write essays, but they will be required to write short paragraphs. It is important to note that students will not be assessed on grammar, spelling, etc. That is for their english teacher. Often in math classes students memorize the steps it takes to complete a problem. Assessing students' comprehension of math topics through writing is a way to understand their knowledge of mathematics in a way that requires more than memorization.
A student's problem solving skills will be assessed through the mathematics questions you would typically see in a math class. This will be in the form of word problems, solving an equation or inequality, etc.
What I mean by "Producing Quality Work" skill is a students ability to follow directions, turn assignments in on time, use correct notation and units, and limit simple mathematical errors. These skills are incredible important for students to learn, but they do not fall under the communication or problem solving skills. Simple mathematical errors could be forgetting a negative symbol, simplifying fractions incorrectly, etc.
Here is a folder containing examples of graded assessments Here using the SBG rubric, and here is a video explaining Skills Based Grading (Also called standards based grading) https://youtu.be/5OIY-fdTAiY.
The reason I am planning to grade this way to to better determine where a student can improve. When a student receives a grade for a test, let's say they get an 82%, they may not know what that means. What should they work on? A student may be great at problem solving, but they rushed through the test and missed a negative symbol. Separating their grade into these three skills will help me communicate with students and parents, and it will give more meaning to students' grades.
If a student is absent on the day of a test or quiz they have up to one week to make it up. If they complete the quiz more than one week late they will lose points in the producing quality work skill.
*Homework is assigned almost every class and it is due by the next time our class meets. Most homework is assigned on Big Ideas math. If a homework assignment is late the student will get half credit. I will not accept homework more than a week late. Homework is assessed on effort, not accuracy. Big Ideas math informs me how long a student takes on an assignment. If the time spent and accuracy score are significantly low, a student will obtain and low score for an assignment. If a student's accuracy score is low, but time spent is significant, they will obtain a full score (as long as it is on time). If low scores like this persist, I'll have to have a discussion with the student and parents.