A Reporting "System"

• Continue our current “system” of three report cards per year (November, March and June) for classroom teachers (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies)
  
  
• Continue with “full” round of conferences (Nov/Dec) in the fall (3 half days) and more limited conference in the spring (1 half day)
  • Recognition of the importance of conferences (and newsletters, websites, etc…) as part of a “system” of communicating both general and student-specific information to parents
    
    
• Move to a system of two report cards per year for special areas (art, music, PE)
  • January and June (June will be one combined report card)
    
    

Reporting Relative to a Point in Time

• Reporting on a “point in time” rather than “end of the year”
  • On prior report cards, student progress was rated relative to end-of-year expectations, and most students were “progressing” toward end-of-year standards
  • Our recommendation is to report on where students should be at each reporting period
    
    

Common Scale

• Utilize the same 1-4 scale for BOTH academics and learning skills
  • Promotes consistency
  • Promotes understanding of language
    
    

Make a “4” Attainable

• Previously a “4” has meant that the student is “exceeding” grade level expectations (e.g. working on the next grade level’s skills)
  
  
• Previously a “4” was not attainable for most students
  
  
• We recommend a “4” be for students who “meet grade level expectations”
  • IF a student is truly working on the next grade level standards this should be noted in comments and in conversations/conferences with parents
    
    

Using a Numeric Scale (Grades 1-5)

• 4 – Meets grade level expectations
• 3 – Mostly meets grade level expectations
• 2 – Inconsistently meets grade level expectations
• 1 – Not yet meeting grade level expectations
• NYA – Not yet assessed
  
  

Technology

• Continue to utilize Infinite Campus (IC) for report cards in grade 1-5
  • Only one component of a K-12 student information management system
  • Cost
  • Efficiency
    • In entering
    • In printing
    • In accessing and storing data
      
      
• Provide access to report cards electronically (through the parent portal)
  • Paper copies to parents who request them
  • Paper copies sent home at end of the school year in June for full report card (plus portal access)
    
    

Kindergarten

• Kindergarten to utilize a “continuum”
  
  
• Kindergarten continuum to be “piloted” in 2018-19
  • Unique opportunity given move to FDK
  • Number of new K teachers
  • Number of new programs (Bridges, Fundations)
    
    
• Kindergarten report card to be reviewed by K teachers, K parents, Elementary Report Card Steering Committee throughout 2018-19