Report cards will be sent home on Thursday, November 15. The report card will look different to students and parents. For the last year, Paine Intermediate teachers have researched and designed and redesigned reports that will provide parents and students valuable information about the students’ progress in meeting state standards. The new report card communicates whether or not a student’s work exceeds grade level standards with consistent accuracy (4), a student’s work meets grade level standards (3), a student’s work is developing, but is not meeting grade level expectations (2), or a student’s work is significantly below expectations (1). If a student has not completely mastered a concept and his work does not demonstrate mastery, the student will not receive a “3” on the report card for that standard. The student will have an opportunity to continue to work toward mastery throughout the school year.
The standards based report card is helpful in several ways. First, it assures more consistency of expectations from teacher to teacher. It helps teachers and students focus on the standards from the very beginning of the school year, giving students the opportunity to get help early if they are not making adequate progress. Finally, it gives parents information on how their student is doing based on the standards.
Before making a determination regarding student proficiency and marking it on the report card, teachers will analyze a student’s progress over the course of the reporting period. It is important to note that teachers have been reviewing the results of assessments and student work throughout the reporting period to determine next steps for instruction. Students’ work has been assessed and sent home each week for parents and students to review and correct.
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