Standards Based Report Cards

I am pleased to announce that this school year, Paine Intermediate will use standards based report cards for third, fourth, and fifth graders.  This is an exciting step towards making sure all students are successful at meeting grade level requirements. 

Educators are expected to teach to the Common Core State Standards and to assess student learning along the way using a variety of assessments.  The standards based report card gives us a tool to accurately communicate to parents and  to students the progress they are making on learning the essential standards for each grade level.  The essential standards have been identified by our teachers as the fundamental standards that students need to master in order to be successful in the next grade level. 

The new report card communicates whether or not a student’s work is secure and exceeds grade level standards with consistent accuracy, a student’s work is secure and meets grade level standards, a student’s work is developing, but is not meeting grade level expectations,  or a student’s work is significantly below expectations.  The report card will be issued three times a year and provide information on student progress and proficiency in core subject areas, as well as learner qualities. 

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.