This Thursday report cards will be sent home. The new standards based reports are different in many ways. The reports are a shift from rewarding or reprimanding students for their averages in subjects to reporting strengths and areas of need regarding important skills, habits, and abilities. Students are encouraged and expected to receive 3s on all standards by the end of the school year. Because we are only one third of the way through this school year, some students will receive 2s on some standards. We will continue to work with students and encourage them as we work toward mastery of all standards for all students. Students who are achieving significantly below grade level on standards will receive 1s. A score of 4 will be assigned to standards of students who are working consistently above grade level expectations.
Traditional report cards often mask problems that are not obvious to the student and parent, thus making improvement more challenging. Students who may have made all A's and B's in the past may receive some 2s on the SBRC. This should be perceived as positive communication between the teacher and the student and parents. Students can't correct a deficit if it is not identified. By working together, we can help our students achieve success.
I am excited about SBRC. I already love the feedback through homework I am recieving.
ReplyDeleteThe SBRC is really going to be a strength for our school and our students. Though these report cards take longer to evaluate than traditional grade-averaged report cards, they are well worth the effort for the important information that they convey!
ReplyDeleteBeth, The SBRC provides all stakeholders with specific information regarding student learning. Kudos to the staff at PI for their efforts. I can imagine that the process is quite labor intensive.
ReplyDeleteI do not like this "NEW" way of reporting my child's grades. Please go back to the old way.
ReplyDeleteSchools are now charged with teaching specific standards to all students. It makes sense to assess and report how students are achieving on those standards. I am very interested in hearing the reasons that you prefer the traditional report card.
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