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Standards Based Report Cards

    Report cards for grades PK through five are based on learning categories derived from state standards.  This type of report card has more categories to describe learning in language arts and math.  Each category also has descriptors that clarify some of the types of learning in the category. This type of reporting provides an increased knowledge of a student’s learning progress.  

    If the learning in any category is described as a “3”, students are right on track for the rigorous grade level learning in that category.  If progress is behind this high standard, they may receive a “2” or a “1”.  A “1” would indicate that additional focus on this learning needs to take place.  A child can always work towards greater learning, possibly the more consistent, extended and applied learning represented by a “4”. 

    There is no direct comparison between a “4” and an “A”, a 3 and a “B”, etc.  Letter grades are given in a wide variety of ways and were assigned differently from class to class.  They included large categories of learning, e.g. math concepts, and included work completion, organization skills, listening, neatness, respect, etc.  On the standards-based report card the essential learning skills of neatness, respect, organizational skills, etc. are reported separately.  These are researched based skills that are extremely important to the success of a learner.  Breaking them out allows us to focus on their strengths and, if need be, on their improvement. 

    There is no direct comparison between a percent on a test and a 4, 3, 2 or 1.  Our benchmark test results are disaggregated or broken apart in terms of the learning categories and each category’s success is only part of the 4, 3, 2, and 1 determination.  Many other quizzes, observations, and examinations of student work go into determining a student’s learning.  

    
As we move up the grades to sixth, seventh, and eighth, plans are for an additional overall letter grade.  This should ease the transition into the reporting needs of the high school.