Kindergarten Standards-based Report Card

May 13, 2019

K-2 Standards-based Report Card

• Historical Overview

• Pilot Implementation at Bethel Manor

• Division Implementation Plan

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Historical Overview

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Current Elementary Report Card

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Rationale for a Standards-based Report Card

• Report a developmentally appropriate assessment of student progress over time in reading, writing, and math

• Provide parents with more information about their student’s academic progress

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S.C.A.N.: What are the issues, challenges, and questions related to K-2 report card practices?

• Consistency with grading practices

• Student progress over time

• Parent communication

• Comment options

• Numeric values associated with S,P,N

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Decision Analysis

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Criteria

Pilot Standards-based Report Card

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What’s New? What’s Different?

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Change Current Pilot

Reporting Overall Content Areas Standards-Based

Grading Key S, P, N & V AP, P, DP, N & Shading

Reading Status ‘on/above’ OR ‘below’ AP, P, DP, N

Comments Standard Student Specific

Frequency Interims + Quarterly Quarterly Only

Pilot Implementation at BMES

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Recommendations from BMES Pilot

• Expand Comment Section from 250 characters to 500 characters

• Eliminate AP designation

• Replace some standards with sub-standards for reading

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Benchmarksfor Reading

Teacher Feedback

I personally like being able to write my own comments so that I can tailor them to each student. I also like that the parents can see the growth that their child is making as we go back and reteach areas…

As a teacher, I find it so much easier to keep track of and give grades based on individual standards rather than an overall subject grade. I am able to communicate more effectively with parents about how their child is doing in every part of their day. I love that I am able to write personalized comments to my parents and include the things I feel are most important for them to know.

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Parent FeedbackI personally love the detailed report cards Kindergarteners receive this year… I think the new report cards allows parents to comprehend and see what the kids are learning … their strengths and weaknesses, and where they stand for that quarter. You get the opportunity to either work harder with your child on an area they may need extra help with and also praise them in areas they are advanced in.

I wanted to let you know how much I am loving the Kindergartner's report card this year. With my son’s report card last year, I could see that he was struggling in certain subjects, but it didn't show me where he was struggling. So I would have to contact his teacher and really dig deep to figure out where in the subject he was struggling… I think this was a smart decision in piloting this report card!!

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FY20 Kindergarten Standards-based Report Card

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Division Implementation Plan

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Next StepsApril – June

1. Principal and selected kindergarten teacher provide brief overview to all teachers and share specific information with kindergarten team and resource teachers

2. Kindergarten team begins to develop a curriculum pacing document3. Grade 1 pilot report card is developed

August 1. Training and collaborative time to finalize quarterly assessment criteria and set

up grade book

September – June1. Parents receive overview of the new report card2. SBO staff provides ongoing support to all kindergarten teachers3. Pilot grade 1 at BMES

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Kindergarten Standards-based Report Card

May 13, 2019