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Elementary Report Cards

The quarterly report card is one means of communicating a student’s progress throughout the year. When reviewing the report card, parents are encouraged to:

  • Look at the report card as a whole rather than just the grades.
  • Understand the Comments and Evaluation Codes on your student’s report cards.
  • Take advantage of the opportunity to talk to the teacher at conferences.

Parents are encouraged to maintain communication with the school staff throughout the year. Skills become more difficult as students move from one reporting period to another.

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Standards Based Instruction and Reporting

Standards based instruction and reporting (SBIR) is an equity-based instructional and grading practice grounded in consistent learning goals that are explicitly aligned to grade level curriculum. Reporting of student progress is relative to the expectation of the learning goals rather than a comparison among and between students. Evidence of student understanding is gathered through multiple measures. Better detail strengthens communication with students and family while also providing better insight into how instruction can advance each and every student.

Standards based instruction and reporting include:

  • New grading codes (M, P, L) for PreK-2
  • Revised report cards
  • Clearer alignment to standards
  • Updated Canvas gradebook information
  • Rubric-based grading

By focusing on standards, we are:

  • Consistent with learning and purpose, for every grade, every classroom.
  • Student achievement is reported in reference to the STANDARDS they are taught, and scoring practices become consistent from classroom to classroom, and school to school.
  • It is a focused approach to support all students in reaching standards.
  • Student progress is reported compared to a standard, not compared to other students.
  • It is an equitable practice.
  • This type of feedback provides students and families with an understanding of which content and skills have been met, which they are currently working on and those that represent a challenge.
  • Having better, more clear information about student progress, increases opportunities for students, families and teachers to work together in even more impactful ways.

Learning Behaviors are learned actions that enable students to access learning and interact with others productively in the community.

Academic Performance Codes (PreK – Grade 2)

The goal is that all students demonstrate that they MEET the expectations for targeted grade-level measurement topics and standards. To give the most accurate information about how a student is learning grade-level standards, HCPSS will use the following performance categories:

M

M = Meets Expectations of the Curriculum Standards

  • “M” indicates the student is achieving the grade-level expectations of the standards.
  • The student consistently demonstrates understanding of content and applies the skills required in the academic standards.

P

P = Making Progress Toward Meeting Expectations of the Curriculum Standards

  • “P” indicates the student is progressing toward the grade-level expectations of the standards.
  • The student may need more instruction, support, or monitoring to meet the grade level standards.
  • The student demonstrates some understanding of the content and applies some of the skills required in the academic standards.

L

L = Limited/No Progress Toward Meeting Expectations of the Curriculum Standards

  • “L” indicates the student is demonstrating limited proficiency with the grade-level expectations of the standards.
  • This student requires more instruction, support, and monitoring to meet the grade level standards.
  • The student demonstrates little (to no) understanding of the content and is unable to apply the skills required in the academic standards.

N/A

N/A = Not Available

  • N/A codes will be used when transfer students (in‑county or from out-of-county) are missing grades from one marking period and/or assessment grades.
  • N/A codes may also be used as a placeholder for non-traditional courses until the marking period and/or assessment grades are recorded at the end of the semester.
  • If an N/A code is used, the report card will include a comment describing the reason the code was used.

Academic Performance Codes (Grades 3 – 5)

The goal is that all students demonstrate that they MEET the expectations for targeted grade-level measurement topics and standards. To give the most accurate information about how a student is learning grade-level standards, HCPSS will use the following performance categories:

A

A = Consistently meets expectations (90% or higher)

  • “A” indicates the student is achieving the grade-level expectations of the standards.
  • The student consistently demonstrates understanding of content and applies the skills required in the academic standards.

B

B = Frequently meets expectations (89% – 80%)

  • “B” indicates the student is achieving the grade-level expectations of the standards.
  • The student frequently demonstrates understanding of content and applies the skills required in the academic standards.

C

C = Making sufficient progress toward expectations ( 79%–70%)

  • “C” indicates the student is progressing toward the grade-level expectations of the standards.
  • The student may need more instruction, support, or monitoring to meet the grade level standards.
  • The student demonstrates some understanding of the content and applies some of the skills required in the academic standards.

D

D = Making insufficient progress toward expectations (69% – 40%)

  • “D” indicates the student is progressing toward the grade-level expectations of the standards.
  • The student requires more instruction, support, or monitoring to meet the grade-level standards.
  • The student demonstrates minimal understanding of the content and applies some of the skills required in the academic standards.

E

E = Limited / No progress toward expectations (39% or below)

  • “E” indicates the student is demonstrating limited proficiency with the grade-level expectations of the standards.
  • The student consistently requires more instruction, support, and monitoring to meet the grade-level standards.
  • The student demonstrates little (to no) understanding of the content and is unable to apply the skills required in the academic standards.

N/A

N/A = Not Available

  • N/A codes will be used when transfer students from out-of-county are missing grades from one marking period and/or assessment grades.
  • If an N/A code is used, the report card will include a comment describing the reason the code was used.

I

I = Incomplete

  • I (Incomplete) will be used when a student has not been able to complete required coursework due to excused absences or other extenuating circumstances.
  • I (Incomplete) will be converted to an appropriate letter grade according to Implementation Procedures Section II.E.