Standards Based Report Cards

WHY STANDARD BASED REPORT CARDS?

They highlight the most important skills students should learn in each subject at a particular grade level.
They help parents to see how their child is progressing toward a particular standard.
Teachers have a better tool for documenting their students' progress.
Provides a clear expectation about what students should know and be able to do at each grade level.
When a student attempts a task, his/her performance is compared to the standard, not the other students' performances.
Teachers make a determination of where the student stands. This determination can be based on examples such as (but not limited to):

- Classroom assessments
- Student work samples
- Teacher notes from conferences and daily observations

NA	Not Applicable during this marking period
1	Student is demonstrating minimal progress towards the standard for grade level. Student is working below grade level. Improvement is needed.
2	Student is demonstrating progress towards the standard for grade level. The student is beginning to grasp and apply key concepts, processes, and skills.
3	Student is meeting the standard. Demonstrates proficiency and with limited errors, grasps and applies concepts, processes, and skills.
4	Student is consistently exceeding the standard for grade level. Student graslps, applies and independently extends key concepts, processes, and skills.

Note: There is no correlation between letter grades and the new scale.