DMUSD

1. DMUSD NEW Standards-based Report Card

2. What is a Standards-based Report Card? Assesses a student’s performance against specific and observable outcomes Measures each student’s progress against the identified grade level standards

3. A Traditional Reporting System….. • Uses letter grades (A, B, C, D, F) • Report of academic achievement is often combined with non-academic factors • ‘Everything’ is typically graded and averaged together • Typically reflects a chronological listing of all the assignments, rather than reflecting whether or not a child has achieved proficiency • Typically reports a single grade for a subject

4. DMUSD’s standards-based report card Communicates students’ achievement of trimester-standards-based benchmarks Scores are earned based on students’ demonstration of mastery of core curriculum standards Effort, attitude, homework, and participation are reported separately from progress toward academic standards Represents accurate portrayal of student learning that is consistent throughout the district

5. What has changed? Learning and Behavioral outcomes reflect 21st century learner expectations Progress is reported using S,D,B

6. What has changed? Student progress is no longer reported according to a letter grade based solely upon a percentage Student progress is reported according to the following key and based upon student achievement of grade level common core state standards

7. The New Report Card 2nd Grade 5th Grade

8. What has changed? • “E” – Exceeds grade level expectations with consistency and accuracy • Will only be an option in Trimester 3 • Will be an option each trimester starting in 2014-2015 • There will be no “E” possible until the third trimester this year • Year of transition – new standards, new report card • Ensuring that we meet the needs of all students • Have to do all that we can so students do not move forward with holes in their education – focus on Secure

9. What has changed? • Grading • S – a student is consistently meeting grade level expectations for this trimester. • D – a student is steadily progressing toward expectations. • A student with a D is not consistently meeting grade-level expectations for this trimester, but is making progress toward the expectation • B – a student is beginning to make progress toward expectations and is requiring extra time and support • A student with a B is below grade level and is requiring consistent teacher support to access grade level curriculum.

10. What has changed? Grade level report cards reflect standards for each specific grade level Language on each report card reflects a K-6 learning continuum aligned to and reflective of the language in the Common Core State Standards Report card line items in mathematics and language arts represent a cluster of standards

11. Purpose of the Report Card • Share information about a student’s academic progress • Communication tool (not an evaluation tool) • Evaluation of progress is done on a regular basis in the classroom • Teachers’ formal and informal evaluation - • Guides instructional decisions • Informs teachers as they determine whether students have met grade level expectations

12. Purpose of a Conference • Share where a student is in their learning progression • May include: • Discussion of progress a student is making/has made • Identifying areas where a student has academic strength and/or areas in which a student has struggled • Identifying next steps or goals