The New Elementary Report Card
Highlights about the elementary report card and the grading scale:
How will my child be graded?
- Standards-based grading communicates how students are performing on a set of goals called standards.
- Grades are not "averaged", students are graded on what they know right now.
- A student is not penalized for mistakes, but is graded on what they know at the end of the unit. We know students will make mistakes; we want students to learn from them.
- Grades in a subject will only reflect what students KNOW. It will not reflect behavior or work habits like turning an assignment in late. Those will be graded separately in JAGUAR PRIDE.
- For more details, see the Frequently Asked Questions below!
How will my child be graded?
- S - Successful: I know this skill/concept well enough to have mastered the grade-level expectation.
- P - Progressing: I am still working on it!. I need extra support to perform in this area.
- N - Does Not Meet Standard: Even with help, I do not understand this skill/concept.
The report cardThe report card looks similar to what it looked like in the past. The biggest difference is with the grading scale. Click on the image above to look at the format for the report card. All students in grades 1-6 will have report cards that look the same.
Click the button below to learn more about what the math categories mean for your child's grade level. |
The Grading ScaleThe biggest change with report cards is the grading scale. Instead of a percentage based grade, students will be graded on if they are successful meeting the goal we have for them. Practice is just that, PRACTICE! We know students will make mistakes, but we want them to be able to learn from them to understand the material. Behavior and work habits will be graded separately. Click below to learn more about the new grading scale.
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FAQ'sWe are hearing several questions about the grading scale. Click on the button below to read some the these questions and the answers to them. If there are more questions you have that you would like to have answered, email Amy Grice at agrice@isd2165.org.
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