Maury County Public Schools Standards-Based K-1 Report Card

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Maury County Public SchoolsStandards-Based K-1
Report Card

• Understanding Your Childs
• Report Card

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Maury County Public Schools
Grade Level Indicator

• Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, Maury
  County Public Schools will use a K-1
  standards-based report card system. The purposes
  of adopting a standards-based reporting system
  for MCPS include
• Communicating detailed student progress and
  achievement to parents and students
• Informing parents of standards and expectations
• Providing consistency across the district with
  regards to grading

KINDERGARTEN
1st Grade
2nd Grade

KINDERGARTEN
1st Grade
2nd Grade
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• Approximately 75 people including teachers,
  principals, central office administrators, and
  parents worked for several months to create a new
  K-1 standards-based report card. This report
  card should enable home and school to effectively
  work together to help every student be successful.

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• 1. Standards Grading Scale
• Developmental Stages
• Related Arts Section
• 4. Student Responsibilities for Learning
• 5. Student Responsibilities for Behavior
• 6. Your Child Can Be Helped By
• 7. Attendance Record
• 8. Teacher Comment Section
• 9. Parent Comment Section
• 10. Student Information

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1. STANDARDS GRADING SCALE K-1
Reading Section Pictured

• Standards scores 1, 2, or 3 are written in the
  appropriate box to the right of the written
  standard. An empty box indicates the standard
  was not assessed at this time. These scores are
  used to indicate a students grade-level
  proficiency, based on the end of the year
  academic content standards.

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Code Explanation

• (1) Consistently meets or exceeds
  standards/expectations
• The student consistently meets or exceeds the
  standards as required for the grade level. The
  student, with relative ease, grasps, applies, and
  extends the key concepts, processes and skills
  for the grade level.
• (2) Progressing toward standards/expectations
• The student is progressing towards the standards
  required for the grade level. The student
  demonstrates progress in the majority of grade
  level skills. The student, with limited errors,
  begins to grasp and apply the key concepts,
  processes and skills for the grade level.
• (3) Experiencing difficulty in meeting
  standards/expectations
• The student is not meeting the majority of the
  standards required for this grade level. The
  student is experiencing difficulty grasping and
  applying the key concepts, processes and skills
  for the grade level.
• No Mark
• No mark indicates that the standard was an
  area/skill that was not assessed
  during the grading period.

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2. Developmental Stages of Reading and Writing
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• The reading and writing continuum provides a
  useful tool to monitor the growth and development
  of each child as he/she becomes an independent
  reader and writer. The grade level designations
  represent optimal timing. Not all students will
  reach these stages at these exact times.

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3. Related Arts SectionGrades K - 1

• Related Arts classes include art, music, physical
  education, or other specialty classes. The
  grading codes for related arts are S
  (Satisfactory) and N (Needs improving.) These
  grades are assigned by the specialty area
  teacher.

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4. Student Responsibilities for Learning

• A check mark indicates an area in which a student
  needs to improve with regards to grade level
  expectations.

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5. Student Responsibilities for Behavior

• A check mark indicates an area in which a student
  needs to improve with regards to grade level
  expectations.

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6. Your Child Can Be Helped By

• A check mark indicates an area in which a parent
  can further assist their child.

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7. Attendance Record

• In this section, parents will be able to identify
  the number of days enrolled, days present and
  days absent for each of the nine weeks reporting
  periods.

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8. Teacher Comment Section

• A check mark in the box indicates that the
  teacher desires a conference. The teacher may
  add comments that provide further insight into
  the progress your child is making.

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9. Parent/Guardian Comment Section

• The parent or guardian may sign to indicate they
  have reviewed and read the report card. A
  conference with the teacher may also be requested.

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Student Information
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Communicating Your Childs Progress

• Purposes of changing our methods of reporting
  your childs progress include the following
• Communicating where students stand in reference
  to specific expectations for their learning
• Not
• How is my child doing compared to other
  students in the class?
• but
• How is my child doing with regard to the
  learning expectations for this level?

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• Providing examples based on student work
• Teachers should have clear examples of
  student work at the various developmental levels
  of performance. This provides concrete examples
  to parents of teachers expectations. This will
  increase parents knowledge of what is expected
  and enable them to help their child in making
  progress.

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• Provide consistent communication
• A standards-based report card uses clear
  and understandable labels that help to break down
  the barriers between home and school. It opens
  the way between home and school for effective
  collaboration in efforts to help every student
  succeed!
• The Communication Challenge of Standards-Based
  Reporting
• Thomas R. Guskey
• Phi Delta Kappan
• December 2004

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THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING YOUR
CHILDS PROGRESS
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• Visiting your childs school and talking with
  the teachers and administrators!
• Together we can help all students achieve!

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For more information

• Contact your childs school, the Maury County
  Central Administrative Office, or email comments
  to Scott Gainesgainess_at_k12tn.net