1. Kindergarten will not receive report cards for the first semester.  Parents will have a

Conference. The old trimester report will be used for the 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th report cards.

      2.   Grades 1 and 2:  Major subjects have “Progress Indicators” rather than “grades.”

            They are:  E = growth is self-motivated, exceeding grade level expectations.

                             G = meets grade level expectations

                              P = progressing toward grade level expectations

                              I = initial stage of development, needs assistance.

3. All Grades:  Program Code – These codes will rarely be used:

                       M = modified program – only used if a child is not using the same program as

                               the rest of the class.

                        S = this will only be used for a subject when a group of students are in an

                               advanced course.

                        E =  enriched program (presently only advance math, grades 5 – 8)

4. Marking Code:  +  =  strength

                                    ∙    =  area of need

                                    √   =  not assessed this marking period

5. Comment Code – two categories:

                                  1 – 7 Commendations

                                  8 – 19 areas of improvement

                May or may not be used:

                                   If a child’s program code is P or I you can expect to see a comment     

                                   code of 8 – 19.

                                   If a student receives an E you could see a code of 1 – 7.

6. Grades 3 – 8 will use number grades instead of letter grades.

7. Minor subjects grades 1 and 2:

                                         E = Exceeds grade level

                                         P = pass grade level expectation

                                         F = fails grade level

8. Minor subjects grades 3 – 8:

                                   E = exceeds grade levels

                                   S = satisfactory

                                   NI = needs improvement

                                   U = unsatisfactory

The philosophy of the new grading system is that academics are not a competitive sport which unfortunately it has become.  I believe we need high expectations, but I also believe we need to find the proper balance so that  a child does not  hide grades or cheat to keep parents from being upset.

Absent/Late:  There is a new category added to absent and late, that is “Early Release.”  This is to acknowledge all the times students leave early, but are in school more than half of the day, and whether or not the early release, lateness and absenteeism impacts your child’s performance.