Changes to Elementary Report Cards
While student report cards are just one
way teachers share learning results with parents, they are an important part of
the communication between schools and families. After an intensive review, the
Olathe Public Schools has unveiled some changes to the elementary school report
cards, beginning this 2014-15 school year. District staff studied best
practices, conducted focus groups with parents from each elementary school and
teachers from across the district, and gathered data from neighboring and
benchmarking school districts to determine some changes to the current
elementary report cards.
“One of the goals is to have alignment
within our system to make sure our report cards are current with best practices
and reflect our curriculum,” said Brent Yeager, executive director of general
administration for elementary programs. “We want to make sure our report cards
are parent friendly, are concise, yet meaningful and can stand the test of
time.”
Some of the changes parents will see
include:
·
Grades for students in first and second
grade will be noted 4,3,2,1. A grade of 4 will mean proficient and a grade of 1
will mean that the student requires support in that area.
·
Students in third through fifth grades
will see report cards with A, B, C and PN (Progress Needed).
·
Handwriting will be included as part of
the writing section on the report cards for students in third, fourth and fifth
grades.
·
A comment section will be included on
all elementary report cards for a teacher to provide additional feedback.
