K-2 Standards Based Report Card Information
Burke County Public Schools is excited to provide parents with a new way to report progress for kindergarten, first and second grade students. Students will be evaluated using a standards-based report card. A standards-based grade reporting system is designed to inform parents about their child’s progress towards achieving specific learning standards. The standards are based on the Georgia Standards of Excellence. Standards-based instruction focuses on the mastery of grade level standards. Students have the entire year to master the grade level standards. The report card provides a snapshot in time of a student’s progress towards meeting the standards. The standards-based report card provides parents with information on where their child is currently in the progress of meeting grade level standards. Unlike a traditional report card, scores are not averaged as the year progresses. Instead, the standards-based report card provides parents with real time information each quarter on their child’s progress towards meeting end of the year standards.
What is the purpose of the standards-based report card?
What standards were taught and assessed this quarter? Below are the lists of each grade level standards. The bolded items on the lists are the report card headings. The standards marked in yellow are the standards which were taught and assessed this quarter.
What performance levels will be used to evaluate my child’s performance?
What do the report cards look like?
How will I receive the report card?
Why is there a blank box following a standard on the report card, what does this mean?
How will promotion be determined for my child?
Is it possible for my child to score a 3 on a standard one quarter and then a 2 the next?
Is a “3” the same as an “A”?
Is my child in danger of failing if they score a 1 or a 2 this quarter?
Why was the report card changed to the standards-based report card?
How does the standards-based report card compare to the traditional letter grade system?
Does this new system place more emphasis on daily interactions between teacher and student as opposed to standardized scores?
Can you further explain the scores for me?
If I have a question about the new report card or my child’s scores, whom should I contact?