NEW REPORT CARD CLARITY

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• NEW REPORT CARD CLARITY
• October 19, 2009
• Parent Informational Meeting
• Grades 3-5
• Sanders Corner Elementary School

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• Objectives
• To review the components of the SARC-
  Standards-Aligned Report Card
• To give an overview of the components of the new
  report card for grades 3-5
• To review grading keys and progress indicators
• To review the characteristics that affect
  learning
• To become familiar with samples of rubrics being
  used to assess student work

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• Components of SARC
• The standards (VA SOL) describe what a student
  should know and be able to do.
• The standards-aligned curriculum directs the
  teachers ensuring that the instruction addresses
  the standards
• Assessments measure the extent to which a student
  has mastered essential skills
• The report card allows the teacher to communicate
  a students progress toward meeting standards at
  regular intervals throughout the school year.

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• Grading Key will be assigned to each major
  curricular area
• ( Reading, Math, Social Science, Language Arts,
  and Science)
• A Outstanding
• B Very Good
• C Satisfactory
• DNeeds Improvement
• F Not Performing

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Sample Topic Statements
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• Progress Indicators for the Topic Statements
• 4 Exceeds Standard
• In addition to meeting the standard, the student
  makes application beyond grade level
  expectations,
• 3 Meets Standard
• Student consistently meets and demonstrates
  mastery of current grade level expectations
• 2 Progressing Towards Standard
• With assistance, student demonstrates partial
  mastery of current grade level expectations
• 1 Below Standard
• With assistance, student struggles to demonstrate
  partial mastery of current grade level
  expectations
• ? Denotes knowledge or skill not assessed at
  this time

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• SAMPLE RUBRIC
• Math Topic Statement Computes Accurately
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• 4 Exceeds Standard
• 3 Meets Standard
• 2 Progressing Toward Standard
• 1 Performing Below Standard
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• 4 95 - 100 accuracy on computation assessment
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• 3 85 - 95 accuracy on computation assessment
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• 2 75 - 85 accuracy on computation assessment
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• 1 lt 75 accuracy on computation assessment

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SAMPLE RUBRIC Language Arts Topic Statement
Edits writing for
capitalization and punctuation 4
Exceeds Standard 3 Meets Standard 2
Progressing Toward Standard 1 Performing Below
Standard 4 A majority of the sentences have
correct capitalization and punctuation. 3 Many
of the sentences have correct capitalization and
punctuation. 2 Some of the sentences have
correct capitalization and punctuation. 1 Few
or none of the sentences have correct
capitalization and punctuation.
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• READING LEVEL
  STANDARDS
• Reading levels will be noted as
• A Above level O On level B Below level
• DRA levels as noted below will be one measure
  that will be used to determine the level. Small
  group work and individual assessments will also
  be utilized each grading period.

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• Do you have any questions?
• Do you need clarification?
• Thank you for taking
• the time to find out
• about this new document
• and how it will be utilized.