StandardsBased Report Cards

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Standards-Based Report Cards
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What is a Standards-Based Report Card?

• It reports student progress toward meeting state
  and district standards in areas of content and
  performance.

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Who Benefits from the Standards-Based Report
Card?

• Students and Parents/Guardians can be more
  aware of what is expected.
• Teachers can get a better understanding of what
  each child should know and be able to do at each
  grade level.

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A Standards-Based Report Card Helps the Parents!!

• It provides parents with a more detailed outline
  of the expectations in each of the major academic
  areas.
• It breaks down the TEKS so parents can see the
  specific area, or areas, in which their child
  could use extra practice.

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How does the Standards-Based Report Card Compare
to the Letter Grade System?

• Letter grades measure how well students do in
  comparison to their classmates. The
  standards-based report card measures how well an
  individual student is doing in relation to the
  grade level standards, not the work of other
  students.
• This gives parents a better understanding of
  their childs strengths and weaknesses and
  encourages all students to do their best.

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Why Do We Need to Change?

• The traditional system was based on many factors
  including work habits, attitude and other
  variables.
• A standards-based report card gives specific
  information concerning a students level of
  proficiency on a given standard.
• The focus is on what students actually learn.

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What Will the Report Card Look Like?

• The report card will look differently than the
  traditional one that has depended on a single
  letter grade for each subject. We want to
  communicate to families what it is we expect
  students to know, be able to do and understand.

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Standards-Based Grading Key Terms

• Assessment
• Performance Levels
• Standard

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Assessment

• The ongoing process of gathering data or giving
  feedback about a students performance in order
  to determine a students strengths and
  weaknesses, improve instruction, and document
  student progress.

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Performance Levels

• Levels will be used on the Standards-Based Report
  Card to indicate a students level of
  understanding and performance, based on the
  standards that are set for the entire year.

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Standard

• A statement that identifies what students should
  know and be able to do.

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Additional Forms of Reporting to Parents Will
Include

• Parent-Teacher Conferences
• Daily Class Work
• Progress Reports
• Local and Standardized Assessment Reports