Creating and Implementing Effective Student Grade (Standards Based) Reporting Systems

This customized professional learning supports specific school / district needs and desires for developing a more concise / understandable reporting mechanism (report card). Schools will be guided through an instrument to determine their current reality related to the following critical decisions related to standards based / referenced reporting systems:

• Teacher understanding of academic (priority) standards, rigor levels, and evidence needed to demonstrate mastery, partial mastery, no mastery, and exceeds mastery level
• Communication system for staff, students, parents, and other stakeholder readiness
• Readiness / desire for hybrid version (Letter grades for academic performance + process skills and behaviors reported separately)

The areas of focus can / would include (based on client / school / district needs):

• Developing goals for what their standards-based report card will convey to students, staff, and parents
• Determining specific standards for reporting
• Determining reporting criteria (1-2-3-4, A-B-C-D, exceeds, meets, approaches, etc.).
• Criteria for student evidence to align with reporting scores / terms
• Clearly defining what current grade reporting conveys (student has met all criteria for reaching mastery of standard(s) and is complete or student is on current pace to reach mastery of specific standard(s)
• Developing supplementary documents
• Creating effective and empowering communication system for staff, students, parents, and stakeholders
• Determining if / where piloting is necessary and prudent
• Applying lessons learned from any pilot to ensure early success in implementation