Personal and Social Development

Personal and social development is shown on a different scale and based upon the ability to perform the following.

• Show initiative and independence.

• Use classroom materials purposefully and respectfully.

• Mange transitions and adapt to changes in routines.

• Show engagement as a learner.

• Sustain attention to a task and persist even after encountering a difficulty.

• Participate in the classroom community

• Show empathy and caring for others

• Seek adult help and or choose appropriate strategies to resolve conflict.

• Follow classroom rules and routines.

What is a standards-based report card?

• A standards-based report card gives information on the student’s progress on the standards he/she is learning.

• The student’s progress is reported in terms of performance levels.

• The indicated progress is based on evidence from the student’s most recent work.

• A standards-based report card can show growth over time.

• Academic standards are reported separately from behaviors.

It shows where a child falls on a academic continuum. This is different from a traditional report card that only shows one grade for reading, one for math, one for science, and so on. On the standards based report card the 1s-4s indicate level of proficiency towards mastery, and will be a much more individualized and informative report. For example, if a student scores an 80% on a unit math test, they could produce the correct answer for tasks (including more than one standard) 80% of the time. Looking at that same test, a student might show mastery of one standard, earning a 3. However, they may not yet be proficient on another standard, earning a 2. A score of a 2 is not denoting an average, but rather the development of proficiency towards standards.

What is the difference between scores of 1, 2, 3, and 4?

A score of 1 indicates that your child has minimal ability to perform the standard, therefore needing additional instruction. A score of 2 indicates that your child still needs prompting and support to perform the standard. A score of 3 indicates that your child can consistently demonstrate mastery of the standard. A score of 4 indicates that your child can self-initiate and extend knowledge of the standard. In some cases a 3 is the highest score that can be earned. For example, a student can only learn 26 letters.

If students are still progressing towards total mastery of a standard, a 3 would not be appropriate. A 1 or 2 more accurately reflects that the student has not reached end-of-year proficiency on that standard. Through standards-based instructional methods of pre-assessment, I will know if students have already mastered concepts prior to a lesson or unit. It will give me an early opportunity to provide meaningful and challenging work for these students. In the classroom, I am committed to challenging the students who are achieving at or above grade level. I differentiate instruction so that students continue to grow and progress.