Examples & Models

Feedback-based Adaptations

The 2021-2022 improvements resulted in a more streamlined and effective way to convey student progress.

• Deepening alignment between 6-12 assessment and grading practices supports smoother student transitions between grades 8 and 9.

• Standardized end-of-term feedback data is reported across all departments.

• Generating reports via ASPEN, the district's record-keeping/learning management system. This reduces laborious collating and organizing processes and allows meaningful cross-grade data analysis.

• Expanding the Content Priority Standard Scale from three to four points provides families with a finer-grained level of understanding.

• Including a top-line priority-skill letter grade for core academic courses (English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and World Language) in grades 7 and 8 to support a greater understanding of student performance by parents/guardians and a transition to letter grade reporting for students.

Together, these improvements contribute to a feedback system that encourages effective instruction and supports deeper student understanding. Below are current examples of our report card, highlighting our use of content-based priority standards, learning skills, and the inclusion of a top-line letter grade that represents a composite of student understanding across a subject's priority standards.