1. Maury County Public Schools Standards-Based K-1 Report Card
Understanding Your Child’s
Report Card
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Grade Level Indicator
Beginning with the school year, Maury County Public Schools will use a K-1 standards-based report card system. The purposes of adopting a standards-based reporting system for MCPS include:
Communicating detailed student progress and achievement to parents and students
Informing parents of standards and expectations
Providing consistency across the district with regards to grading
KINDERGARTEN
1st Grade
2nd Grade
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KINDERGARTEN
1st Grade
2nd Grade

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Approximately 75 people including teachers, principals, central office administrators, and parents worked for several months to create a new K-1 standards-based report card. This report card should enable home and school to effectively work together to help every student be successful.
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1. Standards Grading Scale
Developmental Stages
Related Arts Section
4. Student Responsibilities for Learning
5. Student Responsibilities for Behavior
6. Your Child Can Be Helped By
7. Attendance Record
8. Teacher Comment Section
Parent Comment Section
10. Student Information
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5. 1. STANDARDS GRADING SCALE K-1
Reading Section Pictured
Standards scores 1, 2, or 3 are written in the appropriate box to the right of the written standard. An empty box indicates the standard was not assessed at this time. These scores are used to indicate a student’s grade-level proficiency, based on the end of the year academic content standards.
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Code Explanation
(1) Consistently meets or exceeds standards/expectations:
The student consistently meets or exceeds the standards as required for the grade level. The student, with relative ease, grasps, applies, and extends the key concepts, processes and skills for the grade level.
(2) Progressing toward standards/expectations
The student is progressing towards the standards required for the grade level. The student demonstrates progress in the majority of grade level skills. The student, with limited errors, begins to grasp and apply the key concepts, processes and skills for the grade level.
(3) Experiencing difficulty in meeting standards/expectations
The student is not meeting the majority of the standards required for this grade level. The student is experiencing difficulty grasping and applying the key concepts, processes and skills for the grade level.
No Mark
No mark indicates that the standard was an area/skill that was not assessed during the grading period.
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7. 2. Developmental Stages of Reading and Writing
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The reading and writing continuum provides a useful tool to monitor the growth and development of each child as he/she becomes an independent reader and writer. The grade level designations represent optimal timing. Not all students will reach these stages at these exact times.
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9. 3. Related Arts Section Grades K - 1
Related Arts classes include art, music, physical education, or other specialty classes. The grading codes for related arts are S (Satisfactory) and N (Needs improving.) These grades are assigned by the specialty area teacher.
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10. 4. Student Responsibilities for Learning
A check mark indicates an area in which a student needs to improve with regards to grade level expectations.
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11. 5. Student Responsibilities for Behavior
A check mark indicates an area in which a student needs to improve with regards to grade level expectations.
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12. 6. Your Child Can Be Helped By:
A check mark indicates an area in which a parent can further assist their child.
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7. Attendance Record
In this section, parents will be able to identify the number of days enrolled, days present and days absent for each of the nine weeks reporting periods.
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14. 8. Teacher Comment Section
A check mark in the box indicates that the teacher desires a conference. The teacher may add comments that provide further insight into the progress your child is making.
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15. 9. Parent/Guardian Comment Section
The parent or guardian may sign to indicate they have reviewed and read the report card. A conference with the teacher may also be requested.
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Student Information
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17. Communicating Your Child’s Progress
Purposes of changing our methods of reporting your child’s progress include the following:
Communicating where students stand in reference to specific expectations for their learning
Not…
“How is my child doing compared to other students in the class?”
but…
“How is my child doing with regard to the learning expectations for this level?”
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Providing examples based on student work
Teachers should have clear examples of student work at the various developmental levels of performance. This provides concrete examples to parents of teachers’ expectations. This will increase parents’ knowledge of what is expected and enable them to help their child in making progress.
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Provide consistent communication
A standards-based report card uses clear and understandable labels that help to break down the barriers between home and school. It opens the way between home and school for effective collaboration in efforts to help every student succeed!
“The Communication Challenge of Standards-Based Reporting”
Thomas R. Guskey
Phi Delta Kappan
December 2004
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20. THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING YOUR CHILD’S PROGRESS…
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Visiting your child’s school and talking with the teachers and administrators!
Together we can help all students achieve!
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For more information:
Contact your child’s school, the Maury County Central Administrative Office, or comments to Scott
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