This letter is intended to better explain our 1st Trimester report cards. This report card covers standards we have assessed between the start of school and early November. There will be another report card in February (along with conferences) and a final report card in May.
Students are graded on a 1-4 scale based on end of year proficiency. This means that in order to score a 3, a student needs to show grade level mastery of that domain based on where we want them to be at the end of 3rd grade. Therefore, a score of 2 at this point in the year means that they are on track to score a 3 by the end of the year. A score of 1 means that the student is struggling in that area. In order to score a 4, a student must be performing an entire year ahead (ex. performing as a 4rd grader at this point in the year).
The exception to this is if you see ‘final grade’ in the comments section under a particular grade. This means that we have covered that entire standard and will not return to it before the end of the year, so we expect the student to show mastery at this point and a 3 will mean proficient.
Students are graded on a 1-4 scale based on end of year proficiency. This means that in order to score a 3, a student needs to show grade level mastery of that domain based on where we want them to be at the end of 3rd grade. Therefore, a score of 2 at this point in the year means that they are on track to score a 3 by the end of the year. A score of 1 means that the student is struggling in that area. In order to score a 4, a student must be performing an entire year ahead (ex. performing as a 4rd grader at this point in the year).
The exception to this is if you see ‘final grade’ in the comments section under a particular grade. This means that we have covered that entire standard and will not return to it before the end of the year, so we expect the student to show mastery at this point and a 3 will mean proficient.