1. Standards Based Report Cards: From Theory to Practice

2. The Standards Based Model STANDARDS District, state, and nationally driven CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION District Strategic Plan, Curriculum Committee Work, Professional Development, etc. ASSESSMENTS Portfolios, Unit Tests, Weekly Tests, DRA Protocols, District Assessments, State Assessments, etc. REPORTING Conferences, Report Cards,TEAM Meetings, Progress Reports, etc. The information on this slide was adapted from Hudson Public Schools

3. Standards The MA standards are outlined by the Department of Elementary and Secondary and incorporate the Common Core State Standards (www.corestandards.org)www.corestandards.org The standards describe what a student should know or be able to do at an identified point in time consistently from school to school Standards provide an outline of the required knowledge and skills at each grade level Standards set clear goals for success and a pathway from grade to grade

4. Assessments Formative (Inform instruction…used to guide decisions about differentiating instruction) Summative (Summary of what has been mastered…used for grades and report cards)

5. Curriculum and Instruction The standards do not dictate how to teach Easton has developed a 5 year curriculum renewal plan that drives the work of our curriculum committees Curriculum development includes suggested instructional activities, common assessments, rubrics and required content

6. Reporting A variety of means are provided to inform parents of student progress (conferences, TEAM meetings, report cards, progress reports).

7. How will standards based report cards differ? The report card standards have been aligned with specific assessments that will be used to determine student progress (These are summative) The standard is an end of year expectation Students may meet the standard at any point in the year Standards based report cards measure mastery at a given point in time, not an average of grades

8. The report card allows a teacher to communicate the student’s progress towards meeting the standards (Limited Understanding, Working Towards the Standard, Meets the Standard) Reporting occurs at critical intervals during the year –K-2 January, June –3-5 December, March, June

9. Parent Information Sessions Cathy MacLeod and Debbie DiCenso, Report Card Committee co-chairs will attend October PAC meetings to provide additional information and answer any questions