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Parents to get new Standards-Based Report Cards Cards will go out next week to K-5 students at ACES and ACPC Click on headline for story and links to samples of new cards By Phyllis Curry, Instructional Supervisor Adair County School District, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY It is an exciting time in education and two schools in the district, Adair County Primary and Adair County Elementary, are paving the way to a grading approach that more accurately measures student performance and gives parents very specific feedback. Both ACPC and ACES have moved to standards based testing Both schools have moved to a standards-based grading format. The first reports will be going home with K-5 students next week. The report does not give a letter grade or numeric grade, but is an overall look at how well the child grasps and masters specific concepts or standards. Many districts around the state have been using this model for several years, as have schools around the nation. Four reporting periods during the year This grading system differs from the traditional method in that students are not penalized for not knowing information when it is first introduced or in the middle of the information. There will be four reporting periods or terms throughout the year, but the final determination of mastery of a concept or standard does not come until the end of the year. Summative assessments over the standards allow students to prove whether they have mastered the material. It is not a one-time grade that says you either passed or failed. The student has all year to master standards. This model greatly increases a student's chance of being successful because he/she is given multiple opportunities to show mastery of standards and be successful. This type of report card will be more informative as to which concepts a child has mastered and which standards require more practice and further instruction by the teacher. Parents will be able to monitor master in different areas Parents will be able to monitor mastery in English, reading, math, science, and social studies. All other subjects are assessed through the school's overall Program Review process and individual student scores are not assigned. The approach enables teachers to ensure that all students grasp what is being taught before moving on to new subject matter. The Response to Intervention model used at both schools allows flexibility in the daily schedule for teachers to offer whole group instruction and then move students into smaller groups for extra instruction. Students will be able to take ownership of their learning Students being assessed using standards-based grading can take ownership of their own learning, even to the point of being able to explain their report card to their parents in either the home setting or at a student-led parent-teacher conference at school. We encourage parents to talk with their students about their new report cards when they bring them home. If you have questions, please feel free to contact your child's school or you may contact Phyllis Curry, Instructional Supervisor, at 270-384-2476, Adair County Board of Education, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY 42728. A Peek Preview of the new Adair County Schools Report Cards Adair County School Superintendent Alan W. Reed, Adair Schools Technology Coordinator Carla Perkins, and Adair County Instructional Supervisor Phyllis Curry have sent these links to PDFs at the Adair County School website which show examples of the Districts New Report Cards:
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