Elementary Report Card Parent Information Night Dr Elise

Elementary Report Card Parent Information Night Dr. Elise Frangos, Assistant Superintendent Massachusetts Superintendency Union #55 Rochester Memorial Elementary School April 26, 2017

History of the Committee’s Work • A 26 member committee representing all grade levels, Art and Music convened in 2015 and has spent to date a total of 30 hours each to: • Study the research • Collect & review documents from other districts as well as each curriculum framework and summative data • Identify PRIORITY standards in each academic area • Learned about and added C. A. S. E. L. ’s 5 pro-social skills • Prepared for pilot implementation year scheduled for trimester one 2017 -2018 school year.

Elementary Report Card Committee Administrators: Dr. Elise Frangos Assistant Superintendent Ms. Rosemary Bowman Principal, Center & OHS Ms. Evelyn Rivet Principal, Sippican School Mr. Derek Medeiros Principal, RMS Specialty Area Teachers: Sharon Cruz, Social Worker, RMS Miriam Eble, Sp. Ed, OHS Patricia Richard, Music, Sippican Joanne Smith, Art, RMS Grade 3: Julia Cabral, RMS Paula Mc. Keen, Sippican Grade 1: Jennifer Aguiar, Center Diane Alexander, RMS Leanne Dineen, Sippican Tracy Feeney, Sippican Grade 5: Stacy Barrows, OHS Craig Davignon, RMS Karen Lefebvre, RMS Elizabeth Milde, Sippican Grade 2: Kate Lesniaski, Center Dana Stupalski, RMS Grade 6: Sara Jacobsen, OHS William Roseman, Sippican James Sullivan, RMS Grade 4: Lisa Dix, Sippican Julie Letourneau, OHS

"the first step in sound classroom teaching and assessment practices associated with grades is to make them meaningful. ” Guskey WHY the Change? • To more accurately and effectively communicate student progress to parents and students; • To be clear and specific about the academic and pro-social standards i. e. , what all students need to know and be able to do in each domain; • To respond to each Massachusetts State Framework as indicated through the Common Core Curriculum Standards; • To honor the request of “stakeholders” who have expressed that the current reporting tool is outdated.

What is a Standards-Based Report Card? • Assesses student performance against a specific and observable grade set of Skills • Measures each student against the identified grade level “end of year” standard • Does not measure how the student performs compared to other students.

Math Standard Gr. 5: Applies understanding of multiplication and division when multiplying and dividing fractions. • Now what grade would this student receive? • Mastered, Progressing, Emerging or Not Demonstrated? C C MA (MISSING ASSIGNMENT) D C B A

What Grade Would This Student Receive? C C MA (MISSING ASSIGNMENT) D C B A

How will the standards‐based report card look? You will notice two categories: 1. Pro‐Social Skills and Approaches to Learning 2. Multiple, specific Academic Standards for each subject area

How Were the Academic Standards “selected”? Essential standards representing what all students should know and be able to do were identified: • in each academic area • at each specific grade level • with attention to vertical & horizontal coherence • with attention to transfer so that children become college and career ready

Comparison – Mathematical Practices Grade 3 OLD NEW 4 = Advanced 3 = Proficient 2 = Developing 1= Dependent M = Mastery P = Progressing E = Emerging ND = Not Demonstrated

Comparison – Mathematics ‐ Content Grade 3 OLD NEW

English Language Arts & Literacy ‐ Reading Grade 3 OLD NEW AB – Above Grade Level AT = At Grade Level BG = Below Grade Level M = Mastery P = Progressing E = Emerging ND = Not Demonstrated

OLD Literacy ‐ Writing Grade 3 NEW 4 = Advanced 3 = Proficient 2 = Developing 1= Dependent M = Mastery P = Progressing E = Emerging ND = Not Demonstrated

OLD 4 = Advanced 3 = Proficient 2 = Developing 1= Dependent Social Studies Grade 3 NEW M = Mastery P = Progressing E = Emerging ND = Not Demonstrated

Science and Engineering/Technology Grade 3 OLD NEW

Comparison In the Upper Elementary Grades OLD NEW M = Mastery P = Progressing E = Emerging ND = Not Demonstrated

How will student performance be measured? There are two sets of performance indicators: 1. Numbers will be used for the pro‐social and learning approaches portion of the document 2. Letters will be used for the academic performance indicators

Pro-Social Skills & Approaches to Learning These skills will be measured with letters by the following indicators: 4 – Student CONSISTENTLY demonstrates this skill 3 – Student demonstrates this skill MOST of the time 2 – Student demonstrates this skill SOME of the time 1 – Student requires on-going intervention to develop this skill

ACADEMIC Performance Indicators The academic indicators are assigned letters: M – Indicates that the student consistently and independently demonstrates Mastery (approx. 5 times) of/Proficiency in the grade level standard or in the highest rubric categories by end of trimester. P – Indicates that the student is Progressing (approx. 4 times) appropriately toward consistent and independent mastery of/proficiency in the grade level standard.

Academic Performance Indicators E – Indicates that the student is Emerging (3 times) to progress toward the grade level standard (sometimes student can demonstrate standard with help, but not consistently. ) ND – Indicates that the standard is Not Demonstrated (may demonstrate standard once or twice) Child is not demonstrating progress toward the grade level standard. No consistency is seen in demonstrating the standard when given the task. / – Slashed out or grayed out: Standard Not Addressed at this time in this trimester.

Frequently Asked Questions? • What will Elementary Standards-Based Report Card look like? Look at Your Copy! • Will the report card be a paper/pencil task? No, by Data Entry • What training/education has been put in place for teachers and parents/guardians? Ongoing teacher PD days through this year & next year. PLC’s and Grade Level meetings. Parent Outreach Meetings Website http: //www. oldrochester. org/pages/ORR

Implementation Plan Teacher Education & Training • Continuous education on the standards, both academic & prosocial • Application of the Performance Indicators • Technical training for entering information • Handbook for reference • On‐going feedback throughout the year and modifications made based on parent and teacher surveys. • Parent and teacher evaluation at end of year

Implementation Plan Summary • Forums (day & evening) • Video for website • Handbook online • Post Trimester Evaluation and End of Year Feedback and Evaluation

How can I help my child achieve on all standards? • Unpack those backpacks! Read electronic notices! • Talk with your child about his/her daily work & standards. • Give positive support at home. • Communicate regularly with the teacher celebrating the standards your student is successful with and support the standards on which your student is weak. • Summer Reading – Go to the Library! • Summer Math – See parent tips! • Visit the Curriculum Instruction webpage to see report cards, print them and gain more posted information.

What “other” change might I see? • Larger text boxes for teacher-parent communication. Text Box: • Teachers better understand the new standards for which they are responsible.

What will remain the same? There will continue to be the same schoolbased parent/teacher conferences as usual.

QUESTIONS?