Reporting System and Reporting of Student Progress

Purpose

This policy governs the systems used and expectation for the reporting of student progress.

Duration

This policy is subject to yearly revision.

Policy

While teachers use data from student assessments daily, several reporting structures exist at ANCS to afford students and families frequent opportunity to reflect upon student performance information in order to grow as learners. These structures include the following:

Section 1. Weekly Communication Folders (Grades K–5)

Each week, a communication folder is sent home to parents/guardians containing updates on student performance and classroom initiatives. Often, additional home enrichment materials are included, as well as suggestions on how parents/guardians can collaborate with teachers in supporting their child.

Section 2. Advisor Progress Reports (Grades 6–8)

  1. At the midway point of each academic term, each student receives a progress report from his/her advisor.
  2. These reports give feedback on a student's development of his/her habits of learning and provide current grades for each class with comments from the student's advisor.
  3. Advisors may send out a "warning" report between these regular reporting periods for any students in their advisories who have been flagged for academic and/or behavioral concerns.

Section 3. End-of-Term Reports

  1. Three times a year, students and families in all grades receive end-of-term reports.
  2. The end-of-term report provides academic and related information on a student so that support and attention may be enhanced, maintained, or altered to help the student achieve maximum growth and learning.
  3. These reports provide a detailed picture of a student's performance in each subject area or class by featuring a narrative that describes the student's skills and habits relative to the standards for the course.

Section 4. Conferences

  1. Grades K-5: A meeting with the teacher and family—and, where appropriate, student—takes place following the distribution of end-of-term reports in the fall to provide a place for further discussion of student progress.
  2. Grades 6-8: Each student leads a conference in the fall with his/her parents/guardians and advisor to reflect upon performance so far in the school year and set learning goals for the remainder of the year. Another conference is held in the spring to review the student's progress toward his/her learning goals.
  3. In addition to these conferences, teachers or parents/guardians may request a conference at other times throughout the school year as needed.

Section 5. Portfolio Presentations

Students at all grade levels present and reflect upon their learning though a public exhibition of their work at various points throughout the school year.

Section 6. Standardized Test Score Reports

  1. Student assessment score reports on statewide standardized tests will be distributed to families following their arrival to the school.
  2. The score reports will be accompanied by a cover letter that further explains the tests and a guide to interpreting the score reports.

Section 7. Grading

  1. ANCS does not use numbers, ranks, or traditional A–F grades.
  2. Performance standards for student work are determined by the ANCS faculty and are available from a student's teacher.
  3. Student academic performance is documented in relation to a student's progress toward the standards for each performance area at each grade level using the following terminology:
    1. Grades K-5:
      • E = Exceeding the standard
      • M = Meeting the standard
      • P = Progressing to the standard
      • D = Does not meet standard
    2. Grades 6-8:
      • Exceeding the standards
      • Meeting the standards
      • Approaching the standards
      • Just beginning toward the standards
      • Not yet moving toward the standards

Approval and Review

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 Last Review

Next Review
06/16/15 07/01/15 06/2023 06/2026