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The Standards-Based Report Card
The Lexington Public Schools K‐5Lexington School Committee
April 24, 2012
History of the Committee’s Work
• A 30 member committee convened in 2009 and has spent to date a total of 98 hours each to:
• Study the research • Collect & review documents from other districts• Identify the PRIORITY standards in each academic area
• Develop pro-social skills • Prepare for pilot implementation year scheduled for
2012-2013
• 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 the 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• To honor the request of “stakeholders” who have expressed that the current reporting tool is outdated.
WHY the Change?
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.
How will the standards‐based report card look?
You will notice two categories:
1. Pro‐social Skills and Approaches to Learning
2. Academic Standards for each subject area
How Were the Academic Standards “selected”?
Essential standards representing what allstudents should know and be able to do wereidentified:
• in each academic area• at a specific grade level• with attention to vertical & horizontal coherence
Comparison – Mathematical PracticesOLD
Problem
Solving/Applications
NEWMakes sense of problems and perseveres in solving them
• Explains meaning of problem
• Looks for entry points
• Plans solution path
• Monitors and evaluates progress
• Checks answer with a
different method
• Evaluates reasonableness
of answer
Comparison – Mathematics ‐ ContentOLD
Addition
Subtraction
NEWUses Place Value Understanding and Properties of Operations to add and subtract within 1000
• Uses strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction
• Uses diagrams or objects to explain why strategies work
• Answers correctly
• Explains answer in context
• Checks answer for accuracy
English Language Arts & Literacy ‐ ReadingOLD
ComprehensionNEW
Reads 3rd grade texts with
purpose and understanding
• Recounts stories, including fables, folktales and myths
• Determines the meanings of words and phrases in a text
• Determines the main idea of a text
• Reads and comprehends literature and informational texts,
including Social Studies &
Science texts
Literacy ‐WritingOLD
Written Expression
NEW
Writes opinion pieces
supporting a point of view
with relevant reasons
• Introduces the topic or text, states an opinion, lists reasons
• Uses linking words or
phrases to connect
ideas
Social StudiesOLD
Understanding time andchronology
NEW
(Under History and Cultural Strand)Compares and contrasts life in18th century Lexington to thepresent day
• Uses time periods or dates correctly when describing (orally or in writing) historical events
• Observes and describes details in visual sources such as historical paintings, photographs, or illustrations
• Describes the different groups of people who have settled in Lexington since its founding
Science and Engineering/TechnologyOLD
Observing Science
NEW
Recognizes theRelationships betweenorganisms in a foodchain/web
• Differentiates between living and non‐living things
• Compares and contrasts individuals as well as groups of organisms
• Recognizes and describes the importance of healthy habitats
• Recognizes cause and effect• Recognizes that organisms are connected through complex food webs
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 numerically by the following indicators:
4 – Student CONSISTENTLY demonstrates this skill3 – Student demonstrates this skill MOST of the time2 – Student demonstrates this skill SOME of the time1 – Student requires on-going intervention to
develop this skill
ACADEMIC Performance Indicators
The academic indicators are assigned letters:
M – Indicates that the student consistently andindependently demonstrates Masteryof/Proficiency in the grade level standard
P – Indicates that the student is Progressingappropriately toward consistent and independentmastery of/proficiency in the grade level standard
Academic Performance Indicators
B – Indicates that the student is Beginning toprogress toward the grade level standard
N – Indicates that the student is Not Yetdemonstrating progress toward the grade level standard
/ – Standard Not Addressed at this time
Frequently Asked Questions?
• What will Lexington’s Standards-Based Report Card look like?
• Will the report card be a paper/penciltask?
• What training/education will be put in place for teachers and parents/guardians?
Implementation Plan
Teacher Education & Training
• Education around the standards, both academic & prosocial
• Application of the Performance Indicators
• Technical training for entering information
• Handbook for reference
• On‐going feedback throughout the year
• Evaluation at end of year
Implementation Plan
Parent Education
•Forums (day & evening)
•Video for website
•Handbook
•End of Year Feedback and Evaluation
What “other” changes might I see?
There will now be TWO marking
periods instead of THREE with the 1st report
card being distributed on December 14, 2012
Committee MembersCarol PilarskiLouise LipsitzMarie‐Louise BeanMichele CarterPatty CascioRobyn Dowling‐GrantAmanda DoyleJen Dugan‐AgneDenise DundonIris GoldfarbSean HaganRyan HeedenJane HundleyJames Kane
Laura LeesJeff Leonard Lisa MaffeiKathy McCarthyKaren McCarthyLynne MurrayKatherine PyskatySusan SepeEamonn SheehanEllen SilbermanLauren StebbinsLeonard SwantonKirsten SweetKaren TripoliMary Yardley
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