January 26, 2024

 

 

 

 

Prairie Trace Families, 

We are getting close to the end of the second reporting period, so I wanted to remind you of changes that were made at the district level regarding our standards based report card. As you may remember, the end of the first reporting period was the end of October. This coincided nicely with Parent Teacher Conferences, so the “report” that parents received was the information gained during the meeting between the teacher and the parent/guardian.  

Reporting Period Two will end at the end of February, and the Standards Based Report Card will come out in early March. You will receive an email and will be able to access this report through PowerSchool.  In this report, teachers will share how students are progressing toward Benchmark. This means how students are progressing toward mastery of the essential standards with the material they have been taught up to this point in the school year.   

Reporting Period Three will end at the end of the school year. The Standards Based Report Card will be available through PowerSchool as well. You will receive an email when this is available. The purpose of this report is for teachers to share how students demonstrate mastery of the grade level essential standards. At this time, they will report how the student ended the year in regard to grade level skills. This report will use proficiency based language based on how students met proficiency for the essential standards at the conclusion of the year. 

The major difference between reporting period two and reporting period three is:

• Reporting period two is about what has been taught so far.

• Reporting period three is about the all-encompassing grade level standards and if students were proficient in them at the end of the year.

As you are aware, there are many other reports that come home regarding student data throughout the year:

• NWEA reports twice a year 

• WIDA reports for our Multi-Lingual Learners

• CogAt reports for 1st and 5th graders 

• Information related to Dyslexia Screening in grades K-2

• IREAD 3 information for 3rd graders 

• ILEARN information for students in grades 3-5

As always, please reach out to your child's classroom teacher if you have questions or concerns about your student's progress, or any of us in the front office if you have a specific need. 

Thanks for your commitment to your child’s education!

Kim Piper
Principal