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Report cards and progress reports
Prekindergarten Assessment
All prekindergarten students will take a standardized assessment to measure their skills in Language and Literacy and Mathematics. The assessment is on-line and administered individually to each student by a certified teacher. The assessment will be given three times during the academic school year to measure the student’s growth and areas for improvement. The assessments are aligned to the Prekindergarten Guidelines for instruction set forth by the state of Texas.
Prekindergarten/Kindergarten Grading and Report Card
· The on-line report card is used to report student progress to parents at 6-week intervals in Prekindergarten and Kindergarten. The document will reflect each student’s growth over time in Language Arts/Reading, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Social Development, Health and Physical Development, and Fine Arts.
· The reporting scale is based on performance observation, checklists, student products, and anecdotal records, as well as formal and informal assessments.
· Criteria for evaluating student achievement in all subjects including social development (conduct) will be:
o 1 for Discovery – first steps;
o 2 for Exploring – showing progress;
o 3 for Connecting – ready to apply
· Standards for the report card are aligned to the state standards.
o Prekindergarten Guidelines
o Kindergarten Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (T.E.K.S.)
· Each grade level has three versions of the report card:
o English/ESL
o Bilingual translated to English, Bilingual written in Spanish
o Montessori (English and Spanish)
Standards-Based On-line Grade Book (Grade Speed)
· The on-line grade book is documentation of student progress based upon sequentially recorded developmental stages of performance observations.
· Criteria for evaluating student achievement in all subjects including social development (conduct) will be:
o 1 for Discovery – first steps;
o 2 for Exploring – showing progress;
o 3 for Connecting – ready to apply
· Standards for the grade book are aligned with the on-line report card and to the state standards.
o Prekindergarten Guidelines
o Kindergarten Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (T.E.K.S.)
HISD Standards Based Report Card Levels of Proficiency Prekindergarten/Kindergarten |
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1 |
Discovery-First Steps A stage in which children develop an awareness of their surroundings and exhibit a need for more instruction and interaction with objects, people, events, and concepts. |
2 |
Exploring-Showing Progress A stage in which children develop an understanding of the components and attributes of their surroundings and exhibit a need for more practice with objects, people, events and concepts. |
3 |
Connecting-Ready to Apply A stage in which children bring their own personal meaning to make use of their surroundings and link purposeful interaction with objects, people, events, and concepts. |
Not Yet Formally Assessed |