Number:

212

Section:

Pupils

Title:

Reporting of Pupil Progress

Date Adopted:

May 14, 1979

Date Reviewed:

March 23, 2004

Purpose
The Board of Education believes that the cooperation of school and home is a vital ingredient in the growth and education of the whole child. The Board recognizes its responsibility to keep parents informed of student welfare and progress in school. It also recognizes the applicability of State Board Regulations and Federal Regulations governing school records.

Authority

1. The Board of Education directs that the Superintendent or designee establish and maintain a system of reporting student progress which shall include, at the least:
   

   a.	Written reports in grades K to 12.
   b.	Two scheduled parent conferences with teachers in grades K to 5.
   c.	Conferences as needed and/or requested by either teacher or parent at all levels.

2. All appropriate instructional staff members will comply with such a system as part of their teaching duties.

Responsibility

1. The Board of Education further directs that the Superintendent or designee, in cooperation with appropriate administrators and teachers, develop procedures for reporting student progress to parents or guardians which, at the least:
   

   a.	Maximize methods of reporting that are appropriate to grade level and curriculum content.
   b.	Report grades a minimum of four times per year in the middle school, but insure that both student and parent receive additional timely warnings of poor academic performance and/or a pending grade of a failure through the use of verbal or written warning notices indicating the student's current academic status.
   c.	Report grades a minimum of four times per year in the high school and instruct staff to inform parents through the use of timely verbal or written warnings when a student is not performing as expected in relation to capabilities, and/or is in danger of failing the marking period.
   d.	Report grades a minimum of four times per year in the elementary schools, but insure that both student and parent receive additional timely warnings of poor academic performance and/or a pending grade of a failure through the use of verbal or written warning notices indicating the student’s current academic status.
   e.	Broaden the scheduling of parent-teacher conferences to such times and in such places to insure the greatest degree of participation by parents, and to increase the level of family participation in the learning process.
   f.	Continually review and improve the methods of communication with students' homes, especially the reporting of student progress to parents. Involve students, staff and parents in that review.