|
Grading:
Each student will maintain an assessment folder
in their classroom. For each marking period, a total of at least
five evaluations should be included for each core subject. Evaluations
do not have to be test-based. Such evaluations may include: homework,
projects, performance assessments, cooperative learning projects,
classroom participation, class work, etc. Evaluation should provide
a sufficient and valid measure of a student's work and progress.
Reports:
Grade 1-8: reports are issued three
times a year in accord with the schedule set by the Office of Catholic
Education.
Grades 1-3: The philosophy of the
primary report card is to report the progress of the young child.
No numerical values will appear on a report card. The verbal interpretation
of the letters are not limited to a numerical equivalent. Infractions
for conduct may never be used to deduct points from any academic
subject. (PP CIA 612
Grades 4-8: The report card should
be an evaluation of the student’s performance and should show
the steps that are necessary for further progress. The upper grade
report uses a numerical marking code. Any grade below a 70 is indicated
by an “F”. Failure warnings will be issued in sufficient
time for a student to improve a failing grade.(PP CIA 613)
Assessment:
An integral part of instruction is the gathering,
recording and analysis of data about the student’s progress
and achievement. Standardized assessment is administered in Grades
2-8 each year. Grades 5, 6, and 8 will be assessed in October, 2008.
Grades 2, 3, 4, and 7 will be assessed in March, 2009.
Beginning March 2010, all yearly Standardized Testing will take
place in the Spring for Grades 2 to 8.
Linked closely with the Integrated Language
Arts Program is the use of a portfolio approach to assessment. This
represents a “work in progress” rather than the traditional
“mastery of skills” perspective. A Permanent Portfolio
will be maintained for each child in Grades K-8. It will contain
the minimum archdiocesan required documents. A Working Portfolio
will contain a variety of formal and informal assessment tools that
reflect the student’s one year growth. Work will be selected
from here for the Permanent Portfolio. (PP CIA 602)
|
