Cecil County Public Schools Policies
Book:
Cecil County Public Schools Policies
Section:
I - Instruction
Title:
GRADING AND REPORTING MIDDLE SCHOOL - Reporting Student Progress
Number:
IKAF
Status:
Active
Legal:
Annotated Code of Maryland--Education: 7-301-302, 305
COMAR: 13A.08.01.01-.08, .10, .11
Adopted:
07/10/1989
Last Revised:
06/14/2008
Last Reviewed:
12/01/2009
Policy Detail
Related Entries: IKAH, IKB, IKD, IKG, JED
Office: ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT FOR EDUCATION SERVICES
GRADING AND REPORTING
MIDDLE
SCHOOL
REPORTING STUDENT PROGRESS
PHILOSOPHY
The report card is an effective method of communicating student achievement to parents. This communication document, along with scheduled parent-teacher conferences and individual conferences, provides a way to promote understanding of a student's progress and to work for optimal achievement.
In order to clearly convey the most vital information about a student’s progress, the reporting system should possess the following characteristics:
• The reporting system is easily understood.
• Each student’s achievements and needs are presented in an objective, clear and concise manner.
• Academic achievement is a composite of the student’s mastery of content and skills in relation to the expectations established in the Cecil County Public Schools’ curriculum.
• Opportunities are provided for teachers and/or parents to include written comments.
• The reporting system is not punitive in nature.
Through carefully designed and implemented reporting procedures, accurate information about student progress is presented. As a result, a closer relationship between the home and school is forged which capitalizes on parent-teacher cooperation.
Cecil County Board of Education directs the superintendent and staff to provide regulations for the recording, distribution, and communication of grades for
middle
school students.