Quincy Public Schools PreKindergarten Progress Report & - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Quincy Public Schools PreKindergarten Progress Report & Kindergarten Report Cards Teaching and Learning Presentation March 28 th , 2016 1

To design a new Standards Based Elementary Report Card in Kindergarten and an updated Progress Report in PreKindergarten. • Aligned to PreKindergarten and Kindergarten Standards • Teacher created • Developmentally appropriate • Electronic (Kindergarten) • Revised grading rubric Purpose 2

Initiative Timeline

Teams Involved: • Superintendent’s Leadership Team • Principals • Instructional Technology • Kindergarten Team • PreKindergarten Team • Academic Program Teachers Planning 4

Teacher Teams: • Grade level representatives from each building (Academic Classroom Teachers ) Content Driven by Standards: • Reading, Writing, Language, Speaking and Listening, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies • Massachusetts Standards for Preschool and Kindergarten, Social and Emotional Learning, and Approaches to Play and Learning • NAEYC Standards for Quality Early Childhood Programming Planning 5

Design Team work included : • Identifying the key standards and areas to assess o Teams divided into small groups by subject or area • Creating a report card and progress report that addresses the Standards but also considers the developmental aspect of Early Childhood. • Developing a Report Card and Progress Report that is written in parent friendly language Grade Level Team Work 6

Design Team work included : • Vertical alignment between PreKindergarten to Kindergarten and Kindergarten to Grade 1 o Progression of standards from one grade to the next o A focus on Social/Emotional Learning • Developing a common grading rubric o Defining proficient on each standard Grade Level Team Work 7

Current PreKindergarten Report Card 8

Draft Progress Report 9

Current Kindergarten Report Card 10

Draft Report Card 11

• Kindergarten Performance levels for all subject areas • E: Exceeds expectations of the standard • M: Meets expectations of the standard • P: Progressing towards standards • N: Not yet demonstrated progress • NA: Not yet assessed • PreKindergarten • I: Independent • P: Practicing • N: Needs help • Designed to show a developmental progression across the standards • Performance levels will also be used for Academic Program Areas Performance Levels 12

• Identifies for teachers what standards are assessed for each term • Highlights the developmental progression of skills • Gives teachers concrete examples of what meeting the standards looks like for each term. Grading Rubric 13

Next Steps • Parent Glossary of frequently used terms ( gross motor, fine motor, compose, decompose etc.) • Complete Grading Rubric • Parent Academy (Spring 2016, Fall 2016) • Professional Development for all staff (Spring 2016) Next Steps 14

School year 2016-2017 Teachers/Administrators • Continued implementation of standards based lessons, units and assessments • Monitoring of students’ progress • Communication with parents through classroom newsletters, agendas, phone calls and individual conferences as necessary • Report card design team continues to collect and share feedback of both parents and colleagues Parents/PTO • Continued communications with school staff • Feedback collected and discussed at PTO and Citywide meetings • Participation in Spring/Fall Parent Academy Reflection 15