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IK ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT The philosophy of
the Board concerning academic achievement, as well as children's social
growth and development, is based on the premise that children have diverse
capabilities and individual patterns of growth and learning. Therefore, the
Board feels it important that teachers have as much accurate knowledge of
each student as possible in order to assess his/her needs, his/her growth,
and make instructional plans for him/her. Thus a sharing of information among
parent, teacher, and student is essential. The Board
supports staff efforts in finding better ways to measure and report student
progress. It shall require that: 1.
Parents
be informed regularly, four times per year or more
often, as to the progress their children are making in school. 2.
The
first elementary progress report of each year be issued to a parent at a
mandatory parent conference meeting with the teacher. 3.
Parents
shall be alerted and conferred with as soon as possible when a child's
performance or attitude becomes unsatisfactory or shows marked or sudden
deterioration. 4.
Insofar
as possible, distinction shall be made between a student's attitude and
his/her academic performance. 5.
At
comparable levels, the school system shall strive for consistency in grading
and reporting except as this is inappropriate for certain classes or certain
students. 6.
When
no grades are given and the student is evaluated informally in terms of
his/her own progress, the school staff also provides a realistic appraisal of
the student's standing in relation to his/her peers. 7.
When
grades are given, the school staff shall take particular care to explain the
meaning of marks and symbols to parents. Adopted: April
8, 1993 Amended: August 11, 2011 |