Modified Progress Report
Some students are enrolled in special programs which make the use of the standard progress report inappropriate. Many of these students are identified as having a disability and receive special education and/or related services. Each identified student with a disability has an Individualized Education Program (IEP) developed by school staff, parents, and when appropriate, the student. The IEP includes specific goals and objectives relevant to needs.
Identified students with disabilities who receive special education services must receive progress reports from the special education teacher with the same frequency that regular education written reports are given. These reports are in addition to the regular education progress report and include and must be developed regarding progress on IEP goals.
Special education teachers also participate in regularly scheduled parent-teacher conferences. Any other reporting procedure constitutes a non-standard report and must be developed in accordance with procedures outlined in this guide.
A narrative report may also be used for students in the regular program who, because of special circumstances, may receive failing grades throughout the year. The teachers, parents, and principal are involved in the decision to substitute a narrative report for the standard progress report. The narrative report includes the student’s instructional levels in reading, mathematics, and spelling as well as indicates the student’s status in regard to promotion or retention.
Non-Standard Report
Individual school communities, for appropriate reasons, may develop and use a reporting system which is different from the standardized reporting system by following an approved procedure. Appropriate reasons for adopting a non-standard report may include such factors as innovative programs, unusual demographic factors, and/or special communication needs. A non- standard report must be consistent with promotion and retention policies.
Reporting information which only supplements the standard report from may be added at the discretion of an individual school and is not subject to the procedures for adopting a non-standard report.
The professional staff or community associated with a particular elementary school may recommend a change in the reporting system in the following manner.
- Proposals for a non-standard reporting system must be studied by the school staff and a representative group of the school community originating the change. Proposals must be submitted to the Parent/Teacher Association for approval before being forwarded to the central office.
- Proposals must be submitted in writing to the Chief Academic Officer for recommendation to the Superintendent.
- Final recommendation is submitted by the Superintendent to the School Board for approval. Proposals for non-standard progress reports must be submitted annually.