Report Card Committee Begins!

Report Card Committee 2013-2014 (rev. 2/6/14)

 

Committee’s Purpose: To review and revise the current CVUSD standards-based report card in TK-5 to align with the California Common Core State Standards and the English Language Development Standards to be implemented in the 2014-2015 school year.

Committee Members (general):

Must have at least one member (CVEA, teacher, or admin) per site

  • Site administrators
  • CVEA
  • Parents (attend meetings designated with *)
  • Teachers

○      TK-5 (minimum of 3 per grade level)
○      SPED/RSP
○      English Learners
○      Dual Language/Bilingual Transitional Alternative Program
○      Information Technology (subcommittee)

2013-2014 Timeline (Full committee attendance dates are bolded)

Date Tentative Agenda/Activity Outcome Next Steps/Follow Up
Nov. & Dec. 2013 Selection of committee members Finalized Report Card Committee Nov. 6 Principals’ Council: principal input of members
Dec. 2013 Meet w/ IT to determine system capacity and constraints Know capacity and constraints to share with report card committee before beginning process Maintain frequent and regular communication with IT
Jan. 9, 2014*-winter break

 (full day)

 
  • purpose of committee
  • review CCSS & ELD
  • look at and evaluate CCSS-based report cards

○  rate format
○  list positive attributes (layout, terms, components)

 1st draft started & format determined 

 

 

 Review CCSS 
Jan. 10, 2014-winter break

*parents attend second half of day (full day)
  • content standards

○  ELA

○  math

○  science

○  social studies

○  ELD

 1st draft of report card addresses:

  • o format
  • o standards: ELA, math, science, social studies, ELD
 Feedback reviewed and incorporated into draft 2 

Jan. 23: Principals’ Council feedback
Jan. 14, 2014(subcommittee mtg – Linda & IT) Review & approval of report card format (with respect to technical issues) Approval of general design features
Jan. 21 & 27 (subcommittee mtg. for ELD section of  rpt card)
  • input from EL dept to include on report card
 EL & ELD input, requirements & review of rpt card draft to date Refinement of front of report card
Jan. 28, 2014**parents attend

(3 hours after school)

3:30 to 6:30

PD3
  • feedback on draft 1
  • discussion on any technical limitations
  • discussion on performance indicators and behavior/social skills (21st century lifelong learner?)
 2nd draft (“front” of report card) complete with:

  • o content standards
  • o performance indicators
  • o behavior & study skills- 21st century lifelong learner
 Feedback reviewed and incorporated into draft 3  

Mar. 5 or 12: Principals’ Council feedback
Jan. 28 – Apr. 1 (content experts)
  • Review of content standards on draft
 Alignment of content standards to CCSS Continued refinement of report card front
Apr. 7, 2104 (Spring break)(full day)

*parents attend second half of day

8:00 to 3:00

Boardroom
  • feedback on draft 2
  • discussion on “narrative” explanation of report card?

 

  • [make-up day is April 9 for those unable to attend on April 7]
 3rd draft of report card

  • o content standards
  • o performance indicators
  • o behavior & study skills- 21st century lifelong learner
  • o narrative of standards/ indicators
 Feedback reviewed and incorporated into final version 
Apr. 9, 2014(subcommittee meeting – Linda & IT) Review of final of front of report card (with respect to technical issues) Finalized technical format of front of report card Electronically share with district teachers & invite comment via survey
Apr. 14 to Apr. 25
  • draft copy available electronically to all district teachers for review & input
 Completed survey Share feedback with committee
Apr. 29, 2014(3 hours after school)

*parents attend full meeting

3:30 to 6:30

Boardroom
  • Discussion, review, last input
  • Recommend final draft
  • Develop communication plan

○ features

○ rationale

○ talking points

 Final version Board agenda item: CCSS-aligned report card
May 13, 2014May 29, 2014 Board information report (5/13) Board approval (5/29)
June 2014 – July 2014 Translation and production Translated versions ready for production; programming design complete Translated & production copies to print shop
Aug. 2014 – Sept. 2014 Report card overview with principals & teachers Introduction of and training on new report card
November 2014 First use by teacher Introduction to parents