What is a Standards-Based Report Card?

The Dixie School District’s Standards-Based Report Card provides information regarding a student’s grade level performance and progress toward promotion. Students must meet identified criteria before promotion is granted. Promotion criteria include, but are not limited to, achievement of district adopted curriculum standards as well as overall performance in the classroom. The grade level curriculum standards or benchmarks are identified for Mathematics and Language Arts (Reading, Writing, and Speaking/Listening) on each K-5 report card.

Purpose

The purpose of the student report card is to:

— Report overall classroom performance and achievement for each grading period.

— Identify the Dixie School District’s adopted grade level curriculum standards.

— Report progress toward achieving the district’s grade level curriculum standards.

— Report progress toward meeting Promotion Criteria.

— Communicate quarterly between teacher and parent.

— Identify areas for parents, teacher, and student to focus for success.

The Dixie School District uses the following criteria for grades 2-5 to determine promotion to the next grade level:

Performance Grades (grades 3-5) – Letter grades report overall classroom performance, quality of work, and participation. A "passing" or "satisfactory" grade or better is expected.

Achievement Toward Standards (grades 2-5) – Curriculum standards are adopted for Mathematics and Language Arts (Reading, Writing, Listening/Speaking). It is expected that students achieve the standards.

Stanford Achievement Test (SAT9) – Scores are expected at the 25^th percentile or better for Total Mathematics and for Total Reading/Total Language.

This section summarizes progress in reading with June benchmarks indicated.

Basic Math Skill

Grades 4-5

This section indicates performance in basic math skills.

Grade Level Curriculum

Additional curriculum and standards information is provided in the "Standards and Curriculum Overview" brochure that is distributed in the Fall at the Back To School Night Program. Brochures are also available in school offices.

Parent and School Partnership

Parents are encouraged to attend the scheduled parent/teacher conferences, the Back To School Night Program, Open House, as well as participate in the many classroom and school activities which support their child’s learning and achievement. The Dixie School District is committed to a parent-school partnership which supports and serves all students and their ongoing educational successes.

You may direct questions regarding the K-5 Standards-Based Report Card to your child’s teacher, your school principal or to DSD’s Director of Educational Services.

Dixie 492-3730

Mary E. Silveira 492-3741

Vallecito 492-3750

Educational Services 492-3703