Report Cards

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know when report cards will be available? Either in Aspen or sent home with kids? I can't get an answer at my kids school.

[Anonymous]

My school’s aren’t due from teachers until the 15th, but I don’t know when they go home. Admin gets them home when they feel like it I guess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My school’s aren’t due from teachers until the 15th, but I don’t know when they go home. Admin gets them home when they feel like it I guess.

Does this mean all the assignment grades will be updated in aspen by then?

[Anonymous]

Our principal said she anticipates they will be mailed out next week. But apparently they are a “new” format and she’s holding a meeting for families to learn how to read them. Lordy I’m left wondering what DCPS has done now….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our principal said she anticipates they will be mailed out next week. But apparently they are a “new” format and she’s holding a meeting for families to learn how to read them. Lordy I’m left wondering what DCPS has done now….

They are awful. Hard for parents to understand and offer no comments. Teachers hate them. I’m sure parents will too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our principal said she anticipates they will be mailed out next week. But apparently they are a “new” format and she’s holding a meeting for families to learn how to read them. Lordy I’m left wondering what DCPS has done now….

They are awful. Hard for parents to understand and offer no comments. Teachers hate them. I’m sure parents will too.

Well, you were right! I miss the written comments, which always seemed to be by far the most useful part of the report card for elementary. I do appreciate the inclusion of test scores, but that doesn’t make up for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our principal said she anticipates they will be mailed out next week. But apparently they are a “new” format and she’s holding a meeting for families to learn how to read them. Lordy I’m left wondering what DCPS has done now….

They are awful. Hard for parents to understand and offer no comments. Teachers hate them. I’m sure parents will too.

Well, you were right! I miss the written comments, which always seemed to be by far the most useful part of the report card for elementary. I do appreciate the inclusion of test scores, but that doesn’t make up for it.

Teachers were required to write comments at my school. I would mention it to the principal.

[Anonymous]

I like the new report cards. We have comments on ours and the scores and scales seems clearer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our principal said she anticipates they will be mailed out next week. But apparently they are a “new” format and she’s holding a meeting for families to learn how to read them. Lordy I’m left wondering what DCPS has done now….

They are awful. Hard for parents to understand and offer no comments. Teachers hate them. I’m sure parents will too.

Well, you were right! I miss the written comments, which always seemed to be by far the most useful part of the report card for elementary. I do appreciate the inclusion of test scores, but that doesn’t make up for it.

Teachers were required to write comments at my school. I would mention it to the principal.

The new ones have brief comments. The old ones had more extensive comments.

Always started with a diplomatic, parent-pleasing sentence about the child being a joy to have in class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our principal said she anticipates they will be mailed out next week. But apparently they are a “new” format and she’s holding a meeting for families to learn how to read them. Lordy I’m left wondering what DCPS has done now….

They are awful. Hard for parents to understand and offer no comments. Teachers hate them. I’m sure parents will too.

Well, you were right! I miss the written comments, which always seemed to be by far the most useful part of the report card for elementary. I do appreciate the inclusion of test scores, but that doesn’t make up for it.

You should have received comments as they were a district-wide requirement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our principal said she anticipates they will be mailed out next week. But apparently they are a “new” format and she’s holding a meeting for families to learn how to read them. Lordy I’m left wondering what DCPS has done now….

They are awful. Hard for parents to understand and offer no comments. Teachers hate them. I’m sure parents will too.

Well, you were right! I miss the written comments, which always seemed to be by far the most useful part of the report card for elementary. I do appreciate the inclusion of test scores, but that doesn’t make up for it.

You should have received comments as they were a district-wide requirement.

PP. There were... sort of comments, but they appeared to all be just generated by checking boxes (like the middle school report cards were last year - I don't have a child in middle school anymore so not sure if that's still the same). Like, "demonstrated strength or significant growth on these skills/standards: Ask and answer questions about details in a text." There was nothing freehand written, except very short summaries about what the kids are learning about in two of the classes.
Did anyone else get actual freehand comments, about their specific child in elementary?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our principal said she anticipates they will be mailed out next week. But apparently they are a “new” format and she’s holding a meeting for families to learn how to read them. Lordy I’m left wondering what DCPS has done now….

They are awful. Hard for parents to understand and offer no comments. Teachers hate them. I’m sure parents will too.

Well, you were right! I miss the written comments, which always seemed to be by far the most useful part of the report card for elementary. I do appreciate the inclusion of test scores, but that doesn’t make up for it.

You should have received comments as they were a district-wide requirement.

PP. There were... sort of comments, but they appeared to all be just generated by checking boxes (like the middle school report cards were last year - I don't have a child in middle school anymore so not sure if that's still the same). Like, "demonstrated strength or significant growth on these skills/standards: Ask and answer questions about details in a text." There was nothing freehand written, except very short summaries about what the kids are learning about in two of the classes.
Did anyone else get actual freehand comments, about their specific child in elementary?

Both my kids received what you described. Usually I don’t care, but they are also suddenly pulling 2s instead of 4s. :/

[Anonymous]

We did not get any comments on our report cards. Three kids. Zero comments. The report cards were useless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like the new report cards. We have comments on ours and the scores and scales seems clearer.

We are new to DCPS this year. Is there any literature on what the Reading Inventory number means (beyond below/on/above grade level)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like the new report cards. We have comments on ours and the scores and scales seems clearer.

We are new to DCPS this year. Is there any literature on what the Reading Inventory number means (beyond below/on/above grade level)?

https://dcps.dc.gov/publication/assessment-guide-families (there are additional links in the document).