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[quote=Anonymous]My 3rd grader got 2s for every special (art, music, PE).  I expect these are standard scores given to nearly everyone and will increase as the year goes on to show growth and my kid is on grade level in all of these.

She did get 4s in math, which is usually her best subject.  In other areas she got 2s in categories where perpetual growth is possible (e.g., spelling, paragraph construction, etc), but 3s for categories where it's a fixed skill.  There is a comment that the teacher expects that she'll be working above grade level and completing extension activities as the year progresses, so I think those 2s will progress to 4s by the end of the year.  I have no reason to think that she's below grade level in spelling or writing, just that she has room to grow over the year.

I sort of wish they'd just give 3s if the student is on target for that quarter, but I suppose they want to show growth towards the end of year standard?  It's a bit annoying because you can't really tell if they're really behind or just not ahead.  I'm also very suspicious that every teacher is grading a bit differently at this point.[/quote]

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