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Parent of rising 4th grader here.

We were told repeatedly "the goal for students is to be P at the end of the year." So I do assume that logic applies to Kindergarten and they wanted kids "P" at the end of the year. And thus, an "In progress" end-of-year grade would mean the student wasn't fully proficient in that area.

My big question for MCPS is "If your child wasn't Straight Ps, WHAT are we going to do about it?" ("We" refers to everyone in the learning process - parent, student, teacher, principal/staff, and MCPS.) [/quote]

I did not write the post above, but it could have been me.  Was also told repeatedly that the goal was to be P at the end of the year.  My DD received an I in Geometry (which is only graded in 4th quarter) and a P for the year.  What the heck is this supposed to tell me?  "She's not to standard in geometry, but hey, that doesn't matter." or "we needed to give her at least one "I" in math during the year so that when you ask why she is not being placed in the accelerated math class then we can tell you it's because of the one "I" she received in geometry in the 4th quarter."

I think that assigning "I" grades with zero commentary is pointless.  What does the "I" grade say?  Apparently nothing.

Earlier in the year, my DD had one "I" grade in reading comprehension.  She is way above grade level in reading comprehension (as indicated by standardized testing but also my own knowledge of my daughter).  Teacher's explanation of the "I" is that my DD gets distracted in class and did not complete the classroom work on more than one occasion.  Can someone explain to me what distraction/completion of work has to do with reading comprehension?

Feeling very frustrated at the moment.

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