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Post by Connie on Aug 22, 2006 8:29:03 GMT -5
For those of you with children in school, how are their report cards handled? Now Collin is only in kindergarten but I was told his "report card" would show grades based on the "typical" school curriculum not his IEP goals. But, then they would send home a report showing how he is doing on his goals. So, if I understand this he would never have a chance of getting a good report card. How do your schools handle this....or you handle it. This thought is very upsetting to me!!! Connie
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Post by momofrussell on Aug 22, 2006 9:00:52 GMT -5
Since Russell isn't included.. we do not get a "typical" report card.. only IEP progress stuff. BUT...I do know plenty who's kids are included and they get a typical report card AND the IEP progress stuff. And yes, most are not happy with the info on the typical report card.
I think my focus would be more on the IEP and using the typical report card as toilet paper? LOL The teachers HAVE to do a report card for each child... based on "typical" stuff... and unfortunately... that's the nature of the beast. They will grade your child based on the typical stuff and not make any consessions for spec needs...that's where the IEP comes into place. I have one friend locally who actually does ok with her daughter's report card. Then I know another mom elsewhere who really can't stand the typical report card and what it says... her daughter gets awful grades on it (she was included in kindy last year). I guess this concept is a hard one to understand.
Good luck!!!!
A.
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Post by Emilysmom on Aug 22, 2006 19:15:36 GMT -5
Connie, Maybe this is just the way Emily's school did things.......but when she (and Jordan) was in K-4th grade, the report cards consisted of a 2 page/computer typed narrative with class headings. It would be the same for each child with a brief explanation of what ALL kids were doing in that subject. Then in bold print would be a few sentences about how MY child was doing..........NO actual grade; just a statement as to whether or not they were excelling in that area or if they needed more help, etc. There was also a place at the end of the report that had general comments. I always LOVED that part because the teachers would knock themselves out to say all sorts of positive things about the kids. How often do we get to hear that??
Emily didn't start to actually get GRADES until 5th grade. And, her grades always reflected the percentage grade based on how she did with her modified work. (Not compared to other students, but how she did on her tests that had been modified for her) She has been on the honor roll several times, and I never was sure how I felt about that............she received A's and B's on HER work, and so that was AWESOME to me and I hope none of the other students minded that her name was in the newspaper. LOL and if they did, I never knew it and we cut out every newspaper article with her name in it just the same!!
Susan
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Post by Chester on Aug 22, 2006 20:24:17 GMT -5
Glad you brought this up. I wouldn't have even thought about this until we got our first report card. I will ask about it at our next IEP meeting for the public school preschool program.....coming up very soon. One more year until Kindergarten, deep breath!
Dawn
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Post by Connie on Aug 22, 2006 20:50:49 GMT -5
Dawn, Breath in breath out, Breath in Breath out.....I'm in the panting stage right now!!! Heeheeeheeeheeeheee!! Oh, that's child birth sorry!!! Both kinda painful for me!!! LOL Connie
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Post by momofrussell on Aug 22, 2006 21:04:42 GMT -5
It is interesting how different districts do this I think. I know this one mom I mentioned, she doesn't like the report cards and rightfully so.. her daughter, included in kindy last year, got something like all or almost all "N"s on her report card... "needs to improve" Because it was based on the "typical" stuff. Of course the IEP and progress of that was TOTALLY different but how deflating!!! A.
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Post by CC on Aug 22, 2006 21:50:33 GMT -5
Christopher's report cards have always been his progress of his goals from his IEP, when he was in our public school which included the mainstream stuff too and now too being in a private school just for ones with exceptional needs same type of report card. For us it works great this way CC ~
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Post by meghans_mom on Aug 26, 2006 14:23:29 GMT -5
oh crap....i never even thought of this....
Susan, i like how your school did that, I would think there is no need for grades at such an early age -- I remember seeing DHs early report cards and they were much like what you described.
I'm going to have to ask about that....hmmmm....
laurie
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Post by Kristin on Aug 28, 2006 21:52:49 GMT -5
I get a copy of Clarice's IEP with numerical data as to how she's doing. (For example, it may say she can count to 30 correctly 3/5 times tested.) It also states the measurable goal and whether or not they think she'll reach it by the end of the year. It also shows which goals have already been met. Then I get a social skills/behavior report card that just shows satisfactory, and needs improvement kinds of marks...no letter grades. I look to see what information the "report card" can give me about what she is actually learning. I focus on progress, not letter grades. I know that's hard sometimes, but letter grades are only useful for getting on the honor roll, or into college, both of which are not on my agenda at this time for Clarice.
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