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Dear Parents or Guardians of Grades 2-5 Students:

The report card is one tool a teacher uses to communicate with parents. The report card was designed to provide you a detailed account of your child's level of performance for the trimester in relation to grade-level standards. Standards that have been identified as most critical for the grade level are stated on the report card. Teachers indicate your child's progress toward these specific standards with the following marks: + for consistent, / for inconsistent, and - for area needing improvement.

The overall achievement grade summarizes your child's performance on these critical standards as well as other grade-level standards required by the state of California. Teachers use a numeric scale of
1-5 to indicate the overall achievement based on the trimester expectations. The goal for each student is to reach proficient or advanced performance. The descriptions for these levels of performance are as follows:

Advanced 5 (92 - 100%)	Student independently demonstrates superior academic performance on assessments and classroom work. The student consistently meets and at times exceeds (more depth/extenion with grade level work and/or performing at a higher grade level) the district's standards for the grade level. The student, with relative ease, grasps, applies, and extends the key concepts, processes, and skills for the grade level.
Proficient 4 (80 - 91%)	This student meets grade level expectations. Student demonstrates solid academic performance on assessment and classroom work. The student regularly meets the district's standards for the grade level. The student, with limited errors, grasps and applies the key concepts, processes, and skills for the grade level. The student rarely requires support to demonstrate mastery.
Basic 3 (70 - 79%)	This student is approaching grade level expectations. Student inconsistently demonstrates mastery or demonstrates partial mastery of the knowledge and skills required on assessments and classroom work. The student is beginning to grasp and apply the key concepts, processes, and skills for the grade level but produces work that contains many errors. The student requires some support to demonstrate mastery.
Minimal 2 (60 - 69%)	This student is at risk. Student has yet to demonstrate partial mastery of the knowledge and skills required on assessments and classroom work. The student in not grasping or applying the key concepts, processes, and skills that are fundamental for the grade level. The student requires support to demonstrate partial mastery.
Does Not Meet Standards 1 (0 - 59%)	This student is at risk of retention. Student has yet to demonstrate partial mastery of the knoweldge and skills required on assessments and classroom work. The student is not grasping or applying the key concepts, processes, and skills that are fundamental for the grade level. The student requires extensive support to demonstrate skills. The student has significant gaps in learning and knowledge of grade level material. The student may be working on standards that are one or more years below grade level.