Standards Based Reporting

1. Monitor Your Child’s For More Green Primary School
Progress Online Information
The Ohio Department of Education
www.ode.state.oh.us/families
ProgressBook ™ is a web-based software product
UNDERSTANDING
that supports the most recent K-12 standards-
based educational practices. It is a grade book,
lesson plan, attendance, special education and
parent access application integrated into one
YOUR CHILD’S
system. ProgressBook™ allows educators, parents
and students to have continuous access to infor-
mation about a student’s educational progress.
ACADEMIC
PROGRESS
As the parent of a Green Local Schools student,
Green Local Schools
you will be provided a unique username and
password to gain secure, online access to data
330-896-7500
and information related to your child’s academic
www.greenlocalschools.org
progress. Once logged in to ProgressBook™, you
can view assignments, reports of student perform-
ance and attendance, and messages from your
Please consider joining the Green
child’s teachers.
Local Schools electronic mailing
Debra J. Kennedy, Principal
For more information about ProgressBook™, to log address to receive e-mail up-
in to the system, or to request assistance with your dates from the superintendent.
account, please visit www.greenlocalschools.org
School Year 2006-2007
and click on the ProgressBook™ link.
David M. Macali, Superintendent

2. Welcome to Green Primary School!
Although your child is just beginning his or her school experience, the foundation formed in these early years at Green Primary School will contribute to his/her
success in the future. Green Local Schools seeks to provide a supportive, challenging environment which will prepare individuals to be life-long learners and
contributing members of society. This brochure serves as an introduction to the methods and language that state and local educators will use to communi-
cate with you about your child’s academic pro-
gress from Kindergarten through 2nd Grade.
Academic Content Standards
Mathematics Standard
What is a Standard?
To give parents, teachers and students clear expectations for achievement, the Ohio Department of Applies to Kindergarten through 12th grade
Education has established Academic Content Standards at every grade level. Academic Content
Number Sense & Operations
Standards are broad themes in each subject area that address what children should know and be
able to do as a result of Kindergarten through 12th grade education.
Number Sense & Operations Benchmark
What is a Benchmark?
Applies to Kindergarten through 2nd grade
Each standard is further divided into benchmarks or categories of understanding and proficiency that
cover three or four grade levels. These benchmarks inform teachers as they plan, instruct and assess
Use place value concepts to represent whole
students. State achievement tests in reading and math occur during third grade and all benchmarks
numbers using numerals, words and physical
set forth for kindergarten through third grade students are assessed on those tests.
models.
What is an Indicator?
Number Sense & Operations Indicator
Indicators are specific statements of knowledge and skill that are grade-level specific. It is the state’s
expectation and our district’s focus that every child will meet all grade-level indicators in every sub-
Applies specifically to each 1st grade student
ject. Indicators in language arts, math, science and social studies are the foundation of instruction at
GPS. We also devote weekly instructional time to fine arts and integrate technology into our program Read and write numerals for numbers to 100.
of instruction.
Standards-Based Reporting of Academic Progress
Explanation of Marks At the end of each quarter, you will receive a standards-based report of your child’s academic pro-
gress. Rather than a traditional report of average scores for work completed during a nine-week pe-
ACADEMIC PROGRESS CHARACTER & WORK ETHIC
riod, your child’s progress toward achieving the state standards, benchmarks and indicators will be
PRO = Proficient + = Above Expectations
reported using the Academic Progress scale displayed at left. Proficient means that your child meets
the requirements of the grade-level indicators for a standard. Our goal is for each student to achieve
DEV = Developing @ = Meets Expectations
grade-level proficiency for each standard by the end of the school year. A mark of developing or lim-
LTD = Limited √ = Below Expectations
ited means your child will have additional opportunities to practice applying concepts and skills. As a
Blank = Not Assessed
result, look for growth and improvement over the course of the year.
There is also a Character & Work Ethic marking for each subject area. Work habits, effort and behavior are very important to school success but will not be
combined with progress toward meeting standards. These should be highly valued when considering your child’s overall educational experience.