Elementary Progress Report 

The elementary progress report is part of the Newton Elementary Schools’ process for reporting student progress and performance.  The process includes two conferences and two progress reports.  The progress report is built on the Newton Public Schools’ Learning Standards, which are aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. Progress report items are categories which include many learning standards. For more information about each progress report item, please see The Elementary Progress Report Descriptors document.

The first written progress report describes your child’s:

• progress toward learning standards and expectations in each subject area,
• social and emotional growth at the mid-year point
• effort in school work

This reporting system shows student performance as progress towards learning standards for the grade level, not in comparison to performance of other students. 

There are three scales for indicating performance on the progress report. 

• The first, a 3-point scale, desribes each student's personal and social growth. 
• The second, a 4-point scale, describes each child's performance level in relationto academic learning standards.  
• The third, also a 4-point scale, is used to indicate students' effort and engagement in visual art, music, and physical education health and wellness.  

Social and Emotional Learning Performance Indicators:

This three-point scale (3, 2, 1) is used to indicate the level of your child’s progress toward personal and social growth standards on the Progress Report.  It is also used to describe your child’s effort in academic areas.

Academic Performance Level Indicators:

Your child’s performance level in each academic subject will be indicated with 4, 3, 2, 1 as described below. 

Visual Art; Music; Physical Education Health and Wellness Effort and Engagement

This four point scale is used to describe your child's effort and and engagement in Visual Art; Music/ and Physical Education, Health and Wellness