Family Literacy Night
REPORT CARDS
REPORT CARD REVISION
Why revise?
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Align with Common Core State Standards
Reflect the current Reading and Writing Workshop
philosophy as well as the Mathematics Common Core
Standards
Clarity and continuity (K-2 & 3-4)
Teacher, administrator and parent feedback
The report cards will be revisited annually, especially as we
update the curriculum for science and social studies over the next
several years.
PROCESS
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Curriculum Council meetings
Subcommittee meetings
Grade Level Meetings
Draft developed and shared for review and
input
Receive BOE approval in June
Develop template in Genesis in the
summer/fall
WHO’S INVOLVED?
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Subcommittee consisted of two elementary
principals, two supervisors, three teachers and
two parents
Elementary specialists were asked for their
feedback/input
The report card drafts were shared with
elementary teachers at grade level meetings by
elementary principals
RESULTS
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The report cards are similar from Kindergarten
through Grade 4
The teachers score the instructional parts 1, 2, 3, 4,
or * (not taught yet)
The social development and learning habits are
scored A (attained), P (progressing), or N (needs
improvement)
A Fountas & Pinnell scale (independent reading scale)
is included
Teacher comments are included during the second
and fourth marking periods (conferences are held
after the first and third marking periods).
COMMON CORE READING ANCHOR STANDARDS
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Key Ideas and Details:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual
evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details
and ideas.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3
Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Craft and Structure:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4
Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative
meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.5
Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a
section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6
Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well
as in words.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.8
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as
the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9
Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the
approaches the authors take.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.10
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
LOGGING ON TO THE GENESIS PARENT PORTAL
To access the parent portal you can use your web browser to navigate to
http://www.veronaschools.org/parentportal, or you can bookmark the site
directly at http://parents.genesisedu.com/verona.
If after trying these steps you are still experiencing difficulty, please email
[email protected].
Report cards can be accessed on November 17th for children in grades 1-4 at
3:00 PM through our Verona School Parent Portal. Kindergarten report cards
are not issued this marking period but will be posted on the Portal in February.
You can access your child’s report cards through the Parent Portal using the
same password as last year.
Please note that if you are new to the school or a kindergarten parent you will
need to access the account that was created for you. In September, you should
have received an email with a username and password. The username is the
email address that was provided to the school with your child’s contact
information. If you did not receive the email with the password, there is a
“Forgot Password” link on the Parent Portal homepage. Click on “Forgot
Password” and use the email address as a username. You will receive an email
with a temporary password.