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Parent input sought on report cards

Province reviewing how student progress is tracked in keeping with changes to the K to Grade 9 curriculum
Report cards
Parents are asked to weigh in on what they would like to see in their child's school progress reports.

The B.C. government has announced it wants parent input on student reporting and is seeking their comments via public meetings beginning Oct. 27 and a feedback form online.

Currently, student progress is reported in many different ways, including graded report cards parent-teacher meetings, and regular check-ins.

In some schools in School District 43, teachers are using the Fresh Grade app in which parents are emailed when their their child's digital portfolio has been updated.

As for how the new provincial reporting system will work, parents get to have a say. Input will be collected up to Feb. 28, 2017 then a summary report will be produced and posted online in June 2017.
The goal is to have a new reporting system in place by the 2017-'18 school year.

Meanwhile, parents with children in Grade 10 to 12 will have an opportunity to comment on report cards in the future.

The provincial review of report cards is the next step in the revision of the kindergarten to Grade 9 curriculum.

Among the questions asked on the survey is what parents feel is important information that should be conveyed in a progress report and the level of detail needed. However, there are no direct questions as to whether grades should be eliminated.

To find out more visit http://engage.gov.bc.ca/yourkidsprogress.