March 30, 2020
Dear Great Falls Families,
It may feel as though quite some time has passed since we last gathered, but I do sincerely hope you enjoyed your parent/student/teacher conference earlier in the month. Spring conferences are always a wonderful time to celebrate progress and for parents & guardians to gain insight into what your child is learning, how they are demonstrating skills & concepts acquired, and to establish new goals for learning soon to come. Thank you for participating in this process with us!
Gorham teachers have been working hard to identify clear learning targets at each grade level in every content area. These learning targets are aligned to a set of K-12 Graduation Standards, which are based on the Maine Learning Results, including the Common Core State Standards for ELA and Mathematics, and the Next Generation Science Standards. They are called performance indicators because they “indicate” through a student’s “performance” if the student is on track to achieve the K-12 Graduation Standards.
At the K-5 level, teachers have already identified the performance indicators in all content areas and are now using assessments aligned to these indicators. Teachers are using Jump Rope, an online standards-based gradebook, to track student progress to the performance indicators. To learn more about Jump Rope, check out the online resource found at How to Interpret Your Child's K-5 Report Card. The 2nd-trimester report cards are scheduled to be emailed to parents on Friday, April 3rd. The following chart may help to describe the scores that you will see on your child’s report card.
As always, please feel free to reach out to me at any time with questions and feedback. I am available through email at becky.fortier@gorhamschools.org and by phone at 222-1050. Take care and be well!
Sincerely,
Becky Fortier, Great Falls Principal
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