1. All schools will use a district-approved report card.
2. A school may use supplementary reporting instruments, which may accompany the standard report card.
3. Report cards will be issued to all students at regular intervals as approved by the superintendent. The final report card for a school year will contain a statement indicating end of year status or performance or nonperformance at grade level, acceptable or unacceptable behavior and attendance, and promotion or non-promotion.
4. The parent/guardian will be supplied with an interim report at the mid-point of each grading period.
5. A report will be issued at the end of summer school indicating the student's progress or status.
B. NOTICES TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS
Documentation of all notification(s) must be available in the schools. Parent/guardian will be supplied with the following, as applicable:
1. An annual report that indicates the student’s progress toward achieving district expectations for proficiency in reading, writing, science, and mathematics;
2. Notification at any time during the grading period when there is a significant change in the student's achievement, effort and/or conduct;
3. Notification of all state wide tests, including all developed EOCs;
4. Notification in writing to the parent of any student in K-3 who exhibits a substantial deficiency in reading of the following:
• his or her child has been identified as having a substantial deficiency in reading; • a description of the current services that are provided to the child;
• a description of the proposed supplemental instructional service and supports that will be provided to the child that are designed to remediate the identified area of reading proficiency;
• if the child’s reading deficiency is not remediated by the end of grade 3, the child must be retained unless he or she is exempt from mandatory retention for good cause;
• strategies for parents to use in helping their child succeed in reading proficiency; and/or
• the FCAT 2.0 is not the sole determiner of promotion and that the additional evaluations, portfolio reviews, and assessments are available to the child to assist parents and the school district in knowing when a child is reading at or above grade level and reading for grade promotion.
5. Notification in writing of any student who is retained in grade 3 due to a reading deficiency as evidenced by not scoring Level 2 or above on the reading portion of grade 3 FCAT 2.0, that his or her child has not met the proficiency level required for promotion and the reasons the child is not eligible for a good cause exemption as provided in s. 1008.25(6)(b), F.S. The notification must include a description of proposed interventions and supports that will be provided to the child to remediate the identified areas of reading deficiency. Provide written notification to the parent of any student who is retained under the provisions of paragraph (5)(b) that his or her child has not met the proficiency level required for promotion and the reasons the child is not eligible for a good cause exemption as provided in paragraph (6)(b). The notification must comply with the provisions of s.1002.20(15) and must include a description of proposed interventions and supports that will be provided to the child to remediate the identified areas of reading deficiency.
6. Notifications associated with ELL students shall be provided as required by law.
7. Notifications associated with Students with Disabilities shall be provided as required by law.
8. Notification in writing of the requirements for a standard high school diploma, available designations, and the eligibility requirements for state scholarship programs and postsecondary admissions. Information about diploma designations through an online education and career planning tool will be made available.
9. Annual notification of each student’s progress towards achieving state and district expectations for proficiency in reading, writing, science, and mathematics, including the student’s results on the state-wide assessment test. The evaluation of each student’s progress will be based on the student’s classroom work, observations, tests, district and state assessments, and other relevant information. Progress reporting will be provided to the parent in writing using a format adopted by the district school board. Parents will be provided with tools to regularly monitor student progress and to communicate with teachers;
10. Notification for students in grades six through twelve of all graduation options, including mid-year graduation and required courses;
11. Notification for students enrolled in or entering Volusia County Schools of the opportunities and benefits of the following accelerated programs:
• Advanced Placement • International Baccalaureate • Dual Enrollment
• Volusia Virtual School; and/or • Florida Virtual School
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12. The opportunity to attend a meeting to inform parents about middle and high school course curriculum.
13. Career opportunities, education requirements associated with each career, educational institutions that prepare students to enter each career, and student financial aid available to pursue postsecondary instruction required to enter such a career; how to make informed decision about the program of study; and recommended course work and programs that prepare students for success in their areas of interest and ability.
C. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE
The District School Board must annually publish in the local newspaper and report in writing to the State Board of Education by September 1 of each year. The following information on the prior school year:
1. the provisions of law relating to public school student progression and the school board policies and procedures on student retention and promotion;
2. by grade, the number and percentage of all students in grades 3-10 performing at Levels 1 and 2 on the reading portion of the FCAT 2.0 in the prior school year;
3. by grade, the number and percentage of all students retained in grades 3-10 in the prior school year;
4. information on the total number of grade 3 students who were administratively assigned in the prior school year for good cause, by each category of good cause;
5. any revisions to the policy on retention and promotion from the prior school year; D. NOTICE TO FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The district shall report to the Department of Education the progress of grade 3, Tier 3 students on the Progress Monitoring Reporting Network (PMRN) developed by FCRR at the end of the first semester.
E. REPORTING RANK IN CLASS AND GRADE POINT AVERAGE - GRADES 9 - 12 1. Student's weighted grade point average (GPA) is used to determine rank in class.
2. Cumulative weighted grade point average is to be used to report student standing for all purposes except for graduation requirements.
3. Students with credits awarded from homeschool education programs shall be eligible to be ranked in their graduation class only if a minimum of 3.5 credits have been earned through Volusia County Schools.
4. For the purpose of determining valedictorian and salutatorian, the rank in class average will be used. The rank in class average is the cumulative weighted average of all high school courses attempted, including grades for any repeated courses calculated to the fourth decimal position (see Section III, D. 5, Grade Point Average May Be Increased By
Repeating Course). The student with the highest rank in class average among his/her cohort group, based on the total number of credits, will be designated as the valedictorian and the student with the second highest rank in class will be the salutatorian. A student is required to be enrolled in a school for a minimum of at least the last two years and have no level III offense that resulted in out of school suspension, assignment to alternative education or expulsion, or level IV offense in grades 11 or 12 and no offense related to academic dishonesty as identified in the Code of Student Conduct in order to be eligible for valedictorian or salutatorian honors. Additional honors designations shall be awarded as follows:
• Summa Cum Laude (with highest honors) 3.9 and higher • Magna Cum Laude (with high honors) 3.7 – 3.8999 • Cum Laude (with honors) 3.5-3.6999
F. GRADE POINT AVERAGE ASSISTANCE - GRADES 9 - 12
1. Students whose cumulative unweighted grade point average is 2.5 or below will be identified at the end of each grading period.
2. A plan will be established at the school level identifying the assistance to be given to increase the student's grade point average.
Appendix
Approval - November 18, 2013 APPENDIX
Graduation Charts
Concordant Scores and T-Scores for EOCs CAP (ACCEL) Credit by Exam Request Form
Elementary Acceleration Plan: Performance Contract Request Form Middle School Acceleration Plan: Performance Contract Request Form