Campbell County to pilot new K–2 elementary report card; policy JOA review planned

Miss Walsh, identified in the meeting as a district director with 16 years in Campbell County schools, presented a redesigned K–2 elementary report card for the board and said the district will pilot the new format for the first nine weeks of the school year. Walsh told the board the goals for the change are clearer communication with families, equity and accuracy in reporting, and a focus on skills rather than averaged grades. Under the proposed format, teachers would mark essential grade-level skills on a four-point proficiency scale (4 = advanced, 3 = proficient, 2 = developing, 1 = insufficient progress). Social studies and science would use a 1–3 scale because content sequencing makes a four-level advanced designation less consistent across years. Walsh described the report as separating academics from work habits and using teacher evidence (student work, observations, assessments) collected during the grading period to assign proficiency. She said teachers will update grade books every four weeks, narrative comments will highlight strengths and next steps, and students will be reassessed to promote mastery. The district is preparing guidance documents for teachers including a nine‑week skills map and example comments, and technology staff are custom building the format in Infinite Campus. The board discussed rollout details and parent communication. Walsh said principals held parent meetings in spring and that the district will provide a newsletter blurb and ask teachers to reach out to parents who miss conferences. She said the district will pilot K–2 this year (with kindergarten already having used a similar approach) and consider expanding to grades 3–5 next year after lessons learned. Walsh said the district will seek to align the new report card with other assessments, including MAP and state standards, as the pilot proceeds. The board did not vote on a policy change at the meeting; Walsh said the district will revisit policy JOA (Grading and Student Evaluation), last updated in July 2013, and bring recommended revisions after the pilot and review.