Upper Dublin drafts new elementary progress reports; committee OKs request to pilot new ELA materials

The Upper Dublin School District Education Committee reviewed a proposed redesign of elementary progress reports Sept. 3 and agreed to forward an administration request to pilot new English language arts materials to the legislative committee.

District staff described the redesigned progress report as separating “qualities of a learner” (behavioral and classroom routines) from academic performance on state standards. Qualities of a learner will use a three‑letter scale (C, O, R — consistently, occasionally, rarely); academic standards will use a 4–3–2–1 scale where 4 indicates meeting the standard, 3 approaching, 2 developing and 1 emerging. The progress report drafts also include indicators that signal whether a student receives additional supports (for example, reading specialist or Title I math support) and alignment language linking items to Pennsylvania…