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District plans new elementary report card aligned to standards, to roll out in October

Dearborn City School District Board of Education · February 9, 2026

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Dr. Dan Patterson presented a redesigned elementary report card that maps reporting categories to essential standards, reverses the numeric scale so 4 is highest, and adds QR‑linked family resources; the district plans outreach and translation support before an October rollout.

Dr. Dan Patterson presented the district’s planned elementary report‑card revisions and timeline, saying the changes reflect multi‑year curriculum alignment and pilot feedback. Patterson said the new card translates essential standards into parent‑facing reporting categories and aligns grading order so that 4 is the highest rating: “We are reversing that order and now 4 is going to be the higher category,” he said.

Patterson described three main changes: (1) reporting categories tied to essential standards rather than broad umbrella categories; (2) a scale reordered so 4 is highest to match other district tools; and (3) revised comments and a QR code on the back of the card that will link families to resources and the full standards text. The presentation drew on a pilot with teacher steering committees and three stakeholder sessions; Patterson said the district plans additional feedback work on the comments section before the fall rollout.

Trustees asked whether the report card will be available in families’ languages and about the teacher time burden. Patterson said online summaries and resources will be translated (Arabic and Spanish were specifically mentioned as likely first translations) and the district intends to keep the printable report card to two pages so it does not increase teacher workload substantially.

Parents and trustees at pilot sessions generally preferred more actionable detail and narrower learning targets, Patterson said, though the pilot revealed mixed reactions to the separate growth metric the district had proposed. The district will combine predefined comment selections with an open comment box so teachers can add specific notes when needed.

Next steps: staff will finalize comment banks, continue stakeholder outreach, build the card in the student information system (MyStar), and start an informational campaign so families understand the new scale before the first fall marking period in October.