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Hermosa Beach City School District unveils revised elementary report card, plans 2026–27 rollout
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Wild presented a redesigned elementary report card after districtwide staff and parent surveys, proposing fewer discrete standard grades, elimination of an "exceeds" rating, expanded comment sections and teacher guidance; staff said rollout and training are planned for the 2026–27 school year.
Superintendent Dr. Wild presented a redesigned Hermosa Beach City School District elementary report card and outlined plans to implement the new format in the 2026–27 school year.
Dr. Wild said the revision was informed by a broad review of other districts and by family and staff surveys. "We wanted the purpose to be for the families who are reading it, and we also need to make sure it serves the teachers and is a usable tool for them," Dr. Wild said. The committee included representatives from each grade level and special education staff.
The revised report card removes the "exceeds" rating, consolidates numerous single-standard grades into a smaller set of subcategories (for example, separate clusters for reading, writing, speaking and listening), and requires at least two academic strengths and two growth areas in each trimester comment section. Dr. Wild said the district also plans a robust bank of teacher comment exemplars to promote consistency. "Families said they really love comments; they don't always understand the grades," the superintendent said.
Board members pressed staff on how the rubric terms such as "consistent," "progressing" and "needs improvement" would be operationalized. Dr. Wild responded that guidance will be provided through grade-level norms, professional development and sample exemplars, noting assessments are scheduled early in the year and again in January so conference conversations can be grounded in evidence.
The board was told the report card aligns with California standards and is intended to encourage meaningful family-teacher conversations and student goal-setting through a learner profile and reflective components for students. Administrative Regulation 5121 will be revised to reflect the new grading scale and rollout supports.
Next steps: staff will finalize companion documents, build training for teachers and prepare communication materials for families ahead of implementation in 2026–27.
