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Dear Great Falls ES Families,

As we approach the end of the quarter in three weeks, we are scheduling parent-teacher conferences. Fall assessment results are becoming available in ParentVUE, with detailed score reports scheduled to be released on October 19. Assessment results and progress reports offer different information and can both inform conference conversations.

FCPS elementary progress reports are standards-based and describe students’ learning during the grading period. FCPS elementary progress reports are standards-based: they describe how students are demonstrating the standards taught during the grading period, rather than providing one cumulative grade for each subject.  Please see the rubric below, utilized when we look at grading and progress; as you can see, the majority of our students should receive a 3.  For more information, please see FCPS elementary progress reports.

Internally, as we review our recent beginning-of-year assessment data and classroom observations, our instructional team is preparing to launch Roadrunner Time, a daily block for targeted intervention and enrichment. Students may work in small groups, in another classroom, or with a specialist, depending on their learning needs. Flexible grouping helps us provide support, such as phonics practice or math problem-solving, as well as enrichment, such as creative writing and project-based learning.  Grouping lets us deploy reading specialists, math coaches, special educators, and classroom teachers where their strengths will have the greatest impact.  We will notify parents when students are removed from the general classroom to receive research-based intervention support.