A ‘Key for Academic Expectation’, which explains the grading standards teachers use, is below.
REPORTING PROGRESS IN ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS IN ALL CONTENT AREAS
4
3
2
1
N
Advanced – Performance exceeds end-of-year grade level goal.
Mastery – Performance meets end-of-year grade level goal.
Developing – Performance shows progress toward end-of-year grade level goal.
Needs Improvement – Performance indicates lack of progress toward end-of-year grade level goal.
Not Assessed This Reporting Period
SKILLS FOR LEARNING
Students also receive marks on ‘Skills for Learning’, which includes work habits and skills such
as effort, independence, cooperation, and behavior – all of which contribute to healthy social-
emotional development and academic achievement. The Ratings Key which teachers use for
these areas is below.
SKILLS FOR LEARNING
M Demonstrated most of the time
S Demonstrates some of the time
I Demonstrates infrequently
More information on Connecticut Core Standards can be found on the Enfield Public Schools
website www.enfieldschools.org.
SCHOOL PICTURES
Individual pictures for the school records are taken every year and are offered for sale to the children
on a prepaid basis. You are not obligated to purchase these pictures.
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BASED INTERVENTIONS (SRBI)
The Connecticut State Department has adopted the nationally recognized Response to Intervention
model that promotes both academic and behavioral supports for all students. According to this
model, called Scientific Research Based Intervention (SRBI) in Connecticut, educators are
required to keep careful and ongoing documentation of the progress that students make in reading,
writing, and math. Schools will then use this data to determine the most appropriate support for
each student, including special education services.
Enfield Public Schools has put into place an important part of SRBI, which is a prevention model
that provides extra support in reading and math for students whenever a need is discovered during
the school year. The interventions that are provided in reading and math have been researched and
shown to be effective in helping most students learn specific skills and demonstrate academic
progress.
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