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Marking periods

Progress Report Schedule

Report Card Schedule

State Testing

State Testing Dates
 

Reports to Parents

The purpose of our reporting system is to establish an effective line of communication between home and school. To accomplish this, the following systems are used:

Report Cards

Report cards are handed out to students to bring home every ten weeks. The report card includes a grade in each subject plus additional comments made by the teacher to explain the student’s progress during the marking period. Letter grades are used in sixth grade; number grades are used in seventh and eighth grades. This provides a transitional year for sixth grade students as they adjust to the Middle School program and environment. Individual teacher grading policies are covered at Open House in September. The passing grade is a D, or 65.

Honor Roll

Students with an average of 84.5 - 89.4 are named to the Honor Roll. Students with an average of 89.5 and above are named to the High Honor Roll. An incomplete or failing grade will make a student ineligible for Honor Roll.

Progress Reports

Progress Reports are sent at the mid-point for each marking period and contain comments, either commending excellent work or identifying areas for improvement.

Outstanding Attendance

In order to be eligible for Outstanding Attendance recognition, a student must have 0 or 1 absence, and no more than 3 tardies and/or excused early days during the year.

Conferences

Conferences with parents are an important part of the reporting process. A conference may be initiated by the student, parent, or staff members. Call the Middle School Office to make an appointment.

Marking periods

  • 1st quarter: Sept. 10 - Nov. 9, 2007

  • 2nd quarter: Nov. 13 - Jan. 25, 2008

  • 3rd quarter: Jan. 28 - April 4, 2008

  • 4th quarter: April 4 - June 27, 2008

Progress Reporting Schedule

(Please note: Progress Reports are handed out to students at midpoint of each quarter.)

  • First-quarter Progress Report: Oct. 10, 2007

  • Second-quarter Progress Report: Dec. 18, 2007

  • Third-quarter Progress Report: March 5, 2008

  • Fourth-quarter Progress Report: May 14. 2008

Report Card Schedule

(Please note: Report Cards are handed out to students at the end of each quarter. In addition, supply lists will be included with the final report card, which is mailed in late June.)

  • First-quarter Report Card: Nov. 21. 2007

  • Second-quarter Report Card: Feb. 6, 2008

  • Third-quarter Report Card: April 23, 2008

  • Fourth-quarter Report Card: July 7, 2008

State Tests

Eighth grade marks the end of the Intermediate Standards as stated by the NYS Education Department. There are seven standard areas and 28 standards.

The plan is to assess student mastery of the Intermediate Standards at the end of Grade 8. State assessments are mandated in four areas: English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science. Testing for 8th grade students occurs mainly over several days in May and June with the ELA being given earlier. Because of the number of State tests that are required, 8th grade subjects do not all have full comprehensive final examinations. More information on this will be presented at Open House in the fall.

The results of state tests may be figured into students’ grading and they may be used to assign AIS (academic intervention services) in grade 9.

Click here to find the Parents' Guide to the NYS Testing Program.

Any parents/guardians who want to learn more about their child's performance on the ELA and Math assessments are encouraged to contact their child's principal.

(This document is in PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free from the Adobe Acrobat Web site.)

State Testing Dates

State assessments will be administered on the following dates during the 2006-07 school year:

  • Grade 6-7-8 English Language Arts Exam - January 14-18, 2008

  • Grade 6-7-8 Math Exam - March 6-12, 2008

  • Grade 8 Science Exam (Performance Test) - Between April 12 and May 7 (exact dates to come)

  • Grade 8 Science Exam (Written Test) - Between April 30 and May 9 (exact dates to come)

  • Grade 8 Social Studies Exam - June 3-4, 2008

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