The Lower House-Grades Four and Five
Communication between parents and teachers takes place throughout the year. Parents receive formal quarterly progress reports, which include a checklist and a narrative that elaborates on the student's strengths and weaknesses. In the second and fourth quarters, narratives in language arts and mathematics are replaced with detailed rubrics that teachers mark to indicate student progress in areas assessed. Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled in the fall and late spring.
The Upper House-Grades Six through Eight
Each year, parents receive a minimum of four academic reports from the school. Upper House students receive quarterly report cards with letter grades. At the end of the second and third quarters, all students receive narrative comments from each teacher to augment the report card and give parents a more precise view of how their children are performing.
Students whose grade average has dropped a full letter grade, or is C- or below, receive early warning notices halfway through a quarter. In addition, teachers write narrative comments at the end of the first and fourth quarters for students whose grade average has gone up or down a full letter grade, or is D+ or below.
Also to review student progress, parents participate in two, scheduled, parent/student conferences with the advisor or advisors. During the first conference of the year, students participate with their parents and share goals they have set. Students lead the year's second parent/student conference.
